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Lesher seeks slight tax hike in a time of plenty in Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher seems to want to adjust the county's base budget upward a tad after the Great Recession forced supervisors to push it down. It's part of a plan to recruit talent and invest in roads, as the surplus reaches $159 million. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Title 42 fallout: Mexico immigration agency stops granting transit permits tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Mexico will stop granting transit permits to migrants in response to the United States’ lifting of Title 42, according to the country’s National Migration Institute (INM).

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The ugly truth behind 'We Buy Ugly Houses' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
HomeVestors of America has developed a system for snapping up problem properties, but while part of the company mission is a promise not to take advantage of anyone who doesn’t understand the true value of their home, franchisees use deception to pursue rock-bottom prices.

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Fast federal response to pandemic key to U.S. economic recovery, economists say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal response to mass unemployment and business closures due to COVID-19 helped fast-track the recovery - but the lasting effects of the pandemic on the labor force and how well prepared policy makers are to handle a potential recession or another pandemic is unclear.

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Where did the snow go? Researchers probe gap between snowfall, runoff tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Some years see a big gap between snowfall and the water runoff that follows, and while there is limited data on why the disparity happens, that gap has far-reaching implications for tens of millions of people who draw water from the Colorado River.

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U.S. Census changes could add Middle Eastern, North African, Latino, other categories tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A proposal by the Census Bureau could overhaul the way it questions race and ethnicity, in an attempt to “ensure that all people are able to identify themselves within one or more of the minimum categories," and "categories reflect meaningful and easy to understand distinctions.”

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Where did the snow go? Researchers probe gap between snowfall, runoff tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Some years see a big gap between snowfall and the water runoff that follows, and while there is limited data on why the disparity happens, that gap has far-reaching implications for tens of millions of people who draw water from the Colorado River.

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FC Tucson holds tryouts; looks for improved performance tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson’s women’s side held open tryouts on Mother’s Day this year. The soccer team is hoping to have a better season than last year, when a series of draws and narrow losses toward the end left them out of the playoffs.

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As COVID border restrictions end, questions about impact on Arizona remain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As Title 42 lifted Thursday night, border towns like Nogales were quiet, but the Biden administration faces legal challenges — one from Florida's attorney general and the other from the ACLU — over how to manage migrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Brunch is nice, but here's some less-clichéd Mother's Day fun in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Believe it or not, there are plenty of great activities to do with mom for Mother's Day, that don't involve lukewarm bacon and kids marveling at stacks of waffles. Here are a few other ways to show your appreciation.

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Crocodiles’ Brandon Welchez finds 'love beyond the grave' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Straight out of Poway, the lo-fi electronic buzz and thump of post-punk revivalists Crocodiles was cultured in San Diego — and spread around the world. The group will take to the Club Congress stage on Saturday, with "echoes of friends who are no longer with us."

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Brunch is nice, but here are less clichéd things to do for Mother's Day in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Believe it or not, there are plenty of fun activities to do with mom for Mother's Day, that don't involve lukewarm bacon and kids marveling at stacks of waffles. Here are a few other ways to show your appreciation.

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Brunch is nice, but here are less clichéd things to do for Mother's Day in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Believe it or not, there are plenty of fun activities to do with mom for Mother's Day, that don't involve lukewarm bacon and kids marveling at stacks of waffles. Here are a few other ways to show your appreciation.

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Crocodiles’ Brandon Welchez finds 'love beyond the grave' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Straight out of Poway, the lo-fi electronic buzz and thump of post-punk revivalists Crocodiles was cultured in San Diego — and spread around the world. The group will take to the Club Congress stage on Saturday, with "echoes of friends who are no longer with us."

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Judge urged to toss Kari Lake’s final 2022 Arizona election challenge tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake may have one more shot at challenging the 2022 election, in which she lost to Katie Hobbs by nearly 20,000 votes, and a three-day trial is set for Wednesday through next Friday, depending on Thompson’s decisions.

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Hobbs signs Arizona budget, touts it as a 'compromise' by 'pragmatic leaders' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With the stroke of a pen on Thursday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs approved a $17.8 billion dollar budget, despite criticism from progressive organizations and many in her own party.

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Ex-GOP lawmaker John Fillmore takes reins of Patriot Party of Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The far-right Patriot Party of Arizona has taken on a new form and new leadership, in the form of former GOP state Rep. John Fillmore, who is aiming to distance the group from its founders and reigniting an attempt to make it a full-fledged political party.

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Border didn’t see a 'major influx' of migrants when Title 42 ended, federal official says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A top Biden administration official said on Friday that there was no “major influx” of migrants rushing to the southern border overnight after the expiration of the emergency public health order used to quickly expel people from the country.

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Border didn’t see a 'major influx' of migrants when Title 42 ended, federal official says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A top Biden administration official said on Friday that there was no “major influx” of migrants rushing to the southern border overnight after the expiration of the emergency public health order used to quickly expel people from the country.

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White House tries to allay concerns as end nears for Title 42 border policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration is projecting a sense of preparedness but sought to blame Congress for inaction, while Republican lawmakers attacked the administration for not taking a stronger stance on immigration, as human rights activists are sounding the alarm over a potential crisis.

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