Poll contends most Latino men stayed loyal to Democratic candidates in 2024 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111324_latino_vote_poll/poll-contends-most-latino-men-stayed-loyal-democratic-candidates-2024/
Despite more Latino men shifting more Republican, a majority continued to vote Democratic in 2024, new polling released Tuesday reveals.
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Trump readies for mass deportations with Kristi Noem as Homeland Security chief https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111324_noem_dhs/trump-readies-mass-deportations-with-kristi-noem-as-homeland-security-chief/
President-elect Donald Trump said he will nominate South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which will carry out Trump’s plan to conduct mass deportations.
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Petersen, Montenegro to lead Arizona Legislature’s bolstered GOP majority https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111324_gop_legislature/petersen-montenegro-lead-arizona-legislatures-bolstered-gop-majority/
Arizona’s legislative Republicans, after gaining ground in both chambers in the Nov. 5 election, retained Warren Petersen as Senate president and elected Steve Montenegro as speaker of the House in a closed-door vote.
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Trump taps John Ratcliffe to lead CIA https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111324_ratcliffe_cia/trump-taps-john-ratcliffe-lead-cia/
President-elect Donald Trump announced that John Ratcliffe, the former director of National Intelligence and Texas congressman, would serve as CIA director in his administration.
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U.S. House GOP claims mandate on immigration, lower food prices, ‘end to the wokeness’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111324_gop_house_mandate/us-house-gop-claims-mandate-immigration-lower-food-prices-end-wokeness/
U.S. House Republican leaders said voters have given them a “mandate” to enact as much conservative policy as possible once they gain unified control of the federal government in January.
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Az CD6 Rep. Ciscomani wins reelection over Democratic challenger Engel https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_ciscomani_engel/az-cd6-rep-ciscomani-wins-reelection-over-democratic-challenger-engel/
Updated: U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani defeated Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 after more ballots were counted on Tuesday, stacking up a substantial lead of nearly 7,000 votes.
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AG Kris Mayes says she has a plan to protect Arizona from ‘unacceptable’ Trump policies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111324_mayes_trump_policies/ag-kris-mayes-says-she-has-plan-protect-arizona-from-unacceptable-trump-policies/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes told reporters Tuesday that she intends to push back against potential abortion and immigration policy proposals by the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Alzheimer’s affects the Hispanic community at higher rates, but research is lagging https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111324_hispanics_alzheimers/alzheimers-affects-hispanic-community-higher-rates-but-research-lagging/
Alzheimer's specialists are calling for more research to understand the higher prevalence of the disease among Hispanic Americans.
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Christy wins reelection to Pima County Board of Supervisors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_pima_supes/christy-wins-reelection-pima-county-board-supervisors/
Updated: Republican Supervisor Steve Christy stacked up even more votes over Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol on Tuesday, giving his reelection bid a wide lead even as Democrats were walking away with all of the other county races.
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LD17: GOP's Leach wins Tucson-area Az Senate race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_ld17_election/ld17-gops-leach-wins-tucson-area-az-senate-race/
Republican Vince Leach won his election in LD17 seat but Democrat Kevin Volk pulled off an upset victory in the GOP-leaning district. Democrats are losing other key races they targeted in the 2024 election.
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Christy wins reelection to Pima County Board of Supervisors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_pima_supes/christy-wins-reelection-pima-county-board-supervisors/
Republican Supervisor Steve Christy stacked up even more votes over Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol on Tuesday, giving his reelection bid a wide lead even as Democrats were walking away with all of the other county races.
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Az CD6 Rep. Ciscomani winning reelection as lead over Engel increases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111124_ciscomani_engel/az-cd6-rep-ciscomani-winning-reelection-as-lead-over-engel-increases/
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani saw his lead over Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race jump to nearly 5,000 votes after Pima and Cochise tabulated more ballots on Monday.
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Pima supervisors nix censure & seek probe of Sheriff Nanos, whose reelection hinges on narrowing margin https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_nanos_censure/pima-supervisors-nix-censure-seek-probe-sheriff-nanos-whose-reelection-hinges-narrowing-margin/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously Tuesday to request an investigation of Sheriff Chris Nanos for putting his political opponent Heather Lappin on administration leave just before the November election.
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Az CD6 Rep. Ciscomani wins reelection over Democratic challenger Engel https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_ciscomani_engel/az-cd6-rep-ciscomani-wins-reelection-over-democratic-challenger-engel/
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani defeated Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 after more ballots were counted on Tuesday, stacking up a substantial lead of nearly 7,000 votes.
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Batey Puerto Rican Gastronomy brings Boricua grub to Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111224_batey_restaurant/batey-puerto-rican-gastronomy-brings-boricua-grub-tucson/
The restaurant has a menu full of well-loved Puerto Rican dishes like chuleta can can and canoas, which are sweet plantains split down the middle, stuffed with ground beef and cheese.
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Batey Puerto Rican Gastronomy brinda gustazos Boricuas a Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102824_batey_restaurant_esp/batey-puerto-rican-gastronomy-brinda-gustazos-boricuas-tucson/
El restaurante ofrece un menú lleno de platos bien disfrutados por los puertorriqueños como la chuleta can can y las canoas, que son plátanos amarillos cortados a la mitad, rellenos de picadillo y queso.
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Pima men's and women's soccer to play at NJCAA Division II national tourney https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111224_pcc_soccer/pima-mens-and-womens-soccer-play-njcaa-division-ii-national-tourney/
The Pima Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams are heading to Huntsville, Ala., as the NJCAA released the seedings and brackets for the NJCAA Division II National Tournaments.
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Tucson City Council to revisit ordinance requiring permits to distribute food in city parks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_food_in_parks/tucson-city-council-revisit-ordinance-requiring-permits-distribute-food-city-parks/
The Tucson City Council, led by Councilmembers Karin Uhlich and Lane Santa Cruz, is seeking to modify an ordinance that requires a permit to distribute food and beverages in city parks.
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10 Arizona counties were targeted by Russian hoax bomb threats on Election Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111224_az_elex_threats/10-arizona-counties-were-targeted-by-russian-hoax-bomb-threats-election-day/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes revealed Tuesday that two-thirds of Arizona’s counties — twice as many as was previously known — received bomb threats on Election Day.
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Crisis calls from LGBTQ+ youth spiked by 700 percent after Election Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111224_lgbtq_youth_crisis/crisis-calls-from-lgbtq-youth-spiked-by-700-percent-after-election-day/
When the presidential race was called for Donald Trump in the early hours of Wednesday, calls and texts to a leading LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention organization exploded in a massive outpouring of anxiety over the election results.
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