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Grijalva, whose district runs from the west side of Tucson through Nogales and Douglas and into parts of Yuma, made no mention Monday of the bid announced last month by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman to challenge him for the ranking member status. The California Democrat, in angling for the post, said the return of Republican Donald Trump to the White House will have implications for the environment, energy production and federal land management. “Effective committee work led by our ranking members will be critical to limiting the damage from Trump’s Project 2025 agenda,’’ Huffman, 60, said in a written statement. He said it will be necessary to advance the Democrats’ agenda and to draw “contrasts that enable Democrats to reclaim the House majority in 2026 or sooner.’’ Grijalva did acknowledge, at least indirectly, the political change in Washington. “I will continue to focus on improving my health, strengthening my mobility, and serving my district in what is likely to be a time of unprecedented challenge for our community,’’ he said. He plans to serve his full term as a rank-and-file member of the committee, a spokeswoman said. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., leaves a meeting of House Democrats on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington. Grijalva, who has represented Tucson in Congress since 2002, first became the committee’s ranking Democrat in 2015. Four years later, when Democrats took control of the House, he became chairman, a position he held until the Republicans reclaimed control after the 2022 election. During that period of Democratic control he helped shepherd through two key pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. They have been hailed at the largest investments in climate and clean energy in U.S. history. Grijalva also is known for picking at least one fight with Trump, at least indirectly. In 2022, Grijalva, as chairman of the panel, asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, an appointee of Trump during his first term, had used his position to get the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to change its position and agree to give permits to El Dorado Holdings to build the proposed Villages at Vigneto on a 12,000-acre site in the Benson area. Grijalva said at the time that it appeared to be a case of “pay-to-play .’’ The committee’s own investigation showed that developer Mike Ingram and others had given nearly a quarter of a million dollars to the Trump Victory Fund and the Republican National Committee, he said. The congressman credited the reporting of Tony Davis of the Arizona Daily Star, who interviewed a now-retired federal official who said he bowed to political pressure from a superior. Steve Spangle, who was a top official at the Fish and Wildlife Service in Phoenix, said the pressure caused him to reverse his position about the need for a detailed biological analysis of the effect of putting 28,000 homes on endangered species at the site. He told Davis, “I got rolled.’’ The Justice Department never disclosed what happened to that criminal investigation. But the project, opposed by various environmental groups, remains unbuilt. Grijalva, in his statement Monday, acknowledged he had not planned to give up his position. He thanked colleagues, tribal nations and environmental groups for supporting him. For his part, Huffman praised Grijalva as a “friend and ally’’ on the committee. “Working alongside him, I’ve seen his grit, determination, and passion for protecting our nation’s treasured natural resources, and his iron-clad commitment to lifting up frontline and indigenous communities,’’ the California lawmaker said. “Future generations will benefit from all that he has fought for and accomplished during his remarkable career,’’ the statement said. “Rep. Grijalva leaves big shoes to fill, and I will now dedicate myself to building on his legacy of principled and productive leadership as Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee.’’ Other accomplishments during Grijalva’s leadership listed on the Democratic committee members’ website include: Most recently, Grijalva has been asking the U.S. Air Force to take another look at its plans for new low-level training flights — some supersonic — above several large swaths of Arizona. Grijalva, in an October letter to the Air Force , said there is a “lack of transparency’’ in how it prepared its draft environmental impact statement. Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, Bluesky , and Threads at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com . Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. 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Tampa Bay (7-6) at Los Angeles Chargers (8-5) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FOX BetMGM NFL odds: Chargers by 3. Against the spread: Buccaneers 8-5; Chargers 9-4. Series record: Chargers lead 8-4. Last meeting: Chargers beat Buccaneers 38-31 in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 4, 2020. Last week: Buccaneers beat Las Vegas 28-13; Chargers lost to Kansas City 19-17. Buccaneers offense: overall (3), rush (8), pass (6), scoring (5). Buccaneers defense: overall (28), rush (11), pass (30), scoring (22). Chargers offense: overall (24), rush (19), pass (25), scoring (13). Chargers defense: overall (11), rush (T-14), pass (8), scoring (1). Turnover differential: Buccaneers minus-2; Chargers plus-11. Buccaneers player to watch QB Baker Mayfield is trying to lead Tampa Bay to a fourth consecutive NFC South title. He’s already matched a career-best for touchdown passes with 28, but also hasn’t done as good a job of taking care of the football as a year ago. He threw for 295 yards and three TDs in last week’s 15-point win over Las Vegas. He also turned the ball over three times in the first half to help the Raiders stay close until the fourth quarter. Chargers player to watch WR Quentin Johnston bounced back from a couple of tough performances to make five catches for 48 yards and a touchdown against the Chiefs. But inconsistency has been the defining trait of the slow start to Johnston’s NFL career, so being able to follow it up will be telling. The Chargers needed the 2023 first-round pick to step up with rookie Ladd McConkey sidelined because of knee and shoulder injuries last week. With McConkey’s status to play Sunday uncertain, Johnston could be called on again. Key matchup Chargers RB Kimani Vidal vs. Buccaneers LB Lavonte David. Vidal, a rookie from Troy, seems to have increased his standing in the Chargers’ backfield that definitely missed J.K. Dobbins (knee). Vidal had eight carries for 34 yards while playing 53% of the offensive snaps in Kansas City, more than starter Gus Edwards. The Chargers are going to stick to the run under coach Jim Harbaugh, which means the newcomer Vidal will have to outfox a 13-season veteran in David. At 34, David remains a force, making seven tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and recovering a fumble against the Raiders. He is eight tackles away from his 11th season of triple-digit stops. Key injuries Bucs S Antoine Winfield Jr. left last week’s game with a knee sprain and is expected to be sidelined a couple of weeks. Leading rusher Bucky Irving has a back injury that will be evaluated as the week progresses. ... Chargers QB Justin Herbert is dealing with a sprained left ankle, but doesn’t believe it is as serious as the right high ankle sprain he sustained in Week 2 against Carolina. Herbert was able to play through that ailment, which should bode well for his availability. Series notes While the Chargers won eight of the first nine meetings between the franchises, Tampa Bay took the past three. ... This will be the Buccaneers’ third trip to Los Angeles and second to SoFi Stadium, where they lost 34-24 to the Rams in September 2021. Stats and stuff The Bucs are 7-1 in December/January regular-season games going back to last season. They’re 19-5 in those games going back to 2020, the first of Tom Brady’s three years with Tampa Bay. ... WR Mike Evans needs 17 receptions and 426 yards over the next four games to finish with his 11th consecutive season with at least 60 catches and 1,000 yards receiving. ... Evans had seven receptions for 122 yards and a TD the previous time Tampa Bay faced the Chargers (Oct. 4, 2020). ... The Bucs have rushed for 100-plus yards in 10 of 13 games. That’s after doing it just nine times over 34 games the past two regular seasons. ... 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Dicker has made all 30 attempts inside of 50 yards at home. ... The Chargers defense allowed 17 of 31 third down conversions (54.8%) in two games against the Chiefs. They have held their other 11 opponents to 45 of 146 (30.8%). Fantasy tip The Buccaneers find ways to play shootouts, with eight of their games seeing the winner score 30 or more points. The Chargers find ways to play grinding affairs, with only two of their games seeing the winner score 28 or more points. Whoever dictates the style of play will determine how much fantasy value comes out of this game. ___ AP NFL:IN YOUR CORNER: Look back at Kent Falls CCC camp
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Michigan’s renewed pursuit of Belleville five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood became very public last month, with reports saying the Wolverines were putting on a full-court press to try and flip the No. 1 overall recruit nationally from LSU. But as head coach and Sherrone Moore and his staff continued to make their pitch to Underwood’s camp, many recruiting experts gave Michigan a slim chance at prying him away from the Tigers. Even Underwood himself posted a graphic on social media last week, which was deleted shortly after, of himself in LSU gear saying he was “likely to decline” a Michigan name, image, likeness package worth around $10 million. The Wolverines successfully pulled off the flip Thursday in a historic recruiting win for the program. And according to a report from CBS Sports, a Michigan and NFL legend helped secure Underwood’s commitment. “A FaceTime conversation between Brady and Underwood a few weeks ago marked the beginning of their relationship, which grew over multiple conversations,” Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports wrote. After getting drafted in the sixth round in 2000 after a four-year career in Ann Arbor, Brady went on to set NFL records in passing yards and touchdowns while winning seven Super Bowls. But at Michigan, the California native was a backup for his first two years. Brady emphasizing that he would be a resource for Underwood moving forward resonated with him, per Zenitz, helping lead Michigan to arguably its biggest recruiting win in program history. Underwood was a four-year starter at Belleville, appearing in three Division 1 state championships, winning two while setting state records in passing touchdowns and total touchdowns. He becomes the centerpiece of Michigan’s 2025 recruiting class, which now is No. 9 in the 247Sports Composite rankings and features two five-stars and five top-100 prospects. Of course, other factors swayed Underwood’s decision. Moore spearheaded Michigan’s pursuit and also had significant support from NIL collective Champions Circle. “I think this is honestly program-saving, game-changing type of land,” Brice Marich, recruiting reporter for the Michigan Insider, told MLive. “He’s a generational talent. He’s the hometown hero, so to speak. There’s a lot to like about him. He been playing since he was a freshman at Belleville. He’s won state titles. He’s a winner. He can run the ball, he can throw the ball. It’s a reason why so many schools were after him. For Michigan to keep chipping away, keep chipping away, and then finally knock over that wall and land a talent like him, that speaks volumes. I don’t say there was a lot of pressure, but from the outside’s perspective, I felt like this is one that Sherrone needed to have, and he got it.”French President Emmanuel Macron marked on Saturday the 80th anniversary of Free French troops liberating the eastern city of Strasbourg from Nazi occupation and called for overlooked victims of World War II to be honoured. The president reviewed troops and attended a military ceremony at the Broglie Square in central Strasbourg, bowing before a monument to General Philippe Leclerc who led Free French troops into the city on November 23, 1944. "When we knew the flag was up on the cathedral, we had reached our objective; freedom, freeing Alsace," said Roger Le Neures, a 101-year-old veteran of the fight present at the ceremony. France's colours flew from the cathedral's spire during the ceremony in homage to the city's liberators. Macron was also to visit Natzweiler-Struthof, around 60 kilometres west of Strasbourg, the only concentration camp built by the Nazis on French soil. Around 17,000 of the 50,000 people interned at Struthof and its satellite camps died or disappeared. The president highlighted the fate of tens of thousands of Alsatian men forcibly enlisted into the German army. "These children of Alsace... were captured, dressed in a uniform they loathed in the service of a cause that made them slaves, instruments of a crime that killed them too, and threatened with reprisals if they attempted to flee," he said. The conscripts' "tragedy must be named, recognised and taught", Macron added. Alsace had been fought over for decades by the neighbours and was annexed by Germany following France's defeat in 1940. The forced conscription is "something that's always been misunderstood", said 99-year-old Jean-Marie Hostert, a surviving member of the group known as " " ("against our will"). "We didn't want to go" to fight for Germany, added Hostert, speaking during the Strasbourg commemorations in Strasbourg. Some have tied the " " group to the 1944 massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane, one of the worst mass killings of civilians by the Nazis in western Europe. "Following the war, people wanted to highlight the memory of heroes, resistance fighters, everything that could bind France together again," said historian Christophe Woehrle. "In that whole story, the ' ' are a bit of a stain. It's not glorious. It's not something you can build a national memory from," he added. Macron announced that scholar and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch, tortured and executed by the Gestapo in 1944, would be reinterred in the Pantheon — the Paris monument to France's greatest citizens. Bloch would be honoured "for his work, his teaching and his courage," the president said, calling him a "man of the Englightenment in the army of the shadows" — the nickname for the French Resistance. Born into a Jewish family, decorated First World War veteran Bloch revolutionised his field of medieval history by bringing in ideas from sociology, geography, psychology and economics. His 1940 book ("The Strange Defeat"), only published after the war, blamed France's elites for failing to prepare adequately for war with Nazi Germany. Bloch's family was "very moved" by the move to honour Bloch, his great-granddaughter Helene Seguret, 50, said following Macron's speech. The family also asked Macron in a letter seen by AFP that "the far right in all its forms should be shut out of any participation in the ceremony" at the Pantheon. Their request highlighted France's political divisions with the far-right National Rally — one of whose founding members had been in the Waffen-SS — is the single largest party in a fragmented parliament. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use as our marketing platform. 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