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Hobbs & Ducey certify Arizona’s 2022 election results tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The state’s top officials on Monday certified the canvass of Arizona’s midterm election, after a dramatic runup to the certification in which one county had to be forced by court order to certify its own election results to send to the state.

TUSD set to cut dozens of school staffers to pay for bonuses for remaining employees tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
TUSD's Governing Board will decide Tuesday who from among about 100 employees will be let go so the remaining staff and teachers can receive one-time $7,500 stipends.

Despite a losing season, University of Arizona football is building winning program tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Heading into 2022, the betting line for the Wildcats’ win total was three games - but despite a losing record this season, a strong performance against a top-10 team and winning the Territorial Cup show "there’s a lot of positives this season” for the University of Arizona football program.

Here’s what you need to know about Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that quickly sends migrants to Mexico tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Title 42, the public health order that expels migrants to Mexico was launched early in the pandemic, and the Biden administration’s intention to end it has sparked a legal battle.

Despite FTX fallout, some U.S. House members still skeptical about crypto regulation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly nine months after a bipartisan group of U.S. House members sent a letter questioning the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into cryptocurrencies, the lawmakers are maintaining their position that the agency’s approach to regulating crypto is deeply flawed.

Tribal leaders welcome return of White House summit, administration pledges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
For the first time in six years, leaders of federally recognized tribes from across the country gathered in Washington last week to meet with Biden administration officials in a gathering one Oklahoma leader called “extremely powerful.”

AZ health officials urge vaccinations for flu and COVID-19 ahead of holiday gatherings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As the holidays loom, three respiratory illnesses are hitting the state and public health officials say now is the very best time for Arizonans to get vaccinated in order to be best protected come time for family gatherings.

Dueling student loan challenges could pave way for high court double header tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden brought another emergency application to the Supreme Court, fighting to unpack lower court roadblocks that are standing in the way of his student loan forgiveness plan.

Christmas playlist: The all-time best holiday songs tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
It might be getting just cold enough in Tucson to gather around the hearth, but here are some holiday songs to warm your heart whether you have a fireplace or not — and some to make you nod your head and play air guitar. With hours of music spread over dozens of songs, these Christmas classics will liven your spirits, even if we're not gathering in festive crowds again quite yet.

You're invited: Support local independent journalism at TucsonSentinel.com's holiday shindig tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 231st birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 13th (!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).

'Cardinal' Kolbe saw the big picture with an eye on the local tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
On a December night in 2006, I did an exit interview with Jim Kolbe. I knew he was smart. I didn't yet realize he was brilliant. He saw how the pieces fit together, and his intellect explained how he could be a total pain.

You're invited: Support local independent journalism at TucsonSentinel.com's holiday shindig tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 231st birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 13th (!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).

Jim Kolbe - Southern Arizona's 'congressman from central casting' for 22 years - dead at 80 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Jim Kolbe, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Tucson and Southern Arizona from 1985 to 2007, died Saturday at the age of 80.

Jim Kolbe - Southern Arizona's 'congressman from central casting' for 22 years - dead at 80 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Jim Kolbe, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Tucson and Southern Arizona from 1985 to 2007, died Saturday at the age of 80.

Hobbs: Prosecute Tom Crosby & Peggy Judd for delaying Cochise election canvass tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd - the Republican Cochise County supervisors who refused to certify the election results - should be investigated and criminally prosecuted, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said in a letter to state and county attorneys.

FactCheck: Posts mislead on number of Maricopa County Election Day votes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Online posts falsely claim that while 540,000 voters went to the polls in Maricopa County on Election Day, county officials only counted 248,000 ballots - but the total voters included people dropping off mail-in ballots - which are considered early votes - and provisional ballots that day.

Hand-count audits find no problems with Arizona ballot tabulators tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hand-count audits of the November election results in 12 Arizona counties found no problems with electronic ballot tabulators, but three counties didn’t conduct the post-election audits required by law.

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.

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