http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local Local news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T09:17:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/traffic_report/radar-van-locations-traffic-incidents-todays-gas-prices/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/traffic_report/radar-van-locations-traffic-incidents-todays-gas-prices/ 09:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Data for the informed commuter. 2013-05-25T09:17:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_arpaio_latinos/judge-arpaio-racially-profiled-latinos-immigration-crackdowns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_arpaio_latinos/judge-arpaio-racially-profiled-latinos-immigration-crackdowns/ 23:00:00Z Dylan Smith Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the civil rights of Latinos who were detained during immigration sweeps, a federal judge ruled Friday. The 142-page decision came in a case brought by the ACLU and MALDEF that alleged Arpaio and his deputies relied on race in determining who to target for immigration enforcement. 2013-05-24T23:00:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_pcc_lambert/new-pcc-chief-accountability-will-put-college-back-track/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_pcc_lambert/new-pcc-chief-accountability-will-put-college-back-track/ 21:27:00Z Dylan Smith Describing himself as “passionate about community colleges and the mission that we serve,” the incoming chancellor of Pima Community College said Friday that a lack of accountability led to the troubles that PCC has faced in recent years. 2013-05-24T21:27:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/nws_radar/live-weather-radar/ 21:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Live weather radar for Tucson and the rest of Southern Arizona from the National Weather Service. 2013-05-24T21:14:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_bp_dogs/puppies-join-border-patrol-effort-sniff-out-smugglers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_bp_dogs/puppies-join-border-patrol-effort-sniff-out-smugglers/ 19:03:00Z Rebekah Zemansky Meet Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector Canine Unit through their two newest agents, Kirpy and Kala, who started training in March. The Belgian Malinois puppies will soon work with border agents to keep smugglers at bay. (with video) 2013-05-24T19:03:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_downtownlowdown/the-dl-downtown-home-creative-class/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_downtownlowdown/the-dl-downtown-home-creative-class/ 17:47:00Z Caitlin Jensen Downtown is creating a home for the creative class. Co-working spaces such as Gangplank, Connect, Xerocraft and Maker House are popping up across the city center, laying the groundwork for a high-tech hub in the heart of the city, helping to retain those educated young people that were so eager to flee Tucson a few years ago. 2013-05-24T17:47:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052313_tusd_summer_meals/there-free-lunch-tusd-students-this-summer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052313_tusd_summer_meals/there-free-lunch-tusd-students-this-summer/ 17:36:00Z Scott Coleman TUSD students living in qualified areas can eat for free this summer; breakfasts and lunches paid for by the federal government will be served May 28-July 26. 2013-05-24T17:36:59+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/ 17:33:00Z Dylan Smith How well have you been keeping up with the news? 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Here are seven questions - earn the highest score and you might win a pizza from Rocco’s Little Chicago. 2013-05-24T17:33:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_kidnapping/tpd-kidnapped-woman-safe-after-crosstown-chase/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_kidnapping/tpd-kidnapped-woman-safe-after-crosstown-chase/#When: 21:44:000 Dylan Smith A 23-year-old woman who was kidnapped Thursday night was safe after her alleged abductor led police on a crosstown chase Friday afternoon, Tucson police said. 2013-05-24T21:44:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/police_scanners/police-fire-scanners/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/police_scanners/police-fire-scanners/ 23:17:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Monitor local police and fire department radio traffic on our scanner page. 2013-05-23T23:17:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/roadhazards/report-road-hazards-graffiti-other-issues/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/roadhazards/report-road-hazards-graffiti-other-issues/ 21:05:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Is your drive home less than smooth? Use our mapping tool from SeeClickFix to report everything from potholes and graffiti to broken streetlights and overgrown weeds and keep watch over your neighborhood 2013-05-23T21:05:01+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.  2013-05-23T18:13:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-city-council-approves-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-tucson-city-council-approves-budget/ 01:59:00Z John C. Scott Show Former state Sen. Frank Antenori, plus Jesse Lugo, Ward 2 Councilman Paul Cunningham, state Rep. Ethan Orr (R-LD9), financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik 2013-05-23T01:59:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_asdb_brewer/gov-brewer-appoints-5-asdb-board/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_asdb_brewer/gov-brewer-appoints-5-asdb-board/ 22:51:00Z Dylan Smith Gov. Jan Brewer appointed five new members to the Board overseeing the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind on Wednesday, following allegations of mismanagement. The terms of all eight gubernatorial appointees had expired without Brewer picking replacements until now. 2013-05-22T22:51:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_pcc_graduation/pcc-award-300-adult-ed-geds-wednesday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_pcc_graduation/pcc-award-300-adult-ed-geds-wednesday/ 07:18:00Z Molly Baker Nearly 300 adult education students will cross the stage of the Tucson Convention Center Musical Hall to receive their General Education Development diplomas Wednesday night. 2013-05-22T07:18:30+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/local/report/052213_buckmaster/buckmaster-curbing-gun-violence-epidemic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052213_buckmaster/buckmaster-curbing-gun-violence-epidemic/ 21:58:00Z Buckmaster Show Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer for the Arizona Daily Star, filled in for Bill, kicking off the show with retiring Flowing Wells Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Clement. Then, Pat Maisch and Nancy Bowman wrapped up the show with a conversation on gun control. 2013-05-21T21:58:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_fimbres/incumbent-fimbres-files-reelection/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_fimbres/incumbent-fimbres-files-reelection/ 21:58:00Z Dylan Smith Southside Democrat Richard Fimbres filed the maximum number of nominating signatures to qualify for the ballot Tuesday, as he seeks reelection to the Tucson City Council. 2013-05-21T21:58:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_jan8_photos/newly-released-photos-show-jan-8-crime-scene/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_jan8_photos/newly-released-photos-show-jan-8-crime-scene/ 20:05:00Z Dylan Smith Hundreds of photos taken in the aftermath of the Jan. 8 shooting were released Tuesday by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, including images of the Glock handgun and high capacity magazine used to kill six and wound a dozen others. Withheld by authorities were any graphic photos of victims of the shooting rampage. 2013-05-21T20:05:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_durkin_manager/tusd-lawyer-appointed-assistant-city-manager/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052013_durkin_manager/tusd-lawyer-appointed-assistant-city-manager/ 03:13:00Z Dylan Smith Martha Durkin will become a deputy to Tucson’s city manager, leaving a post as general counsel for Tucson Unified School District. She will being work as assistant city manager July 1. 2013-05-21T03:13:58+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/local/report/051913_tucson_biking/tucson-receives-national-recognition-bike-friendliness/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051913_tucson_biking/tucson-receives-national-recognition-bike-friendliness/ 22:32:00Z Scott Coleman With more than 700 miles of bikeways around the city designated for cyclists, Tucson continues to be one of the nation’s top bicycling destinations, and a home for commuter and recreational riders, according to recent rankings.. 2013-05-19T22:32:53+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/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/local/report/051713_pcc_chancellor/pima-college-pay-new-chancellor-290k/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_pcc_chancellor/pima-college-pay-new-chancellor-290k/#When: 15:42:000 Dylan Smith The new chancellor of Pima Community College, Lee Lambert, will be paid $290,000 per year. The Governing Board approved a 3-year-contract with the new college CEO on Friday morning, as it voted unanimously to hire him. 2013-05-17T15:42:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_city_council/2-council-challengers-file-nominating-petitions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_city_council/2-council-challengers-file-nominating-petitions/ 16:42:00Z Dylan Smith Two Republican candidates for City Council filed nominating papers on Tuesday. Both repeat candidate Ben Buehler-Garcia and newcomer Mike Polak turned in the maximum number of signatures to earn a place on the ballot. No GOP candidate has filed to contest the seat of Councilman Steve Kozachik. 2013-05-17T16:42:29+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/local/report/051613_pcc_graduation/record-3700-eligible-pima-graduation-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_pcc_graduation/record-3700-eligible-pima-graduation-thursday/ 21:10:00Z Dylan Smith Pima Community College will see members of the largest graduating class in the school’s 44-year history accept degrees on Thursday. A total of 3,726 students are candidates for graduation, with the school set to award 5,807 degrees and certificates. 2013-05-16T21:10:20+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/051613_pcc_chancellor/pima-college-select-new-chancellor-friday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_pcc_chancellor/pima-college-select-new-chancellor-friday/#When: 11:42:000 Dylan Smith After nearly a year without a permanent chief, Pima Community College will have a new chancellor soon. The school’s Governing Board announced that a vote to pick a new college CEO will be held Friday morning. The leading choice is Lee Lambert, now the head of a Washington community college. 2013-05-16T11:42:18+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/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/local/report/051413_pima_chancellor/pima-points-quick-chancellor-hire/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_pima_chancellor/pima-points-quick-chancellor-hire/#When: 20:36:000 Dylan Smith Even as a delegation from Pima Community College paid a site visit to Washington to vet a candidate to lead the embattled school, the PCC Governing Board scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday afternoon to discuss contract negotiations.  All signs point to Lee Lambert being tapped to become the school’s next chancellor. 2013-05-14T20:36:41-07:00 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/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/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/local/report/051313_liz_miller/liz-miller-deputy-city-manager-stepping-down/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051313_liz_miller/liz-miller-deputy-city-manager-stepping-down/ 00:00:00Z Dylan Smith Tucson’s deputy city manager, Liz Miller, announced Monday that she is resigning at the end of the month. “I am returning to my life as a regular citizen of Tucson to spend more time with my family,” she wrote to City Manager Richard Miranda. 2013-05-14T00:00:28+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/local/report/051013_pcc_chancellor/pcc-board-picks-leading-candidate-chancellor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051013_pcc_chancellor/pcc-board-picks-leading-candidate-chancellor/ 23:28:00Z Dylan Smith In a special meeting Friday, Pima Community College announced that Lee D. Lambert of Washington’s Shoreline Community College is the “leading candidate” to become PCC’s new permanent chancellor. Whoever is appointed by the Board will take on a college in administrative turmoil. 2013-05-10T23:28:36+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/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_drug_wars/long-borders-long-odds-winning-drug-wars/ 01:13:00Z David Robles In 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1.1 million pounds of narcotics in the state of Arizona. According to a CBP Fact Sheet, Arizona seizures account for half of all drugs seized in the United States. The same goes for apprehensions of people attempting to illegally immigrate. 2013-05-10T01:13:33+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_early_ballots/advocates-officials-spar-over-handling-early-ballots-arizona/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_ballots/advocates-officials-spar-over-handling-early-ballots-arizona/ 00:54:00Z AJ Vicens In the run-up to last year’s general election, several political action groups worked to get residents of low-income and high-minority neighborhoods on Maricopa County’s permanent early voting list. As Nov. 6 approached, those groups had thousands of volunteers knocking on doors to encourage people to mail back those ballots and, if voters couldn’t for any reason, offering to deliver ballots to the county. 2013-05-10T00:54:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_voting/county-analysis-impact-early-voting-list-plan-distributed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_early_voting/county-analysis-impact-early-voting-list-plan-distributed/ 00:48:00Z AJ Vicens Maricopa County officials say that about 20,000 registered voters would be removed from the permanent early voting list under proposed legislation aimed at reducing the number of provisional ballots. 2013-05-10T00:48:46+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/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 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/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050713_border_deaths/pima-county-humane-borders-mapping-migrant-deaths/ 20:25:00Z Paul Ingram Each year, hundreds of people go missing in the Sonoran Desert and many are never identified. Since 2001, of the nearly 2,100 remains found in the desert, about 700 remain unidentified. A new search tool available to the public will combine data sets to help name the dead. 2013-05-07T20:25:52+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/local/report/050613_video_medicine/medicine-increasingly-turning-video-games-speed-recovery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_video_medicine/medicine-increasingly-turning-video-games-speed-recovery/ 21:46:00Z Jessica Boehm Stephen Yates lost movement in his left side after suffering a stroke about a month ago. Now improving his strength at Phoenix’s Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Center, he’s climbing stairs, using exercise equipment – and playing video games. The latter may evoke images of sitting around and staring at a TV, but that’s anything but the case here. 2013-05-06T21:46:20+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_bike_cmte/county-seeks-volunteers-saddle-up-bike-committee/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_bike_cmte/county-seeks-volunteers-saddle-up-bike-committee/ 19:59:00Z Dylan Smith Pima County is looking for volunteers to serve on the Tucson-Pima Bicycle Advisory Committee, which advises city and county officials on transportation, recreation and safety issues. 2013-05-06T19:59:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_english_immersion/state-school-board-wade-into-english-immersion-program-fight/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050613_english_immersion/state-school-board-wade-into-english-immersion-program-fight/ 19:43:00Z Connor Radnovich Vince Yanez understands what the Arizona Board of Education could be getting in to this year when it begins a “systematic review” of the state’s English Language Learner program, Structured English Immersion, a state-mandated program that puts non-English-speaking students into English class for four hours a day. 2013-05-06T19:43:13+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/local/report/050313_older_hispanics/advocates-reach-out-older-hispanics-as-health-law-takes-effect/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_older_hispanics/advocates-reach-out-older-hispanics-as-health-law-takes-effect/ 01:14:00Z Kirsten Adams With the health insurance marketplace created by the federal Affordable Care Act set to open in October, advocates are out to make sure that the message reaches Arizonans who are older or Spanish-speaking. 2013-05-04T01:14:02+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/local/report/050313_teen_substance_abuse/azs-high-ranking-among-worst-teen-substance-abuse/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050313_teen_substance_abuse/azs-high-ranking-among-worst-teen-substance-abuse/ 18:26:00Z Vivian Padilla The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance report, covering various dimensions of substance abuse, ranked Arizona as having the nation’s highest rate (34.6 percent) of high schoolers who were offered, sold or given an illegal drug by someone on school property. Arizona also had the highest rate of binge drinking at 26.5 percent. (with video) 2013-05-03T18:26:05+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/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/050213_pima_search_vids/pima-college-posts-videos-chancellor-forums/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_pima_search_vids/pima-college-posts-videos-chancellor-forums/#When: 08:38:000 Dylan Smith Videos of the employee and public forums held as part of Pima Community College’s chancellor search have been posted online by the school. The move follows a public records request for the recordings made Tuesday by TucsonSentinel.com. The school began posting the videos Thursday morning. 2013-05-03T08:38:42-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_immig_caravan/mexican-priest-lead-immigration-reform-caravan-across-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050213_immig_caravan/mexican-priest-lead-immigration-reform-caravan-across-us/ 17:56:00Z Kevin Douglas Grant Father Alejandro Solalinde is known across Mexico for sheltering migrants from brutality. Kicking off a caravan of reformers that will travel across the United States and culminate in Washington, DC in late May, he held the blue-and-white Honduran flag Tuesday morning and urged the protection of all immigrants regardless of their origins — Mexico, Central America, South America and otherwise. 2013-05-02T17:56:30+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/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/local/report/fallen/our-fallen-tucsonans-killed-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/fallen/our-fallen-tucsonans-killed-iraq-and-afghanistan-wars/#When: 15:42:000 Dylan Smith After nearly a decade of war, dozens from Tucson and Southern Arizona have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2013-04-30T15:42:57-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mccaskill_obit/d-m-pays-tribute-pararescueman-killed-afghanistan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mccaskill_obit/d-m-pays-tribute-pararescueman-killed-afghanistan/ 22:35:00Z MSgt. Luke Johnson Over the weekend, the 943rd Rescue Group memorialized the life of a fallen pararescueman who was killed in Afghanistan on April 6 while working as a civilian security contractor. The memorial Saturday included family and friends of Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas L. McCaskill, 306th Rescue Squadron PJ. 2013-04-30T22:35:18+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/043013_mental_health_first_aid/lawmakers-advocates-push-keep-mental-health-first-aid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043013_mental_health_first_aid/lawmakers-advocates-push-keep-mental-health-first-aid/ 20:30:00Z Lauren Saria Much like CPR training, the free 12-hour Mental Health First Aid class, taught over two days, teaches how to recognize and react when someone experiences anything from an eating disorder to thoughts of suicide. Despite what officials and advocates call a successful start, Arizona’s program could end in the next few months, and the Legislature has thus far failed to provide funding. (with video) 2013-04-30T20:30:39+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/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_flake_gun_poll/poll-flake-among-least-favorite-senators-after-gun-bill-vote/ 01:54:00Z Michelle Peirano U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake’s vote against expanded background checks on gun sales earlier this month caused his approval ratings to drop, making him one of the “most unpopular” senators in the country, a new poll says. 2013-04-30T01:54:19+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 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/local/report/042913_pima_forums/pcc-holding-public-forums-with-chancellor-candidates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_pima_forums/pcc-holding-public-forums-with-chancellor-candidates/ 19:04:00Z Dylan Smith The four candidates for permanent leader of Pima Community College will meet with the public this week in evening forums. 2013-04-29T19:04:36+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/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_victims_rights/franks-pushes-victims-rights-amendment-constitution/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042613_victims_rights/franks-pushes-victims-rights-amendment-constitution/ 19:01:00Z Connor Radnovich An Arizona congressman and the Maricopa County attorney say the U.S. Constitution should be amended to protect the rights of crime victims. 2013-04-26T19:01:08+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/local/report/042513_condor_lead/enviros-renew-call-ban-lead-ammo-condors-range/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_condor_lead/enviros-renew-call-ban-lead-ammo-condors-range/ 17:29:00Z Gerald Bourguet An environmental group says endangered California condors in Kaibab National Forest are still dying from lead poisoning, despite a significant reduction in Arizona hunters using lead ammunition. The Center for Biological Diversity wants lead bullets banned in the condor’s range. 2013-04-25T17:29:52+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 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_border_security/senators-challenge-napolitano-border-security-metrics-reform-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_border_security/senators-challenge-napolitano-border-security-metrics-reform-bill/ 21:57:00Z Connor Radnovich Skeptical senators Tuesday challenged Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on how her department plans to provide a “meaningful” border-security figure, which is the key to a route to citizenship for immigrants here illegally. 2013-04-24T21:57:46+00:00