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Some of Trump’s education policy proposals show ignorance of how public education works tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Donald Trump has some bold educational policy proposals that he says he is ready to implement if elected president in November, but public education advocates have panned Trump’s education platform as detrimental to teachers, students and public schools.

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Pima County Public Library 'tables' plan that would close 3 branches by year-end tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Public Library officials have decided to "table" the draft of the plan that would close three branches by the end of the year, Library Director Amber Mathewson said in a memo to the Board of Supervisors last Thursday.

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Tucson spends another $210k on I-10 underpass rocks tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: The city of Tucson began installation of new landscaping rocks underneath the interstate underpasses at Grant Road, St. Mary's Road, and 22nd Street this week that will cost approximately $305,000. Local activists argue that the rocks are an example of hostility towards the unhoused community, who frequent the space underneath the freeway underpasses in search of shade.

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Az congressional candidates Cicsomani, Engel clash on abortion rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Abortion rights are emerging as a major issue in the race for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6, where U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani is facing a rematch from Democrat Kirsten Engel.

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Controlled burns to begin on Mt. Lemmon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pile burning and other controlled burn operations in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson will begin Tuesday and continue through March 30. Visitors and residents should avoid affected areas, officials said.

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Carmona: The decline of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"As a retired deputy sheriff with over 3 decades of service to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, it pains me to have to expose the absence of value-based leadership that has precipitated the decline of a once nationally recognized innovative department." — Richard Carmona

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Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect from dockworkers strike tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: The International Longshoremen’s Association’s six-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports expired on Monday at midnight. Here's what to expect from a dockworkers strike in the U.S.

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College student voting is way up tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Americans ages 18 to 24 have historically voted in very low proportions, but rates of voting by young people have quietly been rising to unprecedented levels, despite their lifetimes of watching government gridlock and attempts in some states to make it harder for them to vote.

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They made their bed: Diamondbacks out of postseason after Mets-Braves split doubleheader tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
For the second consecutive year, the Arizona Diamondbacks handed the keys to their postseason fate to another team, but this time, their season ended with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves splitting a doubleheader at Truist Park,.

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Number of voters affected by Az MVD citizenship proof ‘glitch’ grows to 218,000 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State elections officials have identified another 120,000 Arizona voters who are improperly registered to vote because of a glitch in the state’s driver’s license database, bringing the total number of affected voters to 218,000 — a number that may grow.

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Colorado warns of negative impact on prices, competition if Kroger & Albertsons merge tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Without market competition, grocers face no incentive to keep prices affordable for consumers, argued Colorado’s assistant attorney general on Monday before a Denver judge tasked with deciding whether to allow supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons to merge.

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Monitoring shows prison health care provider NaphCare, Arizona still noncompliant after 2022 suit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
There is a stalemate between the Department of Corrections, provider NaphCare and Arizona courts. The court battle has raged for more than a decade, and in the eyes of the courts, only marginal improvements have been made.

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54 face federal gun charges as part of Justice Dep't partnership with Tucson police tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Over the last year, 54 people have faced federal charges for crimes involving guns as part of a partnership between Tucson police and the Justice Department, officials said Monday.

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Costa Rican jazz drummer Luis Muñoz rolls into Century Room as part of 'Glimmering Path' tour tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Luis Muñoz — a Costa Rican native who now lives in Tucson — infuses his jazz with the rhythms around him, such as bossa nova, bolero and other Latin American genres.

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A VP policy cheat sheet: Where JD Vance & Tim Walz stand on key issues tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Tim Walz and JD Vance have a record of policy positions and legislative actions that can help shape voters’ perceptions of them and offer hints as to the type of vice president they might be. Ahead of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, here's a summary of their positions on those issues.

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Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect if there’s a dockworkers strike tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The International Longshoremen’s Association’s six-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports will expire on Sept. 30, 2024, at midnight unless the two sides reach an agreement before that deadline. Here's what to expect if there’s a dockworkers strike in the U.S.

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Despite federal court ruling, Arizona has power to ensure counties certify election results tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge has blocked an Arizona rule aimed at enforcing timely finalizing of election results, ruling that the state can’t simply exclude a county’s results if local officials there refuse to certify them, and noting the various legal alternatives that should make the rule unnecessary.

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Arizona draws West (by God) Virginia in September heat tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Coming into Sunday’s soccer match at Mulcahy Stadium, the West Virginia Mountaineers played four times and got four wins. However, they were unable to best the Arizona Wildcats and settled for a draw in 103-degree heat.

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Controlled burn Tuesday at Sweetwater Wetlands to deal with mosquitos, invasive plants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson Water and the Tucson Fire Department are collaborating on their annual slow-burn at the wetlands on the Northwest Side, set to begin Tuesday. The controlled blaze will address mosquito and invasive vegetation problems in the area, as well as provide training for wildland firefighters.

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Retired Az judges: Prop. 137 would gut system, replace voice of the people in evaluating judiciary tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Prop. 137 would gut Arizona's reviews of judges. It would eliminate fixed terms for all merit-selected judges, virtually abolish all retention elections, and replace the voice of the people with legislative influence and oversight." — 20 former Arizona jurists

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