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Lawsuit alleges recreation.gov parks fee site Is cluttered with 'junk fees,' seeks millions in refunds tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A lawsuit raises the question of whether unauthorized and possibly illegal “junk fees” that potentially generate hundreds of millions of dollars on Recreation.gov in effect has privatized public lands for the benefit of website operator Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

Tribal leaders support federal legislation aimed at helping Indigenous families and children tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives geared toward helping Indigenous children and families by providing tribal nations with the tools and resources they need to treat, prevent, investigate, and prosecute instances of family violence, abuse, and child neglect.

Tribal leaders support federal legislation aimed at helping Indigenous families and children tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives geared toward helping Indigenous children and families by providing tribal nations with the tools and resources they need to treat, prevent, investigate, and prosecute instances of family violence, abuse, and child neglect.

Mark Lamb hints at upcoming run for U.S. Senate at gun-rights rally tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said on Saturday at the Arizona Second Amendment Rally that he is on the verge of running for Senate in 2024 - though he previously said he was content in his role as sheriff and didn’t have plans to run for higher office.

Critics say Arizona book ban bill could marginalize trans kids tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers say there’s no place for sexual books in schools, but critics of a law proposed in the Arizona Senate argue that the bill could lead to the marginalization of transgender and gender fluid students.

Arizona GOP anti-drag bill would send performers to prison for up to 10 years tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Drag artists who perform in front of children would be forced to register as sex offenders and face a minimum of 10 years in prison, under the latest measure Arizona Republican lawmakers have advanced in their vendetta against drag performers.

GOP calls for food, rental tax cuts but Arizona cities argue it does more harm than good tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers are looking to slash food and rental taxes in a bid to help Arizonans deal with spiking inflation, but city officials warn that doing so won’t help those in need — and will actually increase costs elsewhere.

Bill would force cities to remove homeless encampments, charge unhoused Arizonans with a crime tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers were told that a proposal to force cities to remove all homeless encampments and charge everyone living in them with trespassing was likely unconstitutional, but they nonetheless gave the measure a thumbs up.

Republicans want to speed up Arizona Medicaid disenrollment tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage over the next year because they are no longer eligible, and some state lawmakers are looking to speed up the disenrollment process.

Pima County forms 'blue ribbon' jail commission: a new hoosegow in the offing? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The number of people behind bars is up 30% in Pima County, but jail staffing is down 45 percent in the wake of the pandemic. This is a problem without any obvious solution. The county supes are in a tight spot. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo: Mountain bikers rally at temporary city tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Each year, a temporary town of mountain bikers rises from the desert north of Tucson and remains bustling for three days. The 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo event welcomed about 4,000 attendees this weekend, 55 percent of them from out of state.

Supreme Court cancels arguments over Title 42 border policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court canceled arguments in a case over the emergency health order the federal government has used for nearly three years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southern border.

Partial grand jury report released in Trump election interference probe tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Georgia judge on Thursday released parts of the final report produced by a special purpose grand jury seated last year as part of an investigation into potential criminal interference with the state's 2020 elections by former President Donald Trump and several of his allies.

Arizona GOP legislators subpoenaed to testify in special counsel probe of Trump tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
At least three Arizona Republican state legislators have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department’s special counsel, Jack Smith, as part of the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss.

Diamondbacks’ relationship with Bally Sports Arizona in limbo after parent company misses payment tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Major League Baseball is prepared to take back the television rights to 14 teams if Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of the 19 regional Bally Sports Networks, files for bankruptcy after failing to make a $140 million interest payment on its nearly $9 million debt.

Navy Week sats sail for Tucson to recruit, showcase sailors away from shores tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Navy Week, the flagship recruitment program for the U.S. maritime military branch, will be hosted in Tucson alongside the rodeo and parade this week. Sailors will also volunteer for local groups and visit high schools.

What's open, what's closed on President's Day 2023 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Banks and government offices for the city of Tucson and Pima County will be closed Monday for Presidents' Day. Emergency services such as police and fire and Sun Tran will continue as normal, however.

Qué está abierto, qué está cerrado en el Día de los Presidentes 2023 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Las oficinas de Tucson y el Condado Pima estarán cerradas por el Día de los Presidentes el lunes juntos con la recolección de basura. Los servicios de emergencia como la policía y los bomberos y Sun Tran continuarán con normalidad.

Salt Lake shows they are the Real deal, extinguishes Fire tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Chicago Fire succumbed to a 3 - 0 drubbing to Real Salt Lake at Kino North Stadium Saturday in the final soccer match of the 2023 Desert Showcase.

Can Western states agree on the future of the Colorado River? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up water from the Colorado River, devastated by the worst drought in more than a thousand years - and if the states can’t agree, federal officials will unilaterally impose cuts later this year.

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