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2 decades of air quality gains in western U.S. wiped out by wildfires tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Progress in air quality made by the United States through legislation like the Clean Air Act have been entirely undone thanks in large measure to two decades of devastating wildfire, which have become more common and more intense.

9th Circuit orders feds to revisit Fort Huachuca groundwater pumping tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the third time in three decades, the federal government will be forced to reassess the biological impact of pumping groundwater in the San Pedro River watershed to serve Fort Huachuca.

Pima supes to take leap into prosperity tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County supervisors are going to vote Tuesday on adopting, rejecting or punting on a set of 13 policies covering issues like housing, economic development, transportation, health care and broadband access. Plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

Romero: Tucsonans saying 'yes' to investing in ourselves tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"I am proud of the work we have accomplished the last four years and look forward to the work we have yet to do to make sure Tucson continues to be the safe, equitable, resilient, thriving desert city with opportunity for all." — Mayor Romero

Experts: Why states, including Arizona, have begun scrapping court costs & fees for people unable to pay tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Lawmakers in Arizona and around the country have begun to limit the types and amounts of court fines and fees that can be charged, as the negative consequences of fines and fees are disproportionately felt by people of color and those who are poor.

This land is our land: States crack down on foreign-owned farm fields tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A growing group of states is seeking to ban or further restrict foreign ownership of farmland, and lawmakers are targeting nations considered hostile to U.S. interests, such as China and Russia, and looking for new enforcement measures.

Trump can’t claim immunity in Jan. 6 riot case, DC Circuit rules tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal court in Washington paved a path forward for a slate of lawsuits against former President Donald Trump over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, striking down an argument from his legal team that his actions were protected by presidential immunity.

Letter carriers protest growing number of attacks aimed at them tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As the holiday rush to send packages approaches, letter carriers in Arizona and across the nation are trying to bring awareness to the growing number of attacks against them.

Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, 5th Circuit Court orders tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Texas to remove the floating barrier it deployed in the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass this summer, affirming a lower court’s ruling.

Use of force by Customs and Border Protection rises as border encounters rise tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Use-of-force incidents by Customs and Border Protection officers have nearly doubled in the past five years, from 593 in fiscal 2019 to 1,090 in fiscal 2023, with the vast majority occurring at the southern border.

51-year-old man arrested for threatening mass shooting at Tucson casino tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Upset about his treatment at Casino del Sol earlier this year, 51-year-old Michael McClernon allegedly threatened to drive his truck into the front of the casino and commit a mass shooting. He later requested an extension on his stay in the casino's RV park.

Join the Sentinel Watchdog Club & TRIPLE your donation to real local news! tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: Give to real local journalism that matters — your donation TRIPLED before Dec. 31! Support the watchdog reporters of the nonprofit independent newsroom at the Tucson Sentinel.

8 apply to fill Bronson's Pima County board set tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Eight residents of Pima County District 3 have submitted their names to be appointed to fill the seat of longtime Supervisor Sharon Bronson, who retired last month after a fall broke her ribs.

Gabrielle Giffords reflects on gun legislation changes in the 30 years since the Brady Bill tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Former congresswoman and mass shooting survivor Gabrielle Giffords spoke about the gun lobby's growth — and the inroads gun safety groups have made in recent years.

Climate change, drought, wildfires reduce value of private forestland in the West by billions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Investing in private timberland in the West has become increasingly risky, with values declining by billions of dollars in the last two decades and climate change is responsible for at least half the decline in values when correlated with recent scientific studies.

Lukeville border crossing to close Monday as more migrants appear in nearby wilderness tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: The border crossing at Lukeville, Ariz., will close Monday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection redirects officers to help take migrants into custody in the nearby wilderness.

Mexican Mafia convict charged for stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times in Tucson federal prison tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 52-year-old inmate was charged with multiple felonies for allegedly stabbing fellow prisoner Derek Chauvin - the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd — during a violent incident in Tucson last week.

Lukeville border crossing to close Monday as more migrants appear in nearby wilderness tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The border crossing at Lukeville, Ariz., will close Monday as U.S. Customs and Border Protection redirects officers to help take migrants into custody in the nearby wilderness.

Reporter arrested by Pima County sheriff's deputies was right where she was supposed to be tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A reporter arrested Thursday morning by Pima County sheriff's deputies was doing her job. Check that, she was arrested for doing her job. Period.

Judge denies Texas’ request to stop feds from cutting border razor wire tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting concertina wire the state has laid out on the banks of the Rio Grande to stop migrants from crossing the border illegally.

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