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Hobbs dedicates $89 million to help the unhoused, build more affordable housing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Department of Housing announced an investment of $89 million for homelessness assistance and to create new affordable housing options across the state as Arizona, and the nation, have been seeing a spike in the number of evictions the past few months. .

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Hobbs reaffirms ‘open door’ policy in first ever tribal State of the State address tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the first-ever Indian Nations & Tribes State of the State Address, Gov. Katie Hobbs outlined her commitments to Arizona’s 22 tribal nations and her affirmation of an open-door policy within her administration for tribes.

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Republicans are pushing for drastic asylum changes – an immigration law scholar breaks down the proposal tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A rise in illegal border crossings has applied significant pressure for changing under what conditions someone can apply for asylum, and conservative Republicans are now proposing changes similar to a DHS rule adopted in 2019 and a policy President Biden is trying to push through.

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Attorney in Mark Finchem’s election challenge suit sanctioned, ordered to retire tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cave Creek attorney Daniel McCauley, with no experience in election law and who represented former Republican lawmaker Mark Finchem in an election contest that baselessly claimed fraud, has been sanctioned and ordered to retire for at least one year.

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Appeals court refuses Kari Lake’s appeal to toss Stephen Richer’s defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals declined to take up Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake’s request to overturn a lower court judge’s decision not to dismiss Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation case.

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FactCheck: The Haley-DeSantis GOP debate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There were several disputes between Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the fifth Republican primary debate, the first of the 2024 election cycle to include only two candidates after Chris Christie dropped out of the presidential race on Wednesday.

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Arizonans seeking health insurance face Jan. 16 final Obamacare deadline tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizonans who want health insurance coverage in 2024 have until Tuesday, Jan. 16, to sign up for a plan on the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace.

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Crowded PACC shelter seeks help after taking in 72 cats & dogs in 'back-to-back' hoarding cases tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After taking in dozens of animals as part of two back-to-back hoarding cases while dealing with an uptick in strays scared by New Year's fireworks, Pima Animal Care Center urgently needs people to adopt or foster dogs and cats.

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Judge denies Az schools chief Horne's request for jury in trans athlete ban case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican public schools chief Tom Horne’s ongoing push to restrict which school sports teams transgender girls can join was dealt another blow last week, after a Tucson judge denied his request to convene a jury.

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2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered U.S. record with 28 big weather & climate disasters tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in 2023, with 28 that exceeded more than $1 billion in damage each - the highest number of billion-dollar storms, floods, droughts and fires of any year since counting began in 1980.

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Cannabis sales begin to settle into pattern as 3rd anniversary for recreational pot use approaches tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After nearly three years, Arizona’s recreational and medical marijuana markets seem to have found an equilibrium, with adult-use cannabis consistently making up at least twice as many sales as the more heavily regulated medical industry.

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Watershed Management Group removes invasive plants to aid in river flow, land restoration in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Efforts to remove an invasive giant reed in Arizona rivers and lakes continue, as the River Run Network helps restore Tucson’s heritage of flowing rivers.

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D.C. Circuit skeptical Trump’s presidential immunity claim can stand tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With the former president in attendance, a D.C. Circuit panel heard arguments on Donald Trump’s claim that his time as president affords him immunity from criminal prosecution, his latest attempt to thwart the federal election interference case.

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Will Arizona close a loophole that lets developers build without water? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
When the new legislative session begins next week, the Republican-led chamber may actually weaken the standards that govern new development, rather than tightening them, clearing the way for thousands more homes to pop up on water-insecure outskirts of Phoenix and Tucson.

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Pima's Dillan Baker earns 3rd selection as ACCAC Division II Player of the Week tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Dillan Baker (Salpointe Catholic HS) received his second straight selection and third overall as ACCAC Division II Player of the Week.

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Pima basketball standout Rylei Waugh earns 3rd nod as ACCAC Division II Player of the Week tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College women’s basketball player Rylei Waugh (Westchester HS, CA) produced another standout week and the ACCAC conference took notice.

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Despite 'resignation' announcement, ex-UA finance chief Rulney continues as $500k 'senior advisor' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The University of Arizona has continued to employ former Chief Financial Officer Lisa Rulney, keeping her on as a senior advisor weeks after UA President Robert C. Robbins told the Arizona Board of Regents she had resigned amid the college's financial imbroglio.

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African musicians Melanie Scholtz, Aaron Rimbui play Tucson Jazz Festival tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A duo of African musicians will be playing during the Tucson Jazz Festival next Thursday — singer Melanie Scholtz and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Rimbui infuse their music with their roots and personal experiences.

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Family of slain UA Prof. Meixner settles lawsuit vs. university tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The family of Prof. Thomas Meixner reached a settlement with the University of Arizona, agreeing not to forge ahead with a $9 million lawsuit against the college and the Board of Regents over the October 2022 shooting death, attorneys said Tuesday.

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Drawing battle lines: Arizona Republicans, Democrats stake out positions for new legislative session tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic leaders and members of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus held press conferences on the opening day of the legislative session that highlighted their diverging views.

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