Justice says it will sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122923_tx_migrant_law/justice-says-it-will-sue-if-texas-enforces-new-law-punishing-illegal-border-crossing/
The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border — unless Gov. Greg Abbott backs off of enforcing the law.
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No ongoing risks for migrants with temporary protected status, federal judge says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122923_tps_migrants/no-ongoing-risks-migrants-with-temporary-protected-status-federal-judge-says/
A federal judge dismissed with prejudice the complaint of migrants from four countries who had their temporary protected statuses terminated under the Trump administration, writing that the case was moot and there was no evidence that the Biden admin would change their status again.
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Colorado Republicans bring Supreme Court into Trump ballot fight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122923_trump_colorado/colorado-republicans-bring-supreme-court-into-trump-ballot-fight/
The Colorado Republican Party said it asked the Supreme Court to put Donald Trump back on the state’s primary ballot after Colorado’s high court removed the former president from the state’s ballot using the 14th Amendment.
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Trump disqualified from Maine ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122923_trump_maine/trump-disqualified-from-maine-ballot/
Former President Donald Trump has been removed from Maine's 2024 primary ballot, the second state to disqualify Trump from the upcoming presidential ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Arizona budget deficit already at $400 million, growing quickly https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122923_budget_deficit/arizona-budget-deficit-already-400-million-growing-quickly/
The budget deficit that Arizona lawmakers will be grappling with when they return to work in January will be much larger than what was expected just a couple of months ago as tax collections are down, almost entirely due to a sharp decline in individual income taxes.
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GOP lawmakers grill former justice on Maricopa County ballot printer problems https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122923_mcgregor_elections/gop-lawmakers-grill-former-justice-maricopa-county-ballot-printer-problems/
Arizona Republican state lawmakers Alexander Kolodin and Neal Carter questioned former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Ruth McGregor about an independent investigation she did into Maricopa County’s ballot printer issues during the 2022 general election.
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The best way to follow through on your New Year’s resolution? Make an 'old year's resolution' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123121_new_years_resolutions/the-best-way-follow-through-your-new-years-resolution-make-old-years-resolution/
With the “old year” approach, perhaps you can sidestep the inevitable challenges that come with traditional New Year’s resolutions and achieve lasting, positive changes.
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51-year-old Mexican man sentenced to 90 months for ramming BP vehicles in 'cloned' construction truck https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122823_man_sentenced_bp_assault/51-year-old-mexican-man-sentenced-90-months-ramming-bp-vehicles-cloned-construction-truck/
Jorge Zazueta-Miranda, 51, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
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What we stand for at TucsonSentinel.com https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/what_we_stand_for/what-we-stand-tucsonsentinelcom/
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Local journalism faces a crisis—here's how you can help strengthen reporting in our community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122823_support_the_sentinel/local-journalism-faces-crisis-heres-how-you-can-help-strengthen-reporting-our-community/
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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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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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