PACC seeks temp fosters to make room for New Year's strays https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122823_pacc_fosters/pacc-seeks-temp-fosters-make-room-new-years-strays/
Pima Animal Care Center is asking the public to temporarily foster shelter dogs in order to clear space for an "influx" of strays who arrive at the facility after the "chaos of fireworks that accompany" the New Year's holiday.
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AHCCCS alerted to ‘predictable’ homelessness surge before fraud crackdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122823_homeless_fraud/ahcccs-alerted-predictable-homelessness-surge-before-fraud-crackdown/
The state agency at the center of Arizona’s ongoing behavioral health crisis knew its proposed billing reforms could trigger a surge in homelessness nearly a year before implementing the changes, yet still failed to adequately prepare for the fallout.
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Education doesn’t solve pay gap. Experts say they’re not surprised. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122823_wage_gap/education-doesnt-solve-pay-gap-experts-say-theyre-not-surprised/
Education does not solve the pay gap between men and women, and the higher-paying the field, the greater the difference. That disparity is unsurprising to experts and advocates, who point to societal norms, policy shortcomings and inflexible working schedules as big parts of the problem.
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Michigan Supreme Court keeps Trump on primary ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122823_trump_michigan/michigan-supreme-court-keeps-trump-primary-ballot/
The majority-Democrat high court of Michigan will allow former President Donald Trump to remain on the state's primary election ballot, a decision that flies in the face of a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court last week, which held that Trump is disqualified from the ballot.
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Appeals court pauses Apple Watch import ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122823_apple_watch_ban/appeals-court-pauses-apple-watch-import-ban/
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday suspended an import ban on some Apple smartwatches while the company continues to fight a patent dispute, after the ITC's ruling found Apple violated a pulse oximeter patent.
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For 2024, support local independent journalism at the Tucson Sentinel https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122723_moreland_2023_essay/for-2024-support-local-independent-journalism-tucson-sentinel/
Give to real local journalism that matters and support the watchdog reporters of the nonprofit independent newsroom at the Tucson Sentinel.
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Photos: Picks for Tucson Sentinel's best pictures of 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122723_photos_of_the_year/photos-picks-tucson-sentinels-best-pictures-2023/
In a year marked by complex, tough issues in the Old Pueblo and the Borderlands of Southern Arizona, here are a few of our best photos published this year.
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A year's search for accountability in Southern Arizona, with your help https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122723_ingram_2023_essay/a-years-search-accountability-southern-arizona-with-your-help/
If there was a clear thread through the stories the Tucson Sentinel covered this year, it was a drive for accountability from public officials, and a willingness to hold fast to stories as they evolved.
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The old year is almost over - here's where to ring in 2024 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122723_nye_roundup_2023/the-old-year-almost-over-heres-where-ring-2024/
Here are some Tucson events at which to count down the last moments of 2023 and greet 2024 with a smile.
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2023 in review: Tucson Sentinel's top stories of the year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122723_2023_review/2023-review-tucson-sentinels-top-stories-year/
Tucson rang in 2023 with a few new twists: immigration and asylum issues were back, along with election integrity, a homeless crisis, more deaths at the jail - and while the region was granted a reprieve from the drought, the battle between growth and the environment continued.
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New Pima County Jail? 'Blue Ribbon Commission' releases draft report, launches online survey https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/127223_jail_commission_report/new-pima-county-jail-blue-ribbon-commission-releases-draft-report-launches-online-survey/
The committee evaluating if Pima County should build a new jail released their initial report and is seeking public input via an online survey over the next three weeks.
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Reports analyzing police response to a mass shooting can leave unanswered questions - if they’re released at all https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122723_shooting_reporting/reports-analyzing-police-response-mass-shooting-can-leave-unanswered-questions-if-theyre-released-all/
Despite the U.S. facing more than 120 mass shootings in the past two-and-a-half decades, there is no agreed-upon national standard for who conducts after-action assessments of law enforcement’s response, what they should examine or whether the resulting findings should be released.
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Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, patient harm exposed in lawsuits and records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122723_fda_devices/deep-flaws-fda-oversight-medical-devices-patient-harm-exposed-lawsuits-and-records/
Most medical devices, including many implants, are now cleared for sale by the FDA without tests for safety or effectiveness and instead rely on an approval process some experts view as vastly overused and fraught with risks.
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Being ‘my own role model’: Normalizing mental health care in the AANHPI community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122723_aanhpi_mental_health/being-my-own-role-model-normalizing-mental-health-care-aanhpi-community/
For people seeking mental health care, reaching out can be a deeply personal experience - but for members of AANHPI community, seeking mental health care can involve not just disclosing personal information, but also negotiating language barriers and cultural stigma.
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Increased traffic & jarring deaths: Uptick in unauthorized U.S.-Canada border crossings rattles officials https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122723_canada_border/increased-traffic-jarring-deaths-uptick-unauthorized-us-canada-border-crossings-rattles-officials/
The United States in recent years has seen a surge of unauthorized crossings on its borders, and while the proportion of undocumented migrants crossing from Canada is relatively small, the numbers on the northern border are skyrocketing, too.
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Arizona, Dominican Republic both grapple with 19th century abortion laws https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122723_abortion_laws/arizona-dominican-republic-both-grapple-with-19th-century-abortion-laws/
Arizona’s highest court is considering whether to restore a near-total abortion ban from 1864 - and in the Dominican Republic, women are fighting against an all-out ban from 1884 - as demand for abortion care remains the same everywhere, no matter which laws women live under.
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‘Pumped’ hydropower plans proliferate in Az; one in particular stirs opposition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122723_pumped_hydropower/pumped-hydropower-plans-proliferate-az-one-particular-stirs-opposition/
Opponents are pushing back against the Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project, one of a number of controversial pumped hydropower generation proposals that have sprouted in Arizona recently.
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‘Pumped’ hydropower plans proliferate; one in particular stirs opposition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122723_pumped_hydropower/pumped-hydropower-plans-proliferate-one-particular-stirs-opposition/
Opponents are pushing back against the Black Mesa Pumped Storage Project, one of a number of controversial pumped hydropower generation proposals that have sprouted in Arizona recently.
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3-time smuggler gets 5 years in prison for transporting 6 people into U.S. illegally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122623_human_smuggler_sentenced/3-time-smuggler-gets-5-years-prison-transporting-6-people-into-us-illegally/
A Tucson-area man was sentenced to 60 months in prison earlier this month after pleading guilty to transporting six people into the U.S. illegally for profit.
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3-time smuggler gets five years in prison for transporting 6 people into U.S. illegally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122623_human_smuggler_sentenced/3-time-smuggler-gets-five-years-prison-transporting-6-people-into-us-illegally/
A Tucson-area man was sentenced to 60 months in prison earlier this month after pleading guilty to transporting six people into the U.S. illegally for profit.
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