Tucson Pride hosts weekend celebrations to 'stand together, visible and proud' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092423_pride_2023/tucson-pride-hosts-weekend-celebrations-stand-together-visible-and-proud/
Tucson Pride will host a weekend-long celebration for the local LGBTQ+ community and it's allies. The Tucson Pride Parade will kick of the festivities.
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Street murals, food & bike repairs at Living Streets Alliance's Pueblo Gardens Block Party https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092823_pueblo_gardens_painting/street-murals-food-bike-repairs-living-streets-alliances-pueblo-gardens-block-party/
Neighborhood and community members will be able to paint murals on the street near Pueblo Gardens School on Saturday during a block party.
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Biden impeachment inquiry underway as Dems, GOP clash in House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092823_biden_impeachment/biden-impeachment-inquiry-underway-as-dems-gop-clash-house/
House Republicans kicked off their much-vaunted impeachment inquiry into President Biden Thursday during a hearing that proved to be — perhaps unsurprisingly — a partisan maelstrom.
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Arizona Auditor General: Board should improve charter school financial oversight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092823_charter_school_oversight/arizona-auditor-general-board-should-improve-charter-school-financial-oversight/
The board that oversees charter schools in Arizona isn’t doing enough to ensure schools’ financial viability, according to the state auditor general findings the board did not dispute, and agreed to make changes in line with the recommendations in the report.
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Maricopa County air quality raises health concerns for affected minority communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092823_az_air_quality/maricopa-county-air-quality-raises-health-concerns-affected-minority-communities/
A 2023 environmental report card ranked Phoenix the seventh worst city in the country for particle pollution and fifth worst for ozone level - poor air quality that has led to an increase in health concerns, particularly for marginalized communities.
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Experts push for AI regulations to combat election malfeasance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092823_ai_election_regs/experts-push-ai-regulations-combat-election-malfeasance/
Members of Congress received yet another call to regulate artificial intelligence, as a group of elections experts and human rights advocates warned that the developing technology could have dire consequences for democracy.
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Former Az ref says recruiting women could be answer to high school officiating shortage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092823_high_school_officiating/former-az-ref-says-recruiting-women-could-answer-high-school-officiating-shortage/
One of the biggest challenge faced by the Arizona Interscholastic Association is recruiting and retaining officials in all sports, and a solution to the officiating shortage could be recruiting more women into the profession.
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Arizona teacher shortage streak persists, thousands of classrooms understaffed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092823_teacher_shortage/arizona-teacher-shortage-streak-persists-thousands-classrooms-understaffed/
Arizona classrooms continue to be understaffed - with more than 6,000 of them missing a qualified teacher - and as current educators flee the field, teaching conditions in the state make it an unlikely prospect for out of state applicants or new graduates.
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Senators urged to step up after Supreme Court ruling on Navajo water rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092823_native_water_rights/senators-urged-step-up-after-supreme-court-ruling-navajo-water-rights/
While plans to fix tribal water issues have received a boost in recent years, with billions of federal dollars dedicated to tribal projects, Navajo leaders urged senators to take steps to secure water rights, after the Supreme Court’s June ruling in Arizona v. Navajo Nation.
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FactCheck: The second GOP primary debate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092823_factcheck_gop_debate/factcheck-second-gop-primary-debate/
There were some new clashes, and plenty of claims heard before, as seven candidates faced off in California during the second GOP primary debate in an effort to sway voters away absent Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump.
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Trump to UAW: Endorse me or you won’t have a union https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092823_trump_union/trump-uaw-endorse-me-or-you-wont-have-union/
Former President Donald Trump told United Auto Workers leaders - who are fighting for increased wages, a 32-hour work week and better pension benefits - that they would not have a union if they fail to endorse him in the 2024 presidential election.
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Double-doubles for Abby Whatton & Taylor Crawford help Pima shred South Mountain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092723_pcc_volleyball/double-doubles-abby-whatton-taylor-crawford-help-pima-shred-south-mountain/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-9, 4-3 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Wednesday in an ACCAC conference match against South Mountain Community College (7-12, 3-5).
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Double-doubles for Abby Whatton & Taylor Crawford's help Pima shred South Mountain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092723_pcc_volleyball/double-doubles-abby-whatton-taylor-crawfords-help-pima-shred-south-mountain/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-9, 4-3 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Wednesday in an ACCAC conference match against South Mountain Community College (7-12, 3-5).
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Tucson Sector led U.S. for 2nd month, as border encounters surge anew https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092723_border_rebound/tucson-sector-led-us-2nd-month-as-border-encounters-surge-anew/
Migrant encounters at the southern border surged in August, to almost 233,000 for the month, with the Tucson Sector posting the highest numbers in the nation for the second straight month.
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2nd inmate dies at Pima County Jail in September https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092723_inmate_deaths/2nd-inmate-dies-pima-county-jail-september/
A 36-year-old man died at the Pima County jail early Tuesday morning while in the detox wing, officials said.
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Tucson sector led U.S. for second month, as border encounters surge anew https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092723_border_rebound/tucson-sector-led-us-second-month-as-border-encounters-surge-anew/
Migrant encounters at the southern border surged in August, to almost 233,000 for the month, with the Tucson sector posting the highest numbers in the nation for the second straight month.
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Slight 2022 Arizona health insurance gains likely to vanish in 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092723_az_health_gains/slight-2022-arizona-health-insurance-gains-likely-vanish-2023/
The number of Arizonans with health insurance rose in 2022, a post-pandemic bump that experts say has likely turned sharply south in the year since, as COVID-19 benefits have been phased out.
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FactCheck Q&A on looming government shutdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092723_factcheck_shutdown/factcheck-qa-looming-government-shutdown/
The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30 - here's what that means and what government services could be affected.
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Q&A on looming government shutdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092723_factcheck_shutdown/qa-looming-government-shutdown/
The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn’t pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30 - here's what that means and what government services could be affected.
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La escasez de proveedores de atención médica afecta a las familias de Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092723_caregiver_shortage_esp/la-escasez-de-proveedores-de-atencion-medica-afecta-las-familias-de-arizona/
A medida que las comunidades, los hogares de ancianos y los centros de vida asistida de Arizona enfrentan la creciente escasez de cuidadores en todo el país, la escasez también está provocando que aumente el número de cuidadores familiares no remunerados.
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