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Lawmakers: Ducey is breaking his promise to protect Arizona school funding tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers are demanding Gov. Ducey call a special session to allow the legislature to waive a spending cap that threatens to cut $1.4 billion in public school funding across the state, accusing him of dragging his feet despite clear lawmaker support and his own promises.

Justice Dep't tried to hide report warning that private border wall in Texas could collapse tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A private border wall built along the Rio Grande in South Texas could collapse during extreme flooding, according to a federally commissioned inspection report that the government sought to keep secret for more than a year.

Supreme Court takes up fight over Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to take up a legal battle between red states and President Joe Biden over debt forgiveness for student loan borrowers - keeping the program on pause - and will instead hear a full briefing on the case in February.

A record-setting number of women will serve in state legislatures in 2023 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A record number of women will soon serve in state legislatures, breaking the previous cap of female lawmakers by at least 69 seats and bringing total representation to more than 32%.

Pima women's soccer standouts Amparano, Gerhart & Buntin earn NJCAA All-American honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College women’s soccer standouts Angelina Amparano (Salpointe Catholic HS), Bri Gerhart (Tanque Verde HS) and Delaney Buntin (Cienega HS) earned national recognition for their play during the 2022 season as the NJCAA released its All-American list.

Appeals court halts special master review of Trump Mar-a-Lago records tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal appeals court unanimously reversed a Florida federal judge’s appointment of a special master to examine hundreds of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s home, ruling the lower court lacked jurisdiction to consider the request for an outside review.

Cochise County certifies election results after judge orders canvass tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After being ordered to do so by a judge just 90 minutes earlier, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday afternoon to certify its election results - though Peggy Judd remained defiant as she voted to canvass the election and Tom Crosby refused to attend.

Cochise County canvass election results after judge orders canvass tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After being ordered to do so by a judge just 90 minutes earlier, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday afternoon to certify its election results - though Peggy Judd remained defiant as she voted to canvass the election and Tom Crosby refused to attend.

Romero touts post-pandemic economic, climate efforts toward 'beautiful, thriving, resilient' Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: "Working together, we will achieve the just, equitable future we envision, where every single Tucsonan can live their best lives in our beautiful, thriving, resilient city." — Tucson Mayor Regina Romero

Romero touts post-pandemic economic, climate efforts toward 'beautiful, thriving, resilient' Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Working together, we will achieve the just, equitable future we envision, where every single Tucsonan can live their best lives in our beautiful, thriving, resilient city." — Tucson Mayor Regina Romero

'Tripledemic': Pima County issues public health advisory as COVID, flu, RSV cases fill hospitals tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
COVID transmission is back at "high" levels across Arizona, and local hospitals are being filled up with flu and RSV cases as well, prompting Pima County to issue a public health advisory about the "tripledemic" of respiratory infections.

Cochise County Board of Supervisors approves the canvass of the election 2-0 after a judge's order. Sup. Tom Crosby refused to show up for the meeting.

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Cochise County Board of Supervisors approves the canvass of the election 2-0 after a judge's order. Sup. Tom Crosby refused to show up for the meeting.

Arizona judge orders Cochise County to certify election: "The board has exceeded its lawful authority. You will meet today; you will canvass the election no later than 5 o'clock."

Nuclear buildup sickened his Navajo community. Then it caught up with him. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Companies extracted an estimated 30 million tons of uranium ore on or near the Navajo Nation - largely for the U.S. government’s nuclear arsenal and in later years for commercial purposes - that left a trail of radioactive waste that — is largely unremediated and is still causing harm.

Cunningham: Disability Pride Day on Saturday to promote understanding, mobilize support tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Our Disability Pride Day is scheduled to coincide with the United Nations’ International Day of People With a Disability on Dec. 3, which was first proclaimed in 1992. It was started to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disabilities. — Councilman Paul Cunningham

'Free water' was never free, writes a historian of the American West tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Subsidized water cultivated the West, but to accommodate growth without limits as the population boomed, this required becoming increasingly profligate with the region’s scarcest resource.

The out-of-state conspiracy theorists pushing for a 'revote' in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the wake of Maricopa County’s polling site problems on Election Day, out-of-state actors who have been driving forces behind other Arizona — and national — election conspiracies for the past two years have once again turned their - and their followers - attention to the state.

Judges mull whether Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban can co-exist with 50 years of laws regulating abortion tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The future of abortion access in Arizona remains in limbo after a three-judge panel in Tucson heard arguments Wednesday on the validity and application of a near-total ban from 1864 — and whether it can coexist with a 15-week ban passed this year.

U.S. House Democrats make history electing first Black party leader in Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Hakeem Jeffries of New York was named U.S. House Democratic leader - making history as the first Black lawmaker to head any party in Congress - when Democrats gathered Wednesday to elect its top leaders for the 118th Congress.

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