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Climate change forcing cities to rethink their tree mix tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As communities prepare for a massive influx of federal funding to support urban forestry, their leaders say the tree canopy that grows to maturity 50 years from now will need to be painted with a different palette than the one that exists today.

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Congress & industry leaders call for crackdown on hospice fraud tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Bipartisan leaders of the Comprehensive Care Caucus called on the Department of Health and Human Services to “immediately investigate this situation" after an exposé of hospice fraud described how many profit-seeking hospices cut corners and target patients who are not dying.

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Arizona fire districts face uncertain funding future after ballot measure’s failure tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona voters said no to a plan that would have added one-tenth of a penny to the state sales tax to benefit rural fire districts, but firefighters warn that the need – and the threat to public safety – have not gone away.

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Feds expand free COVID tests, hospital support ahead of holidays tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With the winter holidays approaching, the Biden administration released a COVID-19 preparedness plan announcing access to free tests and vaccines as well as hospital staff support and equipment in anticipation of increased disease transmission.

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Hobbs intends to strengthen relationships with Arizona’s tribal nations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs hopes to actively work with leaders of Arizona’s 22 tribal nations on a government-to-government basis to build stronger relationships that benefit Indigenous communities.

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Maricopa County says Hamadeh’s election lawsuit logic is flawed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Abraham Hamadeh’s reason for his request to inspect ballots — which he hopes will turn up some evidence of misconduct in the race he lost — is fatally flawed and should be dismissed by the court, according to attorneys for Maricopa County.

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Burns: 'Inclusivity be damned' in Pima Democrats' intraparty elections tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Judging from the recent party reorganization meeting, it appears that inclusivity be damned when it comes to the leadership of the Pima County Democratic Party.

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Supreme Court temporarily keeps Title 42 immigration program in effect tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court is keeping Title 42 in place until the justices can review whether the pandemic-era program should be lifted or continue, staying a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed the program to expire on Wednesday.

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Tucson considers extending free bus fares 6 more months tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The city manager is asking Tucson to fully subsidize public transit for another six months while searching for a permanent funding source. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Pima GOP's failures are having national implications tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Any list of important democratic institutions must include the Republican Party. The party's failures in Pima County are adding an extra 20,000 votes to Democrats statewide and that's proving decisive.

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Donald Trump referred for criminal prosecution by House Jan. 6 committee tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House lawmakers who have been investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol voted on Monday to have the Department of Justice prosecute former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection - the first time that a former president has faced such a referral.

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Trump referred for criminal prosecution by House Jan. 6 committee tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House lawmakers who have been investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol voted on Monday to have the Department of Justice prosecute former President Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection - the first time that a former president has faced such a referral.

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How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers millions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A review of 90 government audits reveals that health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations requiring them to document medical conditions the government paid them to treat.

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Could Arizona elect an Indigenous candidate for Congress in 2024? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona has never elected an Indigenous person to Congress, but the demographics of Congressional District 2 lends itself to the possibility of electing the first Indigenous person to represent Arizona in Congress in 2024.

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Drawing Studio buys next-door convenience store to expand space tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Drawing Studio is expanding to an adjacent Midtown building to create more studios and a venue for art exhibits.

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As fentanyl use spikes, feds urge states to ease methadone rules tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal government and some states are redoubling efforts to curb the epidemic of overdoses from opioid painkillers, heroin and fentanyl by making medication-assisted treatment more accessible to the estimated 9.5 million people with an opioid use disorder.

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State Farm accused of making it harder for Black customers to get insurance payouts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Black home insurance policyholders brought a federal class action against State Farm, alleging the multibillion-dollar company subjects their claims to greater scrutiny than it does those of white clients.

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Debt collectors, reform advocates spar in court over fate of Arizona's Prop. 209 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A fight over voter-approved medical debt reforms in Prop 209 pits a group of debt collectors and lenders who argue that the language the proposition is unclear and the state of Arizona and Healthcare Rising Arizona, which ran the ballot measure’s campaign.

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Planning for dry times: The West considers more reservoirs & aquifers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Western states can no longer rely on snowmelt and rain to supply their communities in a drier, more arid landscape caused by climate change, and some local water officials across the West see a massive opportunity in storing rainwater in reservoirs and groundwater aquifers.

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