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Janssen: Prison oversight matters to Arizonans tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Transparency and accountability about the inner workings of a prison are essential to people’s protection, and all residents - whether formerly incarcerated or know someone who has been - should tell lawmakers about the importance of HB2553 and prison oversight.

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Karrin Taylor Robson enters 2026 Az governor’s race with Trump’s backing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Karrin Taylor Robson is taking another run for Arizona governor - claiming support from President Trump, and joining U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, who announced in late January that he was exploring a bid for governor and is now collecting signatures to qualify for the 2026 ballot.

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McKasson: Finally, background checks at Pima County Fairgrounds gun show tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Private sellers” are now required to get a federal firearms license and to conduct background checks if they meet criteria for being in the business of selling firearms, so how has this

been implemented in Pima County?

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Finally background checks at the Pima County Fairgrounds Gun Show tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Private sellers” are now required to get a Federal Firearms License and to conduct background checks if they meet federal criteria for being in the business of selling firearms, so how has this critical public safety improvement been implemented in Pima County?

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After court loss, Az GOP targets Grand Canyon monument through Trump tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A top Arizona Republican is hoping the Trump administration will do what a federal court wouldn’t: overturn a national monument protecting lands around the Grand Canyon so that mining companies can extract uranium and other valuable minerals from the land.

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Order to end minting of pennies will save taxpayers millions without much impact on Az copper mines tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Most copper mined in the U.S. comes from Arizona - but President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he will halt production of pennies won’t make a dent in the state’s mining industry, as nearly all of the metal used has been zinc since 1982.

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Arizona women’s basketball finding footing, ASU still searching in Big 12 debut tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Women’s basketball fans packed into McKale Center Saturday to watch as Arizona, fresh off a win against West Virginia but reeling from recent losses, found their footing in a 66-59 victory over a struggling ASU team mired in a nine-game skid.

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Arizona unlikely to reach compromise on bill to speed up election results tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers in Arizona pledged to find a way to speed up election results, but it appears unlikely this year that they’ll send Gov. Katie Hobbs a bill that she would actually sign - though voters will likely see a related question on their ballot in 2026.

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9th Circuit: Forest Service lawfully approved cattle grazing lands, despite risks to endangered wolves tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court decision, ruling the U.S. Forest Service acted lawfully when it authorized a cattle grazing project in New Mexico and Arizona, despite activists’ claims that it could impact the endangered Mexican gray wolf population in the area.

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Arizona ‘fake electors’ aim for dismissal of criminal charges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Maricopa County judge heard arguments Tuesday on more than half a dozen motions to dismiss criminal actions against Arizona Republicans and Trump allies who submitted false documentation certifying themselves as presidential electors in 2020.

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Appeals court nixes $75K fee award in Az GOP Jan. 6 defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision to award attorney fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker who was sued by GOP elected officials who said she had defamed them by connecting them to the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Appeals court nixes $75K fee award in Az GOP Jan. 6 defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision to award attorney fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker who was sued by GOP elected officials who said she had defamed them by connecting them to the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Arizona universities face massive cuts to medical research if Trump’s plan is implemented tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If the Trump administration succeeds in implementing the steep cuts to medical research grants that a court temporarily blocked on Monday, more than $250 million in grants to Arizona universities, research institutions and companies would be at risk.

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After decades of seeking death, Aaron Gunches will be executed March 19 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a warrant of execution for Aaron Gunches - who killed a man in 2002 and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2004 - setting his execution date out 35 days, which is March 19.

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Wyatt Tee Walker: Chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. in struggle for civil rights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There were a number of people who made valuable contributions to the the civil rights movement, and among them was Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker – hailed as “one of the keenest minds of the nonviolent revolution” by none less than Martin Luther King Jr. himself.

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City mailing Prop. 414 ballots to all Tucson voters on Wednesday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson voters can start deciding the fate of Prop. 414 this week as a total of 305,520 ballots for the March 11 election are being mailed to voters Wednesday, according to the Tucson City Clerk’s Office.

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Valentine's Day in Tucson is everything but ordinary tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Stargazing, free weddings, the can-can, exploring the city dump and more things to enjoy with loved ones on Valentine's Day.

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GOP bill would force Arizona police to work with ICE to expand deportation powers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates rallied at the state Capitol in opposition of a Republican push to require police departments across the state to work with federal immigration officials, potentially facilitating President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans.

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Tucson research CEO: Diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility are important for science & the workplace tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"At a time when these principles are being purged by our government from a large swath of federal programs, you should know they actually advance science, thereby advancing the interests of our country, and are important for the workplace." — Planetary Science Institute CEO Mark Sykes

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Steve Bannon pleads guilty to felony in ‘We Build the Wall’ case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York to one felony count related to his role in a scheme to defraud Trump supporters under the false pretense of raising funds to construct a border wall.

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