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School's in, rats out: rodent training in Ward 6 offers no easy answers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Ward 6 residents gathered Tuesday for a presentation from the University of Arizona's Rodent Academy. From Barn owls to rat guillotines, there are no easy answers to Tucson's rapidly growing ranks of roof rats. Just don't use poison.

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Hobbs reaffirms commitments to LGBTQ community via vetoes, executive orders tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Legislative hostility towards LGBTQ Arizonans is likely to persist next year, though in a more muted form as Republican lawmakers adjust to the realities of working with a Democratic governor who has repeatedly vowed to act against discriminatory legislation.

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Protesters gather at Arizona Capitol to challenge Tom Horne’s anti-dual language rhetoric tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
English learners, parents and teachers gathered at Arizona state Capitol Thursday to protest Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s attack on Arizona’s dual language programs.

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Despite poor polling numbers, Kamala Harris viewed as key for Democrats in 2024 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Vice President Kamala Harris’ poll numbers have stagnated at a lower level than many of her predecessors’ ratings, a problem for a running mate as the 2024 presidential campaign gets underway - but however she is perceived, Harris will play a prominent role in the campaign.

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Biden administration announces loan forgiveness for 804,000 borrowers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Weeks after the Supreme Court blocked a plan to forgive billions in student loans, President Joe Biden unveiled a new proposal to cancel $39 billion of debt for more than 804,000 borrowers through what it termed fixes to the count of monthly payments made on income-driven plans.

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Tucson plans to turn Knights Inn hotel into shelter for evicted families tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson plans to buy the Knights Inn hotel on South Craycroft Road and convert it into a shelter for families who have been evicted, officials said. The city and Pima County are working together on the project.

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Greece-visiting chorus: Tucson women's singing group seeks participants for tour tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Arizona Women's Chorus is recruiting singers to participate in a musical tour of Greece next year.

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Greece-visting chorus: Tucson women's singing group seeks participants for tour tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Arizona Women's Chorus is recruiting singers to participate in a musical tour of Greece next year.

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Az Republicans say they’ll resume Gov. Hobbs’ director confirmations, but won’t say when tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Senate Republicans say they plan to continue confirming Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ state agency director nominations, just weeks after those confirmations were put on hold - but all have all remained silent about when the committee will resume hearings.

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Navajo president presses Congress for more time, money, for water project tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren asked senators for more funding, and time, for a pipeline project that would create a reliable water supply for 250,000 people across Arizona and New Mexico.

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9th Circuit skeptical over use of force claim in deadly Arizona police shooting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Ninth Circuit panel seemed unlikely to overturn summary judgment in favor of three Arizona sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed an armed man on his front lawn in Mesa.

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Anti-LGBTQ laws getting struck down for limiting free speech of drag queens & doctors tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in state legislatures in the U.S. in 2023, including bills seek to reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care or to ban drag performances, but many of those that have become law did not survive legal scrutiny when challenged in court.

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Former Arizona guard Bennedict Mathurin aims to become NBA’s premier two-way player tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Arizona Wildcats are well represented in the 2023 NBA Summer League with 11 former players competing, the most of any college during this year’s run - and among them, Bennedict Mathurin, former Pac-12 Player of the Year, stands out as the most high-profile player.

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Higher taxes on wealthy would bolster Social Security, Senate Dems argue tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. senators debated how best to resolve a funding cliff within Social Security that will lead to a quarter reduction in benefits in about a decade, absent action from Congress - including a tax increase on the county’s wealthiest individuals to ensure that the program stays solvent.

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Higher taxes on wealthy would bolster Social Security, Senate Dems argue tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. senators debated how best to resolve a funding cliff within Social Security that will lead to a quarter reduction in benefits in about a decade, absent action from Congress - including a tax increase on the county’s wealthiest individuals to ensure that the program stays solvent.

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Nearly 1,400 Arizona truckers owed back pay & damages tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Department of Labor is looking for nearly 1,400 Arizona drivers who either are currently or were employed with an auto parts distributor who earlier this year was ordered to pay $5.6 million in back wages.

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Arizona dental board fails to protect public, hold dentists accountable tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Details about problem dentists in Arizona are hidden under layers of bureaucracy, a tangled complaint system and a public-facing website that is virtually unnavigable - and in rare instances when patients die or are seriously injured, the board does little to hold dentists accountable.

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Pima County, city of Tucson to host job fair July 20 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County and the city of Tucson are hosting a job fair Thursday, July 20, at the Kino Event Center, with staff members on hand to answer questions and computers available for job seekers to apply.

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Agriculture 3.0: Preparing for a drier future in the Colorado River Basin tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Years of drought and climate change are causing water resources to dwindle in the Colorado River Basin - but farmers and scientists are collaborating to learn how to grow crops with less water.

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What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Flash flooding is a specific type of flooding that occurs in a short time frame after a precipitation event – generally less than six hours - and the best way to stay safe is to be aware of the danger and be ready to respond.

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