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Tucson Council to select Fimbres' replacement; Pima County to vote on tax for housing tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will vote on a replacement for Richard Fimbres, who retired at the end of April; Pima Supes ponder tax for housing, Oro Valley revisits litter law, a return to public life for Steve Farley?, and more from government meetings around Tucson.

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DHS offers $1,000 to immigrants without legal status who self-deport tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that the agency will provide $1,000 in what it called “travel assistance” to people in the United States without permanent legal status if they self deport.

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Arizona, other states sue RFK Jr., Trump for ‘sabotaging’ HHS with DOGE cuts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other state attorneys general - including Az Attorney General Kris Mayes - announced they are suing the Trump administration and its Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for gutting the agency’s manpower.

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Number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since 1974, but the Trump administration’s tariffs and deportations of potential construction workers, plus higher interest rates, could be a wet blanket on the boom.

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Trump team’s $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientists tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine and pandemic preparedness experts, who said the project was in early stages, relied on old technology, and was just one of more than 200 such efforts.

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Director of Arizona Medicaid agency resigns following fraud scheme response tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Carmen Heredia, the director of Arizona’s embattled Medicaid agency resigned this week, just as she was expected to face questions from lawmakers about her handling of a massive fraud scheme that largely targeted Native Americans.

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Election certification trial pushed back, pending judge’s decision on motion to dismiss tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The trial to determine whether Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby conspired to interfere in the duties of the Secretary of State’s Office when he refused to certify the results of the 2022 election has been pushed back from May to September.

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Gulf of TBD: The crusade to change a 500-year-old name tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, other entities including state governments, businesses and nonprofits are grappling with the implications.

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The return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to know tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After a five-year pause, the Trump administration is bringing back financial penalties for the many millions of borrowers who are too far behind on their student loan payments. It’s led to confusion and financial uncertainty.

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Hobbs vetoes GOP bills that would force cooperation with ICE tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs once again thwarted Republican efforts to facilitate mass deportations in Arizona, vetoing legislation that would have made it easier for federal immigration agents to arrest people while at the same time blocking elected officials from preventing discriminatory actions.

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Music, tacos & margaritas galore for Cinco de Mayo tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Cinco de Mayo is bringing live performances, food and drink specials, and lots of color and fun to the Tucson community. Aside from delicious local cuisine, there's plenty of culture and entertainment.

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Soccer: FC Tucson settles for draw against spirited local side tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson opened its 2025 season the way they have for a couple of years: a tune-up match against Selección Tucsón, a team of standout Southern Arizona players. The match at Kino North Stadium went well for FC Tucson, but they were unable to staunch a comeback by the scrappy amateurs and settled for a 2 - 2 draw.

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Fentanyl pipeline: How a Chinese prison helped fuel deadly drug crisis in U.S. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While China enforces strict laws against domestic drug trafficking, state-supported companies have openly shipped fentanyl to the U.S., investigators say. One prison-owned chemical company boasted online: “100% of our shipments will clear customs.”

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Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they’re celebrating tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo doesn’t mark Mexican Independence. Instead, it’s meant to commemorate the Battle of Puebla, fought between the Mexican and French armies in 1862 and generally considered a fairly minor event. But its legacy lives on a century and a half later.

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Migrant woman who gave birth at Tucson hospital released by CBP Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 24-year-old Guatemalan woman and her newborn baby were released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Saturday afternoon after public outcry over her detention by federal officials at Tucson Medical Center.

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With Ciscomani & other swing district Republicans opposed, GOP backs off unveiling Medicaid cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The decision to punt on next week’s markup comes after some Republicans in swing districts, including Southern Arizona's Juan Ciscomani, warned leadership that they were opposed to significant Medicaid cuts.

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With Ciscomani & other swing district Republicans opposed, GOP leaders back off plan to unveil Medicaid cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The decision to punt on next week’s markup comes after some Republicans in swing districts, including Southern Arizona's Juan Ciscomani, warned leadership that they were opposed to significant Medicaid cuts.

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Barta's walk-off RBI single sends Pima baseball to Region I, Division II finals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (47-11) advanced to the Region I, Division II finals on Friday after sweeping their best-of-three series with Paradise Valley Community College (35-20) in the semifinal round.

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How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be locked up,” or, more simply, “a closed room.”

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Danhof secures 3 titles as PCC women captures 1st track & field regional since 2021 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team came away with their first Region I team championship since 2021 as the Aztecs closed out the regional tournament on Thursday at Mesa Community College.

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