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Claytoonz: Tucker Carlson canceled tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Those of us in the news business have known for years that Tucker Carlson lies on his show.

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Survey says: TUSD & parents not at odds over new code of conduct tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
TUSD's revisions in code of conduct include advice from district staff and parents about what kinds of consequences should be meted out for certain infractions. So much for the culture war. Parents and staff are largely simpatico. Plus, news about other local government meetings this week.

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Nearly 25% of Arizona Daily Star newsroom laid off tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
From the top editor on down, the Arizona Daily Star staff was cut by nearly one-quarter on Monday, as the newspaper's corporate chain owners told local journalists they were being laid off.

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Arizona Forestry to hold prescribed burn south of Sonoita on Tuesday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona fire officials will ignite a prescribed burn about 50 miles southeast of Tucson this week, as part of a long-term project to reduce the possibility of wildfires in the grasslands surrounding a Southern Arizona ranch.

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$180K of Narcan will 'blanket' Pima County to stem overdoses from 'ubiquitous' fentanyl tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Board of Supervisors plans spend $180,000 from a multi-million dollar settlement with drug manufacturers to purchase and distribute Narcan, "blanketing" the area with the medication that can reverse otherwise fatal opioid overdoses.

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Hellertoon: Tucker Carlson ejected from Fox tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Without even a chance to say "goodbye" to viewers, longtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson was fired by Fox News in the wake of the $787 million settlement of a defamation lawsuit against the cable giant.

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Republican bill aims to help small Arizona religious congregations stay safe tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican bill with bipartisan support in the Arizona legislature could help small congregations that are sometimes the targets of hate crimes or terror attacks shore up their security with state money.

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A pandemic experiment in universal free school meals gains traction in the states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Every public school kid in the U.S. was eligible for free school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic - regardless of family income - and since the program ended, a growing number of states across the country are enacting universal school meal laws to bolster child food security.

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Poorly executed: How Arizona has failed at carrying out death penalty tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
When done correctly, execution by lethal injection doesn’t look like much of anything - but Arizona has a long history of not doing it correctly - and while "we go to great lengths to try to convince ourselves that this is not a violent act, we are still killing someone.”

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With workers scarce, some states seek to loosen child labor laws tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited.

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Have health needs, will travel: ADHS delivers vaccines, tests to underserved communities tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Even as COVID-19 levels decline, the Arizona health department continues to deliver tests, vaccinations and other medical services to underserved, low-income communities across the state.

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Proyecto de ley podría ampliar cobertura de implantes cocleares en Medicaid estatal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El Senado de Arizona aprobó un proyecto de ley que reactivaría la cobertura de implantes cocleares para cualquier persona mayor de 21 años que tenga cobertura de servicios médicos y de salud bajo el Sistema de Contención de Costos de Atención Médica de Arizona.

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Celebrate our home planet in Tucson this Earth Day tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
While preserving the planet should be a daily aspiration, Earth Day brings renewed inspiration to be a superhero for nature. There will be several community events taking place in Tucson; here are some of them.

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U.S. Supreme Court halts restrictions on medication abortions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Friday stopped new restrictions on mifepristone from going into effect and limiting access to the procedure nationwide, a pause on lower court rulings restricting the use of the popular abortion pill that will stay in place while the appeal proceeds.

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Court: Arizona GOP must pay Secretary of State’s legal bills for 'bad-faith' election lawsuit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona court ruled the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers must pay the attorneys’ fees for the Secretary of State’s Office in a lawsuit that challenged how Maricopa County audited ballots in the 2020 election and sought to stop the county from certifying Donald Trump’s loss.

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Transfer portal forces reflection, changes for Arizona men’s & women’s basketball programs tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Following a disappointing March Madness campaign for the University of Arizona men’s and women’s basketball programs, a flurry of players are ready to leave Tucson and enter the transfer portal.

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Are Olympics next? With NFL’s support, flag football booming in Az high schools, internationally tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
With support from the NFL, flag football is rapidly growing at the youth and high school levels in the United States - and it is coming to high schools in Arizona this fall.

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Programas de vivienda buscan cerrar brecha para personas con autismo tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Durante años, los adultos con autismo solo podían soñar con encontrar una vivienda que los ayudara a vivir de forma independiente en el Valle; ahora ese sueño se está convirtiendo en realidad con una mayor conciencia sobre las oportunidades y necesidades de vivienda.

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Maricopa County supervisors taking their time in appointing Harris replacement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives lost their slim majority when Rep. Liz Harris was expelled from the chamber last week, and it doesn’t look like the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is in any hurry to appoint her replacement.

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Az lawmakers may again challenge Biden over COVID vax rule for contractors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona legislative leaders said they expect to appeal a federal court ruling that said President Joe Biden had the authority to require COVID-19 vaccinations for workers on federal contracts in the state.

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