As pandemic-era Medicaid provisions lapse, millions approach a coverage cliff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020323_states_medicaid_coverage/as-pandemic-era-medicaid-provisions-lapse-millions-approach-coverage-cliff/
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the COVID-19 pandemic expire - putting millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage and threatening their access to care.
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As pandemic-era Medicaid provisions lapse, millions approach a coverage cliff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020323_states_medicaid_coverage/as-pandemic-era-medicaid-provisions-lapse-millions-approach-coverage-cliff/
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the COVID-19 pandemic expire - putting millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage and threatening their access to care.
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Arizona Republicans approve bill to criminalize 'evil' drag shows https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020323_gop_drag_shows/arizona-republicans-approve-bill-criminalize-evil-drag-shows/
Concerns that a proposal seeking to restrict drag shows could lead to the criminalization of transgender Arizonans were ignored by Republican lawmakers on Thursday, who defended their approval of the bill by equating drag with pedophilia and calling it “evil” that must be stamped out.
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Proposed crackdown on Arizona drug dealers rejected, called 'unconstitutional' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020323_drug_dealer_legislation/proposed-crackdown-arizona-drug-dealers-rejected-called-unconstitutional/
A proposed Arizona law that would allow drug dealers to be charged with homicide if their product killed someone was shot down by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, with one lawmaker saying it would cause more problems that it would solve.
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$1.5M federal grant targets traffic deaths in Pima County https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020223_pima_roads_grant/15m-federal-grant-targets-traffic-deaths-pima-county/
A $1.5 million grant from a new roadway safety program will fund a Pima County plan to reduce traffic deaths by planning quick, data-driven responses with the city of Tucson and other jurisdictions in the metro region.
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‘The game needs us’: Major League Baseball has diversity problem & no easy solution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020723_baseball_poor_diversity/the-game-needs-us-major-league-baseball-has-diversity-problem-no-easy-solution/
Baseball has come a long way since Jackie Robinson etched his name in the game’s history books, but the feeling of being the odd one out still remains as only 7% of major league players are Black — but the next generation of minority players hope to increase that number.
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Arizona Senate Republicans pass 'skinny budget' that Hobbs will veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020223_gop_state_budget/arizona-senate-republicans-pass-skinny-budget-that-hobbs-will-veto/
Arizona Senate Republicans passed a “skinny budget” Wednesday afternoon that merely extends much of the $18 billion budget passed last year for another 12 months, despite Gov. Katie Hobbs saying that she intends to veto it if it reaches her desk.
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Biden, McCarthy hold 'productive' & 'frank' debt limit talks as fiscal cliffs loom https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020223_fed_budget_talks/biden-mccarthy-hold-productive-frank-debt-limit-talks-as-fiscal-cliffs-loom/
President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy huddled behind closed doors at the White House on Wednesday in the first of what will likely be several conversations as the country approaches two fiscal cliffs this year amid divided government.
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Cochise sheriff comes to 'share the reality' of border in House testimony https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020223_cochise_sheriff_border/cochise-sheriff-comes-share-reality-border-house-testimony/
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels told a sharply divided House committee Wednesday that drug trafficking and illegal immigration is getting worse and that it’s affecting the safety of residents in his border county.
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No. 14 Pima men's basketball chokes in final minutes in loss to No. 13 Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020123_pcc_mens_basketball/no-14-pima-mens-basketball-chokes-final-minutes-loss-no-13-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (18-4, 10-4 in ACCAC) couldn’t capitalize on shots down the stretch on Wednesday at Scottsdale Community College (18-4, 10-4).
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Pima bounces through grueling 2nd quarter to stymie Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020123_pcc_womens_basketball/pima-bounces-through-grueling-2nd-quarter-stymie-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (18-4, 11-3 in ACCAC) displayed how it can overcome adversity on the court in a matchup on Wednesday at Scottsdale Community College (13-7, 8-6).
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Red states warn Walgreens, CVS against mailing abortion pills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020223_abortion_pills_mail/red-states-warn-walgreens-cvs-against-mailing-abortion-pills/
Missouri’s new attorney general, leading a coalition of conservative states, on Wednesday sent a warning letter to pharmacy giants Walgreens and CVS saying that a plan to mail abortion pills is both illegal and unsafe.
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Bipartisan bill to help Arizona mobile home park residents advances https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020223_mobile_home_residents/bipartisan-bill-help-arizona-mobile-home-park-residents-advances/
As mobile homes continue to be displaced by development across Arizona, a bipartisan bill would increase allotments dispersed by the Mobile Home Relocation Fund, and increase the amount the landlord must pay to the fund for each tenant filing for relocation assistance.
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Bipartisan bill to help mobile home park residents advances https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020223_mobile_home_residents/bipartisan-bill-help-mobile-home-park-residents-advances/
As mobile homes continue to be displaced by development across Arizona, a bipartisan bill would increase allotments dispersed by the Mobile Home Relocation Fund, and increase the amount the landlord must pay to the fund for each tenant filing for relocation assistance.
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Classified records probe reaches Biden home in Delaware https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020223_biden_classified_docs/classified-records-probe-reaches-biden-home-delaware/
FBI agents searched President Joe Biden’s beach home in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Wednesday, as part of a probe by the Department of Justice into the potential mishandling of classified records - done with “the president’s full support and cooperation.”
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U.S. House Judiciary’s debut hearing centers on blame for fentanyl smuggling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020223_border_fentanyl_hearing/us-house-judiciarys-debut-hearing-centers-blame-fentanyl-smuggling/
U.S. House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee blamed the Biden administration for fentanyl drug smuggling at the U.S.-Mexico border - though most fentanyl is seized at ports of entry through screenings and not brought by migrants fleeing violence or economic hardship.
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Arizona House committee moves along 4 more election bills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020223_az_election_bills/arizona-house-committee-moves-along-4-more-election-bills/
House municipal oversight and elections committee Republicans unanimously pushed through four bills Wednesday evening that they say will improve the integrity of Arizona’s elections, while Democrats accused Republicans of pushing false claims of election fraud..
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Western wildfires destroyed 246% more buildings over past decade – scientists explain why https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020223_wildfire_destruction/western-wildfires-destroyed-246-more-buildings-over-past-decade-8211-scientists-explain-why/
A new study shows a 246% increase in the number of homes and structures destroyed by wildfires in the contiguous Western U.S. between the past two decades, revealing increasing vulnerability to wildfire disasters.
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Western wildfires destroyed 246% more buildings over past decade – scientists explain what’s changing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020223_wildfire_destruction/western-wildfires-destroyed-246-more-buildings-over-past-decade-8211-scientists-explain-whats-changing/
A new study shows a 246% increase in the number of homes and structures destroyed by wildfires in the contiguous Western U.S. between the past two decades, revealing increasing vulnerability to wildfire disasters.
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Groundhog Day: Bing! https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020223_groundhog_day/groundhog-day-bing/
Every Feb. 2, it's time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Let's just not think about doing 2020 all over again. Or 2021. Or even 2022.
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