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Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061824_hiv_spending/americans-with-hiv-are-living-longer-federal-spending-isnt-keeping-up/
More than half of the people living with HIV in the United States are older than 50, and an estimated that 70% of people living with the virus will fall in that age range by 2030 - yet funding constraints and an increasingly dysfunctional Congress leave people aging with HIV vulnerable.
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Judge blocks Iowa immigration law, state AG to appeal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061824_iowa_immigration_police/judge-blocks-iowa-immigration-law-state-ag-appeal/
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction for Iowa’s law on illegal immigration that would give law enforcement officials the power to charge undocumented immigrants, blocking it before enforcement was set to begin July 1.
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Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061824_gun_measures/swing-state-legislatures-diverge-election-year-gun-measures/
Gun policy has been a topic of debate for decades, but has become especially prominent as the number of gun-related deaths and mass shootings has grown almost every year since 2014, with this past week offering reminders of the continuing salience of guns in American life.
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Biden to unveil protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061824_biden_daca/biden-unveil-protections-some-undocumented-spouses-easier-daca-work-visas/
The Biden administration Tuesday will announce deportation protections for long-term undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens, along with quicker approval of work permits for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Bill aims to ease teacher shortage at tribal schools by granting federal pensions to educators https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061824_tribal_teachers/bill-aims-ease-teacher-shortage-tribal-schools-by-granting-federal-pensions-educators/
Teachers have been in short supply across Arizona, and nowhere is that felt more than at schools run by Native American tribes, but while a lawmaker from New Mexico has proposed a way to level the playing field, so far it’s gained little traction in Congress.
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Write-in candidates must file with Pima County by Thursday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061724_write_in_deadline/write-in-candidates-must-file-with-pima-county-by-thursday/
The deadline is approaching for qualified candidates to file paperwork to run as write-in candidates in this year's elections. One has signed up to run for an office that would otherwise have had no candidates at all — Pima County constable in JP9.
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Claytoonz: Juneteenth is for every American https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061724_juneteenth_claytoonz/claytoonz-juneteenth-every-american/
While Juneteenth is mostly celebrated by Black Americans, it should be recognized and appreciated by every American.
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What’s open, what’s closed in Tucson on Juneteenth https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061724_juneteenth_closure/whats-open-whats-closed-tucson-juneteenth/
All city of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Wednesday for Juneteenth. Most banks and federal offices will be closed, including the U.S. Postal Service.
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Az Legislature adjourns just in time to prevent 1864 abortion ban from taking effect https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061724_az_abortion_ban/az-legislature-adjourns-just-time-prevent-1864-abortion-ban-from-taking-effect/
Arizonans nearly found themselves back in the 1800s, policy-wise. A Civil War-era abortion ban repealed in May would have become enforceable on Sept. 26 – temporarily – if the Legislature didn’t adjourn in time.
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Townhomes set to be OK'd for Marana; muncipal spending plans up for approval https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061724_agenda_marana_op/townhomes-set-okd-marana-muncipal-spending-plans-up-approval/
The Marana Town Council is set to change its land development code to allow for duplexes and townhouses throughout that community. Local governments will vote on budgets galore, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.
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LaWall: County Attorney Laura Conover is factually unhinged https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061724_lawall_conover_op/lawall-county-attorney-laura-conover-factually-unhinged/
"County Attorney Laura Conover can’t seem to tell the truth. At campaign fundraisers, at candidate forums, debates and house parties, Conover continually lies to the voters and to reporters as well." — former County Attorney Barbara LaWall
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LaWall: County Attorney Laura Conover is factually unhinged https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061724_lawall_conover_op/lawall-county-attorney-laura-conover-factually-unhinged/
"County Attorney Laura Conover can’t seem to tell the truth. At campaign fundraisers, at candidate forums, debates and house parties, Conover continually lies to the voters and to reporters as well." — former County Attorney Barbara LaWall
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Some like it hot ... A heat wave playlist https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061724_hot_songs/some-like-it-hot-heat-wave-playlist/
It's hot as a blast furnace outside, but here are some songs about high temperatures to help you get prepared for a cruel summer weekend blistering under a bad, crazy sun.
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Hellertoon: Heat wave https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061724_heat_wave/hellertoon-heat-wave/
This just in: It's a bit warm outside. Stay tuned for more breaking news.
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Modern-day outlaws, ‘sovereign citizens’ threaten the rule of law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061724_sovereign_citizens_op/modern-day-outlaws-sovereign-citizens-threaten-rule-law/
Research into sovereign citizens has found they have long been active in the U.S. and other countries, and at the core of their beliefs is the denial of the government’s legitimacy - a belief system that makes them a significant threat to the public.
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States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061724_election_funding/states-struggle-with-unreliable-federal-funding-making-sure-elections-are-secure/
The federal government has sought to bolster election security for years through a popular grant program, but the wildly fluctuating funding levels have made it difficult for state officials to plan their budgets and their projects.
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Block on federal guidance against anti-LGBTQ discrimination survives challenge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061724_title_ix_challenge/block-federal-guidance-against-anti-lgbtq-discrimination-survives-challenge/
The Sixth Circuit on Friday upheld a preliminary injunction against expanded Title IX guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, a decision that comes only days after a federal judge in Texas also ruled that the new Title IX guidance was unlawful.
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Az SOS’s Native Voting Hour program seeks to inform, encourage Indigenous peoples to vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061724_native_voting_hour/az-soss-native-voting-hour-program-seeks-inform-encourage-indigenous-peoples-vote/
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office is working to reach Native voters across the state with Native Voting Hour, a way to hear from voters within Indigenous communities directly as well as provide them with information about their voting rights.
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Despite renewed attention, pregnancy & childbirth still deadly across Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061724_pregnancy_dangers/despite-renewed-attention-pregnancy-childbirth-still-deadly-across-arizona/
Nationwide as well as in Arizona, severe outcomes for women during and after pregnancy are becoming increasingly common, and increased restrictions can make it more difficult for pregnant people to access what is often life-saving health care.
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For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061724_child_care_aid/for-child-care-workers-state-aid-their-own-kids-care-life-changing/
At least half a dozen states have changed or are considering legislation to start an employer child care assistance program to specifically include child care workers at all income levels who work at least 20 hours a week, though money for programs in some states may soon run out.
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