Arizona unemployment down half a point since last year, gains reported in healthcare https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121924_az_jobs_report/arizona-unemployment-down-half-point-since-last-year-gains-reported-healthcare/ Arizona's unemployment rate dropped half a percent since last year. Gains were reported in healthcare, trades and business services. #Tucson #Arizona
Judge blocks new Arizona election rules, including on certifying results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121924_election_rules/judge-blocks-new-arizona-election-rules-including-certifying-results/ Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes exceeded his authority in several instances when making changes to the state’s election manual last year, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled, and the state will now be blocked from enforcing these particular rules. #Tucson #Arizona
FTC bans β€˜junk fees’ for event tickets, hotels https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121724_ftc_junk_fees/ftc-bans-junk-fees-event-tickets-hotels/ The Federal Trade Commission is banning hidden fees charged for event tickets and hotel stays, citing a recent rise in customer complaints of bait-and-switch pricing. #Tucson #Arizona
PACC offering free microchips every day through Jan. 5 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112624_pacc_microchips/pacc-offering-free-microchips-every-day-through-jan-5/ Pima Animal Care Center announced Tuesday they will be providing free microchips to any pet with an owner who lives in Pima County every day from Nov. 27 until Jan. 5. #Tucson #Arizona
Trump wants 10,000 more Border Patrol agents - high turnover has stymied far more modest growth targets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_cbp_trump/trump-wants-10000-more-border-patrol-agents-high-turnover-has-stymied-far-more-modest-growth-targets/ President-elect Donald Trump has promised to hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents as part of a crackdown on immigration - but that may be a tall order. #Tucson #Arizona
Donald Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they β€˜must kill’ journalist shield law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_trump_journalists/donald-trump-tells-us-senate-republicans-they-must-kill-journalist-shield-law/ President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms, likely ending any chance of the U.S. Senate clearing the legislation. #Tucson #Arizona
Doubling down on bathroom crusade, GOP Rep. Mace seeks federal restrictions on trans facility use https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112124_mace_trans_restrictions/doubling-down-bathroom-crusade-gop-rep-mace-seeks-federal-restrictions-trans-facility-use/ Days after she came out swinging against the first openly transgender member of Congress, South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace is pursuing a sweeping legislative crackdown on trans rights on federal property. #Tucson #Arizona
Biden admin urges Congress to sideline politics, approve $100B disaster relief package https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111924_disaster_relief/biden-admin-urges-congress-sideline-politics-approve-100b-disaster-relief-package/ The Biden administration implored lawmakers to put public safety over politics as it unveiled a sweeping funding request aimed at supercharging federal disaster recovery efforts across the country. #Tucson #Arizona
Manufacturing already has made a comeback https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111624_manufacturing_rebound/manufacturing-already-has-made-comeback/ President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rebuild American manufacturing, and he won handily in most areas hollowed out by the movement of factory jobs overseas - but the rebound Trump promises has already been underway in many places. #Tucson #Arizona
Biden locks in $6.6B for huge TSMC factories in Arizona, ensuring Trump can’t rescind CHIPS Act deal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111824_biden_chips/biden-locks-66b-huge-tsmc-factories-arizona-ensuring-trump-cant-rescind-chips-act-deal/ The Biden administration has finalized a $6.6 billion award for the Taiwan semiconductor giant that is building massive factories in Phoenix, amid concerns President-elect Donald Trump will derail subsidies aimed at fostering the domestic chip industry. #Tucson #Arizona