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‘Scoping’ results show new Colorado River rules will face a range of demands tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new federal government report shows Colorado River states are aiming to agree on a plan to cut back on water, but remain divided about how to share the shrinking supply among tens of millions across the Southwest.

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Fixes may be coming for 4 of Arizona’s election controversies prior to presidential election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The governor and secretary of state are crafting proposals to clarify or change how Arizona’s elections are run, but it’s unclear if they will move forward prior to the presidential election, or would be enough to prevent a repeat of the controversies and errors from the midterm.

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Space rocks & asteroid dust are pricey, but aren’t the most expensive materials used in science tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
NASA is collecting materials from asteroids to determine what could be valuable for extraction, and while space rocks and asteroid dust can be pricey, they aren't the most expensive materials used in science.

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U.S. House Republicans mull 8 new candidates for speaker in advance of votes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House Republicans Monday night gathered behind closed doors to hear the pitches of eight candidates for the speaker’s gavel, as the chamber approaches three weeks without a speaker.

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'Not normal at all': Rising temperatures threaten saguaros, other native plants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Native Arizona plants have adapted over millennia to accommodate the scorching summer highs of the Sonoran Desert, but growing climate change concerns are raising alarms for how well and at what rate these plants will continue to adapt.

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2.47 million migrant encounters at southern border in fiscal 2023 sets record tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A record 2.47 million migrants were stopped at the southern border in fiscal 2023, with the Tucson sector of the border leading the rest of the nation for the third straight month, due to a big jump in Mexican family arrival.

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Trump widens net to dismiss charges; Ellis pleads guilty tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In three late-night filings, Trump lawyer John Lauro argued that the special counsel's case should be thrown out, as it violates the Constitution, misuses the laws Trump is accused of violating, and is a political prosecution - while another former Trump attorney pleads guilty in Georgia.

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Club sues to ban unstaffed ballot drop boxes in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club - dedicated to “taking on the establishment and the radical left” - and a state resident filed suit in Superior Court challenging Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over the use of unstaffed ballot drop boxes in elections across the state.

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Hispanic Chamber: Support Prop. 413 pay increase for mayor & Council for a better Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"City Council members earn a meager $24,000 annually, equivalent to just $11.54 per hour; a shocking $2.31 less than minimum wage. Yet, Tucson is one of the 40 largest cities in America and each Council member is charged with representing wards of approximately 90,000 people — a clearly full-time job." — Rob Elias, Tucson Hispanic Chamber

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Sahuarita streamlines worker rules; TUSD updates social media policy tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Sahuarita Town Council will revise its employee handbook with curious changes to sexual harassment policies. Amphi Superintendent Todd Jaeger will get get a job review. And more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.

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Arizona Indian Health Service facility becomes first to be designated a voter registration agency tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Indigenous people in Arizona have often faced significant hurdles when registering to vote, and to help ease those hurdles, Native Health, an urban Indian Health Services facility, has been officially designated a voter registration agency in the Phoenix area.

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Many women can’t access miscarriage drug because it’s also used for abortions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Mifepristone is taken almost exclusively to induce abortions and manage miscarriages, the latter of which is an off-label use, and the drug remains widely unavailable to patients experiencing pregnancy loss - even in states that do not otherwise restrict abortion.

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High home prices & interest rates contribute to tough market for first-time homebuyers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
High home sales prices and mortgage interest rates are squeezing out first-time Arizona home buyers from entering the market, especially as incomes have not kept up, and there’s no relief anticipated until possibly sometime next year.

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Arizona GOP lawmakers, again, convene a COVID hearing chock full of misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the second time in five months, Arizona Republican lawmakers held special hearing billed as examining the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic that was instead rife with conspiracy theories, misinformation and fear-mongering around vaccines and public health.

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Israel, Ukraine, global aid & border funding would hit $106 billion under Biden request tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration asked Congress on Friday to approve nearly $106 billion in new funding for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Israel and other countries and to improve security on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Social Security overpays billions, then demands money back tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Social Security Administration is trying to reclaim billions of dollars from many of the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable — payments it sent them but now says they never should have received.

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There is a victory of skill over strength, or a draw anyway: Wildcat soccer ties Trojans tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Arizona scored the first goal, but had to settle with sharing points on Sunday afternoon as they tied 1-1 with the 11th-ranked USC Trojans.

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Rookie season: Political newcomers seek to unseat Democratic incumbents on Tucson City Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A look at the 2023 campaigns for Tucson mayor and City Council: It’s been 14 years since a Republican won an election in the city of Tucson.

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Az Pickleball Players League growth powered by sport’s popularity tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
With more than 30,000 games played by over 4,700 excited players in the state, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States – and the Arizona Pickleball Players League is a prime example of the sport’s incredible growth over the past few years.

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Americans talk about peace − just not the same way people do in other countries tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Americans don’t talk much about peace, instead saying they care about safety and security and issues like terrorism, crime, illegal drugs and immigration, but it turns out they care about peace a lot – they just don’t talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict.

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