Wildfire veterans furious at DHS claim that raided crews were not firefighters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090525_immigrant_firefighters/wildfire-veterans-furious-dhs-claim-that-raided-crews-were-not-firefighters/ Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.” #Tucson #Arizona

Arizona GOP demands expulsion of Democrat who posted about ICE activity at a Phoenix school https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090425_ortiz_ice/arizona-gop-demands-expulsion-democrat-who-posted-ice-activity-phoenix-school/ Arizona Republicans want to expel a Democratic state senator because she shared a post on social media about federal immigration officials arresting people outside of a South Phoenix elementary school. #Tucson #Arizona

Federal judge: Trump broke the law by sending National Guard to L.A. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090225_cali_guard_trump/federal-judge-trump-broke-law-by-sending-national-guard-la/ A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s deployment of the military to Los Angeles violated federal laws and, his use of the armed forces must be heavily curtailed in California. #Tucson #Arizona

Tucson Comic-Con draws together thousands at TCC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/083125_comic_con/tucson-comic-con-draws-together-thousands-tcc/ Tucson's largest annual pop-culture convention came back in full force on Labor Day weekend. #Tucson #Arizona

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