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Arizona sex crimes survivors want 'lifetime probation' to look more like a lifetime https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032423_sex_crimes_punishment/arizona-sex-crimes-survivors-want-lifetime-probation-look-more-like-lifetime/
Some victims of sex crimes want their perpetrators to spend more time being closely monitored and receiving treatment before they can petition for release from lifetime probation.
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Arizona survivors of sex crimes want 'lifetime probation' to look more like a lifetime https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032423_sex_crimes_punishment/arizona-survivors-sex-crimes-want-lifetime-probation-look-more-like-lifetime/
Some victims of sex crimes want their perpetrators to spend more time being closely monitored and receiving treatment before they can petition for release from lifetime probation.
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Az Republicans hope to expand religious exemption protections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032423_religious_vax_expansion/az-republicans-hope-expand-religious-exemption-protections/
Businesses in Arizona would be fined if they deny their employees religious exemptions for the flu vaccine and any vaccine with emergency authorization under a GOP proposal on its way to the governor’s desk.
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Survivors of sex crimes want 'lifetime probation' to look more like a lifetime https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032423_sex_crimes_punishment/survivors-sex-crimes-want-lifetime-probation-look-more-like-lifetime/
Some victims of sex crimes want their perpetrators to spend more time being closely monitored and receiving treatment before they can petition for release from lifetime probation.
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Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032423_student_loan_settlement/settlement-will-wipe-6-billion-student-loan-debt-but-not-these-borrowers/
A federal judge ruled that former students from more than 150 colleges who had filed a borrower defense to repayment claim were entitled to automatic loan cancellation - but when the final legal hurdle was cleared, tens of thousands of private-loan borrowers were left out.
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End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the U.S. health system https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032423_covid_health_system/end-covid-emergency-will-usher-changes-across-us-health-system/
The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID tests.
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Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly dies at 75 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032423_ben_shelley_obit/former-navajo-nation-president-ben-shelly-dies-75/
Former Navajo Nation President and Council Delegate Ben Shelly died on March 22 from a long-term illness at 75.
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DOJ memo on threats to local school boards lambasted by Republicans at U.S. House hearing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032423_doj_gop_school_boards/doj-memo-threats-local-school-boards-lambasted-by-republicans-us-house-hearing/
U.S. House Republicans continued to press accusations that a “woke agenda” is deteriorating parents’ rights, targeting a memo by Attorney General Merrick Garland instructing federal law enforcement to open lines of communication on threats to local school board members.
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DOJ memo on threats to local school boards lambasted by Republicans at U.S. House hearing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032423_doj_gop_school_boards/doj-memo-threats-local-school-boards-lambasted-by-republicans-us-house-hearing/
U.S. House Republicans continued to press accusations that a “woke agenda” is deteriorating parents’ rights, targeting a memo by Attorney General Merrick Garland instructing federal law enforcement to open lines of communication on threats to local school board members.
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PFAS 'forever chemicals' are everywhere: Here’s what that means for wildlife https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032423_pfas_wildlife/pfas-forever-chemicals-are-everywhere-heres-what-that-means-wildlife/
PFAS have been around since the 1940s, and more than 120 different compounds have been found in wildlife - with some 330 species were affected, spanning nearly every continent - now, scientists are working to determine how these chemicals affect wild animals’ health.
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Members of Congress blast TikTok CEO as bipartisan support for U.S. ban looks possible https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032423_congress_tik_tok_ban/members-congress-blast-tiktok-ceo-as-bipartisan-support-us-ban-looks-possible/
A U.S. House panel grilled TikTok’s CEO for more than five hours Thursday over the social media giant’s ties to China, and indicated there may be bipartisan consensus for a national ban on the platform.
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Pima women's basketball season closes with loss to Bryant & Stratton College in consolation round https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032323_pcc_womens_basketball/pima-womens-basketball-season-closes-with-loss-bryant-stratton-college-consolation-round/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team’s run through the NJCAA Division II national tournament came to an end Thursday in the consolation round against Bryant & Stratton College, with a 78-72 loss.
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10 fun things to do as Tucson shifts to spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032223_spring_roundup/10-fun-things-do-as-tucson-shifts-spring/
Spring is here. It is the time for flowers to bloom and pollen allergies to be triggered. The cold is lessening its grip on Tucson and it is time to get out and have fun.
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Teachers union calls on lawmakers to invest $2.2 billion in Arizona schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_teachers_school_investment/teachers-union-calls-lawmakers-invest-22-billion-arizona-schools/
Arizona is ranked one of the worst states for school spending, and teachers are urging lawmakers to rectify that through increased funding, unveiling a $2.2 billion “Educators’ Budget” on Wednesday.
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Environmental justice reinforcement unveiled in House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032323_environmental_justice/environmental-justice-reinforcement-unveiled-house/
Democratic lawmakers headed by Arizona Representative Raúl Grijalva unveiled a sweeping new piece of legislation Wednesday, aimed at shielding vulnerable communities from the effects of pollution and climate change, as well as strengthening government outreach.
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Arizona Republicans say their anti-drag show bills don’t target drag shows https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_gop_drag_ban/arizona-republicans-say-their-anti-drag-show-bills-dont-target-drag-shows/
Arizona GOP lawmakers are continuing to promote legislation targeting drag shows, while insisting that their proposals aren’t actually about drag shows at all after the term "drag shows" was removed on March 2 when the Senate debated the bill.
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Moderna plan to hike COVID vaccine price to $130 a dose rebuked at Senate hearing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032323_vax_price_hike/moderna-plan-hike-covid-vaccine-price-130-dose-rebuked-senate-hearing/
The CEO of Moderna defended the company’s decision to drastically increase the price of its COVID-19 vaccine later this year after being met with bipartisan condemnation from U.S. senators, who noted the government invested nearly $2 billion in development of the vaccine.
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Trademarking their turf: Jack Daniel’s, Arizona dog-toy maker spar in court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_booze_hounds/trademarking-their-turf-jack-daniels-arizona-dog-toy-maker-spar-court/
An Arizona dog-toy manufacturer told the Supreme Court that its “Bad Spaniels” squeaky toy is a “playful parody” of Jack Daniel’s that does not infringe on the distiller’s trademarks - though an attorney for Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. disagreed.
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Arizona Game & Fish asks volunteers to help eradicate invasive apple snails https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_apple_snail_removal/arizona-game-fish-asks-volunteers-help-eradicate-invasive-apple-snails/
Arizona Game and Fish wants to rid the state of the invasive gastropod pest apple snails - which probably came to Arizona through the aquarium pet trade - and it’s counting on responsible pet owners, outdoor enthusiasts, citizen scientists and volunteers to help.
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Az Supreme Court dismisses all but one of Kari Lake’s election claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_lake_election_claims/az-supreme-court-dismisses-all-but-one-kari-lakes-election-claims/
The Arizona Supreme Court rejected six of the seven claims that failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake made in her bid to have the court overturn her election loss and remanded the signature verification claim back to the trial court for reconsideration.
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