http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/jan+brewer jan+brewer news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051413_farley_budget_op/farley-budget-bills-will-include-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051413_farley_budget_op/farley-budget-bills-will-include-medicaid-expansion/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com I believe I previously shared with you my analogy of the legislature as a middle school. That analogy is particularly apt as we approach approving a budget, as we began to do this morning. The Medicaid restoration has heightened the stakes dramatically this year, so this next couple of weeks are really gonna be something to witness. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050813_medicaid_guest_op/gw-institute-medicaid-expansion-would-line-hospitals-pockets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050813_medicaid_guest_op/gw-institute-medicaid-expansion-would-line-hospitals-pockets/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com In the debate over expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income Arizonans, we are being told that the costs for uncompensated care at Arizona hospitals are soaring, making Medicaid expansion necessary to prevent financial disaster from befalling our hospitals. A closer look reveals that this claim is simply untrue. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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) 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_duval/duval-formally-announces-bid-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042413_duval/duval-formally-announces-bid-governor/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It’s been an open secret for the last couple years that Fred DuVal would seek to be Arizona’s next governor. The former member of the Board of Regents, a longtime Democratic player, assiduously lined up support for a bid and formed an exploratory committee in February. Wednesday, he publicly announced that he is indeed in the race. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-legislature-marks-first-100-days/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042313_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-legislature-marks-first-100-days/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Interviews with Brent DeRaad, CEO of the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with Democratic state Sen. Steve Farley, Republican state Rep. Ethan Orr, and Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042213_term_limits_brewer/term-limits-schmerm-limits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042213_term_limits_brewer/term-limits-schmerm-limits/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer wants you to know she is not tired of serving the people. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_melvin_gov/al-melvin-run-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042213_melvin_gov/al-melvin-run-governor/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona hasn’t had a governor from south of the Gila since Raul Castro in the mid-1970s. Three-term Republican Sen. Al Melvin of Saddlebrooke thinks he can change that, although the GOP primary field is already crowded. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_game_fish_fees/game-fish-fee-bill-governors-desk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041613_game_fish_fees/game-fish-fee-bill-governors-desk/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Legislation that would allow the Arizona Game and Fish Department to price and package hunting and fishing licenses without approval from the Legislature was heading to Gov. Jan Brewer after winning state House approval Monday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_az_tourism/arizona-touted-national-tourism-ads/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040813_az_tourism/arizona-touted-national-tourism-ads/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com When former Scottsdale resident Mark Macias used the New York City subway this past winter, he was transported not only between Grand Central Station and Times Square but back to his hometown. Floor-to-ceiling images transformed the shuttle car into an Old West saloon. On the outside of the car, “Step into Scottsdale” was superimposed over images of craggy, cactus-covered mountains. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040513_buckmaster/buckmaster-legislative-session-stalls-over-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040513_buckmaster/buckmaster-legislative-session-stalls-over-medicaid-expansion/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An interview with Republican state Sen. Al Melvin of Tucson. Then, the Friday Reporters’ Roundtable with Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer with the Arizona Daily Star, and Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040313_proud_periods/proud-fired-after-comments-women-combat-menstrual-cycles/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040313_proud_periods/proud-fired-after-comments-women-combat-menstrual-cycles/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The director of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services resigned and an assistant he hired, former Tucson lawmaker Terri Proud, was fired Wednesday after Arizona-Sonora News Service reported that Proud said menstrual cycles might be too problematic for women to be in combat.  2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040213_korea_az_trauma/south-korean-delegation-az-trauma-care-summit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040213_korea_az_trauma/south-korean-delegation-az-trauma-care-summit/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A delegation seeking to establish a national trauma system in South Korea is in Arizona to see how hospitals, first responders and health care leaders manage the state’s system. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_roundup/border-roundup-politicians-tour-nogales-mayors-travel-south/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com McCain and other ‘Gang of Eight’ members toured the border, Rothschild took Arizona mayors to Sonora, Brewer defended policy banning driver’s licenses for young immigrants and Napolitano said officials will review solitary confinement policy for immigration detainees 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_brewer_solar/brewer-bright-future-az-solar-industry/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_brewer_solar/brewer-bright-future-az-solar-industry/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer said her dedication to solar energy can be seen on the roof of her house, where she’s had solar panels since the 1970s. “Arizona was made for solar energy,” she said Wednesday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032213_buckmaster/buckmaster-proposed-medicaid-expansion-divides-gop-leadership/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032213_buckmaster/buckmaster-proposed-medicaid-expansion-divides-gop-leadership/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An interview with state Senate President Andy Biggs. Then, the Reporters’ Roundtable featured Linda Valdez, editorial writer for the Arizona Republic, and Mark Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com. Plus, Matt Russell had the Weekend Watch. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031913_student_regent/ua-poli-sci-major-appointed-student-regent/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031913_student_regent/ua-poli-sci-major-appointed-student-regent/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A University of Arizona student was appointed as the student member of the Arizona Board of Regents, Gov. Jan Brewer announced Tuesday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_hellon_clerk/hellon-appointed-pima-court-clerk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031513_hellon_clerk/hellon-appointed-pima-court-clerk/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Toni Hellon has been appointed as clerk of Pima County Superior Court, Gov. Jan Brewer announced Friday. Hellon succeeds the retiring Patrica Noland, whom she served as deputy for six years. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_tech/tucson-tech-could-eye-border-from-high/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031313_border_tech/tucson-tech-could-eye-border-from-high/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Anchored within proposals for a new national immigration policy is a call for more high-tech security along the U.S.-Mexico border. Parts of that technology – including an 80-foot tower bristling with sensors and cameras – could be developed and tested at the UA Science and Technology Park. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031113_buckmaster/buckmaster-gop-leaders-want-block-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031113_buckmaster/buckmaster-gop-leaders-want-block-medicaid-expansion/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Monday Political Face-Off featured Carolyn Cox and Paul Eckerstrom. Also, the latest on the serious situation in North Korea from Gen. John Wickham, retired U.S. Army chief of staff. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_border_roundup/chavez-dies-mexican-journalist-killed-brewer-loses-court/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_border_roundup/chavez-dies-mexican-journalist-killed-brewer-loses-court/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Border roundup: The world reacts to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Mexican journalist Jaime Guadalupe Gonzalez Dominguez, Gov. Brewer loses in court, Arizona Republicans propose voting restrictions and the border economy continues to cross international lines 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_sales_taxes/report-brewer-plan-could-cut-growing-communities-sales-taxes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_sales_taxes/report-brewer-plan-could-cut-growing-communities-sales-taxes/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A report by the Grand Canyon Institute raises concerns about how Gov. Jan Brewer’s plan to simplify Arizona’s sales tax system handles construction materials. It says taxing materials where they are purchased rather than used, would cut revenue for growing cities. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_navajo_freeze/navajo-disaster-declaration-marks-shift-tribal-federal-relations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_navajo_freeze/navajo-disaster-declaration-marks-shift-tribal-federal-relations/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Tribal leaders were hailing President Barack Obama’s declaration of a natural disaster on the Navajo Nation, the first under a new law that lets Native American governments appeal directly to the federal government for emergency assistance. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_home_schools/brewer-rallies-with-home-schooling-advocates-capitol/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030513_home_schools/brewer-rallies-with-home-schooling-advocates-capitol/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com About 1,000 people gathered Monday at the Capitol in Phoenix, where Gov. Jan Brewer told home-schooling advocates that she will “fight for your freedom from government intrusion.” 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_sb_1070_laborers/appeals-court-sb-1070-day-labor-provisions-unconstitutional/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_sb_1070_laborers/appeals-court-sb-1070-day-labor-provisions-unconstitutional/#When: 09:05:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the parts of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law aimed at halting the hiring of day laborers are unconstitutional. The sections made it illegal to hire a person for work from a vehicle stopped in a roadway, or for a person to be hired in that manner. 2013-03-05T09:05:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_kolbe_marriage_equality/jim-kolbe-says-time-right-marriage-equality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_kolbe_marriage_equality/jim-kolbe-says-time-right-marriage-equality/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Former Arizona Rep. Jim Kolbe joined representatives of business, church and civil rights groups to file briefs supporting same-sex marriage in two upcoming Supreme Court cases on the issue. Kolbe, in a same-sex marriage himself, said it’s time marriage equality. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030113_brewer_education/poor-districts-may-see-cuts-under-brewers-school-performance-budget/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030113_brewer_education/poor-districts-may-see-cuts-under-brewers-school-performance-budget/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Supporters of Gov. Jan Brewer’s performance-based education funding model for school districts and charter holders say concerns about the formula’s effects on schools in low-income areas don’t take into account the bigger picture. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_az_sequester_immig/az-lawmakers-irked-by-feds-release-100s-illegal-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_az_sequester_immig/az-lawmakers-irked-by-feds-release-100s-illegal-immigrants/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona Republicans blasted a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement decision to release hundreds of illegal immigrants in anticipation of March 1 budget cuts, with one calling it “pure political posturing.” 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_parks_repairs/after-lean-years-arizona-state-parks-looks-spruce-up-facilities/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_parks_repairs/after-lean-years-arizona-state-parks-looks-spruce-up-facilities/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com State parks around Arizona have faced lean times for the past several years as lawmakers grappled with the budget deficit. Now park officials and supporters would like to make some improvements. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_brewer_bff/jan-and-barack-bffs-lol-says-brewer-after-white-house-dinner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_brewer_bff/jan-and-barack-bffs-lol-says-brewer-after-white-house-dinner/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After getting a “bum rap” for skipping a White House dinner last year, Gov. Jan Brewer said she suspects people will see her attendance this year as evidence that she and President Barack Obama are"BFFs.” But Brewer said she’s just doing the people’s work. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+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/ 13:15:00Z 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. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022313_parks_budget/after-years-budget-cuts-greener-outlook-arizona-state-parks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022313_parks_budget/after-years-budget-cuts-greener-outlook-arizona-state-parks/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com After years of delivering deep cuts, lawmakers this session are discussing ways to give Arizona State Parks some more money and bring back a lottery-funded grant program the agency administered. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022213_az_health_insurance/bill-would-implement-some-affordable-care-act-provisions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022213_az_health_insurance/bill-would-implement-some-affordable-care-act-provisions/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com With Arizona declining to establish a health insurance exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act, a lawmaker wants to make sure the state maintains its oversight of insurers and policies. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022013_ahcccs_op/wells-az-cant-afford-not-expand-medicaid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022013_ahcccs_op/wells-az-cant-afford-not-expand-medicaid/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer made the prudent fiscal and economic choice by calling for Medicaid expansion. Now the Legislature needs to act. The math is clear. If you had the option of investing $1,650 and getting back $16,000, wouldn’t you do it? Based on AHCCCS estimates, that’s Arizona’s Medicaid expansion deal. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022013_ahcccs_gw_op/schlomach-medicaid-expansion-bad-idea/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022013_ahcccs_gw_op/schlomach-medicaid-expansion-bad-idea/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com I certainly understand the lure of additional federal money flowing into the state, but expanding Medicaid is a bad idea for Arizona when all the facts are considered. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_software_phx/stealth-software-bringing-200-tech-jobs-phx/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_software_phx/stealth-software-bringing-200-tech-jobs-phx/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Dutch company that makes software that helps government agencies and private firms safely store data has chosen the Phoenix area for its U.S. headquarters. Tuesday, Gov. Jan Brewer and company officials said Stealth Software’s decision means 200 high-paying jobs for Arizona. It also represents a victory over New York, Boston and Silicon Valley, the other locations under consideration. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_noland_retiring/noland-stepping-down-as-pima-clerk-court/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021913_noland_retiring/noland-stepping-down-as-pima-clerk-court/#When: 16:21:000 TucsonSentinel.com Updated: After nearly four terms in office, Patricia Noland is retiring from her post as clerk of Pima County Superior Court on March 31. Noland was re-elected three times, the last in 2010. Gov. Jan Brewer will appoint a successor to serve out Noland’s term, which ends in 2014. 2013-02-19T16:21:40-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_dems_ahcccs/pima-dems-back-brewers-ahcccs-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_dems_ahcccs/pima-dems-back-brewers-ahcccs-expansion/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pima County Democrats applaud Governor Brewer’s decision to support the expanded Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act. As the governor finally acknowledged, the Affordable Care Act is the law of the land and “Now, our dtate’s elected leaders have a duty to do what’s best for Arizona.” 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_brewer_pres_day/brewer-look-past-leaders-presidents-day/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021813_brewer_pres_day/brewer-look-past-leaders-presidents-day/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Our greatest presidents put our country’s hopes and dreams before their own. They demonstrated dignity and statesmanship even through the darkest of hours, and we felt assured under their leadership. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-abuse-allegations-agency-email-denies-interviews/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_border_roundup/border-roundup-bp-abuse-allegations-agency-email-denies-interviews/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Lawmakers debate border security, Border Patrol faces scrutiny, reporters discuss immigration reporting and a glimpse into policies on deportation, driver’s licences and trade 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_state-run_health/az-official-says-too-many-questions-doomed-state-run-health-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_state-run_health/az-official-says-too-many-questions-doomed-state-run-health-program/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona gave up on running its own health-insurance exchange and turned the job over to the federal government instead because of uncertainty over how a state program would work, an Arizona official testified Thursday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_motorcycle_deaths/officials-urge-licenses-training-reduce-motorcycle-deaths/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_motorcycle_deaths/officials-urge-licenses-training-reduce-motorcycle-deaths/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Saying that increased traffic congestion and a lack of training can be a deadly combination for motorcyclists, state officials are urging riders to get instruction and required licenses before taking to the roads. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-still-facing-12-million-cuts/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-still-facing-12-million-cuts/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An interview with Cam Juarez, TUSD governing board member. Then, the Reporters’ Roundtable with Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com, and Mari Herreras, staff writer for the Tucson Weekly. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_deferred_licenses/hearing-drivers-licenses-deferred-action-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021413_deferred_licenses/hearing-drivers-licenses-deferred-action-immigrants/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Denying Arizona driver’s licenses to participants in the Obama administration’s deferred action program is setting up newly legal workers to break the law by driving anyway, an advocate told state lawmakers Thursday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021413_sales_tax_gc_op/brewers-sales-tax-reforms-hurt-growing-communities-likely-reduce-revenue/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021413_sales_tax_gc_op/brewers-sales-tax-reforms-hurt-growing-communities-likely-reduce-revenue/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Brewer’s sales tax plan undercuts revenues for communities that are growing, and could reduce total state revenues. Better data is needed, so the fiscal impact is better known. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021413_sales_tax_op/sales-tax-reform-vital-arizonas-future/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021413_sales_tax_op/sales-tax-reform-vital-arizonas-future/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona is behind the curve on making our sales tax system simpler and saner. Getting us up to snuff with forty-six other states will finally clear a path for Arizona policymakers to enact the sorts of big-picture tax reform that can finally put us ahead of our competitor states on tax policy 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021213_brewer_border/brewer-more-boots-ground-necessary-secure-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021213_brewer_border/brewer-more-boots-ground-necessary-secure-border/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer capped off an aerial tour of the region Tuesday by reiterating her argument that the border was not secure and that there “needs to be more boots on the ground.”  Brewer met with Customs and Border Patrol agents, as well as southern Arizona ranchers, before boarding one the state’s National Guard Blackhawk helicopters for a three-hour tour of the borderlands. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021113_az_accounting/with-accounting-system-on-ropes-arizona-upgrading/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021113_az_accounting/with-accounting-system-on-ropes-arizona-upgrading/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The state’s accounting system is on life support, but thanks to funding allocated last year by the governor and the Legislature it’s getting an overhaul that officials say is long overdue. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020813_garcia_immig_op/nations-newest-immigrants-seek-own-pathway/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020813_garcia_immig_op/nations-newest-immigrants-seek-own-pathway/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For the flood of Latino immigrants who came to the United States in recent decades, the pathway to citizenship would not be a 3- to 5-hour process through Ellis Island with its near-guarantee acceptance rate of 98 percent.  There is no Statue of Liberty in Nogales, Ariz., beckoning: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Instead, there is a wall. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020513_az_deferred_deportation/few-arizonans-applying-deferred-deportation-program/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020513_az_deferred_deportation/few-arizonans-applying-deferred-deportation-program/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Only 14,069 of the estimated 80,000 Arizonans eligible for deferred deportation had applied for the federal program through its first six months, a rate much lower than the nation as a whole. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_cps_improvements/child-safety-group-focus-cps-improvements-prevention/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013013_cps_improvements/child-safety-group-focus-cps-improvements-prevention/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An advocacy group urged Democratic lawmakers Tuesday to focus on prevention as a key to curbing a state crisis in child safety. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-hospitals-back-ahcccs-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_buckmaster/buckmaster-az-hospitals-back-ahcccs-expansion/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Monday Political Face-Off featured Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom, plus an interview with Karen Mlawsky, CEO of the University of Arizona Hospital Division, and Dr. Ester Sternberg, research director for the UA-based Center for Integrative Medicine. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012513_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-life-examined-presidential-plan-unveiled/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012513_border_roundup/border-roundup-border-life-examined-presidential-plan-unveiled/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A close look at daily life and measuring success along the border, a presidential plan’s unveiling is announced, and regional reactions to immigration, labor and gun control issues. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_deferred_licenses/brewer-urged-drop-deferred-action-license-order/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012413_deferred_licenses/brewer-urged-drop-deferred-action-license-order/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Democrats and activists called on Gov. Brewer to drop an executive order she issued in August denying driver’s licenses to deferred action participants at a press conference in Phoenix Tuesday night. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012413_medicaid_gw_op/expanded-medicaid-would-shrink-arizonas-wallet/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012413_medicaid_gw_op/expanded-medicaid-would-shrink-arizonas-wallet/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Legislators who value fiscal prudence, the health of the state’s future economy, and individual liberty should not support the expansion of Medicaid. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012013_brewer_mlk/brewer-honor-mlks-dream/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012013_brewer_mlk/brewer-honor-mlks-dream/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com This holiday, let us recommit to standing with our neighbors through trying times. Let us carry on Dr. King’s legacy of love and respect by honoring his words and bringing light to those who need it most. Let us honor his Dream by renewing our devotion to his glorious message. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_border_roundup/border-roundup-winter-weather-dangers-border-implications-gun-control-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_border_roundup/border-roundup-winter-weather-dangers-border-implications-gun-control-debate/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com New reminders of environmental danger on the border, national and state politicians address immigration issues, law enforcement on both sides of the border deals with crime and gun violence issues 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_buckmaster/buckmaster-2013-decision-time-rio-nuevo/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011813_buckmaster/buckmaster-2013-decision-time-rio-nuevo/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com An interview with Fletcher McCusker, chairman of the Rio Nuevo Board. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Dylan Smith, editor and publisher of TucsonSentinel.com, and Mari Herreras, staff writer at the Tucson Weekly. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011713_dreamer_licenses/dem-lawmaker-allow-licenses-deferred-action-participants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011713_dreamer_licenses/dem-lawmaker-allow-licenses-deferred-action-participants/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A Democratic state representative is taking a swipe at Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order preventing illegal immigrants taking part in the Obama administration’s deferred action program from receiving Arizona driver’s licenses. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011613_income_tax_gw_op/az-must-compete-by-eliminating-income-tax/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011613_income_tax_gw_op/az-must-compete-by-eliminating-income-tax/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana has just added his name to the ranks of governors who have proposed eliminating their state’s income tax. If Arizona is going to compete with states like Texas or Louisiana – both of which have geographic advantages that Arizona simply does not have – we are going to have to be better than they are at the tax competition game. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011513_buckmaster/buckmaster-reaction-brewers-medicaid-expansion-proposal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011513_buckmaster/buckmaster-reaction-brewers-medicaid-expansion-proposal/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com State Rep. Ethan Orr of Tucson’s District 9, plus Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report, Sam Williams, owner and founder of New View Group and David Safier of BlogforArizona. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_brewer_sos_education/brewer-make-performance-part-formula-az-school-funding/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_brewer_sos_education/brewer-make-performance-part-formula-az-school-funding/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer called Monday for Arizona to make performance part of the formula that allocates school funding.Gov. Jan Brewer delivers her State of the State address Monday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011413_stateofstate_text/full-text-brewers-state-state-address/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011413_stateofstate_text/full-text-brewers-state-state-address/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com We have just celebrated all of the achievements of Arizona’s first 100 years, and we were reminded of Arizona’s “Five C’s”: copper – cattle – cotton – citrus – and climate. I am here to tell you that our second century will hinge on another ‘C.’ Competition. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_health_exchanges/lawmaker-bill-ban-state-health-exchange-more-than-statement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_health_exchanges/lawmaker-bill-ban-state-health-exchange-more-than-statement/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A bill that would prevent Arizona from setting up its own health insurance exchange is a political statement on its face, but the author said he intends to do more than just send a message. (with video) 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011113_border_roundup/border-roundup-cost-immigration-changes-2013/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011113_border_roundup/border-roundup-cost-immigration-changes-2013/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A look at the national, local and human costs of immigration policy as well as possible changes in store for 2013, plus a summary of recent Border Patrol activity. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011213_brewer_education/brewer-lawmakers-business-education-priorities-legislature/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011213_brewer_education/brewer-lawmakers-business-education-priorities-legislature/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer told business leaders Friday that her legislative agenda includes simplifying the “complicated and overly burdensome” process behind the state’s transaction privilege tax. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011013_ed_data/supt-azs-education-data-system-needs-32m-overhaul/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011013_ed_data/supt-azs-education-data-system-needs-32m-overhaul/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal wants $32 million to replace Arizona’s decade-old educational data system, which he said has required extensive upkeep for quite some time. (with video) 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_fiesta_bowl/arizona-still-waiting-fiesta-bowl-fixes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_fiesta_bowl/arizona-still-waiting-fiesta-bowl-fixes/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Fiesta Bowl game and its many related events have become a football extravaganza that kicks off the new year for the Phoenix area with national publicity and a hefty economic boost. But over the past three years, the Fiesta Bowl has also become the source of continuous embarrassment in the Valley of the Sun, for bowl officials, civic boosters and state legislators, as well. And it isn’t over. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010313_gun_laws/mass-shootings-do-little-change-state-gun-laws/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010313_gun_laws/mass-shootings-do-little-change-state-gun-laws/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com While legislators in Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, New York, Texas and Colorado sometimes contemplated tightening rules after rampage shootings, few measures gained passage. In fact, several states - including Arizona - have made it easier to buy more guns and take them to more places. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123112_brewer_new_year/brewer-wishing-arizonans-happy-and-safe-new-year/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123112_brewer_new_year/brewer-wishing-arizonans-happy-and-safe-new-year/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As Arizonans turn the page on 2012, it is an opportunity to reflect upon all we’ve accomplished together over the last 12 months, and to look forward with optimism to the new year. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121112_brewer_third_term/a-third-term-brewer-despite-law-some-say-its-possible/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121112_brewer_third_term/a-third-term-brewer-despite-law-some-say-its-possible/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com With attention turning toward the 2014 gubernatorial race, much of the discussion revolves around Gov. Jan Brewer’s intentions – and whether she’s even eligible to run. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120712_brewer_pearl_harbor/brewer-pearl-habor-attack-shocked-but-did-not-weaken/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120712_brewer_pearl_harbor/brewer-pearl-habor-attack-shocked-but-did-not-weaken/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Today, Arizonans and Americans unite to commemorate one of our nation’s most solemn anniversaries: the attack on Pearl Harbor. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-2012-election-analysis/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-2012-election-analysis/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez, talk show host Emil Franzi, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120412_wheres_jan/wheres-jan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120412_wheres_jan/wheres-jan/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Carmen Sandiego, Waldo (or Wally, if you’re British) and now Gov. Jan Brewer. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112812_health_exchanges/brewer-rejects-az-health-insurance-exchange-triggers-federal-operation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112812_health_exchanges/brewer-rejects-az-health-insurance-exchange-triggers-federal-operation/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Gov. Jan Brewer announced Wednesday that Arizona will not create a state-based health exchange but will leave that job to the federal government, as detailed in the Affordable Care Act. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112712_achieve_act/kyl-let-some-illegal-immigrants-earn-right-stay-us/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112712_achieve_act/kyl-let-some-illegal-immigrants-earn-right-stay-us/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Sen. Jon Kyl unveiled an immigration reform plan to let young immigrants, brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents, earn the right to stay in the U.S., without creating a path to citizenship. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112112_brewer_thanksgiving/brewer-happy-thanksgiving/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112112_brewer_thanksgiving/brewer-happy-thanksgiving/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com On this eve of Thanksgiving, I wish all Arizonans a bountiful and safe holiday. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112012_health_exchanges_gw_op/20-states-reject-insurance-exchanges-what-will-az-do/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112012_health_exchanges_gw_op/20-states-reject-insurance-exchanges-what-will-az-do/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com As last week’s so-called “deadline” for states to decide whether or not to establish a “health insurance exchange” came and went, Arizonans were given good news: Gov Jan Brewer will not stick Arizona taxpayers with the bill for implementing the new federal health insurance mandates – for now. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111912_state_parks/lawmaker-funding-state-parks-improvements-now-saves-costs-later/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111912_state_parks/lawmaker-funding-state-parks-improvements-now-saves-costs-later/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Delaying capital improvements needed after years of deep budget cuts to Arizona State Parks will only exacerbate the problems and increase future costs, a state lawmaker said last week. “If you don’t take care of your infrastructure, it’s like not taking care of your house and if you let that little $2 item go and don’t fix it, you end up with a $100 repair bill.” 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110812_prop_204/prop-2048242s-defeat-puts-focus-education-funding-upcoming-legislative-session/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110812_prop_204/prop-2048242s-defeat-puts-focus-education-funding-upcoming-legislative-session/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Now that voters rejected Proposition 204, the task of funding education when a temporary sales tax expires in May will remain with the state Legislature. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110112_redistricting_secrecy/redistricting-gop-and-dems-alike-cloaked-process-secrecy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110112_redistricting_secrecy/redistricting-gop-and-dems-alike-cloaked-process-secrecy/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Calls for reform of redistricting — the once-a-decade process when states draw new district maps for Congress and state legislatures — have gone largely unheeded as legislators manipulate Census numbers for partisan gain. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110112_amazon_taxes/amazon-sales-tax-deal-levels-field-bricks-and-mortar-stores/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110112_amazon_taxes/amazon-sales-tax-deal-levels-field-bricks-and-mortar-stores/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Traditional retailers in Arizona are celebrating an agreement between Amazon.com and Arizona that will require the online retail giant to begin collecting the state’s 6.6 percent sales tax early next year. These retailers hope to see more e-commerce companies follow suit. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103112_interstate_11/study-moves-highway-between-valley-las-vegas-closer-reality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103112_interstate_11/study-moves-highway-between-valley-las-vegas-closer-reality/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Arizona Department of Transportation is undertaking a two-year study of a proposed highway — Interstate 11 — linking the Phoenix metro area with Las Vegas. 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102912_az_pol_donations/few-arizona-politicians-digging-deep-presidential-candidates/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102912_az_pol_donations/few-arizona-politicians-digging-deep-presidential-candidates/ 13:15:00Z TucsonSentinel.com For those whose role can involve fundraising and who would seem to have more than a passing interest in the outcome of the presidential campaign, few of Arizona’s state and federal elected leaders had made personal campaign contributions to Mitt Romney or Barack Obama 2013-05-18T13:15:24+00:00