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Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases, raising concerns about undetected spread tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Some private schools have shut down because of a rapidly escalating measles outbreak in West Texas. Local health departments are overstretched, pausing other important work as they race to limit the spread of this highly contagious virus.

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GOP-led lawsuit that could dismantle disability protections draws public backlash tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A push by Republican attorneys general in 17 states to strike down part of a federal law that protects disabled people from discrimination has prompted an outcry from advocates, parents and some local officials.

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MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike System takes center stage in Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
After being tested in the Arizona Fall League last year and the minor leagues since 2021, the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System will be implemented in 13 spring training ballparks — five at the Cactus League and eight at the Grapefruit League.

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States warn CFPB shutdown threatens financial consumer safeguards tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly two dozen states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction blocking the Trump administration from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing they will suffer irreparable harm if the CFPB is dismantled.

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Arizona Republicans want to pay police bounties for immigrant deportations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona police departments would be incentivized to target people they believe are undocumented under a Republican bid to award them a $2,500 bounty for every arrest that ends in a deportation.

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Data centers in rural Arizona could build nuclear reactors under GOP proposal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican measure that would waive certain state regulations to allow large industrial energy users like data centers build small nuclear reactors in rural Arizona cleared its first hurdle this week.

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Arizona looks to build momentum in tough test against BYU after crucial Baylor win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Coming off a huge bounce-back win against Baylor following a two-game skid, the Arizona Wildcats aim to end the season on a high note. With March Madness around the corner, Arizona is looking to prove it can compete with the nation’s best teams.

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Arizona House approves ban on birth certificate gender changes for trans residents tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers in the Arizona House of Representatives have passed another anti-transgender bill that would bar trans people born in Arizona from amending their birth certificates to reflect their gender identity.

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City of Tucson hosting community meetings to discuss food distribution in city parks tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson is hosting forums to discuss food distribution in local parks. Current regulations require a permit from the Pima County Health Department, with only certain parks eligible.

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Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, again? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Although President Donald Trump promised to “love and cherish” Medicaid, Republicans in Congress announced federal budget proposals that could dramatically curtail the program. As that debate begins, here is what you need to know about Medicaid.

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FactCheck: Trump distorts facts in attack on the courts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump claims judges who have temporarily blocked his admin from broadly cutting or freezing spending “want to try and stop us from looking for corruption” and “hold us back from finding all of this fraud.” But the court orders don’t stop investigations into corruption or fraud.

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Trump administration halts legal aid for migrant children tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration issued a stop work order to all lawyers and legal aid organizations funded through the Unaccompanied Children Program, which helps migrant children receive legal services and representation in court.

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Arizona ICE Act draws protests as lawmakers debate role of local police in immigration enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Immigration, Cooperation and Enforcement Act, SB1164 has furthered divisions between advocates for stricter border security and community groups rallying for immigrant protections.

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9th Circuit rejects Trump administration’s attempt to enforce birthright citizenship order tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined the Justice Department's request to lift a lower court's ruling that blocked President Donald Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship as part of his administration’s larger efforts surrounding immigration.

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IRS agent found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal agent accused of shooting and killing a colleague at a federal gun range in north Phoenix is not guilty of involuntary manslaughter of a federal officer.

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Small-town mayors set to speak at forum hosted by disgraced former Az GOP lawmaker tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The mayors of more than 10 small Arizona cities and towns are scheduled to speak at a forum hosted by a disgraced former state lawmaker who has faced child sex charges and espoused racist views, and whose local news website publishes articles by a known white supremacist.

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Trump wants to make IVF more affordable. It’s unclear how that would happen. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump issued an executive order he said would lower the cost of in vitro fertilization and protect access to it. But the order doesn’t clarify how it would lower costs, let alone eliminate them, particularly as his administration is trying to slash budgets.

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Writer/historian Noonan mines Irish-American history of the West during Arizona Author Series tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Alan J. M. Noonan and his book "Mining Irish-American Lives: Western Communities from 1849 to 1920" will be featured during the second talk of the 2025 Arizona Author Series on Thursday.

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African rhythms, ideas of sin & the Hammond organ: A brief history of gospel music’s evolution tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – helped forge a common musical consciousness, and the melding of African rhythmic ideas with Western musical ideas laid the foundation for a genre of African-American music, in particular spirituals and, later, gospel songs.

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Trump’s Justice Department signals a retreat from voting rights cases tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The government’s approach to voting rights is changing fast under the new administration, and a complex, closely watched redistricting case out of Louisiana shows just how fast.

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