Pima County wants public to weigh-in on floodplain, watershed management tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County officials are asking the public to comment on the management of future flood hazards, offering up two plans that will identify new problems and help to develop mitigation efforts.

Hobbs targets ‘entitlement’ vouchers in $17.7B Arizona budget plan tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed $17.7 billion state budget includes $886 million in one-time spending - an increase of more than $1 billion over last year’s bipartisan state budget of $16.1 billion - though Republicans say they have “a long way to go” on a serious and responsible budget.

Tucson’s top pinball players prepare for state championship amid game’s revival tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
John Finnegan and Ben Clement, two of the world's best pinball players, will be representing Tucson at the Arizona State Pinball Championship on Saturday in Tempe.

Dahl: 'Toilet to tap' plan is good, but more water conservation is even better tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson must continue to expand our commitment to water conservation and reduce our consumption.

Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment is the ‘law of the land,’ contradicting nat'l archivist tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden released a statement Friday saying he believes the Equal Rights Amendment should be added as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, despite a statement from the archivist of the United States that it cannot.

Tucson MLK march to take place Monday; What's open & what's closed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will kick off with a march and celebration at Reid Park, but residents should remember most government services will close for the holiday.

Pima County election: Rex Scott improved vote margin in most District 1 precincts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott will take up the chair’s gavel at the five-member board’s January 21 meeting, but he could also receive an award for “most improved margin of victory in the 2024 election.”

Tucson's coalition against Prop. 414 sales tax reveals why civilization is so completely screwed tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
When everyone plays "my way or the highway," the good becomes a mortal enemy of the perfect and nothing gets done as we continue to ask why nothing gets done.

Tribal leaders remind legislators that Arizona benefits from working together tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
From a well-negotiated gaming compact and working on building a secure water future for Arizona to securing funding for widening Interstate 10, tribal leaders from Arizona sought to remind state legislators of the importance of state and tribal partnerships.

Same song, new singer: GOP lawmakers heed election warnings only after ex-colleague delivers them tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap told legislative Republicans that rural election officials often opposed election reform proposals due to a dearth of resources - and those lawmakers did something they rarely do when hearing it from the counties themselves: They believed him.

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court cleared the way for a looming ban on TikTok, upholding lawmakers’ strong-arm tactics against the popular social platform’s Chinese ownership.

Trump’s plan to roll back efforts to combat climate change worries advocates in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A coalition of progressive Arizona organizations shared their concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to roll back efforts to combat climate change.

Az rep with ties to hate groups files similar anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was vetoed last year tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A conservative local House member endorsed and aligned with Christian nationalists has proposed legislation to end the legal recognition of people with sexual differences and prevent their access to gender-aligned public facilities.

El 9no Circuito confirma fin al caso de desegregación del TUSD que comenzó en 1974 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Después de más de 50 años de batallas legales, el 9no Circuito confirmó el miércoles una decisión que liberó al Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson de la supervisión judicial sobre los esfuerzos para corregir errores de segregación. Pero la miembro de la junta Sadie Shaw dijo que "no puede celebrar" el fallo.

Trump inauguration gets cold shoulder from some Az Democrats but draws both Gallego & Stanton tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The second inauguration of former president Donald Trump is putting civility to the test, as Arizona politicians decide whether to be on hand to witness his return to power.

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