http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/business business news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-23T18:34:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052313_barber_congress_op/barber-congress-needs-get-work-stop-political-games/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052313_barber_congress_op/barber-congress-needs-get-work-stop-political-games/ 18:34:00Z Ron Barber The Affordable Care Act needs serious improvements, and Congress should come together to find bipartisan fixes to improve this law. Rather than focus on real solutions to the problems embedded in this law, leadership in Washington has wasted many days – and millions of your dollars – trying to repeal the law rather than make the necessary changes. 2013-05-23T18:34:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052313_gangplank/gangplank-opens-new-downtown-workspace/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052313_gangplank/gangplank-opens-new-downtown-workspace/ 18:13:00Z Molly Baker Co-working space Gangplank celebrated their grand re-opening in a newly decked-out suite in the historic Pioneer Building downtown Wednesday night. The nonprofit’s goal is to offer a welcoming and supportive space for community members to connect, generate ideas, and take successful steps towards their personal business goals.  2013-05-23T18:13:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_quiz/the-sentinel-quiz-test-your-news-knowledge/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_quiz/the-sentinel-quiz-test-your-news-knowledge/ 00:00:00Z Dylan Smith How well have you been keeping up with the news? Feeling lucky? Here are seven questions - earn the highest score and you might win a pizza from Rocco’s Little Chicago. 2013-05-23T00:00:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052213_asdb_hamed_op/hamed-brewer-must-continue-asdbs-fresh-start/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052213_asdb_hamed_op/hamed-brewer-must-continue-asdbs-fresh-start/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed From a former Board member, and student: Gov. Jan Brewer’s appointment Wednesday of five new members of the Board of Directors of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind is a start to fixing the damage done to that institution’s reputation. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052113_tea_party_endorsements/tea-party-nonprofits-rarely-endorsed-political-candidates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052113_tea_party_endorsements/tea-party-nonprofits-rarely-endorsed-political-candidates/ 01:39:00Z Michael Beckel Tea party groups and other conservative nonprofits at the heart of a scandal rocking the Internal Revenue Service have, of late, largely avoided electoral politics, according to a Center for Public Integrity review of Federal Election Commission filings. 2013-05-22T01:39:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_johncscottshow/jc-scott-steve-pierce-senate-passage-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_johncscottshow/jc-scott-steve-pierce-senate-passage-medicaid-expansion/ 00:40:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with state Sen. Steve Pierce, Tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans, Steve Lynn of the SALC on the PCC Board, and talk show host Emil Franzi. 2013-05-22T00:40:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_buckmaster/buckmaster-are-we-there-yet-downtown-roundtable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_buckmaster/buckmaster-are-we-there-yet-downtown-roundtable/ 22:01:00Z Buckmaster Show Shelly Fishman hosts a Downtown Tucson roundtable discussion with Michael Keith, CEO of the Downtown Tucson Partnership, and Craig Sumberg, executive director of the Fox Tucson Theater Foundation. Plus, a special call-in from Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham. 2013-05-21T22:01:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052113_irs_propublica/sound-fury-and-irs-mess/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052113_irs_propublica/sound-fury-and-irs-mess/ 19:11:00Z Richard Tofel ProPublica’s job is to report the news rather than to make news ourselves, but sometimes we find an article of ours to be itself a subject of public debate. Last week was such a time, when two articles we had published back in December and January became the subject of significant attention in light of the uproar over IRS oversight of the process for granting tax exemption to so-called “social welfare” groups. 2013-05-21T19:11:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052113_irs_denials/irs-rarely-denies-social-welfare-applications/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052113_irs_denials/irs-rarely-denies-social-welfare-applications/ 19:01:00Z Michael Beckel During its past four fiscal years, the Internal Revenue Service has formally denied the applications of just 60 organizations seeking recognition under Section 501(c)(4) of the U.S. tax code as “social welfare” groups. In the same period, the agency processed 8,214 applications and approved 6,837 of them. 2013-05-21T19:01:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_johncscottshow/jc-scott-reforming-state-sales-tax/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_johncscottshow/jc-scott-reforming-state-sales-tax/ 03:01:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with developer Richard Studwell, systems analyst Mark Spear, Arizona Chamber of Commerce CEO Glenn Hamer , Ken Strobeck of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns, and Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson. 2013-05-21T03:01:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_buckmaster/buckmaster-wildfire-burns-near-nogales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_buckmaster/buckmaster-wildfire-burns-near-nogales/ 20:40:00Z Buckmaster Show Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News, sat in for a vacationing Bill Buckmaster. The Political Face-Off featured Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Dan also talks about preparations for what could be a very difficult wildfire season with Green Valley Fire District Chief and President of the Arizona Fire District Association Simon Davis and Rio Rico Fire District Chief Les Caid. 2013-05-20T20:40:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_hihg_deductible_health/with-high-deductible-health-plans-it-pays-shop-around/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_hihg_deductible_health/with-high-deductible-health-plans-it-pays-shop-around/ 17:31:00Z Michelle Andrews Welcome to the new world of health insurance where high deductible plans are growing more popular and the consumers in those plans often have an incentive to haggle with providers. Although many plans still protect people from high out-of-pocket costs for care, these days an increasing number of consumers have cheaper, high deductible plans where they must cover the first $1,000, $5,000 or even $10,000 of care before insurance kicks in. 2013-05-20T17:31:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_potter/potter-obamacare-myths-and-realities/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051913_potter/potter-obamacare-myths-and-realities/ 01:34:00Z Wendell Potter The House of Representatives is expected to vote for the 40th time this week to repeal Obamacare, not because anyone believes the 40th time will be the charm, but because the exercise will enable Republican freshmen to vote for repeal and brag about it during their campaigns next year. 2013-05-20T01:34:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051913_chems_of_concern/chemicals-concern-list-still-wrapped-omb-red-tape/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051913_chems_of_concern/chemicals-concern-list-still-wrapped-omb-red-tape/ 01:17:00Z Jim Morris For anyone anxious about toxic chemicals in the environment, Sunday marked a dubious milestone. 2013-05-20T01:17:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-senate-budget-includes-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-senate-budget-includes-medicaid-expansion/ 02:52:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Rep. Bruce Wheeler D-LD28, Sen. Linda Lopez D-LD2, Sen. Steve Farley D-LD9, Ben Buehler-Garcia Ward 3 Tucson City Council Candidate, Reporter Ben Giles Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo Civic Leader, Middle East Expert Prof. Stephen Zunes 2013-05-18T02:52:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051713_downtownlowdown/downtown-heats-up-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051713_downtownlowdown/downtown-heats-up-weekend/ 01:32:00Z Caitlin Jensen As summer heat increases, so does downtown activity. Here’s a lineup of weekend events. 2013-05-18T01:32:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_carlos_slim/slim-comes-2nd-mexicos-president-monopoly-buster/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_carlos_slim/slim-comes-2nd-mexicos-president-monopoly-buster/ 23:13:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto vows big changes with the economic reforms he’s pushing and they’ve already taken more than a little change from the pockets of mega-mogul Carlos Slim, who lost the title of the world’s richest man. 2013-05-17T23:13:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_tx_fertilizer/cause-west-explosion-remains-unclear/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_tx_fertilizer/cause-west-explosion-remains-unclear/ 23:00:00Z Reeve Hamilton The cause of a fertilizer plant explosion here that killed 15 people on April 17 has been ruled “undetermined,” officials announced at a press conference in the town’s high school parking lot on Thursday. 2013-05-17T23:00:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_irs_nonprofit/how-irss-nonprofit-division-got-so-dysfunctional/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051713_irs_nonprofit/how-irss-nonprofit-division-got-so-dysfunctional/ 22:50:00Z Kim Barker The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and experts say. 2013-05-17T22:50:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_buckmaster/buckmaster-kozachik-el-rio-city-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_buckmaster/buckmaster-kozachik-el-rio-city-budget/ 22:01:00Z Buckmaster Show The Friday Focus spotlighted Steve Kozachik, Ward 6 Tucson City Councilman. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Mari Herreras, writer for the Tucson Weekly, and Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com. Plus, Matt Russell with Weekend Watch. 2013-05-17T22:01:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_irs_tea_party/irs-office-that-targeted-tea-party-also-disclosed-confidential-docs-from-conservative-groups/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_irs_tea_party/irs-office-that-targeted-tea-party-also-disclosed-confidential-docs-from-conservative-groups/ 01:39:00Z Kim Barker The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year. 2013-05-17T01:39:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_biden_piffle/joe-bidens-productivity-piffle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_biden_piffle/joe-bidens-productivity-piffle/ 01:08:00Z Eugene Kiely Vice President Joe Biden falsely claimed that U.S. workers “are three times as productive as any worker in the world.” He’s not even close. By the standard measure for productivity, American workers ranked third in the world behind Norway and Ireland in 2011. 2013-05-17T01:08:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051613_coffee_production/need-caffeine-fix-central-am-coffee-threatened/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051613_coffee_production/need-caffeine-fix-central-am-coffee-threatened/ 01:03:00Z Samantha Stainburn An outbreak of coffee leaf rust is threatening the coffee crop – and the livelihood of the farmers who produce it – in Central America. 2013-05-17T01:03:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_attack_ads/lax-state-rules-provide-cover-sponsors-attack-ads/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_attack_ads/lax-state-rules-provide-cover-sponsors-attack-ads/ 00:55:00Z Alan Sunderman While much criticism has been lobbed at the federal system for failing to adequately identify who is spending money to influence campaigns, 35 states have independent spending disclosure laws that are less stringent than federal election law. 2013-05-17T00:55:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_soldier_debt/on-victory-drive-soldiers-defeated-by-debt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_soldier_debt/on-victory-drive-soldiers-defeated-by-debt/ 00:45:00Z Paul Kiel Seven years after Congress banned payday-loan companies from charging exorbitant interest rates to service members, many of the nation’s military bases are surrounded by storefront lenders who charge high annual percentage rates, sometimes exceeding 400 percent. 2013-05-17T00:45:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_irs/irs-not-so-independent/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051613_irs/irs-not-so-independent/ 00:37:00Z D'Angelo Gore The Internal Revenue Service is not exactly an “independent agency,” as President Obama claimed during a May 13 press conference. In fact, it is a bureau of the Treasury Department, an executive agency within the federal government. 2013-05-17T00:37:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rest-print-tucson-citizen-journalism-past-future/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rest-print-tucson-citizen-journalism-past-future/ 00:03:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with the Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson, AEA President Andrew Morrill, Councilman Steve Kozachik, Mark B. Evans of Tucsoncitizen.com, Sentinel Editor Dylan Smith, veteran reporter Daniel Buckley, Rep. Ethan Orr, and Jim DeGrood of the RTA. 2013-05-17T00:03:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_tusd_op_ed/teacher-tusd-wrong-headed-treat-educators-as-expendable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051613_tusd_op_ed/teacher-tusd-wrong-headed-treat-educators-as-expendable/ 21:30:00Z Nancy McCallion It’s springtime; the desert is in bloom, the new season of Dexter is beginning on Showtime, and Tucson Unified School District teachers are once again facing job uncertainty and loss of healthcare insurance.  Layoffs are a spring tradition in the world of public education, but this year’s cuts have been deep and numerous, and the policy for deciding who to pink slip is questionable. 2013-05-16T21:30:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_buckmaster/buckmaster-animal-saves-up-10-pima-pound/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_buckmaster/buckmaster-animal-saves-up-10-pima-pound/ 20:19:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews included a legislative update from state Rep. Ethan Orr (R-LD9). Then we talked with Ellie Beaubien, new adoption coordinator at the Pima Animal Care Center. Also, Kevin Burnett, CFO of Sundt Companies, Inc., and nutrition reporter Jack Challem. 2013-05-16T20:19:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-budget-expected-pass-az-senate-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-budget-expected-pass-az-senate-thursday/ 00:29:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with activist Miguel Ortega, TucsonsSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, DUI defense attorney Jim Nesci, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson. 2013-05-16T00:29:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051513_citizen_buckley/buckley-my-first-and-last-days-tucson-citizen/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051513_citizen_buckley/buckley-my-first-and-last-days-tucson-citizen/ 22:38:00Z Daniel Buckley For 22 years I worked for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, and for that experience I am eternally grateful. But today I’ll write about my first and last days at the Citizen, which ended when the press ground to a halt four years ago, May 15, 2009. 2013-05-15T22:38:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_buckmaster/buckmaster-youth-crime-decline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_buckmaster/buckmaster-youth-crime-decline/ 20:48:00Z Buckmaster Show Karen Adam, presiding judge of the Pima County Juvenile Court Center, talked about declining juvenile crime rates. Also, comet discover Dr. David Levy with a night sky update, plus Dr. Dimitri Brown, director of emergency services at Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, and an interview with District 1 Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller. 2013-05-15T20:48:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_townhall_water_rates/final-water-rate-town-hall-wednesday-night/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051513_townhall_water_rates/final-water-rate-town-hall-wednesday-night/ 18:51:00Z Michelle Cook Tucson Water will host a final town hall Wednesday evening to present options for a proposed increase in water rates. The increases would bump monthly bills between $2.91 to $3.68 for average residential users. 2013-05-15T18:51:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051413_farley_budget_op/farley-budget-bills-will-include-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051413_farley_budget_op/farley-budget-bills-will-include-medicaid-expansion/ 06:16:00Z Steve Farley I believe I previously shared with you my analogy of the legislature as a middle school. That analogy is particularly apt as we approach approving a budget, as we began to do this morning. The Medicaid restoration has heightened the stakes dramatically this year, so this next couple of weeks are really gonna be something to witness. 2013-05-15T06:16:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_johncscottshow/jc-scott-farley-predicts-quick-state-budget-deal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_johncscottshow/jc-scott-farley-predicts-quick-state-budget-deal/ 01:26:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Terry Dee of Habitat for Humanity’s Habistore, Mark B. Evans of Tucsoncitizen.com, TucsonSentinel.com columnist Jimmy Zuma, GOP Rep. Ethan Orr and Democrat Sen. Steve Farley predicted a deal on the state budget will happen quickly — including an expansion of Medicaid. 2013-05-15T01:26:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051413_irs_scrutiny/overworked-irs-accused-singling-out-conservative-groups/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051413_irs_scrutiny/overworked-irs-accused-singling-out-conservative-groups/ 00:23:00Z David Levinthal Amid withering accusations the Internal Revenue Service targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups with enhanced scrutiny, the agency faces another problem: it’s drowning in paperwork. Applications for nonprofit status had a banner year in 2012, while staffing was cut. 2013-05-15T00:23:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_buckmaster/buckmaster-wheeler-reports-budget-showdown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_buckmaster/buckmaster-wheeler-reports-budget-showdown/ 22:40:00Z Buckmaster Show State Rep. Bruce Wheeler (D-LD10), minority whip for the Arizona House of Representatives, plus financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and Justin Debolt, finance director for the new Tucson hotel project known as Aloft. Plus, Linda Ray of the Tucson Weekly with the Buckmaster bi-monthly arts report. 2013-05-14T22:40:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051413_economy_gamble_gw_op/goldwater-economic-horse-race-govt-terrible-gambler/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051413_economy_gamble_gw_op/goldwater-economic-horse-race-govt-terrible-gambler/ 16:05:00Z Stephen Slivinski Recently the very fashionable turned out to bet on their favorites in the Kentucky Derby. But betting on horse races – economic horse races – has been all the rage in legislatures across the country for decades. Unfortunately, legislators are more like problem gamblers than successful high-dollar poker stars. 2013-05-14T16:05:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-chuck-huckelberry-taxes-new-pima-county-courthouse/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-chuck-huckelberry-taxes-new-pima-county-courthouse/ 00:32:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Jim Kuliesh, president of the Alliance of Construction Trades, developer Richard Studwell, Republican strategist Sam Stone, and Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, along with Central Arizona Project GM David Modeer, and Jim Small of the Arizona Capitol Times. 2013-05-14T00:32:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051313_el_rio_gcu_op/el-rio-all-not-for-sale/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051313_el_rio_gcu_op/el-rio-all-not-for-sale/ 22:58:00Z Miguel Ortega An open letter to Councilmember Romero, Mayor and Council: I am strongly opposed to your proposal to sell or lease the El Rio Golf Course to the private Grand Canyon University. It appears that you and the Mayor and Council are rushing to discuss this drastically different vision for our community during a hastily planed executive session tomorrow. 2013-05-13T22:58:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_buckmaster/buckmaster-should-azs-top-school-official-educator/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_buckmaster/buckmaster-should-azs-top-school-official-educator/ 20:27:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured John Munger and Vince Rabago. Also, we talked with ASU Education Prof. David Garcia, who is considering a run for state superintendent of public instruction. Plus, a fun summer is planned at Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo and we get a preview from Kristen Metzger, the zoo’s education supervisor. 2013-05-13T20:27:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_saguaro_expansion/az-dems-backing-expansion-saguaro-national-park/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_saguaro_expansion/az-dems-backing-expansion-saguaro-national-park/ 19:36:00Z Dylan Smith Both the eastern and western portions of Tucson’s Saguaro National Park would grow under a bill introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who was joined by Democrats Ron Barber and Ann Kirkpatrick in backing the measure. 2013-05-13T19:36:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_budget_kozachik/kozachik-holding-town-hall-city-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_budget_kozachik/kozachik-holding-town-hall-city-budget/ 19:15:00Z Dylan Smith A discussion on Tucson’s city budget will be held Monday evening at the Ward 6 Council Office. 2013-05-13T19:15:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051313_installment_loans/the-182-loan-installment-lenders-put-borrowers-world-hurt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051313_installment_loans/the-182-loan-installment-lenders-put-borrowers-world-hurt/ 19:01:00Z Paul Kiel Installment loans have been around for decades. While payday loans are usually due in a matter of weeks, installment loans get paid back in installments over time — a few months to a few years. Both types of loans are marketed to the same low-income consumers, and both can trap borrowers in a cycle of recurring, deceptively expensive loans. 2013-05-13T19:01:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051313_kansas_guns/kansas-gov-insists-its-ok-ignore-federal-gun-laws/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051313_kansas_guns/kansas-gov-insists-its-ok-ignore-federal-gun-laws/ 16:57:00Z Lois Beckett As we detailed earlier this month, dozens of states are considering bills that attempt to nullify federal gun laws. One such bill became a law last month in Kansas. It exempts “Made in Kansas” guns from federal regulation and makes it a crime for federal agents to enforce federal law.  2013-05-13T16:57:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051013_downtownlowdown/whats-cookin-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051013_downtownlowdown/whats-cookin-downtown/ 00:40:00Z Caitlin Jensen Two new restaurants open Downtown with more on the way, plus 2nd Saturdays and many other events this weekend. Plus, Downtown’s population is also poised to increase with new housing projects. 2013-05-11T00:40:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051013_johncscottshow/jc-scott-sheriff-estrada-drug-war-cant-won-without-strategy-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051013_johncscottshow/jc-scott-sheriff-estrada-drug-war-cant-won-without-strategy-change/ 21:52:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Patrick McNamara of Inside Tucson Business, Arizona Education Association President Andrew Morrill, former Arizona Clean Election Commission Director Todd Lang, GOP state Rep. Paul Boyer, Santa Cruz Sheriff Tony Estrada, and TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith broke news about a PCC chancellor candidate. 2013-05-10T21:52:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051013_buckmaster/buckmaster-rocky-road-new-state-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051013_buckmaster/buckmaster-rocky-road-new-state-budget/ 20:37:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with state Sen Steve Farley (D-LD 9). Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark B. Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com, and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer and columnist at the Arizona Daily Star, along with Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-10T20:37:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_drone_farming/swords-plowshares-experts-see-farming-as-next-big-use-drones/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050913_drone_farming/swords-plowshares-experts-see-farming-as-next-big-use-drones/ 01:08:00Z Mary Shinn Drones numbering in the tens of thousands will be in the skies by 2030, the FAA predicts. But where some may fear precision weapons or flying spy cameras, Steve Markofski sees flying tractors. 2013-05-10T01:08:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drone_degrees/uav-degree-colleges-offering-courses-drone-design/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drone_degrees/uav-degree-colleges-offering-courses-drone-design/ 01:01:00Z Mary Shinn The drone minor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott aims to prepare students to build and fly unmanned aerial vehicles – UAVs, or drones – for a commercial market that doesn’t yet exist. 2013-05-10T01:01:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_johncscottshow/jc-scott-stamp-out-hunger-this-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_johncscottshow/jc-scott-stamp-out-hunger-this-saturday/ 00:17:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Sen. Linda Lopez, Dr. Kieth Boesen of the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, Tucson Weekly’s Jim Nintzel, TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, Bill Carnegie of the Community Food Bank of Arizona and Dan Turrentine of the Letter Carriers Association, plus Councilman Paul Cunningham 2013-05-10T00:17:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_buckmaster/buckmaster-rebranding-tucson-tourism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_buckmaster/buckmaster-rebranding-tucson-tourism/ 22:27:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews with Allison Cooper, vice president of marketing at the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau, plus Councilwoman Karin Uhlich and historian Ken Scoville on the 6th Annual Historic Miracle Mile Open House, and a preview of this Saturday’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive with Community Food Bank President/CEO Bill Carnegie and Dan Turrentine of the National Association of Letter Carriers. 2013-05-09T22:27:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-summer-air-travel-preview/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-summer-air-travel-preview/ 21:27:00Z Buckmaster Show Ready for another cup of coffee? Coffee is on our agenda with Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the UA Center for Integrative Medicine. Also, a preview of the summer air travel season with Richard Gruntzel, CFO of the Tucson Airport Authority. Plus, Dr. Robert Hendricks, Buckmaster education contributor, on a cheating scandal that is rocking the education world. 2013-05-09T21:27:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ 22:29:00Z John C. Scott Show Inteviews with economist Jim Rounds, VP Elliott D. Pollack & Co.; Steve Kozachik Ward 6 Tucson City councilman; Mark B. Evans, administrator of Tucsoncitizen.com; financial advisor Shelly Fishman; and Ken Strobeck, executive director of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. 2013-05-08T22:29:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-candidates-buehler-garcia-montenegro/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-candidates-buehler-garcia-montenegro/ 16:17:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Hank Stephenson of the Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo, and TucsonSentinel.com columnist Jimmy Zuma; plus Ben Buehler-Garcia, Republican Ward 3 Tucson City Council candidate, and Rep. Steve Montenegro, who’s seeking the Republican nomination for Arizona secretary of state. 2013-05-08T16:17:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050813_medicaid_guest_op/gw-institute-medicaid-expansion-would-line-hospitals-pockets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050813_medicaid_guest_op/gw-institute-medicaid-expansion-would-line-hospitals-pockets/ 15:54:00Z Christina Corieri In the debate over expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income Arizonans, we are being told that the costs for uncompensated care at Arizona hospitals are soaring, making Medicaid expansion necessary to prevent financial disaster from befalling our hospitals. A closer look reveals that this claim is simply untrue. 2013-05-08T15:54:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-it-so-hard-get-anything-done-american-govt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_buckmaster/buckmaster-why-it-so-hard-get-anything-done-american-govt/ 22:49:00Z Buckmaster Show An update from Terry Bracy, Buckmaster contributor from Washington, D.C., plus certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and the Regional Transportation Authority’s Jim DeGrood talks about the organization’s upcoming seventh anniversary. 2013-05-07T22:49:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-restaurants-get-cookin-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-restaurants-get-cookin-downtown/ 22:09:00Z John C. Scott Show Sami Hamed of the National Federation of the Blind, PCC alum Kelly Ponzio and student Joe McGrath, Carlos de Leon of the city Department of Transportation, developer Richard Studwell, Downtown Tucson Partnership’s Michael Keith, and Prof. Stephen Zunes. 2013-05-07T22:09:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_drones_az/drone-business-lifting-off-az-heightening-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_drones_az/drone-business-lifting-off-az-heightening-concerns/ 21:47:00Z Mary Shinn After the high-profile shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010, Scott Rollefstad felt he had to do something to help keep other agents safe. So the Tucson resident headed to his garage and, after several months of tinkering, emerged with a backpack-sized surveillance drone. 2013-05-07T21:47:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_immig_visas/farmers-fieldhands-look-fix-flawed-visas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_immig_visas/farmers-fieldhands-look-fix-flawed-visas/#When: 11:08:000 Michelle Peirano Updated: Francisco Duarte stood in the sun with little shade or water for hours, waiting to pick lemons. But he never complained, because he was afraid he would be replaced by an undocumented worker willing to work longer hours for lower pay. He is among the hundreds of thousands silenced by a visa program that pits citizens, guest workers and the undocumented against one another. 2013-05-10T11:08:32+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rep-ron-barber-with-update-from-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-rep-ron-barber-with-update-from-congress/ 21:59:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Patrick McNamara of Inside Tucson Business, Penelope Jacks of the Children’s Action Alliance, state Sen. David Bradley (D-LD10), along with U.S. Rep. Ron Barber (D-CD2), Councilman Paul Cunningham, and ‘Ace’ Thakore of Pointguardu.com. 2013-05-06T21:59:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050613_sky_harbor_restaurants/more-local-fare-landing-sky-harbor-eateries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050613_sky_harbor_restaurants/more-local-fare-landing-sky-harbor-eateries/ 20:52:00Z Lauren Saria Travelers accustomed to chain eateries like Chili’s and Paradise Bakery now have a chance to experience local offerings such as Cowboy Ciao, La Grande Orange and Barrio Cafe at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The new options at Terminal Four are part of an initiative to bring more local flavor to one of the nation’s busiest airports. 2013-05-06T20:52:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_buckmaster/buckmaster-us-military-involvement-coming-syria/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_buckmaster/buckmaster-us-military-involvement-coming-syria/ 20:36:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Then, our monthly conversation with Gen. John A. Wickham, Jr., former U.S. Army chief of staff, on whether the U.S. will intervene in the Syrian conflict. 2013-05-06T20:36:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_two_borders/immigration-reform-poses-challenges-along-two-borders/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_two_borders/immigration-reform-poses-challenges-along-two-borders/ 18:15:00Z Molly J. Smith Whether on a Bisbee ranch or 2,200 miles away in an apple orchard near the Canadian border, many U.S. farmers are on the front lines if a new immigration reform act authorizes more access to private property for patrols, more boots on the ground, more surveillance drones in the air and more regulation of agricultural workers in the fields. 2013-05-06T18:15:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050613_tomski_transpo_horne/tom-horne-fumbles-case-star-blames-city-council/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050613_tomski_transpo_horne/tom-horne-fumbles-case-star-blames-city-council/ 17:33:00Z Tom Prezelski Last week, there was a settlement in the State of Arizona’s case against two Tucson Transportation Department supervisors who misappropriated at least $83,000 in public resources for personal gain. They will each have to pay just $5,000 to the city. This result is a failing by state, rather than city, officials 2013-05-06T17:33:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_fertilizer_safety/retail-exemption-shields-fertilizer-facilities-from-safety-inspections/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_fertilizer_safety/retail-exemption-shields-fertilizer-facilities-from-safety-inspections/ 00:56:00Z Chris Hamby The West, Texas fertilizer plant that blew up on April 17, killing at least 15 people, appears to have been claiming an arcane exemption that allowed it to avoid targeted workplace inspections and safety requirements and enter a “streamlined prevention program” with environmental regulators. 2013-05-05T00:56:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_jeb_bush_jobs/jeb-bushs-manufacturing-claim-falls-down-jobs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050413_jeb_bush_jobs/jeb-bushs-manufacturing-claim-falls-down-jobs/ 00:50:00Z Eugene Kiely In touting conservative policies in Republican-controlled states, Jeb Bush claimed, “The Southeast is leading a renaissance in American manufacturing.” Not so. The Midwest has experienced a 9 percent increase in manufacturing jobs since the sector began its recovery in February 2010. That’s double the growth rate of the nine states in the Southeast. 2013-05-05T00:50:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_buckmaster/buckmaster-huckelberry-county-property-taxes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_buckmaster/buckmaster-huckelberry-county-property-taxes/ 21:49:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Chuck Huckelberry, Pima County administrator, on property taxes. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News, and Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com. Also, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-03T21:49:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-dui-laws-and-mmj/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-dui-laws-and-mmj/ 21:38:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with defense attorney Jim Nesci on how DUI laws and medical marijuana intersect, plus the president of the Arizona Parent Education Network, Ann-Eve Pederson, along with Jim Nintzel from the Tucson Weekly and Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small. 2013-05-03T21:38:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_obama_mexico/presidents-play-nice-obamas-visit-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050313_obama_mexico/presidents-play-nice-obamas-visit-mexico/ 17:51:00Z Dylan Smith Wrapping up 90 minutes of talks Thursday afternoon, Presidents Barack Obama and Enrique Peña Nieto told reporters they’ve agreed to push their countries toward greater economic consolidation while not abandoning Mexico’s bloody battle against criminal gangs. 2013-05-03T17:51:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_johncscottshow/jc-scott-legislature-closer-approving-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_johncscottshow/jc-scott-legislature-closer-approving-medicaid-expansion/ 21:44:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Emil Franzi of the Southern Arizona News Examiner, Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik, LD9 Democratic state Sen. Steve Farley, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and LD9 Republican state Rep. Ethan Orr. 2013-05-02T21:44:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050213_gun_laws/how-states-are-making-it-felony-enforce-federal-gun-laws/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050213_gun_laws/how-states-are-making-it-felony-enforce-federal-gun-laws/ 21:30:00Z Lois Beckett Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims with a penalty aimed at federal agents: when dealing with “Made in Kansas” guns, any attempt to enforce federal law is now a felony. Bills similar to Kansas’ law have been introduced in at least 37 other states — including Arizona. 2013-05-02T21:30:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-immigration-reform-happen-this-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-immigration-reform-happen-this-year/ 20:29:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with the Goldwater Institute’s Clint Bolick, co-author with Jeb Bush of “Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution.” Also, Mark V. Sykes, head of the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute, and attorney Don Loose on the top legal stories of the month. 2013-05-02T20:29:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_mccain/mccain-holding-town-hall-oro-valley-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_mccain/mccain-holding-town-hall-oro-valley-thursday/ 15:54:00Z Dylan Smith U.S. Sen. John McCain will hold a town hall Thursday in Oro Valley. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. at BASIS Oro Valley, 11155 N. Oracle Rd. 2013-05-02T15:54:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_buckmaster/buckmaster-doug-ducey-ponders-run-az-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_buckmaster/buckmaster-doug-ducey-ponders-run-az-governor/ 21:49:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Doug Ducey, Arizona state treasurer, on a run for governor. Also, Buckmaster environment contributor Mitch Tobin talks about his new website EcoWest. Plus, the launch of a new monthly segment focusing on your medication and how to take control of your healthcare with Dr. Ray Woosley, former UA College of Medicine dean and creator of CredibleMeds. 2013-05-01T21:49:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_johncscottshow/jc-scott-kirkpatrick-vets-evans-bombings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_johncscottshow/jc-scott-kirkpatrick-vets-evans-bombings/ 17:51:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone, Tucson Hispanic Chamber President Lea Marquez Peterson, and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne. 2013-05-01T17:51:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_gun_lobby/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-still-holds-sway-over-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_gun_lobby/gun-lobbys-money-and-power-still-holds-sway-over-congress/ 16:15:00Z Alan Berlow The power of the gun lobby is rooted in multiple factors, among them the pure passion of many gun owners, the NRA’s ability to motivate its most fervent members to swarm their representatives, and the lobby’s ability to get out the vote. Lawmakers’ fear may not be justified, but recent votes reveal that it still exists. 2013-05-01T16:15:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_military_licenses/law-will-apply-military-experience-professional-licenses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_military_licenses/law-will-apply-military-experience-professional-licenses/ 16:12:00Z Matthew Longdon Rep. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, thought about leaving the Marine Corps in the ’80s to drive trucks until he learned his military license wouldn’t apply toward a commercial driver’s license. 2013-05-01T16:12:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_obama_mex/obamas-mexico-trip-what-they-probably-wont-say-but-should/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050113_obama_mex/obamas-mexico-trip-what-they-probably-wont-say-but-should/ 15:35:00Z Dudley Althaus Analysis: Obama and Mexico’s Peña Nieto will play up the positives this week in Mexico. But what about the countries’ glaring drug war failures? 2013-05-01T15:35:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_buckmaster/buckmaster-update-arizonas-new-wwii-monument/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_buckmaster/buckmaster-update-arizonas-new-wwii-monument/ 21:34:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, plus certified financial planner Shelly Fishman, Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez Peterson previewed the May 7 Head Over Heels: Southern Arizona Women’s Conference, and Margaret Regan, arts editor of the Tucson Weekly, had the bi-monthly Buckmaster Arts Report. 2013-04-30T21:34:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_johncscottshow/jc-scott-jteds-track-record-legislative-update/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_johncscottshow/jc-scott-jteds-track-record-legislative-update/ 18:16:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with developer Richard Studwell, our City Hall commentator; Democratic state Rep. Andrea Dalessandro (LD2); Inside Tucson Business columnist and former City Councilwoman Carol West; plus Vail School Superintendent Calvin Baker and JTED Governing Board Member Bob Schlanger. 2013-04-30T18:16:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_worker_memorial_day/workers-memorial-day-commemoration-calls-safer-workplaces/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_worker_memorial_day/workers-memorial-day-commemoration-calls-safer-workplaces/ 18:04:00Z Gerald Bourguet In an annual commemoration of Workers Memorial Day at the State Capitol, a Democratic lawmaker called Monday for more rights and safer conditions for workers. 2013-04-30T18:04:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043013_www_bday/first-web-page-reactivated-world-wide-webs-20th-anniversary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043013_www_bday/first-web-page-reactivated-world-wide-webs-20th-anniversary/ 17:58:00Z Samantha Stainburn The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has republished the world’s first web page to celebrate the 20th anniversary of free public access to the World Wide Web. A CERN employee, Tim Berners-Lee, created the first website in 1989; on April 30, 1993, CERN made the World Wide Web available to the public on a royalty-free basis. 2013-04-30T17:58:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_safety_inspectors/az-safety-inspectors-have-among-highest-turnover-nation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_safety_inspectors/az-safety-inspectors-have-among-highest-turnover-nation/#When: 10:45:000 Mary Shinn Updated: Arizona’s safety inspectors are some of the least-experienced in nation, according to a report this month by the GAO. More than half of the 18 safety inspectors who were on the job at the time of the report had been in their positions for less than five years. 2013-05-03T10:45:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_buckmaster/buckmaster-al-melvin-talks-his-run-az-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_buckmaster/buckmaster-al-melvin-talks-his-run-az-governor/ 20:29:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Plus, an interview with state Sen. Al Melvin, who says he wants to be Arizona’s governor. 2013-04-29T20:29:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ 18:47:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexico’s spooky migrating mummies have made it home at last. After a hapless and perhaps unprofitable four-year sojourn in the United States, the desiccated corpses of 36 humans have returned to Guanajuato, the central highlands city where their hearts last beat. 2013-04-29T18:47:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042913_immigrant_chicago/temp-agencies-and-raiteros-immigrant-chicago/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042913_immigrant_chicago/temp-agencies-and-raiteros-immigrant-chicago/ 17:55:00Z Michael Grabell Some of America’s best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from the underworld of labor brokers, known as raiteros. As companies increasingly turn to temp workers to pack their products and stock their shelves, it’s the workers who pay the price. 2013-04-29T17:55:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-pima-county-wants-keep-road-repair-gas-tax/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_johncscottshow/jc-scott-pima-county-wants-keep-road-repair-gas-tax/ 15:19:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with the PAG/RTA’s Jim DeGrood; state Rep. Bruce Wheeler (D-LD10); TucsonSentinel.com columnist Jimmy Zuma; Jesse Lugo, the former president of the Service Station Dealers of Arizona; Middle East expert Prof. Stephen Zunes; and attorney Don Loose. 2013-04-29T15:19:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042713_congress_cash/tough-races-just-past-congress-freshmen-already-stocking-up-cash/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042713_congress_cash/tough-races-just-past-congress-freshmen-already-stocking-up-cash/ 19:15:00Z Mary Shinn The election season is barely behind them, but freshmen Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Flagstaff, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, have both raised more than $300,000 toward possible re-election bids in 2014, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Southern Arizona Rep. Ron Barber has raised nearly $300k himself. 2013-04-27T19:15:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_dla_billing/pentagon-claims-757-million-overbilling-by-contractor-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_dla_billing/pentagon-claims-757-million-overbilling-by-contractor-afghanistan/ 22:14:00Z Richard H.P. Sia The Pentagon allowed a private firm providing food and water to U.S. troops in Afghanistan to overbill taxpayers $757 million and awarded the company no-bid contract extensions worth more than $4 billion over three years, according to the Pentagon’s chief internal watchdog and congressional investigators. 2013-04-26T22:14:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_workplace_deaths/workplace-deaths-up-slightly-2011/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_workplace_deaths/workplace-deaths-up-slightly-2011/ 21:59:00Z Jim Morris As investigators unravel what caused a Texas fertilizer plant explosion last week that killed 14, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that 4,693 workers died on the job in 2011, three more than in 2010. 2013-04-26T21:59:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_homeless_vets/shelter-homeless-women-veterans-opens-phoenix/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_homeless_vets/shelter-homeless-women-veterans-opens-phoenix/ 20:36:00Z Christina Silvestri After serving in the U.S. Air Force for seven years, Bonnie Diaz waited tables and operated a forklift to make ends meet before she ended up homeless. “Coming out of the military is like coming out of prison and being released into the world,” Diaz, 46, said. “The world has moved on and it’s no longer a recognizable environment.” 2013-04-26T20:36:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-looking-pcc-tusd-sunnyside-supt/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_johncscottshow/jc-scott-looking-pcc-tusd-sunnyside-supt/ 20:27:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with Tucson Education Association President Frances Banales, Arizona Education Association President Andrew Morrill, Tucson Weekly writer Mari Herreras, Pima Community Collage Prof. David G. Iadevia, and former Sunnyside Governing Board Member Magdalena Barajas, plus Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small. 2013-04-26T20:27:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-lawmakers-agree-budget-before-july-1-deadline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_buckmaster/buckmaster-will-lawmakers-agree-budget-before-july-1-deadline/ 20:23:00Z Buckmaster Show The Friday Focus interview with House Majority Leader David Gowan of Sierra Vista. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer and columnist at the The Arizona Daily Star, and Linda Valdez, editorial writer and columnist at the The Arizona Republic. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-04-26T20:23:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_brewer_medicaid/republican-lawmakers-slam-brewers-medicaid-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_brewer_medicaid/republican-lawmakers-slam-brewers-medicaid-plan/ 17:27:00Z Matthew Longdon Republican lawmakers and advocates for limited government took to the House lawn Thursday to protest Gov. Jan Brewer’s support for expanding Medicaid coverage. After opposing the Affordable Care Act and deciding against having a state-run health insurance exchange, Brewer announced earlier this year she wants Arizona to accept billions in federal funds over three years. 2013-04-26T17:27:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ 01:52:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Dr. Gary Auerbach, founding president of World Federation of Chiropractic. Also, Benson City Councilman Chris Moncada on this weekend’s 8th Annual Bluegrass in the Park Festival, and Tucson Association of Realtors CEO Philip Tedesco. Plus, Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs. 2013-04-26T01:52:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_johncscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-gives-pay-hike-workers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_johncscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-gives-pay-hike-workers/ 22:09:00Z John C. Scott Show Interviews with TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, Ward 6 Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik and Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Ron Shoopman, president of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council. 2013-04-25T22:09:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_faa_gop/gop-hits-turbulence-with-faa-claim/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_faa_gop/gop-hits-turbulence-with-faa-claim/ 19:18:00Z Robert Farley A number of Republicans are using misleading numbers when they say the Federal Aviation Administration should cut consultants and travel before resorting to furloughs that are causing airport delays. 2013-04-25T19:18:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_west_texas/what-went-wrong-west-texas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_west_texas/what-went-wrong-west-texas/ 18:49:00Z Theodoric Meyer A week after a blast at a Texas fertilizer plant killed at least 15 people and hurt more than 200, authorities still don’t know exactly why the West Chemical and Fertilizer Company plant exploded. Here’s what we do know: The fertilizer plant hadn’t been inspected by OSHA since 1985. Its owners do not seem to have told Homeland Security that they were storing large quantities of potentially explosive fertilizer, as regulations require. 2013-04-25T18:49:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_scrap_metal/brewer-gets-bill-targeting-dealers-who-buy-stolen-scrap-metal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_scrap_metal/brewer-gets-bill-targeting-dealers-who-buy-stolen-scrap-metal/ 16:58:00Z Julia Shumway The state House sent Gov. Jan Brewer a bill Wednesday that would require scrap metal dealers to register with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and would increase penalties for dealers who knowingly purchase stolen materials. 2013-04-25T16:58:18+00:00