Arizona targets Hefty trash bags over 'greenwashing' recyclability https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082825_hefty_lawsuit/arizona-targets-hefty-trash-bags-over-greenwashing-recyclability/ Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Reynolds Consumer Products, accusing the parent company behind the Hefty brand of violating consumer protections by advertising nonrecyclable garbage bags as “recyclable” and “sustainable.” #Tucson #Arizona

2 Colorado residents plead guilty to $110K in Arizona school voucher fraud https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082825_voucher_fraud/2-colorado-residents-plead-guilty-110k-arizona-school-voucher-fraud/ Two Coloradans who forged documents to fraudulently enroll more than 40 real and fictitious children in Arizona’s school voucher program have both pleaded guilty to felony charges. #Tucson #Arizona

Teachers are spending more & more on school supplies. Here’s why. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082825_school_supplies/teachers-are-spending-more-more-school-supplies-heres-why/ While covering the cost of classroom supplies is a challenge educators face annually, the burden on them has grown as the price of many learning materials has jumped by 20 percent in roughly five years. #Tucson #Arizona

Tucson time capsule unearthed for city's 250th anniversary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082125_tucson_time_capsule/tucson-time-capsule-unearthed-citys-250th-anniversary/ The time capsule, buried in 1976, had been under a volcanic rock taken from Sentinel Peak. #Tucson #Arizona

As Trump moves to undo 'Roadless Rule,' enviros ask Congress for stronger wilderness protections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082125_roadless_rule/as-trump-moves-undo-roadless-rule-enviros-ask-congress-stronger-wilderness-protections/ A coalition of 150 environmental groups urged Congress and the Agriculture Department to not only maintain a rule protecting more than 58 million acres of federal forest and wildlands, but to "go above and beyond" the policy and close loopholes in the law. #Tucson #Arizona

Az Free Enterprise Club argues that fewer comparison signatures from voters mean better elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082125_free_enterprise/az-free-enterprise-club-argues-that-fewer-comparison-signatures-from-voters-mean-better-elections/ The Arizona Free Enterprise Club tried to convince a panel of appellate judges that the way the state has been verifying voter signatures for the past four years violates state law. #Tucson #Arizona

Long, strange trip: Tucson City Council finally boards the RTA Next Express https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082025_tucson_rta_op/long-strange-trip-tucson-city-council-finally-boards-rta-next-express/ A few months ago, I could not count a single "aye" vote on the Tucson City Council for the RTA Next. On Tuesday, the council voted unanimously to support it. Credit former city boss Mike Ortega for the turnaround. #Tucson #Arizona

Conover sues feds, claiming continued obstruction of Pima County's homicide case vs. carjacker https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081525_conover_aguirre_lawsuit/conover-sues-feds-claiming-continued-obstruction-pima-countys-homicide-case-vs-carjacker/ Updated: Pima County Attorney Laura Conover filed a lawsuit the Trump administration on Friday, demanding access to Julio Cesar Aguirre — a Mexican man whose prosecution has been at the center of an expanding rift between Conover and federal prosecutors. #Tucson #Arizona

Federal funding cuts draw back resources for Southern Az AIDS, HIV patients https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081225_hiv_funding_cuts/federal-funding-cuts-draw-back-resources-southern-az-aids-hiv-patients/ The funding cuts could result in the increased spread of the virus throughout the region, despite new limitations to programs that provide testing, treatment and supplementary support. #Tucson #Arizona

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – lone star tick isn’t the only carrier to worry about https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080925_meat_allergy/a-red-meat-allergy-from-tick-bites-spreading-8211-lone-star-tick-isnt-only-carrier-worry-about/ An allergic reaction called alpha-gal syndrome - commonly called the “red meat allergy,” though that is misleading, because alpha-gal syndrome can cause strong reactions to many products - is rapidly spreading in the U.S. and around the globe, due to tick bites. #Tucson #Arizona