Tucson Weekly - News & Opinion

Movie Roundup: Movies Continue to Stream and Play Outdoors at The Loft; a Stunning, ...

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:11:00 GMT

The big movie event in Tucson this week would be The Loft Cinema Sundance Film Festival event featuring Open Air Cinema presentations of this year's festival qualifiers. For more details on that event, go ahead and click right here.…

Banner Leader: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decreasing, But Don't Let Your Guard Down

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:14:00 GMT

Banner’s top clinical leader began a press conference Friday with a message Arizonans haven’t heard in a long time.

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Nutty State Rep. Mark Finchem Quits Twitter, Adopts Honey Badger as His Spirit Totem

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:43:00 GMT

State lawmaker and weird-uncle-you-desperately-avoid-at-family-gatherings Mark Finchem has always been one of the nuttier lawmakers at the Capitol since his election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2014, what with his bills to make gold legal tender, his links to far-right organizations like the Oath Keepers and the Coalition of Western States, and his peculiar fashion choices.

But Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race last November has led the Oro Valley Republican to buy a first-class ticket on the crazy train.…

‘No surprise to me’: Ex-Wildcat Ayton expects to dominate for Suns

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 18:30:00 GMT

PHOENIX – In the midst of a week in which three of his team’s games were postponed in accordance with the NBA’s health and safety protocols, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton overheard a statistic from coach Monty Williams that particularly unsettled him.…

Recreational Weed Will Be On Sale Any Day Now

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:27:00 GMT

The Arizona Department of Health Services gave the go-ahead last week for recreational cannabis sales to begin, letting dispensary owners know adult-use recreational sales can move forward as soon as licenses are approved and dispensaries are set up to handle both aspects of the market.

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Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Friday, Jan. ...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:23:00 GMT

With more than 8,000 new cases reported today, the total number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases surpassed 708,000 as of Friday, Jan 22, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Pima County, which reported 858 new cases today, has seen 94,697 of the state’s 708,041 confirmed cases.…

Trump pardons former AZ Rep. Rick Renzi for fraud, extortion convictions

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON – In one of his last acts as president, Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned two Arizonans, including former Rep. Rick Renzi who was convicted of extortion, racketeering and other charges while representing the 1st District in Congress.

The pardons – including one for Scott Connor Crosby, a one-time bank robber who supporters say has turned his life around – were among 73 pardons and 70 sentence commutations Trump issued Wednesday morning.…

Claytoonz: Letters From Mar-a-Lago

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

"Stolen Election" is Not a Just a Lie, It's a Racist Dogwhistle

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:30:00 GMT

We know that the allegation that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen somehow is a massive fraud and a lie. But many of those who say it, also know it is a lie.…

Most Local School Districts Delay Returning to In-Person Instruction

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:17:00 GMT

As the spread of COVID-19 in Pima County continues to reach dangerous levels, most public school districts in the Tucson area are pushing back previously set dates to resume in-person hybrid instruction.…

Guest Opinion: COVID-19: To Rebuild the Economy and the Community, We Must Have Safe Workplaces

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:36:00 GMT

As Arizona health officials scramble to speed up rollout of the life-saving COVID-19 vaccine, the deadly virus is still spreading rapidly.…

Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Thursday, Jan. ...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:48:00 GMT

With more than 9,300 new cases reported today, the total number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases nearly hit 700,000 as of Thursday, Jan 21, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

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Biden’s path to citizenship for immigrants could face an uphill battle

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:57:00 GMT

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping immigration reform bill Wednesday that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, preserve DACA and end the ban on travel from Muslim-majority countries, among other changes.

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