Az Legislature passes contentious budget in face of $1.3B deficit
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
Feds indict Tucson man for cocaine possession, illlegal automatic firearms
Paul Ingram/Tucson Sentinel
- A 22-year-old Tucson man faces federal charges after police found cocaine, weaponsand silencers in his vehicle.
- A grand jury indicted Jesus Antonio Najar on 9 charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
- He allegedly had guns modified to fire automatically, a violation of federal law.
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Major cuts to roads, adult education, but not school vouchers in proposed Arizona state budget
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
Arizona man indicted for plans to start a ‘race war’ with mass shooting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
- Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was indicted on firearms trafficking & transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime.
- Prieto allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting against Black people in Atlanta prior to the 2024 Election.
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Proposed Az budget would cut funding for most state agencies
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
Pima County sheriff candidates square off on jail deaths, border & staffing
Cris Seda Chabrier/Tucson Sentinel
- Incumbent Nanos & challenger Rosenthal exchange sharp words during Democratic debate
- Differences were sharp enough that Rosenthal declared he would not support Nanos in November if sheriff wins primary.
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Low staffing, space crunch hobble UA state museum’s repatriation work
- U.S. Sen. calls out Az State Museum as a foremost offenders of Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act
- The park service counted about 2,700 remains in museum’s collections that have yet to be repatriated
- The process requires space, funding and staff, and the museum has been chronically short on all three
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Republicans sue to purge at least 500000 people from Arizona's voter rolls
By Emily Holshouser
Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting under investigation for public corruption
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
Mayes investigating Az Gov. Hobbs after GOP accuses gov of 'pay to play' over group home funds
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
It costs Arizona $332M to pay for vouchers subsidizing private school tuition, homeschooling
By Caitlin Sievers
As Lesher pushes to 'wind down' migrant shelters, Pima County Supes seek one more federal grant
By Paul Ingram
Drop off old paint, batteries, papers & more at Tucson HHW collection event Saturday
By Colton Allder
Az teachers: Private school vouchers are 'out-of-control' & need to be curtailed
By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy