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Feds bring unresolved Backpage charges back for 3rd trial tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two months after Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted of money laundering, federal prosecutors indicate that they intend to retry the newspaperman with 84 prostitution and money laundering counts on which the jury deadlocked.

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No Labels Party sued over ‘right-wing agenda’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Real estate moguls Jody and Douglas Durst, along with the Durst Organization, sued the political advocacy group No Labels, claiming the nonprofit has "fundamentally betrayed its donors’ trust" over the possibility it will run an independent "unity ticket" in the 2024 presidential election.

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GOP bill would require an annual report on Arizona teacher turnover tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican proposal inspired by the conclusions of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ educator retention task force would mandate the State Board of Education put together an annual report on teacher retention, turnover and vacancies to send to the governor and legislative leaders.

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As gas-tax receipts drop, Az Republicans look to ban taxes on miles driven tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Members of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus want to ban any future possibility of a tax on miles driven, a measure that some states have explored to replace falling revenue from gasoline taxes as hybrid and fully electric vehicles become more common.

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Committee shoots down plan to let voters decide red light camera use in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona voters likely won’t be deciding this fall whether to ban the use of red light and photo radar cameras after state senators on Monday rejected a plan to send the matter to the November ballot.

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Photos: Az Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers State of the State speech in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered a version of her annual "State of the State" address in Tucson on Tuesday morning.

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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing deputy U.S. marshal during 2018 ambush tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison this week, after he was convicted for second-degree murder in the slaying of a deputy U.S. marshal during a violent confrontation in Tucson in 2018.

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Hobbs, other Democratic govs ask Congress for immigration aid to reverse years of ‘inaction’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nine Democratic governors, including Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, sent a letter to President Joe Biden and congressional leaders Monday, requesting federal aid and urging changes to immigration law as their states take in an overwhelming number of asylum seekers.

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Biden,Trump win New Hampshire primaries tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Donald Trump has won the Republican New Hampshire primary, further cementing his front-runner status and handing a big defeat to Nikki Haley, his remaining rival for the nomination, while President Joe Biden won as a write-in candidate in the Democratic primary.

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Hobbs hopes new child care funding will ‘pay off’ through Az workforce tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs is asking lawmakers to spend $100 million on Arizona’s Child Care Assistance program in her budget proposal, a program that is expected to help the families of more than 31,000 children find access to child care, and help bolster the state’s families and workforce.

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How the anti-CRT push unraveled local support for schools tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In 2021, there was a sudden shift in how school board meetings were conducted, with a firestorm of anti-CRT bans, a focus on school board elections and partisan divides within local communities, causing lasting consequences for how communities view their teachers and schools.

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After 51 years of fighting, abortion in Arizona comes down to next 10 months tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the 51 years since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized and then reversed federal abortion protections, advocates and opponents have fought constantly over the boundaries of that right - and now Arizona finds itself at the forefront of the national battle.

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Republicans regain top spot among Az's voting blocs; PPE registration deadline coming up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Entering the 2024 presidential election cycle, the number of registered voters in Arizona has dropped by nearly 100,000 since summer 2023. As a result, registered Republicans have regained the top spot among organized voter blocs.

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Arizona tax collections down sharply in December, fueled by flat tax & business tax dips tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State coffers continued to hemorrhage money in December, driving Arizona’s revenue shortfall to more than $480 million below what was expected just six months earlier, as income tax collections for both individuals and corporations were dismal.

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Arizona lawmakers want to build a statue of Sandra Day O’Connor, but there’s already one in the works tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bipartisan resolution would see Arizona replacing the statue of a Jesuit explorer with one of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, but the the family wasn’t consulted and prefers a project approved in April 2022 that would place a statue of O’Connor in the U.S. Capitol.

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Wastewater tests show COVID infections surging, but pandemic fatigue limits precautions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Although it’s spotty and inconsistent in many places, wastewater testing is pointing to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with as many as one-third of Americans expected to contract the disease by late February.

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Biden protected lands surrounding the Grand Canyon; uranium mining is happening there anyway tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While the designation of the canyons, cliffs, and plateaus surrounding the Grand Canyon National Park as part of a new national monument prevented hundreds of mining claims, two uranium mines were grandfathered in - and now a Colorado-based company is cashing in.

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Arizona Athletic Director Dave Heeke out, replaced by ex-softball coach Mike Candrea tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Dave Heeke, the head of University of Arizona athletics, will be replaced by former softball coach Mike Candrea, UA President Robert C. Robbins said Monday.

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Fellow travelers: Tucson Council to discuss new amity with RTA; Cat Foot looks at booting kindergarteners tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson's participation in the RTA Next plan appears to have overcome a major obstacle, as a committee of professional traffic geeks and weirdos has approved full funding of the city's priorities in a proposal that may be brought to voters in 2025. Plus more in local gov't meetings.

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On Roe's anniversary, Tucson Dems push for Nov. wins, Az amendment protecting abortion rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats in Tucson marked the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the U.S.—as part of a nationwide effort, calling November's election a "clear choice" between protecting women's freedom, and further bans on abortion and contraception.

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