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Robbins: UA budget hole cut to $52M as search for replacement president picks up steam tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
What had been forecast to be as much as a $177 million deficit at the University of Arizona will now be only $52 million, UA President Robert Robbins said Thursday morning. The Board of Regents will get a public update of the details later in the day.

Pima softball duo Talia Martin & Jazmyne Waddell sweep ACCAC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College softball players Talia Martin (Mountain View HS) and Jazmyne Waddell (San Manuel HS) were key to the Aztecs continuing their winning ways for the week April 7-13 and received accolades from the ACCAC conference.

Pima County to get $21.8M to shelter asylum seekers through end of the year tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County will receive $21.8 million in federal funding from Homeland Security, allowing the county to provide refuge for asylum seekers through the end of the year, officials said last week.

Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.

Calling candidate commentaries: Politicians' guest opinions wanted tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not.

Ex-Border Patrol agent sentenced to 18 years in prison for drug smuggling, bribery tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier this month after he pleaded guilty to bribery and drug possession as part of an task force investigation, involving federal and Arizona officials.

Senate swiftly rejects 2 impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Senate dismissed two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and voted to adjourn the trial after finding they did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors and were therefore unconstitutional.

Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.

Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.

UA Opera Theater's production of 'Thumbprint' tells gripping story of Mukhtar Mai tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The opera "Thumbprint" is based on the life story of Mukhtar Mai — author of "In the Name of Honor: A Memoir" — a woman whose voice has resonated around the globe after she was gang-raped in her Pakistani village.

Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Cities and suburbs around the country are struggling with vacant office space as remote work becomes an established post-pandemic reality, and states are stepping in with tax breaks and zoning changes to help replace the unwanted cubicle farms with much-needed housing.

Az candidates drop out, prepare for court amid election petition challenges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A day after the deadline to challenge candidate nomination petition signatures in Arizona, several candidates on both sides of the aisle folded to the pressure and dropped their bids for elected office while others prepared to defend themselves in court.

Az Gov. Hobbs vetoes Republican anti-trans, school 10 Commandments bills tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A slew of Republican bills, including those that would have allowed discrimination against transgender people and would have given public school teachers a green light to post the 10 Commandments in their classrooms, were vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Arizona state budget deficit estimate shrinks, but is still $1.3 billion tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's projected budget deficit is about $400 million less than it was three months ago, thanks to an uptick in revenue, leaving the state $1.3 billion in the red — $650 million in the current fiscal year, which ends in June, and $676 million for the upcoming fiscal year.

Tech experts urge swift congressional action to combat election deepfakes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With a presidential election just months away, threats of disinformation supercharged by artificial intelligence technology — but particularly deepfakes — are more apparent than ever, and many are worried about how such technology could be harnessed to sway voters.

7 candidates for Tucson-area offices face legal hurdles on their way to the ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: A Tucson Democrat running for the Arizona Senate, a Libertarian running for Congress, and a number of candidates for down-ballot justice of the peace and constable positions are facing legal challenges to their nominating petitions.

Arizona’s long COVID cases top nation’s; Hispanics most likely to suffer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly 20% of Arizonans have experienced long COVID, with symptoms that continue long after an acute COVID-19 infection, and Hispanic residents are the most likely to endure the issues.

Ganter goes 7 for 8 with 8 RBIs, 5 runs & 4 doubles as Pima baseball sweeps Scottsdale Post Grad tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (38-12) stepped away from ACCAC conference play to host a doubleheader against Scottsdale Post Grad on Tuesday, scoring 12 runs in the 1st inning before recording an out.

Pima golfer Moreno shoots a personal-best 74, earns 3rd medal of the season tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s golf team closed out the regular season on Monday at the Chandler-Gilbert CC Invitational held at the Las Colinas Golf Club in Queen Creek.

7 candidates for Tucson-area offices face legal hurdles on their way to the ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Tucson Democrat running for the Arizona Senate, a Libertarian running for Congress, and a number of candidates for down-ballot justice of the peace and constable positions are facing legal challenges to their nominating petitions.

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