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Proposal to increase felony charges for sex offenders could criminalize teen relationships tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A proposal in the Arizona House to target predators who were able to plead felony offenses down to a misdemeanor and increase the punishments for sexual offenders could put teenagers in prison for having intimate relationships with their peers.

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Looming court rulings to decide future of abortion pills tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Medication abortion has become more common since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion this summer - but in federal courts and state legislatures, abortion opponents are trying to limit the use of abortion-inducing pills.

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Arizona Senate resolution aims to decrease crime, but it could mean fuller jails tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
One state lawmaker wants Arizona police departments to focus on increased policing and deterrence programs to combat what he said is an out-of-control surge in violent crime, but critics say that his recommendations will only lead to increased incarceration for low-level crimes.

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Democrats in Congress condemn Biden administration expansion of Title 42 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly 80 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the White House expressing their “great concern” that the Biden administration is walking back on its promise to restore migrants’ access to asylum and condemned the administration’s expansion of Title 42.

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Former city councilman Paul Durham dies in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Paul Durham, a former member of the City Council and known for his integrity and environmental advocacy, died Wednesday in Tucson at 67.

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Slew of election bills sent to Arizona House floor tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats' dissent wasn’t enough to stop the Arizona House Municipal Oversight and Elections Committee from passing four Republican-sponsored bills aimed to instill faith in the election process back into voters, whom Republicans say have less trust following recent elections.

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Teachers would get $60K minimum salary under bill in Congress making grants to states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A panel of policymakers and educators gathered at the U.S. Capitol to promote the American Teacher Act, which would authorize the federal government to create four-year grants for states to enact and enforce minimum school teacher salary requirements of $60,000 or more.

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Arizon lawmakers mull solution to school spending cap amid urgent calls to act tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As schools across Arizona face down an impending fiscal cliff, lawmakers met on Thursday to discuss what their options are — despite the fact that legislation to address the issue has been ready to go since the session started.

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Arizona gets failing grades in annual Lung Association tobacco report card tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lags behind in policies that prevent and reduce tobacco use and the state received failing grades in three of five categories and did not improve on any of its grades from last year, according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of Tobacco Control” report.

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New DHS policy protects undocumented whistleblowers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Undocumented immigrants enduring abuses such as wage theft, safety infractions and gender discrimination can now obtain deportation relief when they report workplace violations to a government agency, and gain temporary legal status when cooperating with investigators.

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'Border 911' event with lawmakers to feature speakers connected to QAnon, hate groups tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An event dubbed “Border 911” - hosted by the group largely responsible for funding the Arizona Senate’s partisan review of the 2020 presidential election - will take place on Saturday in Phoenix and feature at least one Arizona lawmaker and speakers connected to QAnon and hate groups.

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Border event with lawmakers to feature speakers connected to QAnon, hate groups tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An event dubbed “Border 911” - hosted by the group largely responsible for funding the Arizona Senate’s partisan review of the 2020 presidential election - will take place Saturday and feature at least one Arizona lawmaker and speakers connected to QAnon and hate groups.

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Secret Service report on mass attacks urges public to say something when they see something tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A report published by the National Threat Assessment Center found the people closest to individuals who carried out mass murders often sense something is wrong and said "the value of bystander reporting cannot be overstated” when preventing such tragedies.

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‘Severity of crime’ must be considered in Border Patrol pursuits tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Come May, border law enforcement agents will be prohibited from engaging in vehicle pursuit solely on the grounds of a vehicle failing to stop at a checkpoint or yielding to an agent attempting to pull it over, in an attempt to reduce incidents that have led to dozens of deaths.

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GOP proposal would make a fentanyl overdose 1st degree murder in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Fentanyl dealers linked to an overdose death could face the death penalty under an Arizona Republican proposal that critics say will also sweep up drug addicts and send them to death row.

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Kari Lake wants an appellate court to consider new evidence, something they don’t do tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court struck down Kari Lake’s second request for the high court to take up her election appeal currently being heard by the Arizona Court of Appeals - where she is arguing the original trial judge set too high a bar and hopes to introduce new evidence.

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Local improv theater Unscrewed celebrates 9 years of laughter tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Unscrewed Theater, a nonprofit volunteer-led group dedicated to improv comedy in Tucson, is celebrating nine years of laughter from performers and audiences at their East Speedway home with shows this weekend.

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Proposal would make passing Az constitutional amendments more difficult tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
GOP Sen. Anthony Kern wants voters to amend the Arizona Constitution to make it harder for voters in the Grand Canyon State to ever amend the Constitution again, an idea that critics say would erode Arizonans’ rights to direct democracy.

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Amid substation attacks, Arizona bill would increase penalties for damaging utility infrastructure tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the wake of attacks on substations across the nation, a bill at the Arizona Legislature would increase penalties for those who damage utility infrastructure or trespass on utility property in an attempt to create a “deterrent” for similar attacks.

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Republicans advance election bills based on conspiracy theories, political grudges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Fueled by election conspiracy theories and axes to grind against political opponents, Arizona Republican legislators gave initial approval to a slate of bills that served as veiled rebukes against the 2022 midterm elections and the officials who oversaw them.

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