http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/republicans republicans news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052213_immg_bill/key-senate-committee-approves-immigration-overhaul/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052213_immg_bill/key-senate-committee-approves-immigration-overhaul/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a sweeping immigration bill the stamp of approval Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate before the full Senate next month. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_johncscottshow/jc-scott-steve-pierce-senate-passage-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_johncscottshow/jc-scott-steve-pierce-senate-passage-medicaid-expansion/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Interviews with state Sen. Steve Pierce, Tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans, Steve Lynn of the SALC on the PCC Board, and talk show host Emil Franzi. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_fimbres/incumbent-fimbres-files-reelection/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052113_fimbres/incumbent-fimbres-files-reelection/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Southside Democrat Richard Fimbres filed the maximum number of nominating signatures to qualify for the ballot Tuesday, as he seeks reelection to the Tucson City Council. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_irs_med_records/gop-fears-irs-access-medical-records-disputed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_irs_med_records/gop-fears-irs-access-medical-records-disputed/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Listening to recent statements from some congressional Republicans, you might think that the 2010 health law allows the Internal Revenue Service to have access to your medical records. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_medicaid_enrollment/feds-make-it-easier-states-enroll-poor-under-health-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052013_medicaid_enrollment/feds-make-it-easier-states-enroll-poor-under-health-law/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed States will have the option to use data from food stamps, other programs, to enroll adults in Medicaid. Officials say the changes are geared to states that are expanding the program next year, but they may also be adopted by others. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-senate-budget-includes-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-senate-budget-includes-medicaid-expansion/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Interviews with Rep. Bruce Wheeler D-LD28, Sen. Linda Lopez D-LD2, Sen. Steve Farley D-LD9, Ben Buehler-Garcia Ward 3 Tucson City Council Candidate, Reporter Ben Giles Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo Civic Leader, Middle East Expert Prof. Stephen Zunes 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_city_council/2-council-challengers-file-nominating-petitions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051613_city_council/2-council-challengers-file-nominating-petitions/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Two Republican candidates for City Council filed nominating papers on Tuesday. Both repeat candidate Ben Buehler-Garcia and newcomer Mike Polak turned in the maximum number of signatures to earn a place on the ballot. No GOP candidate has filed to contest the seat of Councilman Steve Kozachik. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_buckmaster/buckmaster-doug-ducey-ponders-run-az-governor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050113_buckmaster/buckmaster-doug-ducey-ponders-run-az-governor/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed An interview with Doug Ducey, Arizona state treasurer, on a run for governor. Also, Buckmaster environment contributor Mitch Tobin talks about his new website EcoWest. Plus, the launch of a new monthly segment focusing on your medication and how to take control of your healthcare with Dr. Ray Woosley, former UA College of Medicine dean and creator of CredibleMeds. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042213_up_and_atom/up-and-atom-politics-and-nuclear-waste/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042213_up_and_atom/up-and-atom-politics-and-nuclear-waste/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Republican Arizona State Senator Al Melvin has established an exploratory committee to evaluate his chances for a successful run for the governor’s office. One of the main planks of his platform appears to be the construction of nuclear waste processing facilities in Arizona. What could go wrong? 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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) 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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.” 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_marijuana_poll/pew-marijuana-poll-most-say-legalize-drug/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040813_marijuana_poll/pew-marijuana-poll-most-say-legalize-drug/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed In the Pew marijuana poll, 52 percent of Americans support legalizing the drug while 45 percent oppose it. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_mccain/gang-8-senators-immigration-deal-requires-secured-border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_border_mccain/gang-8-senators-immigration-deal-requires-secured-border/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed “We need to control the flow of people before we can bring people out of the shadows,” N.Y. Sen. Chuck Schumer said after a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday. A bipartisan group of senators called for more high-tech enforcement, but wouldn’t offer specifics on how to measure border security. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_border_roundup/border-roundup-feds-debate-border-security-voter-rights-while-border-deaths-rise/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_border_roundup/border-roundup-feds-debate-border-security-voter-rights-while-border-deaths-rise/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed The Supreme Court heard arguments on one Arizona voter law while more are proposed at the Capitol, protestors weigh in on state laws, Homeland Security tries to define border security and updates on border crossers during a busy week for law enforcement. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_pima_voters/pimas-registered-voters-top-half-million/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032513_pima_voters/pimas-registered-voters-top-half-million/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed For the first time, the number of registered voters in Pima County has topped 500,000, Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez announced. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032213_voting_rally/voter-advocacy-groups-rally-against-gop-election-bills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032213_voting_rally/voter-advocacy-groups-rally-against-gop-election-bills/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Voting rights groups rallied Thursday at the State Capitol, declaring Arizona Voting Rights Protection Day and registering their objections to two Republican election bills. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_kozachik/kozachik-throws-coming-out-party-campaign-kickoff/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_kozachik/kozachik-throws-coming-out-party-campaign-kickoff/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed City Councilman Steve Kozachik began his reelection campaign with a show of political force Wednesday night. In a coming-out party at Downtown’s Borderlands Brewing Company, Kozachik celebrated his recent party switch with bipartisan support from a group of Tucson mayors past and present. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032113_leg_wheeler_op/wheeler-house-republicans-focused-promoting-extremist-agenda/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032113_leg_wheeler_op/wheeler-house-republicans-focused-promoting-extremist-agenda/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Some Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives insist on wasting time on extremist legislation that promotes an ideological agenda focused on undermining the federal government instead of working on what matters most to Arizonans – creating jobs and improving education. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031813_buckmaster/buckmaster-fewer-young-people-landing-behind-bars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031813_buckmaster/buckmaster-fewer-young-people-landing-behind-bars/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Also, we talked with Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall, and Republican Tucson City Council candidate Ben Buehler-Garcia. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031713_texas_dems/texas-democrats-dreaming-wild-blue-yonder/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031713_texas_dems/texas-democrats-dreaming-wild-blue-yonder/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Here is a quick measure of the political climate in Texas, from one of the leaders of a group that wants to make this a competitive state: Texas Democrats don’t let friends run for statewide office. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031713_pac_money/inside-game-creating-pacs-and-then-spending-their-money/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031713_pac_money/inside-game-creating-pacs-and-then-spending-their-money/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed In August 2008, as the right wing of the Republican Party grew increasingly disenchanted with the party’s direction, the men from Russo, Marsh and Associates sensed opportunity: They created a political action committee, Our Country Deserves Better, and in time launched the Tea Party Express. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_gop_voter_bills/democrats-activists-raise-red-flags-over-gop-election-bills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030813_gop_voter_bills/democrats-activists-raise-red-flags-over-gop-election-bills/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Republican lawmakers’ attempts to address the myriad problems that came up during last fall’s election are being met with skepticism from Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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 … 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030113_public_unions/gop-lawmaker-targets-public-employee-unions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030113_public_unions/gop-lawmaker-targets-public-employee-unions/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Only one in 20 Arizonans is a member of a union, but that hasn’t stopped several Republican state lawmakers from pushing bills aimed at restricting organized labor. Sen. Rick Murphy, R-Peoria wants to rein in unions representing public employees such as police officers, firefighters and teachers — groups he says take advantage of taxpayers. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequester_rogue/sequester-this/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_sequester_rogue/sequester-this/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_amnesty_factcheck/factcheck-senate-immigration-plan-amnesty/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022513_amnesty_factcheck/factcheck-senate-immigration-plan-amnesty/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Opponents of a bipartisan Senate immigration plan say it includes “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, but that label is not strictly accurate. Although the plan includes a “path to citizenship,” it also requires illegal immigrants to pay a fine, pay back taxes, learn English and then get in line for permanent legal status behind other immigrants already in the system. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_dems_sb10710/az-dems-sb-1070-harms-individuals-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_dems_sb10710/az-dems-sb-1070-harms-individuals-economy/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Republican leaders in the Senate and House are allowing Arizona’s people and economy to suffer by refusing to hear two bills that would repeal SB 1070, a Democratic state lawmaker said Thursday. Neither SB 1120, authored by Steve Gallardo, nor HB 2651, authored by Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales, D-Tucson, were heard in committee. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_buckmaster/buckmaster-mcsally-congress-2014/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022113_buckmaster/buckmaster-mcsally-congress-2014/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed An interview with Martha McSally. Will she run for Congress again? Plus, Kathy Byrne, El Rio Community Health Care cxecutive director, and Betty Stauffer, executive director of Literacy Connects. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022013_buckmaster/buckmaster-2014-arizona-governors-race-underway/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022013_buckmaster/buckmaster-2014-arizona-governors-race-underway/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed An interview with Fred DuVal, former member of the Arizona Board of Regents and possible Democratic candidate for governor in 2014. Then, Raj Kohli of Long Realty on the latest housing numbers, plus Keith Rosenblum, Buckmaster Show contributor on Mexico and the border, has an update from Sonora. And we close out the show with a conversation with Robert Graham, the new chairman of the Arizona Republican Party. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021513_sotu_gop_response/factchecking-gop-response/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021513_sotu_gop_response/factchecking-gop-response/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul made misleading or exaggerated claims in their responses to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_dark_money_group/big-corporations-put-up-seed-funding-gop-dark-money-group/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_dark_money_group/big-corporations-put-up-seed-funding-gop-dark-money-group/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Some of the nation’s biggest corporations donated more than a million dollars to launch a Republican nonprofit that went on to play a key role in recent political fights. Like the nonprofit groups that poured money into last year’s elections, the decade-old State Government Leadership Foundation has been able to keep the identities of its funders secret. Until now. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_immig_norquist/norquist-wants-unite-center-right-immigration/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021413_immig_norquist/norquist-wants-unite-center-right-immigration/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Grover Norquist wants voters to know that Republicans are not the anti-immigrant party, and he thinks Texas can lead the conversation on immigration reform. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_buckmaster/buckmaster-supervisors-consider-pay-hike-county-workers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021313_buckmaster/buckmaster-supervisors-consider-pay-hike-county-workers/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed An interview with Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller, plus state Rep. Adam Kwasman. And, Anthony Gimino of TucsonCitizen.com talks Wildcat sports. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020413_gun_violence_bill/az-house-dem-gop-refusing-hear-gun-violence-bills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020413_gun_violence_bill/az-house-dem-gop-refusing-hear-gun-violence-bills/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed House Minority Leader Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, said he’s troubled that none of the bills making up his Safer Schools, Safer Communities plan has been scheduled for a committee hearing. He says that by ignoring his bill GOP leaders are avoiding discussion of the issue. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020413_orr_profile/new-lawmaker-profile-rep-ethan-orr/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020413_orr_profile/new-lawmaker-profile-rep-ethan-orr/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed One of a series of biographical sketches on new members of the Arizona State Legislature. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_undoc_immigrants/at-last-glimmer-hope-undocumented-immigrants/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013013_undoc_immigrants/at-last-glimmer-hope-undocumented-immigrants/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed It was not so very long ago that Republican presidential hopefuls were trying to outdo each other in their tough stances on immigration. With proposals ranging from Herman Cain’s electrified border fences to Mitt Romney’s “self-deportation,” it seemed that the GOP was intent on demonstrating just how unwelcome undocumented workers were in this country. Then came Nov. 6, and a resounding victory for President Barack Obama. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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) 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_immig_proposal/arizonas-gop-senators-join-push-immigration-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012813_immig_proposal/arizonas-gop-senators-join-push-immigration-reform/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Arizona’s two senators joined six others Monday to unveil a bipartisan “tough, but fair” plan for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for some people now here illegally. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_immig_reform/senators-comprehensive-immigration-reform-coming-soon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012813_immig_reform/senators-comprehensive-immigration-reform-coming-soon/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Immigration reform is near, according to a bipartisan group of senators who say they now agree on basic principles — though it’s still unclear what those principles are. A news conference slated for Monday will reportedly address a broad range of immigration issues, including border security and a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012513_gop_gun_plan_response/factchecking-gop-response-obama-gun-plan/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012513_gop_gun_plan_response/factchecking-gop-response-obama-gun-plan/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed The Republican response to President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce gun violence has been peppered with misleading claims. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011113_kozachik_democrat/kozachik-why-im-switching-registration-democrats/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011113_kozachik_democrat/kozachik-why-im-switching-registration-democrats/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed In the past two years I have made an effort to resist the Republican lurch to the right. The Arizona Republican Party is an ideological outlier. I am not. I will therefore be changing my party registration to Democrat. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011013_latin_america_terrorism/us-conservatives-terror-lapping-latin-americas-shores/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011013_latin_america_terrorism/us-conservatives-terror-lapping-latin-americas-shores/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Is Islamic terror lapping at America’s shores? Roger Noriega thinks so. Noriega, a Kansas native and Republican diehard, is living proof that American politics affords its sons a second chance, maybe even a third. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010913_jcscottshow/jc-scott-look-events-surrounding-jan-8th-anniversary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010913_jcscottshow/jc-scott-look-events-surrounding-jan-8th-anniversary/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Tucsoncitizen.com administrator Mark B. Evans, Tucsonsentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, state Sen. Linda Lopez and Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham reflect on the Jan. 8 anniversary and the political prospects for gun control. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jcscottshow/jc-scott-gun-buyback-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jcscottshow/jc-scott-gun-buyback-debate/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, Arizona Education Association President Andrew Morrill, former state Sen. Frank Antenori, Richard Studwell, developer and City Hall commentator 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010413_center_quizzes/the-new-center-shifting-political-consensus/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010413_center_quizzes/the-new-center-shifting-political-consensus/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed What do the questions on political quizzes say about our public consensus? It’s fascinating and frightening what topics aren’t raised: The far left is dead, while the far right is very alive, carries influence far beyond its numbers and is growing more extreme. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010313_fiscal_cliff_deal/revenue-from-fiscal-cliff-deal-context/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010313_fiscal_cliff_deal/revenue-from-fiscal-cliff-deal-context/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Though the fiscal cliff deal passed by Congress late on New Year’s Day will raise a substantial amount of new revenue over the next decade, the resulting revenue levels will still be significantly below what bipartisan experts believe we will need in the medium term and far lower than the last time the budget was balanced. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_romney_desire/tagg-romney-dad-mitt-had-no-desire-president/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122712_romney_desire/tagg-romney-dad-mitt-had-no-desire-president/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Mitt Romney’s son, Tagg, is raising eyebrows with his latest statements on his dad’s presidential run. In an interview with the Boston Globe, Mitt’s oldest son said his father had “no desire” to be president despite his attempt to unseat Barack Obama this fall. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122212_dark_money_house/how-dark-money-helped-republicans-hold-house/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122212_dark_money_house/how-dark-money-helped-republicans-hold-house/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in control of the chamber. Instead, despite getting fewer votes, Republicans have maintained a commanding control of the House. Such a disparity has happened only three times in the last century. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122112_ex_marine_release/mexico-release-jailed-ex-marine-jon-hammar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122112_ex_marine_release/mexico-release-jailed-ex-marine-jon-hammar/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Hammar’s release comes a day after two Republican congressmen urged Americans to cancel their travel plans to Mexico until the country freed the ex-Marine. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_rove_irs_promises/karl-roves-dark-money-group-promised-limited-lobbying/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_rove_irs_promises/karl-roves-dark-money-group-promised-limited-lobbying/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed In a confidential 2010 filing, Crossroads GPS — the dark money group that spent more than $70 million from anonymous donors on the 2012 election — told the Internal Revenue Service that its efforts would focus on public education, research and shaping legislation and policy. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_tex_immig/records-shed-light-texas-early-illegals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121712_tex_immig/records-shed-light-texas-early-illegals/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Jerry Patterson, the Texas land commissioner, likes to remind fellow Republicans that white Americans used to be the undocumented immigrants in Texas — and that the authorities trying to keep them out were Mexican. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121212_what_is_cpi/chained-cpi-political-speak-cutting-social-security-and-raising-taxes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121212_what_is_cpi/chained-cpi-political-speak-cutting-social-security-and-raising-taxes/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Chained CPI has been touted as a possible solution to the fiscal cliff impasse. What is it? 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121212_chained_explained/factcheck-chained-explained/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121212_chained_explained/factcheck-chained-explained/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Using a more accurate cost-of-living adjustment for federal benefit payments and tax brackets would cut the federal deficit by perhaps $300 billion over the next 10 years. But it faces opposition from both right and left. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121112_piecemeal_immigration/piecemeal-immigration-proposals-miss-point/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121112_piecemeal_immigration/piecemeal-immigration-proposals-miss-point/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed In the immediate wake of historic losses with Latino voters in this year’s presidential election, numerous Republicans embraced policy reforms that would legalize the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121012_mega_donations/last-minute-mega-donations-fueled-super-pac-attacks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121012_mega_donations/last-minute-mega-donations-fueled-super-pac-attacks/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg among eleventh-hour donors to drop millions into super PAC coffers. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120612_repub_rebrand/can-republicans-rebrand/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120612_repub_rebrand/can-republicans-rebrand/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Smart v. Stupid: The Republican Party is re-branding. Will voters forget the old, white, boys club that it is today? The current party cannot survive in a multicultural America where a whites-only election strategy can no longer win national elections. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120612_jcscottshow/jc-scott-dems-chairman-rogers-will-not-seek-another-term/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120612_jcscottshow/jc-scott-dems-chairman-rogers-will-not-seek-another-term/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Rogers, Ward 4 Tucson City Councilwoman Shirley Scott, RTA’s Director of the Mainstreet Business Assistance Program Britton Dornquast, and Tucson Weekly’s new editor, Dan Gibson 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_fiscal_cliff_duel/dueling-fiscal-cliff-deceptions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120612_fiscal_cliff_duel/dueling-fiscal-cliff-deceptions/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed A fog of misinformation has settled on the fiscal cliff, as both House Speaker John Boehner and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have traded conflicting, misleading and false statements in recent days on the president’s deficit-reduction plan. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120512_hillary_clinton_2016/majority-americans-want-hillary-clinton-run-16/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120512_hillary_clinton_2016/majority-americans-want-hillary-clinton-run-16/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 57 percent of Americans told pollsters they would back Clinton for president in 2016. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120412_jcscottshow/jc-scott-tusd-faces-challenges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120412_jcscottshow/jc-scott-tusd-faces-challenges/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Interviews with broadcaster Dave Sitton; Mark B. Evans Tucsoncitizen.com administrator; TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone; state House Speaker Rep. Andy Tobin and state Sen. Linda Lopez 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120412_buckmaster/buckmaster-antenori-not-interested-pima-gop-chair/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120412_buckmaster/buckmaster-antenori-not-interested-pima-gop-chair/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Outgoing state Sen. Frank Antenori said he’s not interested in becoming the chairman of the Pima County Republican Party, plus, Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report, an interview with Marana Mayor Ed Honea, and Tucson Weekly Arts Editor Margaret Regan with the arts report. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120312_courting_latinos/latinos-gop-immigration-efforts-not-enough-court-voting-bloc/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120312_courting_latinos/latinos-gop-immigration-efforts-not-enough-court-voting-bloc/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed A new Republican plan dubbed the Achieve Act, offered by Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, would offer certain illegal immigrants legal status without granting citizenship. But several Latino groups see the new plan as a ploy to gain Latino votes. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113012_border_roundup/border-roundup-congress-considers-immigration-reform-bills/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113012_border_roundup/border-roundup-congress-considers-immigration-reform-bills/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto visits the United States; Republicans reconsider immigration policies; the unintended side effects of immigration legislation 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_inaugural_tickets/inaugural-ticket-rush-scrambled-by-congressional-turnover/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_inaugural_tickets/inaugural-ticket-rush-scrambled-by-congressional-turnover/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed With the 113th Congress not seated until January, inaugural tickets requests are a particular challenge for Arizonans, who elected three new House members and one senator. Current lawmakers are trying to point people in the right direction or putting together waiting lists until Jan. 3. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+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/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed 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. 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112312_border_roundup/roundup-cross-border-agreements-new-immigration-bills-works/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112312_border_roundup/roundup-cross-border-agreements-new-immigration-bills-works/ 22:48:00Z Sami Hamed Cross-border agreements between U.S. and Mexican officials, Republican politicians evaluate their stance on immigration and an update on the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into Border Patrol’s October shooting in Nogales 2013-05-22T22:48:01+00:00