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Az state Sen. Shamp at Capitol on Jan. 6, continued spreading QAnon conspiracies tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican Sen. Janae Shamp was in the crowd that gathered at the Capitol on Jan. 6 outside of a tunnel entrance that became the forefront of clashes that would turn deadly - and continued posting QAnon conspiracy theories until announcing her run for the legislature.

Arizona officials prepare for fight against 2024 election misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A year out before the Presidential election used to be considered the calm time for election officials and watchers, but 2020 changed all that - and now election, administrators and the people who assist them are trying to get ahead of what may come 508 days from now.

Southern Arizona firefighters on front line of Canadian wildfires tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Earlier this week, three firefighters from the Coronado National Forest flew to Quebec. For the next two weeks, they'll lead a U.S. team on the front lines of the record-breaking Canadian wildfires that have choked the East Coast with smoke.

Arizona officials prepare for fight against 2024 election misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A year out before the Presidential election used to be considered the calm time for election officials and watchers, but 2020 changed all that - and now election, administrators and the people who assist them are trying to get ahead of what may come 508 days from now.

More states use taxpayer dollars to help people pay for private school tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which parents and educators reevaluated their relationship with public schools, lawmakers across the country have eagerly embraced state-funded voucher programs, giving public money to students to attend private schools.

Saturday's Tucson Juneteenth Festival celebrates learning about freedom tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The 53rd annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival, celebrating the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the United States following the Civil War, will be held Saturday at Kino Sports Complex.

New initiative promotes post-secondary education in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Education and business leaders unveiled an “Everything to Gain” campaign, with a goal of helping to increase the number of Arizonans with college degrees or certificates by 2030, which could boost the state’s economy if successful.

West gets reprieve from drought, but change predicted as El Niño approaches tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Much of the West is experiencing a welcome break from years of historic drought due to an unexpected, remarkably wet winter, even as an extraordinary snowpack begins to melt - but El Niño conditions have already developed and are expected to gradually strengthen.

Western states Republicans attack public lands plan in heated U.S. House hearing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional Republicans raised familiar objections to the Bureau of Land Management’s proposal that would treat conservation as a use on the same level as mining, oil and gas development or livestock grazing.

Sentinel welcomes ace Summer Fellows to Tucson newsroom tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Two new reporters are joining the Tucson Sentinel this summer, part of paid summer fellowship programs for post-graduate students in which our local newsroom partners with nationally recognized journalism schools — including Columbia University and CUNY.

Free sandbags available as Tucson & Pima County prep for monsoon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County and the city of Tucson are distributing fill-your-own sandbags at pickup sites across the area in advance of monsoon storms this summer.

Tribal preference over adoptions upheld at Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law passed by Congress almost 50 years ago that governs the adoption of Indian children and gave tribes jurisdiction over custody proceedings involving Indian children, passed in response to policies that threatened to wipe out Native culture.

Clock-end didn't do its job: FC Tucson earns strong win vs. Az Arsenal tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The disappointments of the 2022 season for FC Tucson’s women’s team showed best in their two matches against Arizona Arsenal. They had a bit of redemption Wednesday with a home win against the Mesa-based soccer club.

Putting the rough in the diamond: Lawmakers meet for annual baseball game tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
When Democrats and Republicans squared off Wednesday for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, they didn’t do it to show off their athletic prowess - they did it to raise money for charity, to represent schools and teams back home and to engage in some playful ribbing.

Praying for rain: Dia de San Juan Fiesta at Tucson's Mission Garden on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Menlo Park Neighborhood Association will host their 25th Annual Día de San Juan Fiesta as a celebration of the arrival of the monsoon season.

Rezando por lluvia: Día de San Juan Fiesta en Mission Garden el sábado tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
La asociación de vecinos de Menlo Park celebrará la llegada de la temporada de los monzones con su 25ta anual Día de San Juan Fiesta.

White House backs permanent pay boost for federal wildland firefighters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Less than a week after smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the capital and much of the northeastern U.S., the Biden administration urged members of Congress to approve permanent pay raises for wildland firefighters.

Summer heat waves could cause blackouts across the country tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
This summer, as much as two thirds of the United States could be in danger of electricity outages should temperatures drift higher than normal, with the biggest factor in recent years being extreme weather that impacts the grid with more frequency.

Democrats in Congress renew push to protect access to birth control tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill that would ensure people have the right to use contraception and that health care providers have a right to share information about contraception as well as provide it - regardless of any future Supreme Court rulings.

Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX interpretation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its interpretation of Title IX — which was expanded two years ago to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity - Texas’s 50th lawsuit against the administration.

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