ACLU threatens legal action if Cottonwood bans minors from drag shows https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031725_aclu_drag/aclu-threatens-legal-action-if-cottonwood-bans-minors-from-drag-shows/
Cottonwood is considering whether to bar children from attending drag shows, including family friendly ones, and it could face a lawsuit for doing so as the Arizona Pride Tour - headed by Tucsonan Chris Hall, who performs as Miss Nature - is set to visit the Northern Arizona city.
#Tucson #Arizona

Wildcat soccer's Moros gets ready for season with new roster rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031525_soccer-notes/wildcat-soccers-moros-gets-ready-season-with-new-roster-rules/
The addition of the two new transfers, plus the raft of first-year players joining the team in the fall, raises the question of how the Wildcats will adjust to new roster rules from the NCAA. PLUS: New teams for Katembo, Toia
#Tucson #Arizona

Photos: Hundreds mark Grijalva's passing, promise to fight for his legacy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031625_grijalva_vigil/photos-hundreds-mark-grijalvas-passing-promise-fight-his-legacy/
Hundreds of Tucsonans held a candlelight vigil at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center on Sunday to mark the life and legacy of U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday.
#Tucson #Arizona

Photos: Hundreds mark Grijalva's passing, promise to fight for his legacy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031625_grijalva_vigil/photos-hundreds-mark-grijalvas-passing-promise-fight-his-legacy/
Hundreds of Tucsonans held a candlelight vigil at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center on Sunday to mark the life and legacy of U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday.
#Tucson #Arizona

“We’re just hoping kids with disabilities aren’t going to have nothing left for them.”

From the archives, by @josephinelee in 2023: Before Texas, there was #Arizona. A look at how their voucher program used vulnerable students to attack public schools. https://www.texasobserver.org/voucher-program-arizona-privitization-public-schools-disabilities/

9th Circuit dismisses sanctions against Alan Dershowitz for Kari Lake election suit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031725_dershowitz_sanctions/9th-circuit-dismisses-sanctions-against-alan-dershowitz-kari-lake-election-suit/
The Ninth Circuit reversed a state court’s imposition of monetary sanctions against Alan Dershowitz for his role in one of Kari Lake’s many election-related lawsuits, though the panel rejected Dershowitz’s claim that the sanctions violated his First Amendment rights.
#Tucson #Arizona

ACLU threatens legal action if Cottonwood bans minors from drag performances https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031725_aclu_drag/aclu-threatens-legal-action-if-cottonwood-bans-minors-from-drag-performances/
Cottonwood is considering whether to bar children from attending drag shows, including family friendly ones, and it could face a lawsuit for doing so as the Arizona Pride Tour - headed by Tucsonan Chris Hall, who performs as Miss Nature - is set to visit the Northern Arizona city.
#Tucson #Arizona

‘Stonewalling’: Forest Service mum on firings during wildfire briefing for congressional staff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031725_wildfire_cuts/stonewalling-forest-service-mum-firings-during-wildfire-briefing-congressional-staff/
An annual wildfire briefing earlier this week between staffers for Southwestern members of Congress and Forest Service officials happened about a month earlier than is typical, and Forest Service officials stonewalled on firings and wildfire dispatch centers.
#Tucson #Arizona

Trump admin orders talking points instead of straight answers about nat'l parks cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031725_park_cuts/trump-admin-orders-talking-points-instead-straight-answers-natl-parks-cuts/
A series of emails sent to front-line staff at national parks across the country provided rangers with instructions on how to describe the highly publicized staff cuts, guidance that mirrors other measures instituted to dictate how federal employees communicate with the public.
#Tucson #Arizona

Verificando cinco mitos sobre los latinos y Medicaid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031725_latino_medicaid_esp/verificando-cinco-mitos-sobre-los-latinos-y-medicaid/
Algunos de los mitos y la desinformación más comunes se refieren a los inmigrantes, los latinos y Medicaid. A continuación, presentamos cinco mitos que circulan en redes sociales, analizados por expertos en la materia.
#Tucson #Arizona

Checking the facts on Medicaid use by Latinos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031725_latino_medicaid/checking-facts-medicaid-use-by-latinos/
Some of the most common misinformation and myths are those surrounding immigrants, Latinos, and Medicaid. Here are five myths circulating on social media, analyzed by experts in the field.
#Tucson #Arizona

Az governor sets CD7 special election following Grijalva's death https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031425_special_election/az-governor-sets-cd7-special-election-following-grijalvas-death/
Updated: Declaring Arizona's 7th Congressional District seat vacant after the death of Rep. Raul Grijalva, Gov. Katie Hobbs set a special election — a primary on July 15 and general election on September 23.
#Tucson #Arizona

Dressed in green and nowhere to go? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031325_paddys_roundup/dressed-green-and-nowhere-go/
If visiting The Shanty on Fourth Avenue isn't enough, here are some events happening in Tucson to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and Irish culture.
#Tucson #Arizona

10 things to know about the real St. Patrick https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031725_st_patrick_op/10-things-know-real-st-patrick/
People around the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by parading in green hats, sporting images of shamrocks and leprechauns pinned to their lapels, but his own writings and early accounts of the saint’s career reveal many interesting details about the life of this patron saint of Ireland.
#Tucson #Arizona

#Phoenix to build multibillion dollar purification plant to make wastewater drinkable by 2030 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/04/12/exclusive-phoenix-to-make-wastewater-drinkable-on-mass-scale-by-2030/70101091007/ #Arizona

A FEMINIST SURVIVAL THRILLER captures the tough existence of off-the-grid life in the Arizona desert, and the ways people of integrity stand up against brutality. Grim and cathartic. SOLID B

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Under Trump, Social Security resumes what it once called ‘clawback cruelty’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031625_social_security_clawbacks/under-trump-social-security-resumes-what-it-once-called-clawback-cruelty/
A year ago, the Social Security stopped cutting off people’s monthly checks to recoup money they had allegedly been overpaid - but beginning March 27, to recover new overpayments, the SSA will automatically withhold 100% of recipients’ monthly benefits.
#Tucson #Arizona

I send thanks to the buyer from Maryland who purchased a coffee mug of

Serenity -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/serenity-steve-henderson.html?product=coffee-mug

May the image on the mug bring you to a place of peace, calmness, and contemplation.

Battered by cuts & firings, VA employees describe serving veterans under ‘invisible cloud of dread’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031625_va_layoffs/battered-by-cuts-firings-va-employees-describe-serving-veterans-under-invisible-cloud-dread/
Over the past month, the VA has cut 2,400 positions and plans to slash more than 70,000 - and while the department has promised the firings will not harm veterans or their care, VA employees across the country said the cuts and a climate of fear are already hurting veterans.
#Tucson #Arizona

COVID stole a parent from more than 200,000 children. Indian Country lost the most. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031625_native_covid/covid-stole-parent-from-more-than-200000-children-indian-country-lost-most/
2,000 Indigenous children in the Navajo Nation lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, according to one analysis - yet that number doesn’t convey the grief that continues to reverberate at the five-year COVID anniversary.
#Tucson #Arizona