Obamacare deadline looms for Arizonans who need health insurance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121323_aca_deadline/obamacare-deadline-looms-arizonans-who-need-health-insurance/
Health experts are urging Arizonans who want health insurance coverage to begin on Jan. 1, 2024, to sign up on the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace before Friday's deadline. Those who miss it can still apply for coverage at healthcare.gov through Jan. 16.
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Pima's Jaylen Alexander's double-double earns ACCAC Division II Player of the Week honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121323_pcc_mens_basketball/pimas-jaylen-alexanders-double-double-earns-accac-division-ii-player-week-honors/
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Jaylen Alexander produced big numbers in Pima’s game at Mesa Community College last Saturday and received recognition from the ACCAC conference.
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Mural 'In Memory Of' pandemic deaths unveiled at Mission Manor Park https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/121323_covid_memorial_unveiling/mural-in-memory-of-pandemic-deaths-unveiled-mission-manor-park/
A mural commemorating the lives of people who died during the COVID-19 pandemic was unveiled in Mission Manor Park on Sunday.
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Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but GOP ties it to stalled border talks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121323_ukraine_congress/zelenskyy-pitches-congress-ukraine-military-aid-but-gop-ties-it-stalled-border-talks/
The outlook of billions in additional aid to help Ukraine in the war with Russia was grim as lawmakers remained deadlocked on another piece of a supplemental spending bill that would send funds to Ukraine — major changes in immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Committee condemns antisemitism, mulls what Arizona legislators can do https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121323_antisemitism_schools/committee-condemns-antisemitism-mulls-what-arizona-legislators-can-do/
The bipartisan Arizona Committee on Anti Semitism in Education heard from local and international members of the Jewish community about what’s going on currently in state schools as Jewish college students at Arizona universities have faced increased antisemitism on campus.
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White House to meet with dozens of Democratic state legislators on gun violence prevention https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121323_gun_violence/white-house-meet-with-dozens-democratic-state-legislators-gun-violence-prevention/
The White House announced its Office of Gun Violence Prevention will meet Wednesday with nearly 100 Democratic state legislators in an effort to reduce gun violence and offer federal support.
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Infant mortality in Arizona rose 11% in 2022, topped national rate again https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121323_infant_mortality/infant-mortality-arizona-rose-11-2022-topped-national-rate-again/
The Arizona Department of Health Services released a report that shows an 11% increase in infant mortality rates from 2021 to 2022, with low birth weight and poverty as the leading risk factors for infants, and premature birth the leading cause of death.
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Still a shaman, but not the 'Q' shaman: Chansley rebrands for Az Congress bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121323_political_shaman/still-shaman-but-not-q-shaman-chansley-rebrands-az-congress-bid/
Jacob Angeli-Chansley said he is not ready to give up on shamanism, but he wants voters in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District to know that he no longer wants to be known as the QAnon Shaman.
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Documents show Republican-led states struggling to clean voter rolls after leaving ERIC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121323_eric_voters/documents-show-republican-led-states-struggling-clean-voter-rolls-after-leaving-eric/
Some Republican-led states are struggling to develop new ways to adequately update their voter rolls after withdrawing from a popular cross-state voter roll cleaning program that came under attack by far-right election activists.
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Az Supreme Court hears arguments on future of access to reproductive rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121323_az_abortion_future/az-supreme-court-hears-arguments-future-access-reproductive-rights/
The Arizona Supreme Court will soon reconcile two conflicting laws governing access to abortion after hearing arguments in a case brought by abortion foes hoping to reinstate a near-total ban that first became law during the Civil War.
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UA taps interim head as fulltime chief of campus police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121223_uapd_chief/ua-taps-interim-head-as-fulltime-chief-campus-police/
After an "extensive national search," interim police Chief Christopher Olson was selected to lead the University of Arizona Police Department, UA officials announced.
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Christopher Olson selected to lead UAPD https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121223_uapd_chief/christopher-olson-selected-lead-uapd/
After an "extensive national search," interim police Chief Christopher Olson was selected to lead the University of Arizona Police Department, UA officials announced.
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Christopher Olson selected to lead UAPD https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_uapd_chief/christopher-olson-selected-lead-uapd/
After an "extensive national search," interim police Chief Christopher Olson was selected to lead the University of Arizona Police Department, UA officials announced.
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Tucson should reimpose fares on Sun Tran riders, 'stakeholders' say; What's next for RTA? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121223_agenda_sun_tran_op/tucson-should-reimpose-fares-sun-tran-riders-stakeholders-say-whats-next-rta/
Bus riders enjoying free fares just got shanked by a stakeholder group set up to help the City Council find a way to maintain no-cost service. Plus: RTA Next getting warmer, park fees rising, TUSD looks to make move and more from local government meetings around Tucson.
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Lesko’s retirement starts stampede of high-profile hopefuls in Arizona's 8th Congressional District https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121223_eighth_election/leskos-retirement-starts-stampede-high-profile-hopefuls-arizonas-8th-congressional-district/
20 candidates have filed paperwork to replace outgoing Rep. Debbie Lesko in Arizona's 8th District, a list that includes two failed statewide GOP candidates, another two who were at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the former congressman from the district, and the "QAnon Shaman."
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Lesko’s retirement starts stampede of high-profile hopefuls in Arizona's 8th Congressional District https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121223_eighth_election/leskos-retirement-starts-stampede-high-profile-hopefuls-arizonas-8th-congressional-district/
20 candidates have filed paperwork to replace outgoing Rep. Debbie Lesko in Arizona's 8th District, a list that includes two failed statewide GOP candidates, another two who were at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the former congressman from the district, and the "QAnon Shaman."
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House Republicans subpoena investment firms over environmental pledges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121223_investment_subpoenas/house-republicans-subpoena-investment-firms-over-environmental-pledges/
House Republicans stepped up their inquiry into investment firms’ sustainability activities, demanding that two such companies hand over information about their efforts to decarbonize their assets.
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How (and why) the GOP & a popular film are misleading you about migrant kids https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121223_misleading_film/how-and-why-gop-popular-film-are-misleading-you-migrant-kids/
A misinformation campaign that includes a film with QAnon conspiracy theories has politicized the exploitation of immigrant children as policies fail them.
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Vast cross-border sewer in Nogales could finally be fixed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121223_nogales_sewer/vast-cross-border-sewer-nogales-could-finally-fixed/
The cost of repairing the International Outfall Interceptor — a vast gravity wastewater line running beneath Nogales — could be carried by the International Boundary and Water Commission if a bill introduced by Southern Arizona's congressional delegation moves forward.
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Some breathing room as water managers meet to weigh Colorado River’s future https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121223_colorado_confab/some-breathing-room-as-water-managers-meet-weigh-colorado-rivers-future/
The annual Colorado River Water Users Association meets this week, but for the first time in several years, state water policy leaders say there’s less urgency for short-term fixes and more time to focus on long-term solutions.
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