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Mondeau homers, Hardy & Cornelius pick up wins as Pima sweeps 2023 opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (2-0) opened the 2023 season with a sweep on the road on Saturday in Phoenix.

Munoz scores 8, draws 6 walks as Pima softball goes 1-2 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (1-2) opened the 2023 season on Friday as part of the College of Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic in Henderson, Nev.

Peterson, Gardner & 4x400 relay team take Pima school records at Paradise Valley indoor meet tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s and men’s track & field teams competed at the Paradise Valley CC Indoor Invitational on Saturday in Phoenix.

Pima baseball sweeps Paradise Valley for 2nd straight day tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (4-0) played another non-conference doubleheader against Paradise Valley Community College as Saturday’s games were held at the West Campus Aztec Baseball Field.

Baker nets 28 as Pima men drain 16 3-pointers to beat Yavapai tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (18-3, 10-3 in ACCAC) put on another sharpshooting display on Saturday against Yavapai College (6-15, 3-10).

The saga continues: Pima Community College continues work on accreditation tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The PCC Governing Board will discuss the next in a long line of action steps required to get right with the Higher Learning Commission, which put the college on probation in 2013. Plus, OV wants bigger parks, and more in local government meetings this week.

Arizona 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.

Judge declines to block drop box patrolling for ‘ballot mules’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge on Friday preliminarily declined to block members of the group Clean Elections USA from gathering within sight of ballot drop boxes following complaints that armed and masked members intimidated potential voters during the 2022 election.

Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Sheriffs are far more likely to support looser gun laws than the public at large - and that perspective is linked to some sheriffs’ views that they are the highest level of defenders of the U.S. Constitution and Americans’ constitutional rights.

Possible recession could have a big impact on future Arizona budgets tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With a possible recession on the horizon and amid great economic uncertainty, the state of Arizona will have quite a bit of extra cash in its general fund this year — but that excess will quickly dwindle in the next few years with current spending.

Possible recession could have a big impact on future Az budgets tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With a possible recession on the horizon and amid great economic uncertainty, the state of Arizona will have quite a bit of extra cash in its general fund this year — but that excess will quickly dwindle in the next few years with current spending.

Coal ash crackdown continues as EPA denies extensions for 6 power plants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The EPA denied the requests of six coal plants - including the Salt River Project’s Coronado Generating Station - to keep dumping toxic ash into unlined or inadequately lined pits, signaling the agency’s commitment to enforce the 2015 federal coal ash rules.

Lengthy timeline for DACA legal fight puts lives on hold for years tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A decision on the legality of DACA - when it eventually goes to the U.S. Supreme Court - is not expected to be issued until 2024, and while Congress appears unlikely to take action, participants in the program are left uncertain if they will be protected from deportation.

Proposal to increase felony charges for Arizona 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.

Begay nets 19 as Aztec women round up Yavapai College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (17-4, 10-3 in ACCAC) broke away in the second quarter and produced its sixth straight win on Saturday against Yavapai College (7-12, 4-9).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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