http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/congress congress news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_quiz/the-sentinel-quiz-test-your-news-knowledge/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042913_quiz/the-sentinel-quiz-test-your-news-knowledge/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com How well have you been keeping up with the news? Feeling lucky? Here are eight questions - earn the highest score and you might win a pizza from Rocco’s Little Chicago. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043013_guantanamo/guantanamo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043013_guantanamo/guantanamo/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama again vowed to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_border_billions/billions-proposed-border-security-where-would-money-go/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042613_border_billions/billions-proposed-border-security-where-would-money-go/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high—and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight’s new plan. The Senate immigration proposal, released last week, would allocate $4.5 billion in the next five years to tighten control of U.S. borders. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An Arizona congressman and the Maricopa County attorney say the U.S. Constitution should be amended to protect the rights of crime victims. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+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/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_immigration_az/az-officials-bring-case-immigration-reform-washington/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042513_immigration_az/az-officials-bring-case-immigration-reform-washington/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A delegation of Arizona officials came to Washington to press for comprehensive immigration reform, saying the time to act is now while the nation is paying attention. “Congress is listening,” said one. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042313_nra_spending/nra-spends-record-money-lobbying-this-year/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pro-gun organization increases influence spending as congressional debate rages. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-chamber-commerce-president-legislature/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-chamber-commerce-president-legislature/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with the president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Glen Hamer; plus City Hall commentator Richard Studwell, TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, Penelope Jacks of the Children’s Action Alliance, and Tucsoncitizen.com administrator Mark B. Evans. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042213_grijalva_military_op/grijalva-military-price-tag-continues-grow-needlessly-wise-cuts-must-made/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042213_grijalva_military_op/grijalva-military-price-tag-continues-grow-needlessly-wise-cuts-must-made/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com We always hear about how polarized the country is, but on most of the big issues there’s a clear public mandate to go in a certain direction. Congress just needs to listen. The budget is a good example. A Jan. 30 Reason-Rupe poll asked respondents what the country spends too much money on, and the most popular response — at 21 percent, the winner by several points — was “defense/military/wars.” 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041813_border_roundup/immigration-bill-released-amid-security-economic-concerns/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Gang of Eight debuted their immigration reform bill; New York dairy farmers, religious leaders and tech industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the debate; Mexico faces law enforcement challenges and business opportunities. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041913_immig_reform_bill/gang-88242-touts-immigration-reform-bill-as-best-chance-change/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A bipartisan group of eight senators unveiled an 800-page immigration reform bill Thursday, calling it a “fair, comprehensive and practical solution” to a difficult problem. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041813_mccain_foriegn_policy_op/mccain-gop-cant-turn-away-from-internationalism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041813_mccain_foriegn_policy_op/mccain-gop-cant-turn-away-from-internationalism/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Our last election was not primarily, or even secondarily, about national security. But to the extent that a referendum was held on that issue, polls show that most Americans gave their vote to the Democrats. This was a sea change, and there are many reasons for it, but a major one is clearly the legacy of Iraq. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041713_giffords_guns_op/giffords-furious-over-senate-cowardice-guns/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041713_giffords_guns_op/giffords-furious-over-senate-cowardice-guns/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In a op-ed posted Wednesday evening by the New York Times, Gabrielle Giffords excoriated senators for blocking more restrictive background checks for weapons purchases: “These senators decided to do nothing. Shame on them ... Speaking is physically difficult for me. But my feelings are clear: I’m furious. I will not rest until we have righted the wrong these senators have done, and until we have changed our laws so we can look parents in the face and say: We are trying to keep your children safe.” 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immigration_bill_released/bipartisan-immigration-bill-introduced-senate/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A new bipartisan immigration bill has been unveiled by the U.S. Senate, which if passed into law would provide a legal path to immigration for millions of illegal immigrants formerly denied such an opportunity. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obama_guns/obama-shameful-as-senate-blocks-background-check-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_obama_guns/obama-shameful-as-senate-blocks-background-check-bill/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama blasted the Senate for blocking a tightened background checks on firearms purchases, and said the gun lobby “willfully lied” about the bill. Before saying “this was a pretty shameful day for Washington,” Obama was preceded by the father of a victim of the Newtown, Conn., shooting. (with video) 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041713_immig_bill/full-text-immigration-reform-bill/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The full text of the immigration reform bill released by the Gang of 8: “Our immigration system is broken and it is time for a national conversation about how to fix it. We believe common-sense immigration reform is vital in order to secure America’s borders, advance our economic growth, and provide fuller access to the American dream.” 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_immg_plan/senate-immigration-plan-no-path-citizenship-without-secure-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_immg_plan/senate-immigration-plan-no-path-citizenship-without-secure-border/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com There will be a path to citizenship for immigrants in this country illegally but not before the border is secure, under a bipartisan Senate bill expected to be filed this week. An outline of the immigration reform bill proposed by the so-called “Gang of 8″ calls for billions more for border security, changes in visa laws, stricter enforcement of laws against hiring illegal immigrants and a pathway to lawful residence in 10 years and, later, citizenship. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_flake_giffords_guns/flake-giffords-part-ways-background-check-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_flake_giffords_guns/flake-giffords-part-ways-background-check-bill/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Minutes after he shared a stage with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said he still plans to oppose a bill supported by Giffords that calls for expanded background checks for gun buyers. The pair appeared together as Vice President Biden helped dedicate a room in the Capitol Visitor Center for slain aide Gabe Zimmerman. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041613_budget_factcheck/factcheck-spinning-obamas-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041613_budget_factcheck/factcheck-spinning-obamas-budget/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Both parties are putting political spin on the deficit reduction contained in President Obama’s $3.78 trillion budget plan. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041613_gun_bill/gun-rights-group-breaks-with-nra-support-background-checks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041613_gun_bill/gun-rights-group-breaks-with-nra-support-background-checks/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A national gun rights group has split from the National Rifle Association and said they will support bipartisan legislation to expand background checks on gun sales. The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, which calls itself the second largest gun-rights group in the US, said Sunday that it now supports the Manchin-Toomey agreement. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041513_forest_fires/bill-aims-stem-wildfires-by-boosting-ranching-logging-federal-land/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041513_forest_fires/bill-aims-stem-wildfires-by-boosting-ranching-logging-federal-land/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Proponents of a bill to let ranchers and loggers operate more freely on federal land said last week that changes are needed to give the U.S. Forest Service help clearing forests before wildfires can break out. But critics said the public and private partnerships envisioned in the bill could open the door to environmentally harmful use of the land. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_border_roundup/us-seeks-answers-border-security-reporting-mexico/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents look for ways to stay on the job despite budget cuts that threaten security, nine states show how shifting demographics may shift immigration policy and cartel crime affects reporting coming out of Mexico. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_bp_pay/border-patrol-union-offers-cut-overtime-pay-avoid-furloughs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041313_bp_pay/border-patrol-union-offers-cut-overtime-pay-avoid-furloughs/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents would be willing to give up time-and-a-half overtime pay if it meant they would not have to be furloughed as part of mandated federal spending cuts, their union president testified Friday. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041213_bp_budget/border-patrol-agents-tell-lawmakers-budget-cuts-will-hurt-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041213_bp_budget/border-patrol-agents-tell-lawmakers-budget-cuts-will-hurt-security/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border Patrol agents told House members and congressional staffers Thursday that this is the worst possible time to cut the agency’s budget as the country clamors for immigration reform that includes a secure border. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041213_dems_cherrybell/az-dems-dont-rush-close-cherrybell-mail-sorting-center/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041213_dems_cherrybell/az-dems-dont-rush-close-cherrybell-mail-sorting-center/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona’s Democratic members of Congress sent this letter — about the closure of the mail sorting facility at Tucson’s Cherrybell post office — to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe on Friday: 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041213_guns_congress_op/background-check-bill-signals-new-era-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041213_guns_congress_op/background-check-bill-signals-new-era-congress/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The United States Senate is now poised to debate a background check bill. The real story of Thursday’s demolition of a filibuster threat by Republican senators is that the NRA no longer has unchallenged veto power in Congress. That’s a big deal. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041113_dark_money/senator-investigate-false-statements-by-dark-money-groups/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041113_dark_money/senator-investigate-false-statements-by-dark-money-groups/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Democratic senator is pushing for an investigation of nonprofit groups that told the Internal Revenue Service they would not engage in political activity — and then spent millions attacking or praising candidates in 2012 elections.  2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041113_immig_states/immigration-changing-political-landscape-key-states/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041113_immig_states/immigration-changing-political-landscape-key-states/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In the wake of the overwhelming Latino and Asian American support for President Obama in the 2012 election—support that was critical to his re-election—the political winds on immigration have shifted significantly to favor reform with a pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented living in our country. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_immig_rally/arizonans-join-thousands-dc-rally-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041113_immig_rally/arizonans-join-thousands-dc-rally-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Advocates and immigrants from Arizona were among thousands who came to Washington on Wednesday to rally at the Capitol in support of comprehensive immigration reform. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041013_barber_pay/barber-cut-congressional-pay-20/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041013_barber_pay/barber-cut-congressional-pay-20/#When: 11:58:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Blasting possible sequestration cuts to the salaries of Border Patrol agents and civilian defense employees, U.S. Rep. Ron Barber introduced a bill Wednesday that would cut congressional pay by 20 percent. Members of Congress now are paid $174,000; the last time Congress cut its pay was in 1933. 2013-04-10T11:58:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_tx_border_bill/texas-lawmakers-introduce-border-security-bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040913_tx_border_bill/texas-lawmakers-introduce-border-security-bill/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Doubling down on their vows to focus on border security before considering immigration reform, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, will file legislation on Tuesday that will further scrutinize how well the federal government protects the U.S.-Mexico border. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040613_napolitano/napolitano-signs-point-healthy-healthy-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040613_napolitano/napolitano-signs-point-healthy-healthy-border/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pointing to signs of a “healthy border,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano barnstormed through the Southwest this week, stopping in Tucson on Friday to promote the agency’s security efforts while allowing trade and travel along the U.S.-Mexico border. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040313_immigrant_families/az-bishop-include-family-reunification-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040313_immigrant_families/az-bishop-include-family-reunification-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Episcopal bishop for Arizona joined several religious and union leaders urging that family-unification policies be included in any comprehensive immigration reform legislation. The call came as federal lawmakers continued work on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040213_flake_immigration/flake-guest-worker-program-will-go-beyond-agriculture/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040213_flake_immigration/flake-guest-worker-program-will-go-beyond-agriculture/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said Tuesday that a comprehensive immigration reform bill he is working on with a bipartisan group of senators will include a temporary worker program covering more than agriculture. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040113_circus_lobby/no-joke-clowns-have-lobbyists-too/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040113_circus_lobby/no-joke-clowns-have-lobbyists-too/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Even clowns have lobbyists, as do acrobats and animal tamers. Feld Entertainment, the parent company of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, last year spent a record $335,000 on federal lobbying, according to federal records. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033113_franks_fined/fec-fines-franks-campaign-committee-14000/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033113_franks_fined/fec-fines-franks-campaign-committee-14000/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Federal Election Commission has fined Rep. Trent Franks’ campaign committee $14,000 for failing to report spending of more than $300,000, mostly on mailings, from 2009 to 2011. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_buckmaster/buckmaster-sequestration-enters-second-month/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032913_buckmaster/buckmaster-sequestration-enters-second-month/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An interview with U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, Democrat in Arizona’s District 1. Then, the Reporters’ Roundtable featured Mark B. Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com and Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032913_young_wetbacks/alaskas-rep-young-apologizes-wetbacks-remark/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032913_young_wetbacks/alaskas-rep-young-apologizes-wetbacks-remark/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Don Young has apologized for a comment he made, referring to Hispanic migrant workers as the racial slur “wetbacks.” 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_doma_crowds/turnout-light-emotions-high-as-supreme-court-hears-2nd-gay-marriage-case/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032713_doma_crowds/turnout-light-emotions-high-as-supreme-court-hears-2nd-gay-marriage-case/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com There were fewer protesters for the second day of historic Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage laws, but the crowds still filled the foot of the Supreme Court’s steps, where they waved flags, chanted and held up signs for their cause. Rulings could come sometime this summer. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032713_deferred_action/number-deferred-action-applications-decline/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032713_deferred_action/number-deferred-action-applications-decline/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After peaking in September, applications for deferred action have dropped off dramatically. Immigration attorneys think most eligible undocumented immigrants are in a wait-and-see mode amid the federal immigration reform debate. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_immigration_reform/welcoming-newcomer-faith-groups-rally-religious-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032613_immigration_reform/welcoming-newcomer-faith-groups-rally-religious-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Advocacy around immigration reform continues to gain momentum, with bipartisan groups in Congress and President Barack Obama pushing to fix our nation’s immigration system and provide a road map to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in our country. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032313_gun_lobby_op/blindfolded-with-one-hand-tied-behind-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032313_gun_lobby_op/blindfolded-with-one-hand-tied-behind-back/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com How the gun lobby has debilitated federal action on firearms and what President Obama can do about it. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031913_long_term_debt/the-united-states-long-term-debt-problem-isnt-as-bad-as-you-thought/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031913_long_term_debt/the-united-states-long-term-debt-problem-isnt-as-bad-as-you-thought/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In recent years we have been repeatedly warned that the federal government is on track to accumulate an unsustainable amount of debt over the next several decades. This debt, we’ve been told, will eventually crush our economy unless we drastically cut entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. But our long-term fiscal challenges are far less frightening than we have been led to believe. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031813_prop_200/supreme-court-questions-azs-voter-registration-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031813_prop_200/supreme-court-questions-azs-voter-registration-law/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Supreme Court seemed split over whether strict voter-registration laws like Arizona’s Proposition 200 are needed to prevent voter fraud, or whether they render a national voter law useless. The justices sharply questioned both sides in the hearing. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031813_premiums_potter_op/health-reform-will-help-level-premium-costs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031813_premiums_potter_op/health-reform-will-help-level-premium-costs/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com I know firsthand that insurers are eager to avoid the expense of providing coverage for people who, because of their age and health status, might need costly medical care. The industry is running a massive PR campaign to try to get Congress to change Obamacare so that states can decide how much insurers can charge people based on age. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_border_sequester/texas-dem-sequester-hurts-border-security-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031813_border_sequester/texas-dem-sequester-hurts-border-security-economy/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Texas Democrat is taking his GOP colleagues to task on sequestration. In a letter, freshman congressman Pete Gallego tells border hawks they can’t be for the continued sequester and for increased border security at the same time. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031413_ryan_debt_factcheck/factcheck-charting-ryans-debt-exaggeration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031413_ryan_debt_factcheck/factcheck-charting-ryans-debt-exaggeration/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Rep. Paul Ryan exaggerates future growth of the federal debt in a chart contained in his newly released budget plan. The chart relies on Congressional Budget Office projections from last year that do not account for actions taken since then to reduce federal deficits by nearly $2 trillion over 10 years. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031213_obamacare/gop-budget-revives-obamacare-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031213_obamacare/gop-budget-revives-obamacare-claims/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The release of the House GOP budget by Rep. Paul Ryan has sparked a resurgence of false and misleading claims about the Affordable Care Act, which the budget seeks to largely repeal. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030613_sequester_cuts/underselling-sequester-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030613_sequester_cuts/underselling-sequester-cuts/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An ad from a fiscally conservative group makes a true but misleading claim that the sequester only amounts to “a 3 percent cut in federal spending.” A majority of federal spending is exempt from the sequester cuts, so the parts that are not will be cut much more deeply than … 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_school_sequester/window-rock-supt-describes-sequestration-impact/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_school_sequester/window-rock-supt-describes-sequestration-impact/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Window Rock Unified School District superintendent said the three-day-old federal budget cuts known as “sequestration” have already forced cuts in her district, and could lead to layoffs and the closure of three of the district’s seven schools next year if left to stand. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_drones_police/lawmakers-seek-limits-police-drone-use/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_drones_police/lawmakers-seek-limits-police-drone-use/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As drones become smaller and less expensive, law enforcement agencies are looking at them as a way to operate more efficiently and with greater safety. That has some lawmakers saying Arizona needs to protect people’s privacy. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_obama_appts/under-obama-appointments-go-unfilled/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_obama_appts/under-obama-appointments-go-unfilled/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services haven’t had a Senate-confirmed administrator since 2006. The Federal Labor Relations Authority has had only a single member since January and can’t issue decisions. And the Election Assistance Commission hasn’t had any commissioners at all since 2011. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_sequester_blame/factcheck-sequester-blame-game/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030413_sequester_blame/factcheck-sequester-blame-game/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner emerged from their White House meeting on sequestration blaming each other for the automatic spending cuts and misrepresenting the other side’s position: 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030313_az_vama/violence-against-women-act-adds-protections-tribal-women/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030313_az_vama/violence-against-women-act-adds-protections-tribal-women/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tribal courts will be able to prosecute non-Native abusers under an expanded Violence Against Women Act that won final congressional approval. It also expands domestic violence protections for immigrants, extends them to same-sex couples and includes funding. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-crossings-up-texas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-crossings-up-texas/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Illegal immigrants may be crossing the border more in Texas than in Arizona; the GOP’s shifting stance on immigration; and news from south of the border. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequester_rogue/sequester-this/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequester_rogue/sequester-this/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Jon Stewart has so degraded the usefulness of profanity with his unending use of partly bleeped F-words that I am forced to fall back on the oaths of my parents’ generation: Let the goddamn sequester happen. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_border/federal-budget-inaction-could-weaken-border-security-trade/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_border/federal-budget-inaction-could-weaken-border-security-trade/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The same week Texas Democrats touted the results of a government study that shows border communities are safe, a federal stalemate could shrink the law enforcement build-up that helped make those results possible. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_spin/factcheck-sequester-spin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022813_sequester_spin/factcheck-sequester-spin/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Sunday talk shows included exaggerated claims from both sides about the debate over automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequestration_grijalva_op/grijalva-cancel-sequester-close-tax-loopholes-with-balancing-act/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequestration_grijalva_op/grijalva-cancel-sequester-close-tax-loopholes-with-balancing-act/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The massive federal budget cuts that will start Friday as part of the “sequester” will damage our economic recovery and mean fewer services here in Southern Arizona. Strip away the conservative economic theories and party-line rhetoric and that’s the reality we’re facing. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_hagel_op/hagel-sworn-in-now-hard-part-begins/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_hagel_op/hagel-sworn-in-now-hard-part-begins/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Analysis: Chuck Hagel is now secretary of defense, but with a world of trouble awaiting him, he may wonder whether he really wants the job. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_airline_jobs/us-airways-official-repeats-assurances-phx-jobs-after-merger/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022813_airline_jobs/us-airways-official-repeats-assurances-phx-jobs-after-merger/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A US Airways executive repeated assurances in Washington on Tuesday that the company plans to maintain a significant corporate presence in Phoenix after its proposed merger with Texas-based American Airlines. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022713_debt_cartoon/how-thoughtful/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022713_debt_cartoon/how-thoughtful/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com When it comes to debt, count on politicians to “think of the children.” 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022713_grijalva_gop_immig_op/grijalva-gop-driven-by-ideology-immigration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022713_grijalva_gop_immig_op/grijalva-gop-driven-by-ideology-immigration/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Comprehensive immigration reform could go down as one of the most overlooked, overdue priorities Washington has ever let slide. But whatever Republicans might want to tell themselves, it’s not just immigrants who care about it. “Sorry about your childhood, but don’t come back until we lose a few more elections” is not a serious policy. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022613_gun_violence_research/what-researchers-learned-gun-violence-before-congress-nixed-funding/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022613_gun_violence_research/what-researchers-learned-gun-violence-before-congress-nixed-funding/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com President Obama has directed the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence as part of his legislative package on gun control. The CDC hasn’t pursued this kind of research since 1996 when the National Rifle Association lobbied Congress to cut funding for it. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_factcheck_video_games/factcheck-paying-people-play-video-games/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_factcheck_video_games/factcheck-paying-people-play-video-games/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com House Speaker John Boehner tweets that the Obama administration is spending $1.2 million “paying people to play video games.” That’s misleading. The government did pay $1.2 million for university research that includes the study of how video games can stimulate the cognitive abilities of seniors. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_arizona_sequester/flake-calls-sequester-scare-tactic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_arizona_sequester/flake-calls-sequester-scare-tactic/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona would face millions in budget cuts and see the loss of services to thousands of residents if automatic budget cuts are allowed to take effect Friday, the White House warned. Critics, like Sen. Jeff Flake, accused the administration of engaging in scare tactics. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_nra_gun_control/how-nra-undermined-congress-last-gun-control-push/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_nra_gun_control/how-nra-undermined-congress-last-gun-control-push/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Last month, President Obama unveiled sweeping proposals on gun control. To get a sense of what the NRA might do, it’s helpful to look at how it scored a victory during the last major federal initiative to tighten gun control. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_obamaquester/the-obamaquester/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_obamaquester/the-obamaquester/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com This Republican talking point aims to blame President Obama for more than $1 trillion in automatic, across-the-board cuts in domestic and defense spending that — without action by Congress — are scheduled to take effect on March 1. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_el_paso_commerce/video-el-paso-leaders-commerce-key-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_el_paso_commerce/video-el-paso-leaders-commerce-key-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., wade into discussion of immigration reform, some El Paso leaders are urging them to include commerce considerations in their talks about safety and security on the southern border, including improvements at ports of entry. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-bill-published-amidst-protests/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_border_roundup/border-roundup-immigration-bill-published-amidst-protests/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Humanitarians along the border protested Operation Streamline; law enforcement reports meth (and chicken) seizures are up; rumors swirl around President Obama’s immigration bill and the possible shooting death of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_grand_canyon/sequestration-cuts-grand-canyon-could-affect-thousands-visitors/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_grand_canyon/sequestration-cuts-grand-canyon-could-affect-thousands-visitors/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Grand Canyon National Park could have to cut hours and delay the opening of some park sections if automatic federal budget cuts are allowed to take effect March 1, a park advocacy group said Wednesday. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_mccain_immig/mccain-gv-immigration-reform-requires-secured-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_mccain_immig/mccain-gv-immigration-reform-requires-secured-border/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Promoting immigration reform that requires more border security, including the deployment of fencing and technology used in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. Sen. John McCain spoke to an overflow crowd at a town hall in Green Valley on Tuesday. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_media_think_again/mainstream-media-gobbling-up-conservative-crazies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_media_think_again/mainstream-media-gobbling-up-conservative-crazies/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The sad truth is that this nonsense is introduced into the media ecosystem by right-wing reality-denying sources, and it almost always makes its way into the mainstream media—often going unchallenged. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_kirkpatrick_offices/kirkpatrick-opening-marana-casa-grande-offices-saturday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_kirkpatrick_offices/kirkpatrick-opening-marana-casa-grande-offices-saturday/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Ann Kirkpatrick, the congresswoman who represents the sprawling First Congressional District, will open two new offices near the southern edge of her constituency Saturday. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021513_immig_gutierrez/torn-apart-by-immigration-laws-families-make-case-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021513_immig_gutierrez/torn-apart-by-immigration-laws-families-make-case-congress/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Americans whose spouses have been exiled for years as a result of strict immigration penalties took their plight to Congress on Thursday, begging legislators to help them as lawmakers discuss overhauling immigration laws. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_napolitano_border/napolitano-border-secure-time-fix-immigration-system/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_napolitano_border/napolitano-border-secure-time-fix-immigration-system/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that the border is as secure as ever and it should not be an impediment to the comprehensive immigration reform. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_jan8_families_guns/families-tucson-shooting-victims-urge-dc-act-gun-control/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_jan8_families_guns/families-tucson-shooting-victims-urge-dc-act-gun-control/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Emily Nottingham, whose son was killed in the 2011 Tucson mass shooting that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was in Washington Tuesday urging lawmakers to pass stronger background checks and ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_sotu_az_lawmakers/arizona-lawmakers-split-8211-sharply-8211-over-state-union-address/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_sotu_az_lawmakers/arizona-lawmakers-split-8211-sharply-8211-over-state-union-address/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For Arizona lawmakers, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday was either an urgent national call to arms or a ruinous plan for big government, depending on which side of the aisle they sit on. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020613_drone_strikes/drone-strikes-test-legal-grounds-war-terror/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020613_drone_strikes/drone-strikes-test-legal-grounds-war-terror/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Obama administration has justified its counter-terror strategy on a law Congress passed just days after 9/11. But more than a decade later, does it fit the facts on the ground? 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020513_buckmaster/buckmaster-not-too-late-protect-yourself-from-cold-flu/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020513_buckmaster/buckmaster-not-too-late-protect-yourself-from-cold-flu/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Washington contributor Terry Bracy reports on the very full agenda for the new Congress. Then, financial planner Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and nutrition reporter Jack Challem on cold and flu protection. Plus, Tucson Weekly Arts Editor Margaret Regan. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020313_us_congress/do-as-we-say-congress-says-then-does-what-it-wants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020313_us_congress/do-as-we-say-congress-says-then-does-what-it-wants/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Congress exempts itself from a number of laws that apply to the private sector and the executive branch. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020113_milk_run/milk-run/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020113_milk_run/milk-run/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Guns and women, in the news. Conservative activist Gayle Trotter appeared at Senate Judiciary Committee gun control hearings this week to say that women need assault rifles – “scary-looking guns” – because a woman “might have to fight off four or five criminals ‘with her children screaming in the background.” 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_immigration_reform/top-10-reasons-why-its-time-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_immigration_reform/top-10-reasons-why-its-time-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The president, Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and the American people are all pushing for comprehensive immigration reform. Now is the time to pass it. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-report-grijalva-interview/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-report-grijalva-interview/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A look at the 2013 commercial and industrial real estate forecast from Hank Amos, owner of Tucson Realty and Trust Company, plus an interview with U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_giffords_senate/giffords-senate-too-many-children-are-dying/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_giffords_senate/giffords-senate-too-many-children-are-dying/#When: 23:09:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had a deliberate message for lawmakers Wednesday. “Too many children are dying. We must do something,” she told senators, speaking briefly before her husband, Mark Kelly, testified on gun control. (with video) 2013-01-31T23:09:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012913_obama_immigration/obama-now-time-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012913_obama_immigration/obama-now-time-immigration-reform/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Most Americans agree that it’s time to fix a system that’s been broken for way too long. I’m here because business leaders, faith leaders, labor leaders, law enforcement, and leaders from both parties are coming together to say now is the time to find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as the land of opportunity. (with video) 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00