Native activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency as Biden leaves office, to serve rest of sentence at home https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_peltier_commuted/native-activist-leonard-peltier-granted-clemency-as-biden-leaves-office-serve-rest-sentence-home/ In one of his final acts while in office, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence for activist Leonard Peltier, who has already served 49 years in prison in the shooting deaths of two federal agents during a standoff at Pine Ridge in 1975. #Tucson #Arizona
Immigration advocates prep for Trump mass deportations, vow legal challenges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011925_immigration_advocates/immigration-advocates-prep-trump-mass-deportations-vow-legal-challenges/ As President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in for a second term, immigration advocates said they are prepared to combat the incoming president’s campaign promise of enacting mass deportations of undocumented people. #Tucson #Arizona
Trump inauguration gets cold shoulder from some Az Democrats but draws both Gallego & Stanton https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011725_trump_inauguration/trump-inauguration-gets-cold-shoulder-from-some-az-democrats-but-draws-both-gallego-stanton/ The second inauguration of former president Donald Trump is putting civility to the test, as Arizona politicians decide whether to be on hand to witness his return to power. #Tucson #Arizona
Tucson will build $86.7M facility to turn wastewater into drinking water Tucson city officials and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials signed an agreement Wednesday to build a $86.7 million water-purification facility to turn wastewater into drinking water. #Tucson #Arizona