Tucson Council takes deep dive on billion-dollar TEP takeover; Pima Supes consider housing tax tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The city of Tucson still considering buying Tucson Electric Power as potential costs exceed $1.5 billion, RTA drama to continue, Pima County Supervisors consider budget and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

No Trump appointments means Federal Election Commission can't enforce campaign finance laws tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
On May 1, the Federal Election Commission lost its ability to enforce and regulate federal campaign finance laws - here's what you should know about the FEC’s latest de facto shutdown.

Morgan Pepe becomes 2-time NJCAA Outdoor All-American; 4x800 takes 7th at Nationals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team opened competition at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships on Thursday at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson, Kansas.

PCC"s Huntsman & Sulpizio earn All-American honors in pole vault at NJCAA Outdoor Nationals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team completed the first day of competition at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships on Thursday at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Cuts to teacher training leave rural school districts& aspiring educators in the lurch tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration nixed some $600 million in teacher-training grants, citing DEI. Programs to recruit and train rural teachers are cutting scholarships, laying off staff and closing shop.

Green takes runner-up as Pima high jump trio scores 15, Hannah Droeg takes 6th in heptathlon tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team completed the second day of competition at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships on Friday in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Private equity snaps up disability services, challenging state regulators tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Private equity companies have gobbled up group homes and other services for people with disabilities, attracting the attention of state and federal regulators across the nation and alarming advocates.

Kelly, Grijalva blast Medicaid cuts as Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' stalls in DC tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hours after the House Budget Committee shot down legislation advancing a Republican budget plan, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, his wife and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords and congressional candidate Adelita Grijalva blasted the GOP’s planned Medicaid cuts.

In setback for GOP, House budget panel sinks reconciliation bill tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Republicans failed to advance President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation package out of the lower chamber’s budget committee, thanks to a few key GOP holdouts.

Supreme Court: Trump violated migrant due process rights with speedy deportations tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court found President Donald Trump violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants when he tried to expedite deportations to an infamous El Salvador prison using a wartime authority.

From sexual assault response to missing person protocols: How systems failed Emily Pike tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The unthinkable way Stephanie Dosela found out about her daughter’s murder is emblematic of the poor communication and failures of the individual pieces of the tribal, county and state systems — first, to keep Emily Pike safe, and then to find her after she went missing.

Military mom turns personal loss into mission to help Arizona service members tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Military Assistance Mission provides fast relief for struggling Arizona military families.

Arizona bid to light up political dark money blasted as invasion of privacy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A conservative advocacy group told the Ninth Circuit that an Arizona law intended to shed light on dark money in campaign finance violates donor privacy.

Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of Trump tariffs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients, and some have stocked up on the drugs they dispense most.

Supreme Court gripe with nationwide injunctions clipped by birthright citizenship case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s controversial move to end birthright citizenship for some immigrants became a roadblock at the Supreme Court, as the justices pushed to limit judges’ authority to influence policy nationwide.

EPA transfers carbon injection well oversight to Arizona amid growing safety concerns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona will have total control over regulation of underground wells to store carbon captured from industrial facilities, even as environmental groups have been urging the EPA to halt approvals of the wells.

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