White House initiative leaves deported veterans in limbo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020923_biden_deported_veterans/white-house-initiative-leaves-deported-veterans-limbo/
Hundreds, if not thousands, of foreign-born U.S. military veterans convicted of crimes have been deported - but despite President Joe Biden’s promise to bring them back, only about 50 veterans have returned under a 2021 executive order.
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How Finchem ally David Stevens is making Cochise County a 'laboratory' for election skepticism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020923_stevens_cochise_elections/how-finchem-ally-david-stevens-making-cochise-county-laboratory-election-skepticism/
Arizona GOP leaders spent two years promoting unfounded claims about compromised vote-counting machines, and they found it in Cochise County recorder David Stevens, who grasped onto the idea, devised a plan, and stoked the sentiment starting to take hold locally.
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U.S. House GOP preps for debates on 'parents’ rights,' school vouchers and transgender athletes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020923_congress_gop_culture_wars/us-house-gop-preps-debates-parents-rights-school-vouchers-and-transgender-athletes/
U.S. House Republicans laid the groundwork for some top priorities that examined public funding for charter schools and voucher programs, as well as increasing parents’ oversight of school curriculum, and barring many transgender athletes from competing in school sports.
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As Tucson's Jones Photo closes doors, film processor Gary Kittell remembers his 61-year career https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020923_jones_photo_closes/as-tucsons-jones-photo-closes-doors-film-processor-gary-kittell-remembers-his-61-year-career/
Vacation snapshots. Family portraits. Romantic landscapes of the desert Southwest. For most of the last 61 years, Gary Kittell has cared for thousands upon thousands of photographs as a film processor and developer for Jones Photo, which closed its doors last week.
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As Tucson's Jones Photo closes doors, film processor Gary Kittell remembers his 61-year career https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020923_jones_photo_closes/as-tucsons-jones-photo-closes-doors-film-processor-gary-kittell-remembers-his-61-year-career/
Vacation snapshots. Family portraits. Romantic landscapes of the desert Southwest. For most of the last 61 years, Gary Kittell has cared for thousands upon thousands of photographs as a film processor and developer for Jones Photo, which closed its doors last week.
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Republic not better than Ezra & Chicago Fire in Tucson preseason matchup https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020923_mls-preseason/republic-not-better-than-ezra-chicago-fire-tucson-preseason-matchup/
There are still a lot of questions about the Chicago Fire’s lineup for the 2023 season, but the team had an emphatic win Wednesday night with a 4 - 0 triumph over Sacramento Republic at Kino North Stadium.
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Woman jailed for collecting 4 ballots in Arizona sparks fear of voting in majority Latino city https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020923_az_ballot_collection/woman-jailed-collecting-4-ballots-arizona-sparks-fear-voting-majority-latino-city/
Since a 2016 law pushed by Arizona Republicans made it a felony punishable by prison time to collect a voter’s ballot unless the collector is their relative, household member, or caregiver, the excitement and joy surrounding voting in San Luis has been replaced with fear.
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9th Circuit urges mediation in fight over livestock grazing in Tonto National Forest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020923_livestock_grazing_tonto/9th-circuit-urges-mediation-fight-over-livestock-grazing-tonto-national-forest/
A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday encouraged a community advocate group for Arizona’s Mogollon Rim to seek mediation with the U.S. Forest Service over expanded grazing allotment into a specific portion of the Tonto National Forest known as Bar X.
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Arizona schools avoid ‘doomsday’ budget cuts after Senate votes to lift spending cap https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020823_school_budget/arizona-schools-avoid-doomsday-budget-cuts-after-senate-votes-lift-spending-cap/
Lawmakers on Wednesday waived a school spending limit that would have forced schools to cut $1.4 billion from their budgets next month, amid vehement resistance from some Republicans.
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'¡Tucson Es Tu Casa!' invita a los turistas hispanos al Pueblo Viejo con anuncios en español https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020823_tucson_tu_casa_esp/161tucson-es-tu-casa-invita-los-turistas-hispanos-al-pueblo-viejo-con-anuncios-en-espanol/
La nueva campaña publicitaria en español de Vamos a Tucson dirigida a los turistas hispanos está marcando al Viejo Pueblo como el destino para ellos al destacar el patrimonio de la ciudad y los eventos multiculturales.
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'We will run out': Arizona community desperate for water solution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020823_rio_verde_water/we-will-run-out-arizona-community-desperate-water-solution/
Politicians and other state officials say they’re working diligently toward both short- and long-term solutions for the Rio Verde Foothills, which entered its second month without a reliable water source on Wednesday. But the community can’t wait forever.
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Man who killed 23 at El Paso Walmart pleads guilty to hate crimes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020823_el_paso_shooting/man-who-killed-23-el-paso-walmart-pleads-guilty-hate-crimes/
More than 3½ years after he walked into the Cielo Vista Walmart, massacred 23 people and broke El Paso’s heart, Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to various hate crimes and weapons charges.
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'¡Tucson Es Tu Casa!' invites Hispanic tourists to Old Pueblo with Spanish ads https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020823_tucson_tu_casa/161tucson-es-tu-casa-invites-hispanic-tourists-old-pueblo-with-spanish-ads/
Visit Tucson's new Spanish-language advertising campaign aimed at Hispanic tourists is branding the Old Pueblo as the destination for them by spotlighting the city’s heritage and multicultural events.
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As long-term care staffing crisis worsens, immigrants can bridge the gaps https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020823_immigrants_health_care_staffing/as-long-term-care-staffing-crisis-worsens-immigrants-can-bridge-gaps/
The U.S. is facing a growing crisis of unfilled job openings and high staff turnover in a tight labor market that puts the safety of older, frail residents at risk, and though experts say opening pathways for care workers to immigrate would help, policymakers haven’t moved.
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Ciscomani's Spanish response to Biden did him no harm — and that's doing a lot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020823_ciscomani_response_op/ciscomanis-spanish-response-biden-did-him-no-harm-and-thats-doing-lot/
Rep. Juan Cicomani's Spanish-language response to President Biden's State of the Union offered a more mature casting of the GOP than the heckling and woke paranoia that animated his fellow Republicans' reactions.
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In State of the Union address, Biden draws boos & shouts from combative GOP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020823_sotu/in-state-union-address-biden-draws-boos-shouts-from-combative-gop/
President Biden began his State of the Union address Tuesday — his first to a divided Congress — with an appeal to bipartisan priorities, but later criticized parts of the GOP agenda and got a sense of Republicans’ appetite for conflict during one combative stretch.
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Pima softball knocks in 53 runs in sweep over Yavapai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020723_pcc_softball/pima-softball-knocks-53-runs-sweep-over-yavapai/
The Pima Community College softball team (5-6, 2-0 in ACCAC) put on an offensive display on Tuesday in their home opener at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Super Bowl plus legalized sports betting could equal good fortune for Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020823_az_super_bowl_betting/super-bowl-plus-legalized-sports-betting-could-equal-good-fortune-arizona/
This year marks the first time where the Super Bowl is hosted in a state where sports gambling is legal, and Arizona is expected to bring in a historic amount of money after Americans wagered a record $7.61 billion on Super Bowl 56 in 2022.
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In State of the Union address Biden draws boos and shouts from a combative GOP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020823_sotu/in-state-union-address-biden-draws-boos-and-shouts-from-combative-gop/
President Biden began his State of the Union address Tuesday — his first to a divided Congress — with an appeal to bipartisan priorities, but later criticized parts of the GOP agenda and got a sense of Republicans’ appetite for conflict during one combative stretch.
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FC Tucson Desert showcase kicks off with rebuilding MLS side & Open Cup finalist https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020823_mls-preseason/fc-tucson-desert-showcase-kicks-off-with-rebuilding-mls-side-open-cup-finalist/
Wednesday night's soccer match in Tucson will be a good chance to see a revamped Chicago Fire squad and eager Sacramento Republic side.
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