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Trump targeting up to 220,000 probationary employees in mass firing spree tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration continued its mass firing of thousands of probationary federal employees in an attempt to remove workers recently hired under the Biden administration and to cull the federal workforce.

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Bayard Rustin: Often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Bayard Rustin was America’s signature radical voice during the 20th century, and today, scholars would call Rustin an intersectionalist, a man who understood the complex effects of multiple forms of discrimination, including racism, sexism and classism.

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Az medical examiner: Emergency delays didn’t cause death of IRS agent tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal agent accused of accidentally killing a colleague was dealt a heavy blow in court when an Arizona medical examiner said the victim couldn’t have survived the gunshot in any circumstance.

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Rex Scott: Homelessness requires common-sense approach by Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Our community has been struggling for many years to deal with the ravages of homelessness. Although we face many challenges in lifting people out of homelessness and ensuring public health and safety, embracing measures shaped by common sense will help us to find the path forward. — Sup. Rex Scott

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Tucson officials say Prop. 414 would help hire 911 operators, decrease wait times for emergency calls tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson's 911 response center has an operator shortage. Officials hope funding from Prop. 414 will allow them to hire more staff and improve technology.

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Tucson officials say Prop. 414 will help hire 911 operators, decrease wait times for emergency calls tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson's 911 response center has an operator shortage. Officials hope funding from Prop. 414 will allow them to hire more staff and improve technology.

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Cunningham: A valentine for Arizona's statehood tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
It's Valentine's Day for the rest of the country, most of the rest of the world, really. But here in Arizona, it's also Statehood Day. — Councilman Paul Cunningham

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Top Az anti-abortion lobbyist Herrod retires following key 2024 defeats tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cathi Herrod, who led the decades-long fight to enact dozens of anti-abortion laws in Arizona, retired from her post as president of the Center for Arizona Policy last month and introduced her successor, Peter Gentala, who served as an attorney for the CAP from 2004 to 2008.

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Arizona ranks 5th highest in losses to romance scams tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Looking for love online? Be on guard: That suitor tugging at your heartstrings over text messages and emails may be interested only in your purse strings, costing Arizona residents more than $47 million in 2022 and 2023 in losses from online romance scams.

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Native leaders call on Senate committee to fulfill trust responsibilities tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing to listen to leaders of Indigenous organizations about issues that are the most important to them so the committee can decide what Native policy issues to prioritize.

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Lamenting ‘unfair’ relationship, Trump moves to upend international trade tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump declared an end to “unfair” trade relationships, proposing sweeping policy changes to increase U.S. tariffs, even against foreign allies, to match tax rates other countries charge on their imports - a plan experts say will result in more strain on American pocketbooks.

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Republicans advance Florida-style voting bill to Hobbs’ desk, where a veto awaits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature fast-tracked a bill this week to speed up election results by adopting policies used in Florida — and eliminating a way that hundreds of thousands of voters cast their ballots each year in order to ensure ballots are counted faster.

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Judge blocks Trump order seeking to halt gender-affirming care for trans youth tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge in Baltimore has temporarily blocked enforcement of the Trump administration’s effort to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender Americans under 19 years old - an order that comes as hospitals and clinics have shut down gender-affirming care for trans minors.

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Blue state AGs sue Elon Musk claiming unchecked power over federal government tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general - including Az AG Kris Mayes - sued Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, challenging the billionaire’s unprecedented influence over the federal government despite never being nominated or confirmed.

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Arizona voters caught up in state’s citizenship-proof error could see registrations canceled tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Some of the 200,000 longtime Arizona residents who were mistakenly never asked to provide proof of citizenship when they registered to vote could eventually be kicked off the voter rolls entirely, if a legislative proposal moves forward.

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‘Agent of chaos’: Blue state AGs sue Elon Musk claiming unchecked power over federal government tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general - including Az AG Kris Mayes - sued Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, challenging the billionaire’s unprecedented influence over the federal government despite never being nominated or confirmed.

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ICE investiga restaurante Tucsonense La Indita, conocido por activismo y enfoque indígena tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El martes, funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas comenzaron una investigación sobre La Indita, un restaurante en Tucson conocido por su legado activista y enfoque en la comida y cultura indígena.

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Hellertoon: Valentine's eggs tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Too bad eggs go bad pretty fast, or you could stash some away if you find any that are affordable. A dozen that won't break the bank still won't make the greatest gift, though.

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Tucson astronomers tracking asteroid with slim odds of striking Earth in 2032 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Back on Christmas Day last year, Earth had another near-miss when a midsized asteroid whizzed past our planet, coming within 828,000 kilometers of bumping into us.

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Dahl & other Tucson leaders rally against Trump's push to repeal electric vehicle tax credits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Councilmember Kevin Dahl, joined by public health and climate advocates, urged Arizona's representatives to fight President Donald Trump’s potential repeal of electric vehicle tax credits at a press conference Thursday at Tucson's Reid Park.

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