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Republicans announce piecemeal plan to pass an Arizona budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011323_gop_az_budget/republicans-announce-piecemeal-plan-pass-arizona-budget/
GOP leaders in both the state House of Representatives and Senate announced Thursday a plan to focus first on a spending plan that continues funding at current levels before opening negotiations with Gov. Katie Hobbs on a complete spending plan.
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U.S. House Republicans push through two anti-abortion measures in first work week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_house_abortion_measures/us-house-republicans-push-through-two-anti-abortion-measures-first-work-week/
The U.S. House on Wednesday approved its first abortion-related measures under a new Republican majority, eliciting strong support from GOP members and opposition from Democrats, who rejected the legislation as misleading and incomplete.
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PACC limited to emergency intakes after dog tests positive for strep zoo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011223_pacc_strepzoo/pacc-limited-emergency-intakes-after-dog-tests-positive-strep-zoo/
The Pima Animal Care Center is only taking in animals on an emergency basis after a dog tested positive for highly contagious respiratory disease strep zoo. The shelter has experienced overcrowding nearly continuously for the past several years.
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Special counsel appointed for probe into Biden classified files https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_biden_special_counsel/special-counsel-appointed-probe-into-biden-classified-files/
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that he is appointing a special counsel to investigate classified documents discovered in the Delaware home and former office of President Joe Biden.
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Border cities along US-Mexico border prepare for next influx of migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011223_migrant_influx_preparations/border-cities-along-us-mexico-border-prepare-next-influx-migrants/
With Trump-era pandemic restrictions known as Title 42 expected to possibly expire in February, cities along the Southern border - including Nogales and Yuma - are continuing to strategize and prepare for another influx of migrants.
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America’s biggest museums fail to return Native American human remains https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_native_americans_museums/americas-biggest-museums-fail-return-native-american-human-remains/
Many institutions continue to hold Indigenous remains, funerary objects and cultural items — and in some cases resist their return despite the 1990 passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
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Affordable Care Act sign-ups up by 3.1 million this year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_aca_signup/affordable-care-act-sign-ups-up-by-31-million-this-year/
Touting record-breaking enrollment for 2023, the Biden administration announced that around 3.1 million Americans are getting insurance for the first time under the federal Affordable Care Act - and there is still time to sign up before the Jan. 15 deadline.
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U.S. House Republicans roll out a slew of new committee chairs to steer agenda https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_gop_committee_chairs/us-house-republicans-roll-out-slew-new-committee-chairs-steer-agenda/
U.S. House Republicans filled their top committee seats this week, choosing the leaders who will set the course for bills and issues for the new majority in the 118th Congress.
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The decision where to seek health care is complicated by the multitude of options https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_health_care_choices/the-decision-where-seek-health-care-complicated-by-multitude-options/
People who are injured or sick are asked, in a moment of stress, to prudently decide which medical setting is the best place to seek help, but revenue-driven operators of alternatives to hospital emergency rooms have little incentive to make the process easier for patients.
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The decision where to seek healthcare is complicated by the multitude of options https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_health_care_choices/the-decision-where-seek-healthcare-complicated-by-multitude-options/
People who are injured or sick are asked, in a moment of stress, to prudently decide which medical setting is the best place to seek help, but revenue-driven operators of alternatives to hospital emergency rooms have little incentive to make the process easier for patients.
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Shared power used to be the norm in statehouses. Now it’s nearly extinct. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_shared_power_statehouses/shared-power-used-norm-statehouses-now-its-nearly-extinct/
Divided rule used to be common in the states: State legislators worked across the aisle and with governors to get things done - but on many issues, bipartisanship in states is increasingly rare — because it’s increasingly unnecessary.
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The decision where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011223_health_care_choices/the-decision-where-seek-care-complicated-by-multitude-options/
People who are injured or sick are asked, in a moment of stress, to prudently decide which medical setting is the best place to seek help, but revenue-driven operators of alternatives to hospital emergency rooms have little incentive to make the process easier for patients.
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Tom Horne focused on Arizona test scores & discipline, says 'race is irrelevant' in American life https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011223_horne_az_education/tom-horne-focused-arizona-test-scores-discipline-says-race-irrelevant-american-life/
Republican Tom Horne says he intends to work across the aisle to improve education in Arizona, but his views on discipline, social emotional learning and racial issues in schools are so far to the right that finding a middle ground with will prove challenging, if not impossible.
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Tom Horne focused on Arizona test scores and discipline, says ‘race is irrelevant’ in American life https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011223_horne_az_education/tom-horne-focused-arizona-test-scores-and-discipline-says-race-irrelevant-american-life/
Republican Tom Horne says he intends to work across the aisle to improve education in Arizona, but his views on discipline, social emotional learning and racial issues in schools are so far to the right that finding a middle ground with will prove challenging, if not impossible.
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FactCheck: No evidence that Maricopa County ballots lacked chain of custody records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011223_factcheck_lake_maricopa_ballots/factcheck-no-evidence-that-maricopa-county-ballots-lacked-chain-custody-records/
A judge on Dec. 24 dismissed Kari Lake’s claim that there was no chain of custody for 300,000 mail-in ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona, during the 2022 election, yet posts on social media continue to spread the baseless claim.
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Tatiana Eva-Marie to bring Django jazz to Tucson stage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010923_tatiana_django_jazz/tatiana-eva-marie-bring-django-jazz-tucson-stage/
A trans-Atlantic performer with golden pipes will take the Hotel Congress Plaza stage next Wednesday as part of the 2023 Tucson Jazz Festival.
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2nd Saturdays return to the Fox with Gila Bend & Elvis night https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011122_fox_gila_bend/2nd-saturdays-return-fox-with-gila-bend-elvis-night/
2nd Saturdays at the Fox return this weekend with a screening of "King Creole" starring Elvis Presley and live music performed by Gila Bend and Classless Chaps.
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Tucson to host pro soccer preseason for 13th year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011123_preseason-soccer/tucson-host-pro-soccer-preseason-13th-year/
Preseason soccer in Tucson this year will include 2 former MLS champions: Real Salt Lake, featuring Tucson native Justen Glad, and the Chicago Fire FC, featuring Swiss World Cup goal-scorer and former Liverpool player Xherdan Shaqiri, and 7 other pro teams.
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Man deemed incompetent for trial dies in Pima jail, reportedly after 'eating feces' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011023_tutu_pima_jail_death/man-deemed-incompetent-trial-dies-pima-jail-reportedly-after-eating-feces/
Updated: A 26-year-old Tucson man, Yunan Tutu, being held at the Pima County Jail pending restoration to "competency" to stand trial, was found dead Tuesday by a doctor after guards reported he was not eating. Sources told the Sentinel that Tutu had been "eating feces for a couple of months."
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How 6 controversies from 2022 can help Arizona fix its elections now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011123_az_election_reform/how-6-controversies-from-2022-can-help-arizona-fix-its-elections-now/
Despite months of preparation for the 2022 midterms, Maricopa County couldn’t pull off a perfectly smooth election and other Arizona counties made headlines for their election woes as well, but there are lessons that could enable officials to make Arizona elections stronger.
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