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America’s state supreme courts don’t look like America tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
America’s state supreme courts have become less — not more — reflective of the nation’s racial and ethnic makeup, a lack of representation is especially acute for Latinos, who make up just 5% of state high court justices in 2023 — despite accounting for 19% of the U.S. population.

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Shrinking number of primary care physicians reaching a tipping point tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The percentage of U.S. doctors in adult primary care has been declining for years and is now about 25% — a tipping point beyond which many Americans won’t be able to find a family doctor at all.

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Az spent $2.1 million on golf, Super Bowl tickets to woo CEOs. That may be unconstitutional tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State auditors say the Arizona Commerce Authority spent $2.4 million on travel, luxury hotel rooms, alcohol and tickets to events — including Super Bowl LVII and the Waste Management Phoenix Open — in an effort to woo CEOs to relocate or expand their companies to Arizona.

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Az spent $2.1 million on golf, Super Bowl tickets to woo CEOs. It may be unconstitutional. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State auditors say the Arizona Commerce Authority spent $2.4 million on travel, luxury hotel rooms, alcohol and tickets to events — including Super Bowl LVII and the Waste Management Phoenix Open — in an effort to woo CEOs to relocate or expand their companies to Arizona.

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Inmate dies at Tucson federal prison tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 34-year-old inmate at the federal prison in Tucson was found dead Monday morning. Johnathon R. Umphlett was sentenced to 10 years for child pornography in 2020.

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Council may seek solar microgrid for Midtown Tucson, Marana's 50th birthday party set tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Council's study session will include interlocking discussions about climate, transit and transportation. Plus, Pima supervisors to discuss the sexual assault of a deputy, and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

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Despite flap, sheriff's deputies will continue at Pima Board of Supervisors meetings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide security at meetings of the Board of Supervisors after Sheriff Chris Nanos reversed course on a move to pull deputies from the meetings.

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Despite flap, sheriff's deputies will continue at Pima Board of Supervisors meetings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide security at meetings of the Board of Supervisors after Sheriff Chris Nanos reversed course on a move to pull deputies from the meetings.

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Feds release new details about death of baby girl at Nogales Border Patrol station tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Border Patrol agent struggled to understand a migrant girl who said her infant daughter was in distress and needed medical care, according to new details released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Environmentalists celebrate new images of jaguar in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A jaguar was photographed by remote cameras in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains near a section of land state officials attempted to block with an ad-hoc border barrier made of stacked shipping containers. The male jaguar could be a well-known big cat, or could be a previously undiscovered jaguar sauntering through the borderlands.

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Dispute over Mexican tomato agreement threatens Az with economic loss, ballooning prices tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new study from Arizona State University estimates that consumers would see prices spike as much as 50%, with Arizona losing up to $3 billion, if the U.S. Department of Commerce decides to impose tariffs on Mexican tomatoes.

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Climate change?: Open primaries, ranked-choice voting measures offer Arizonans upsides & intrigue tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A combination of safe districts and semi-closed primaries have twisted political incentives in Arizona. That's a real problem. Whether two reform efforts underway are the best way to fix it is worth debating.

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Climate change?: Open primaries, ranked-choice voting propositions offer Arizonans risks, upsides & intrigue tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A combination of safe districts and semi-closed primaries have twisted political incentives in Arizona. That's a real problem. Whether two reform efforts underway are the best way to fix it is worth debating.

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Tucson Council candidates clash on '15-minute city' conspiracies, plus crime & homeless issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Candidates for Tucson City Council disagreed over local government's responses to crime, homelessness and planning, arguing over whether a proposal for “15-minute cities” represented smart urban planning or a secret global plot to limit the movements of the local citizenry.

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Biden rinde homenaje a McCain y condena a ‘extremistas MAGA’ en Tempe tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El presidente Joe Biden invocó el espíritu del fallecido senador de Arizona John McCain al denunciar a los “extremistas del MAGA” como una amenaza a la democracia, mientras estaba en Tempe para anunciar la creación de una biblioteca y un museo en honor a McCain.

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Environmentalists celebrate new images of jaguar in Southern Arizon's Huachuca Mountains tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A jaguar was photographed by remote cameras in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains near a section of land state officials attempted to block with an ad-hoc border barrier made of stacked shipping containers. The male jaguar could be a well-known big cat, or could be a previously undiscovered jaguar sauntering through the borderlands.

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Tucson City Council candidates clash on crime, homeless issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Candidates for Tucson City Council disagreed over local government's responses to crime, homelessness and planning, arguing over whether a proposal for “15-minute cities” represented smart urban planning or a secret global plot to limit the movements of the local citizenry.

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Pima's Valenzuela & Jorgenson earn all-conference at ACCAC cross country championships tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team took part in the ACCAC Conference Championships on Saturday at Central Arizona College.

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Pima runner Reatta Danhof earns all-conference honors at ACCAC championships tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team competed at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Saturday held at Central Arizona College. The Aztecs finished in fourth place with a team score of 106.

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Report: Grand Canyon groundwater may increase in a warmer climate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Researchers hoping to gain understanding of future groundwater volume in the arid Colorado Plateau looked back nearly 12,000 years to see how higher temperatures affected monsoon rains.

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