25 states join to sue feds over gun brace regulations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021023_gun_brace_lawsuit/25-states-join-sue-feds-over-gun-brace-regulations/
More than 20 states joined in a lawsuit against the federal government to try to stop the ATF from enacting a new rule restricting the use of gun braces — a rule in which millions of Americans will automatically become felons if they don’t turn in or destroy them.
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The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021123_black_history_ap_op/the-college-board-sanitizing-african-american-studies-just-as-it-has-american-history/
Following the College Board’s decision to buckle under political pressure and strip their Advanced Placement African-American studies course of essential topics - and similar sanitization in its AP American history course - will help usher in a new era of ignorance.
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White nationalism gets a hearing in Republican Congress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021123_gop_white_nationalism_op/white-nationalism-gets-hearing-republican-congress/
With Republicans back in the majority in the U.S. House, the anti-immigrant movement has found new outlets of expression in the federal government, and this week it got ugly at hearing that at times sounded more like a bile-brimming rally than a congressional proceeding.
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Tucson's MLS 'home' team to make preseason appearance Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021123_mls_preseason/tucsons-mls-home-team-make-preseason-appearance-saturday/
FC Tucson’s Desert Showcase has a second day of preseason soccer contests at Kino North Stadium on Saturday.
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Tucson man charged for selling pistols, 3D-printed part to produce full-auto AR-15 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_arms_seller_arrested/tucson-man-charged-selling-pistols-3d-printed-part-produce-full-auto-ar-15/
A Tucson man was arrested and charged with dealing firearms without a license and possessing illegal firearms after he allegedly illegally sold three pistols to undercover cops, as well as a part that could modify an AR-15 rifle to fire fully automatically.
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Pima schools chief accepting applications to fill Sahuarita board opening https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_susd_vacancy/pima-schools-chief-accepting-applications-fill-sahuarita-board-opening/
Nicole Werner has resigned from the Sahuarita Unified School District Governing Board and Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams is accepting applications to fill the post.
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CBP officers seize 45 lbs. of fentanyl at Douglas border crossing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_fentanyl_seizure/cbp-officers-seize-45-lbs-fentanyl-douglas-border-crossing/
A 34-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Douglas, Ariz., after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found just more than 45 pounds of fentanyl stashed in a compartment in his SUV, authorities said.
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Jefa de pequeños negocios por Biden visita Tucson, promete inversión en latinos, tiendas locales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_tucson_sba_visit_esp/jefa-de-pequenos-negocios-por-biden-visita-tucson-promete-inversion-en-latinos-tiendas-locales/
La miembro del gabinete de la Casa Blanca, Isabella Casillas Guzmán, se unió a la Alcaldesa de Tucson Regina Romero el jueves para prometer inversiones por parte de la administración Biden en tiendas locales y en propietarios de pequeñas empresas latinas.
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Biden Cabinet's small biz leader visits Tucson to promise investment in Latinos, local shops https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_tucson_sba_visit/biden-cabinets-small-biz-leader-visits-tucson-promise-investment-latinos-local-shops/
White House Cabinet member Isabella Casillas Guzman joined Tucson Mayor Regina Romero on Thursday to promise investment by the Biden administration in local shops and in Latino small business owners.
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La jefa de pequeños negocios del Gabinete de Biden visita Tucson para prometer inversión en latinos, tiendas locales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_tucson_sba_visit_esp/la-jefa-de-pequenos-negocios-del-gabinete-de-biden-visita-tucson-para-prometer-inversion-en-latinos-tiendas-locales/
La miembro del gabinete de la Casa Blanca, Isabella Casillas Guzmán, se unió a la Alcaldesa de Tucson Regina Romero el jueves para prometer inversiones por parte de la administración Biden en tiendas locales y en propietarios de pequeñas empresas latinas.
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Biden Cabinet's small biz leader visits Tucson to promise investment in Latinos, local shops https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_tucson_sba_visit/biden-cabinets-small-biz-leader-visits-tucson-promise-investment-latinos-local-shops/
White House Cabinet member Isabella Casillas Guzman joined Tucson Mayor Regina Romero on Thursday to promise investment by the Biden administration in local shops and in Latino small business owners.
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Amid staffing shortages, Az Republicans mull mandating police response times https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_police_staffing_response/amid-staffing-shortages-az-republicans-mull-mandating-police-response-times/
Arizona police departments have been struggling for years to hire enough officers, but one Republican legislator says that’s no reason the state shouldn’t require that they respond to calls sooner — and punish them if they don’t hit the state mandate.
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Dogs, cats & more to be stars of Pets of Pima Parade https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021023_pima_pet_parade/dogs-cats-more-stars-pets-pima-parade/
A person's best friend might be feathery, furry, scaly or slippery. Regardless, they're invited — along with their humans — to attend the Pets of Pima Parade on 4th Avenue on Sunday, Feb. 19, starting at 10 a.m.
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Bill to make all Arizona ballots public records gets bipartisan backing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_public_record_ballots/bill-make-all-arizona-ballots-public-records-gets-bipartisan-backing/
A Republican bill supported by Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that would make ballot images a public record cleared its first hurdle Wednesday, despite concerns from Democrats about privacy issues.
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Adrian Fontes & Stephen Richer, once political foes, talked potential Arizona election reforms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021023_fontes_richer_election_reform/adrian-fontes-stephen-richer-once-political-foes-talked-potential-arizona-election-reforms/
Democrat Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer discussed how to reform Arizona’s election system, amid rising backlash over its speed and accuracy — much of which has been spread by losing candidates.
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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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