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Pima men's basketball swamps SUNY Niagara 99-66 to reach nat'l quarterfinals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (33-0) played their opening game of the NJCAA Division II National Tournament on Tuesday at the Mary Miller Center in Danville, Ill.

Republican Janet Wittenbraker seeks Dahl's seat on Tucson City Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Janet “JL” Wittenbraker, who lost a bid for mayor of Tucson in 2023 and a run for Pima County Board of Supervisors in 2024, has set her sights on running for Tucson City Council.

Dahl to throw Tucson Council campaign launch party on Wednesday night tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming political events: Councilman Dahl's campaign launch, Sentinel reporters on radio, Rep. Grijalva's funeral & important election dates.

Barta falls short of cycle, Gray throws 7 scoreless as Pima baseball splits at Chandler-Gilbert tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (24-8, 12-8 in ACCAC) took to the road for an ACCAC doubleheader on Saturday at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (17-15, 13-7).

Leyva has 3 RBIs, Garcia & Gilliam get wins as Aztec baseball sweeps Canadian club tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (26-8) played a non-conference doubleheader on Monday against the Okotoks Baseball Club from Alberta, Canada, at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.

Niemann nets game-high 16 as Pima women advance to NJCAA nat'l quarterfinals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (27-5) is moving on to the quarterfinal round of the NJCAA Division II National Tournament after they escaped a hard-fought matchup in the second round on Monday in Joplin, Mo.

Tucson to vote on homeless crackdown after voters reject funding; Pima County faces legal woes tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will vote on a ban on camping in parks and washes as part of a broader effort to bring the hammer down on the homeless. Plus, Pima County gun laws face judicial blowback, OV water and more from local government meetings this week.

Legal experts quash Trump argument that Biden pardons signed with Autopen are ‘void’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump claimed in a social media post late Sunday night that former President Joe Biden’s eleventh hour pardons for numerous officials are no longer valid — a power not granted to Trump in the Constitution.

Tucson to vote on homeless crackdown after voters reject funding; Pima County faces legal woes tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will vote on a ban on camping in parks and washes as part of a broader effort to bring the hammer down on the homeless. Plus, Pima County gun laws face judicial blowback, OV water and more from local government meetings this week.

‘Make them fear voters more than Trump’: Kelly, Gallego rally against GOP Medicaid cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Sens. Rueben Gallego and Mark Kelly sounded the alarm about Republican plans to slash Medicaid health care funding, telling attendees at a town hall in Scottsdale that working class Arizonans will be devastated if voters don’t get engaged and apply pressure now.

Arizona Senate committee approves $50 million for ‘border crime’ enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona Senate committee approved a bill that would nearly triple the amount of state funds spent on enforcing “border-related crimes," and voted to approve a bill which would grant police immunity from civil liability for damage to drones shot down within 15 miles of the border.

Trump wants to ‘go back to paper ballots.’ Most of America already uses them. tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Trump recently repeated his calls for exclusively using paper ballots, but in reality, the overwhelming majority of the country already uses paper ballots, and some believe he means getting rid of all electronic equipment used to mark or count ballots.

Let the Madness begin: Arizona men’s basketball earns No. 4 seed, draws Akron in East Region tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
In their inaugural Big 12 season, the Arizona Wildcats showed they belong among the best in the conference. Now the Wildcats hope to show the nation they can be the best in the country.

Utilities are shutting off power to a growing number of households tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Electric utilities in Arizona and across the United States are shutting off power to a growing number of households, and most shutoffs happened during last year’s record-hot summer, a reminder that climate change fuels more intense, frequent and prolonged heat waves.

Hobbs, GOP leaders trade accusations over DCS funding shortfall for group homes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Legislative Republicans have accused Arizona’s Democratic governor of “financial malfeasance.” In response, Gov. Hobbs alleged that GOP leaders lied to reporters about a standard budgeting transfer to take attention away from their plans to cut services to people with disabilities.

Friends of PACC's new low-cost pet clinic opens in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After nearly seven months of planning and remodeling, a new low-cost, nonprofit clinic for pets adopted through Pima Animal Care Center is now open in Midtown Tucson, Friends of PACC announced Monday.

TUSD Board's Sadie Shaw looks to primary Dahl for Tucson Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
TUSD Board member Sadie Shaw hopes to unseat Ward 3 Councilmember Kevin Dahl in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary.

Raul Grijalva funeral set for March 26 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A public funeral service for Congressman Raúl Grijalva will be held Wednesday, March 26 at St. Augustine Cathedral.

ACLU threatens legal action if Cottonwood bans minors from drag shows tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cottonwood is considering whether to bar children from attending drag shows, including family friendly ones, and it could face a lawsuit for doing so as the Arizona Pride Tour - headed by Tucsonan Chris Hall, who performs as Miss Nature - is set to visit the Northern Arizona city.

Wildcat soccer's Moros gets ready for season with new roster rules tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The addition of the two new transfers, plus the raft of first-year players joining the team in the fall, raises the question of how the Wildcats will adjust to new roster rules from the NCAA. PLUS: New teams for Katembo, Toia

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