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Senate Democrats heap pressure on Chief Justice Roberts to rein in Alito amid flag controversy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Amid reports that symbols used by far-right political activists have appeared outside homes owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, two of the Senate’s top Democrats urged the high court’s chief executive to take matters into his own hands.

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Vexing drawback to tribal online colleges: Cultural & social isolation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The empty campus at Tohono O’odham Community College reflects an ongoing dilemma facing not only tribal colleges, but colleges in general, where students are increasingly taking courses at a distance instead of studying together in person.

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Friends of PACC offering community-wide free spay/neuter clinics in June tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima Animal Care Center is holding a free spay and neuter event for large dogs dubbed the "Big Fix" from June 5-8 across Pima County - part of Friends of PACC’s new Spay/Neuter Support project, which is designed to stem shelter overcrowding.

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Rio Nuevo makes pitch to keep hockey in Tucson; Sahuarita has healthy surplus tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Rio Nuevo board will discuss a proposal to keep the Tucson Roadrunners from fleeing to Phoenix, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

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Rio Nuevo makes pitch to keep hockey in Tucson; Sahaurita has healthy surplus tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Rio Nuevo board will discuss a proposal to keep the Tucson Roadrunners from fleeing to Phoenix, plus more from government meetings around Tucson.

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Memorial Day services around Tucson, plus what’s open & what’s closed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
There will be several Memorial Day events at Southern Arizona cemeteries, and most city, county, state, and federal governmental offices will be closed Monday, including post offices and courts. Most banks and credit unions will be closed.

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She wanted an abortion. Her only option was driving to Mexico. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
This excerpt from “Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in a Post-Roe America” by The 19th’s Shefali Luthra looks at just how far away abortion can be in some parts of the country.

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‘The restrictions are unbelievable’: GOP states target voter registration drives tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Since the 2020 election, at least six states have passed legislation cracking down on voter registration drives, and many groups view the laws - enacted by Republicans in Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Tennessee - as a threat to their work.

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4 ways vaccine skeptics mislead you on measles & more tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A growing number of parents are deciding not to get their children vaccinated against measles, as well as diseases like polio and pertussis, due to a flood of misinformation - rhetoric that erodes confidence in the science backing routine childhood vaccines.

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Theme parks, private planes & Paris: The leadership PAC loophole tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A loophole in federal campaign finance law allows candidates to spend donations for their own personal use, and though Democrats and Republicans at the FEC have tried to persuade Congress to ban the practice, the only people who can change the law are the ones who benefit from it.

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In Tucson forum, women recall horror stories of pregnancies gone wrong in states with abortion restrictions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
At a roundtable discussion with Democratic congressional candidate Kirsten Engel, two women spoke to the challenges they faced when their pregnancies went awry in states with strict abortion restrictions.

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Write-in Pima constable candidates can win JP9 July primary with Camacho off ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With incumbent George Camacho failing to make the ballot for Pima County constable in a South Side precinct, write-in candidates have a July primary opportunity to earn a spot in the November election.

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Photos: Memorial Day flags placed at graves of Arizona veterans in Marana tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Around 70 people placed hundreds of Memorial Day flags at gravesites at the Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Marana, Ariz., on Friday morning.

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FC Tucson women's side starts 2024 season this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Former coach Kelly Pierce had been involved with FC Tucson's squad as both a player and coach since the team’s first season in 2013, when they were known as “TSA FC"; now new coach Roberto García looks to take things in a different direction.

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PACC providing free pet tags & microchips on Wednesdays tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the next six weeks, Pima County pet owners can get free ID tags and microchips for cats and dogs at clinics at PACC's West Side animal shelter, as officials hope to stem the number of strays scared by July 4 fireworks who are never reunited with their families.

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Gov. Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona doctors to offer abortions in California tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill immediately allowing Arizona doctors to travel to the Golden State and perform abortions for their patients, for most of the remaining year.

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As Memorial Day arrives, bill unveiled in Congress to assist Purple Heart recipients tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Legislation introduced in Congress would permit retroactive Purple Heart award recipients who served on or after Sept. 11, 2001 and received the medal after they were discharged to transfer their education benefits to one or more dependents.

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U.S. House panel votes to advance election bills targeting noncitizens, foreign money tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Republican-led U.S. House Administration Committee approved a bill to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections, something that is rare and already illegal, and a bill which would restrict the contributions of foreign nationals in political campaigns.

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States shift toward kin-first foster care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States have worked to recognize the roles of grandparents and other extended loved ones, known collectively as kinship caregivers, in raising children who otherwise might be in foster care, and some now encourage social workers to look toward kinship caregivers when placing children.

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Experts eye tax changes ahead of Trump-era cuts’ sunset tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The race to harness the tax code is in full swing as economists and advocates across the political spectrum view the expiring Trump-era tax law as an opportunity to advance their economic priorities.

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