Supporters: AZ debt collection act an important protection, but not a cure-all https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122322_billing_buffer/supporters-az-debt-collection-act-important-protection-but-not-cure-all/
Arizona voter approval of Proposition 209 this fall will go a long way toward keeping people from being “forced out on the street or lose their cars” when they have medical bills they can’t pay - but consumers still need to be on their guard.
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Huge $1.7 trillion spending package passes in U.S. Senate, backed by both parties https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122322_senate_spending_plan/huge-17-trillion-spending-package-passes-us-senate-backed-by-both-parties/
The U.S. Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion funding package that carries emergency aid for natural disaster recovery and the Ukrainian war effort, pushing past disputes over immigration policy and barely meeting a Friday deadline when current funding runs out.
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Judge denies Hamadeh’s request to inspect more documents ahead of election trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_hamadeh_election_trial/judge-denies-hamadehs-request-inspect-more-documents-ahead-election-trial/
A last-minute request from Abraham Hamadeh to increase the number of election documents he can inspect ahead of a trial to decide whether misconduct cost him the attorney general race was denied by a judge on Thursday.
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Day 2 of Kari Lake election trial marked by competing ‘expert’ testimony https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122322_lake_election_trial/day-2-kari-lake-election-trial-marked-by-competing-expert-testimony/
The judge in Kari Lake’s election lawsuit challenging the outcome of the midterm governor’s race had not issued a decision as of early Friday morning, after both sides rested their cases on Thursday.
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Judge tosses Santa Cruz County suit vs. Tucson man who requested election records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_brakey_santa_cruz_election/judge-tosses-santa-cruz-county-suit-vs-tucson-man-who-requested-election-records/
When John Brakey filed a public records request with Santa Cruz County seeking copies of its cast vote records for the 2022 primary election, the county denied the request. But they didn’t stop there. The county then sued the Tucson man and his group.
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Tucson will offer childcare services for cops, firefighters & dispatchers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_tucson_police_daycare/tucson-will-offer-childcare-services-cops-firefighters-dispatchers/
The Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of beginning plans to fund childcare services for their public safety employees, including cops, firefighters and dispatchers, as a way to recruit and retain long-term.
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Ducey sounds retreat on shipping container barrier at Az-Mx border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122122_container_wall_lawsuit/ducey-sounds-retreat-shipping-container-barrier-az-mx-border/
Updated: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the state will halt placing shipping containers along the Arizona-Mexico border, and begin removing hundreds of the 8,000-lb. steel boxes from federal lands by Jan. 4, according to a court document filed late Wednesday.
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Arizona colleges expect more undocumented students this spring after Prop. 308 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_dreamers_deferred/arizona-colleges-expect-more-undocumented-students-this-spring-after-prop-308/
Arizona colleges say they are prepared to begin accepting undocumented students as soon as this spring after voters narrowly approved Proposition 308, a measure allowing state residents to get the in-state tuition rate, regardless of their citizenship status.
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FactCheck: The facts underpinning Jan. 6 committee criminal referrals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122222_factcheck_jan_6_charges/factcheck-facts-underpinning-jan-6-committee-criminal-referrals/
After a year and a half, the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released a 154-page summary of its final report that concludes former President Donald Trump was responsible for a “multi-part plan to overturn the 2020 Presidential election.”
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Volunteers needed for renewed annual homeless count in January https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_homeless_count/volunteers-needed-renewed-annual-homeless160count-january/
The Tucson-Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness is seeking 300 volunteers to fan out around the Tucson area on the morning of Jan. 25 and survey those without a permanent roof over their heads.
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Colleges expect more undocumented students this spring after Prop. 308 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_dreamers_deferred/colleges-expect-more-undocumented-students-this-spring-after-prop-308/
Arizona colleges say they are prepared to begin accepting undocumented students as soon as this spring after voters narrowly approved Proposition 308, a measure allowing state residents to get the in-state tuition rate, regardless of their citizenship status.
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UA psychiatrists working to support mental health during & after pregnancy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_perinatal_mental_health/ua-psychiatrists-working-support-mental-health-during-after-pregnancy/
Perinatal psychiatrists at the University of Arizona, are teaming up to to launch a statewide hotline next spring for providers who serve the perinatal population in an effort to assist pregnant and postpartum women with maternal mental and behavioral health conditions.
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Child tax credit expansion left out of congressional omnibus package https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122222_child_tax_credit/child-tax-credit-expansion-left-out-congressional-omnibus-package/
Any last hopes of resurrecting the expanded child tax credit as part of Congress’ massive spending package were dashed early Tuesday when the 4,155-page bill was released without a mention of the tax benefit.
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ER doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122222_emergency_private_equity/er-doctors-call-private-equity-staffing-practices-illegal-and-seek-ban-them/
A group of emergency physicians and consumer advocates in multiple states are pushing for stiffer enforcement of decades-old statutes that prohibit the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors.
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A water war Is brewing over the dwindling Colorado River https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122222_colorado_water_war/a-water-war-brewing-over-dwindling-colorado-river/
Over the past two decades, the Colorado River flow has dropped, and all the while the Lower Basin deliveries have remained roughly the same - now Western states must finally face the consequential question of which regions will make their sacrifice first.
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Tucson extends free Sun Tran rides through June 30, mulls how to lift bus fares long-term https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122122_sun_tran_fares/tucson-extends-free-sun-tran-rides-through-june-30-mulls-how-lift-bus-fares-long-term/
The Tucson City Council unanimously voted in favor extending fare-free Sun Tran rides for another six months, but is also looking for investments from the UA, TUSD and other local partners to help cover the long-term costs.
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No smoking gun in first day of Kari Lake election trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122122_lake_election_trial/no-smoking-gun-first-day-kari-lake-election-trial/
Kari Lake’s legal team failed to provide a smoking gun on the first day of trial in her election suit to in an effort to prove her claims that a Maricopa County employee tampered with ballot printers or intentionally failed to follow chain-of-custody rules.
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Ducey sounds retreat on shipping container barrier at Az-Mx border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122122_container_wall_lawsuit/ducey-sounds-retreat-shipping-container-barrier-az-mx-border/
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the state will halt placing shipping containers along the Arizona-Mexico border, and begin removing hundreds of the 8,000-lb. steel boxes from federal lands by Jan. 4, according to a court document filed late Wednesday.
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Conservative groups sue to block Arizona voter-approved ‘dark money’ law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122122_dark_money_lawsuit/conservative-groups-sue-block-arizona-voter-approved-dark-money-law/
Two Arizona conservative groups are suing to block Proposition 211, dubbed the ‘Voters Right to Know Act” which targets dark money in elections, arguing that it violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech.
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COVID is no longer strong rationale, US says, for limiting asylum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122122_title_42_covid_limits/covid-no-longer-strong-rationale-us-says-limiting-asylum/
The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court not to stand in the way as it finally retires a policy of limiting immigration on the grounds of public health after Chief Justice John Roberts stayed a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed the program to expire on Wednesday.
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