Gallego outspent Lake to win Senate seat but other Az races proved cash isn't always key https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112024_costly_elections/gallego-outspent-lake-win-senate-seat-but-other-az-races-proved-cash-isnt-always-key/
More than $250 million poured into Arizona’s contests for the U.S. Senate and House. After all the ads, mailers, phone calls and rallies, not a single seat flipped – proving, experts said, that money isn’t everything in politics.
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Prosecutors in Trump NY criminal case signal they won’t oppose delay https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112024_trump_conviction/prosecutors-trump-ny-criminal-case-signal-they-wont-oppose-delay/
Consequences for President-elect Donald Trump’s guilty conviction in a New York state case will be years away, as prosecutors signaled they will not oppose suspending the lawsuit while the incoming 47th president carries out his four years in the Oval Office.
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As GOP lawmakers single out new trans member of Congress, Speaker Johnson offers tepid response https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112024_johnson_trans_house/as-gop-lawmakers-single-out-new-trans-member-congress-speaker-johnson-offers-tepid-response/
Republican leader Mike Johnson refused to say whether the House would consider Rep. Nancy Mace’s resolution blocking an incoming trans member of Congress and trans staffers from using their preferred restroom — though some lawmakers say he has already made a commitment.
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A handful of 2024 Az races are headed to recounts, including one legislative seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112024_election_recounts/a-handful-2024-az-races-are-headed-recounts-including-one-legislative-seat/
Election season is over, which means it’s now recount season, thanks to a 2022 Arizona law that greatly expanded the threshold for recounting close races.
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Trump taps Cantor Fitzgerald exec for Commerce, Dr. Oz for Medicare https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112024_trump_oz_fitzgerald/trump-taps-cantor-fitzgerald-exec-commerce-dr-oz-medicare/
Howard Lutnick, CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will be secretary of commerce under the second Trump administration, the president-elect announced Tuesday — and TV's Dr. Oz will head up Medicare and Medicaid.
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Arizona gets mixed ratings on Lung Association’s annual ‘State of Lung Cancer’ report https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112024_state_of_lung_cancer/arizona-gets-mixed-ratings-lung-associations-annual-state-lung-cancer-report/
The American Lung Association releases an annual report documenting the success or failure in each state’s response to lung cancer awareness, and graded Arizona as mostly below average.
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Trump picks Linda McMahon to be education secretary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112024_mcmahon_education/trump-picks-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary/
Linda McMahon, the co-chair of President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team and former head of the Small Business Administration and a Super PAC started by Trump campaign officials, is his pick for education secretary.
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Change coming to Pima Community College Governing Board; Most incumbents win in local districts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112024_school_board_elex/change-coming-pima-community-college-governing-board-most-incumbents-win-local-districts/
Voters decided the future of school boards across Pima County, and ousted members of the Pima Community College Board on Election Day
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Aztec women's basketball holds off Phoenix in ACCAC conference opener https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112024_pcc_womens_basketball/aztec-womens-basketball-holds-off-phoenix-accac-conference-opener/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (4-1, 1-0 in ACCAC) pick up a home win in their ACCAC conference opener on Wednesday.
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Hunt & Khalong combine for 35 off bench as Pima men net 113-59 win over Phoenix https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112124_pima_mens_basketball/hunt-khalong-combine-35-off-bench-as-pima-men-net-113-59-win-over-phoenix/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team scored in triple digits once again as they opened ACCAC conference play on Wednesday at home.
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Cancer can affect anyone, but Hispanics face disproportionately severe outcomes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112124_hispanic_cancer/cancer-can-affect-anyone-but-hispanics-face-disproportionately-severe-outcomes/
While white Arizonans had the highest cancer rates between 2017 and 2021 – 431.6 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 284.3 cases for Hispanics – the latter group has higher chances of dying from cancer than acquiring it compared to their white counterparts.
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As Cochise County certifies election, Peggy Judd looks back at the vote that upended her life https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112124_judd_cochise_ballots/as-cochise-county-certifies-election-peggy-judd-looks-back-vote-that-upended-her-life/
As Cochise County GOP board of supervisors member Peggy Judd prepares to leave public office, she’s still reckoning with the consequences of her actions after the 2022 midterm, and the county is still working through the distrust, turmoil, and national attention that came with Judd’s vote.
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From jurisdictional issues to lack of resources, Indigenous women testify on MMIW crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112124_mmiw_congress/from-jurisdictional-issues-lack-resources-indigenous-women-testify-mmiw-crisis/
Indigenous women testified before a congressional committee hearing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, sharing experiences and providing recommendations on how federal agencies can better support MMIP efforts.
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Election Day bomb threats sent to Maricopa, Pima counties were identical https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112124_bomb_threats/election-day-bomb-threats-sent-maricopa-pima-counties-were-identical/
Bomb threats sent to Maricopa and Pima counties on Election Day contained identical language, and officials on Election Day deemed the threats “non-credible” and stressed that no voters were in immediate danger or were kept from voting because of the threats.
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How will larger Republican majorities in Az Legislature contend with Gov. Hobbs in 2025? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112124_legislature_hobbs/how-will-larger-republican-majorities-az-legislature-contend-with-gov-hobbs-2025/
Fortified Republican majorities in both chambers of the Arizona Legislature, coupled with a decisive win by Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, are likely to generate an atmospheric change at the Capitol.
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Doubling down on bathroom crusade, GOP Rep. Mace seeks federal restrictions on trans facility use https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112124_mace_trans_restrictions/doubling-down-bathroom-crusade-gop-rep-mace-seeks-federal-restrictions-trans-facility-use/
Days after she came out swinging against the first openly transgender member of Congress, South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace is pursuing a sweeping legislative crackdown on trans rights on federal property.
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump AG pick https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112124_gaetz_ag_withdrawal/gaetz-withdraws-as-trump-ag-pick/
Former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz announced that he has withdrawn from the running to become the next attorney general, following a week of controversy regarding his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Public asked to comment on planned Border Patrol road on protected land near Nogales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112124_cbp_border_road/public-asked-comment-planned-border-patrol-road-protected-land-near-nogales/
The public has until Dec. 9 to submit comments on a road that U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build through a section of the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz.
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Pima County health officials urge residents to get annual COVID & flu shots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112124_pima_covid/pima-county-health-officials-urge-residents-get-annual-covid-flu-shots/
With infectious disease season arriving, Pima County health officials are urging area residents to get shots of the latest influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.
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Robo price-fixing: Why the Justice Dept is suing RealPage to stop landlords colluding on rents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111924_rent_collusion_op/robo-price-fixing-why-justice-dept-suing-realpage-stop-landlords-colluding-rents/
A surprising factor is driving up rental prices: landlords colluding with the help of technology - the basis of a Justice Department lawsuit against RealPage, Inc., accusing it of selling software to landlords that allows them to collectively set prices – the illegal practice of price-fixing.
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