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Some TUSD arts, tech, PE teachers in jeopardy as pandemic relief winds down tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Dozens of PE, arts and music and other teachers across 16 Tucson Unified School District elementary and middle school campuses may be out of jobs at the end of the year, as officials shift spending plans for remaining federal pandemic relief funds.

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Arizona bills would exempt period products, diapers from taxes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two identical bills have been introduced this year in the Arizona legislature that would remove the sales tax added to feminine hygiene products, infant diapers and incontinence products - proposals supported by Gov. Katie Hobbs.

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Government lets health plans that ripped off Medicare keep the money tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Medicare Advantage plans for seniors dodged a major financial bullet as government officials gave them a reprieve for returning hundreds of millions of dollars or more in government overpayments — some dating back a decade or more.

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Potentially good news for solar energy during wildfires tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Scientists are finding in an ongoing study that despite the haze from far-off blazes, enough indirect sunlight was available to fuel the nation’s burgeoning solar panel industry in 2020 - good news as the U.S. government is seeking to quickly ramp up solar energy production.

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What to know about TurboTax before you file your taxes this year tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After both Intuit and H&R Block left the Free File program, the future of the program is unclear, and it’s still difficult to find truly free tax filing options. The IRS created a tool to help you find this year’s Free File options as it looks into creating a public filing system.

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This winter’s rain & snow won’t be enough to pull the West out of drought tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The West has been slammed by wet weather this winter: Good news for the Colorado River, where all that moisture hints at a possible springtime boost for the reservoirs that have been crippled by drought - but many more years of heavy snow are needed to make a serious dent.

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U.S. House Oversight chair’s agenda: Hunter Biden, COVID origins, classified documents tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer says his priorities will include a heavy focus on the handling of classified documents, the origins of the COVID-19 virus, and what he described as possible “influence peddling” by Hunter Biden.

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San Carlos Apache Tribe receives funding to address contaminated environmental sites tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The San Carlos Apache Tribe is set to receive more than $166,000 in funding to help it address contaminated brownfield sites that threaten environmental and public health of the tribe.

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Tumerico's Chef Wendy Garcia named a semi-finalist for James Beard Award tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Wendy Garcia, the owner and chef of local vegetarian Mexican restaurant Tumerico, has been nominated for a James Beard Award.

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15,000 sign up for Tucson public housing, Sec. 8 voucher waitlists tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson received 15,000 pre-applications for housing and Section 8 voucher waitlists in January. About 2,000 residents will be randomly approved to move ahead with full applications this year, with the first to be notified by Feb. 15.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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