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Supreme Court to hear appeal over expert testimony in Yuma drug case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of an Arizona man who said his right to confront his accuser was violated when the expert witness who tested the drugs in his case was replaced by another expert.

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Az veterans, state agencies battle over bingo machines deemed illegal under state gambling laws tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona veterans groups say state agencies are unfairly cracking down on electronic bingo cards, while state agencies say agents are only conducting inspections to prevent the use of illegal bingo machines.

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Council may seek solar microgrid for Midtown Tucson, Oro Valley's 50th birthday party set tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Council's study session will include interlocking discussions about climate, transit and transportation. Plus, Pima supervisors to discuss the sexual assault of a deputy, and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Hispanic Heritage Month has begun and Tucson — with a population that's nearly 45 percent Hispanic — has a wealth of opportunities to celebrate this major part of our community.

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America’s state supreme courts don’t look like America tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
America’s state supreme courts have become less — not more — reflective of the nation’s racial and ethnic makeup, a lack of representation is especially acute for Latinos, who make up just 5% of state high court justices in 2023 — despite accounting for 19% of the U.S. population.

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Shrinking number of primary care physicians reaching a tipping point tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The percentage of U.S. doctors in adult primary care has been declining for years and is now about 25% — a tipping point beyond which many Americans won’t be able to find a family doctor at all.

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Az spent $2.1 million on golf, Super Bowl tickets to woo CEOs. That may be unconstitutional tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State auditors say the Arizona Commerce Authority spent $2.4 million on travel, luxury hotel rooms, alcohol and tickets to events — including Super Bowl LVII and the Waste Management Phoenix Open — in an effort to woo CEOs to relocate or expand their companies to Arizona.

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Az spent $2.1 million on golf, Super Bowl tickets to woo CEOs. It may be unconstitutional. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State auditors say the Arizona Commerce Authority spent $2.4 million on travel, luxury hotel rooms, alcohol and tickets to events — including Super Bowl LVII and the Waste Management Phoenix Open — in an effort to woo CEOs to relocate or expand their companies to Arizona.

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Inmate dies at Tucson federal prison tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 34-year-old inmate at the federal prison in Tucson was found dead Monday morning. Johnathon R. Umphlett was sentenced to 10 years for child pornography in 2020.

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Council may seek solar microgrid for Midtown Tucson, Marana's 50th birthday party set tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Council's study session will include interlocking discussions about climate, transit and transportation. Plus, Pima supervisors to discuss the sexual assault of a deputy, and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

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Despite flap, sheriff's deputies will continue at Pima Board of Supervisors meetings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide security at meetings of the Board of Supervisors after Sheriff Chris Nanos reversed course on a move to pull deputies from the meetings.

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Despite flap, sheriff's deputies will continue at Pima Board of Supervisors meetings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide security at meetings of the Board of Supervisors after Sheriff Chris Nanos reversed course on a move to pull deputies from the meetings.

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Feds release new details about death of baby girl at Nogales Border Patrol station tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Border Patrol agent struggled to understand a migrant girl who said her infant daughter was in distress and needed medical care, according to new details released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Environmentalists celebrate new images of jaguar in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A jaguar was photographed by remote cameras in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains near a section of land state officials attempted to block with an ad-hoc border barrier made of stacked shipping containers. The male jaguar could be a well-known big cat, or could be a previously undiscovered jaguar sauntering through the borderlands.

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Dispute over Mexican tomato agreement threatens Az with economic loss, ballooning prices tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new study from Arizona State University estimates that consumers would see prices spike as much as 50%, with Arizona losing up to $3 billion, if the U.S. Department of Commerce decides to impose tariffs on Mexican tomatoes.

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Climate change?: Open primaries, ranked-choice voting measures offer Arizonans upsides & intrigue tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A combination of safe districts and semi-closed primaries have twisted political incentives in Arizona. That's a real problem. Whether two reform efforts underway are the best way to fix it is worth debating.

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Climate change?: Open primaries, ranked-choice voting propositions offer Arizonans risks, upsides & intrigue tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A combination of safe districts and semi-closed primaries have twisted political incentives in Arizona. That's a real problem. Whether two reform efforts underway are the best way to fix it is worth debating.

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Tucson Council candidates clash on '15-minute city' conspiracies, plus crime & homeless issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Candidates for Tucson City Council disagreed over local government's responses to crime, homelessness and planning, arguing over whether a proposal for “15-minute cities” represented smart urban planning or a secret global plot to limit the movements of the local citizenry.

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Biden rinde homenaje a McCain y condena a ‘extremistas MAGA’ en Tempe tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El presidente Joe Biden invocó el espíritu del fallecido senador de Arizona John McCain al denunciar a los “extremistas del MAGA” como una amenaza a la democracia, mientras estaba en Tempe para anunciar la creación de una biblioteca y un museo en honor a McCain.

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Environmentalists celebrate new images of jaguar in Southern Arizon's Huachuca Mountains tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A jaguar was photographed by remote cameras in Southern Arizona's Huachuca Mountains near a section of land state officials attempted to block with an ad-hoc border barrier made of stacked shipping containers. The male jaguar could be a well-known big cat, or could be a previously undiscovered jaguar sauntering through the borderlands.

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