Pima County warns residents near I1-0 hazmat incident about possible breathing troubles https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021523_pima_i10_hazmat/pima-county-warns-residents-near-i1-0-hazmat-incident-possible-breathing-troubles/
Pima County issued a public health advisory for residents living within a one-mile radius of Tuesday's chemical spill on Interstate 10, advising them to seek medical attention if any breathing problems arise.
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Every Arizona voter would be purged every decade under GOP proposal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021523_voter_roll_purge/every-arizona-voter-would-purged-every-decade-under-gop-proposal/
Every Arizona voter would be purged from the rolls once a decade and have to re-register under a proposal Republicans in the state Senate advanced this week - though critics say it is a blatant violation of federal law.
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Mastroeni reconnects with Amigos past in Tucson's soccer preseason https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021523_soccer-preseason/mastroeni-reconnects-with-amigos-past-tucsons-soccer-preseason/
Real Salt Lake Coach Pablo Mastroeni first stepped on a soccer field in Tucson not as a coach and not as a MLS player doing preseason training, but as a player for the Tucson Amigos,
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GOP pushes 'born alive' bill to require care in rare abortion cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021523_gop_abortion_bill/gop-pushes-born-alive-bill-require-care-rare-abortion-cases/
Republicans in the Arizona Senate want to mandate care for children delivered alive during abortions - even though there’s already a law on the books that does just that - and amends language in the current law to change the word “fetus” to “infant” and “delivered” to “born alive.”
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Mexican wolf program is making strides after 25 years of effort https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021523_25_years_wolf_recovery/mexican-wolf-program-making-strides-after-25-years-effort/
The Mexican Wolf Recovery Program began in 1998 to save the population from near extinction. Numbers show the effort is gaining momentum: In the last six years, the population has doubled, from 98 in 2015 to 196 in last year’s count.
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As abortion measures loom, GOP raises new barriers to ballot initiatives https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021523_ballot_initiative_barriers/as-abortion-measures-loom-gop-raises-new-barriers-ballot-initiatives/
Roused by voters’ recent endorsement of abortion rights — even in conservative states — Republican legislators are ramping up efforts to make it tougher for citizens to change laws or amend state constitutions through ballot measures.
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Advocates, teachers call on lawmakers to fix school spending limit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021523_school_spending_limit/advocates-teachers-call-lawmakers-fix-school-spending-limit/
The Republican majority at the Arizona Capitol reluctantly approved a one-year exemption from the aggregate expenditure limit, and now, public school advocates are turning their attention to a more lasting fix as the issue is likely to resurface next year.
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I love reading Blake Morlock’s @TucsonSentinel columns.
“The GOP's poorly branded ‘Commitment to America’ should be shelved until they can convince a majority that the right wing of the party doesn't need to be committed to the care of the state.”
and
“The GOP would be in a better place if #JuanCiscomani’s response was also in English and Huckabee Sanders' were only delivered in its original German.
Cullen scuttled as Az state health chief as Republicans blast Pima's pandemic measures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021423_cullen_adhs/cullen-scuttled-as-az-state-health-chief-as-republicans-blast-pimas-pandemic-measures/
Despite a "mountain of expertise," Dr. Theresa Cullen will not lead the Arizona Department of Health Services after Gov. Hobbs withdrew her nomination Tuesday. Cullen was blasted by Republican legislators for measures Pima County took during the COVID pandemic.
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Cullen scuttled as Az state health chief as Republicans blast Pima's pandemic measures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021423_cullen_nomination_withdrawn/cullen-scuttled-as-az-state-health-chief-as-republicans-blast-pimas-pandemic-measures/
Despite a "mountain of expertise," Dr. Theresa Cullen will not lead the Arizona Department of Health Services after Gov. Hobbs withdrew her nomination Tuesday. Cullen was blasted by Republican legislators for measures Pima County took during the COVID pandemic.
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Arizona GOP bill would protect attorneys sanctioned for bogus election lawsuits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021423_election_sanctions_bill/arizona-gop-bill-would-protect-attorneys-sanctioned-bogus-election-lawsuits/
Proposed Republican legislation would prohibit both the State Bar and the Arizona Supreme Court from punishing attorneys for making baseless election fraud complaints in Arizona courts - though it’s unclear who would determine if either were in violation of the measure.
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Doctors disappearing from emergency rooms as hospitals look to cut costs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021423_er_doctors_disappearing/doctors-disappearing-from-emergency-rooms-as-hospitals-look-cut-costs/
ER doctors are increasingly being replaced by “midlevel practitioners,” who can perform many of the same duties and generate much of the same revenue for less than half the pay - though evidence that suggests dropping doctors from ERs may not be good for patients.
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States scramble to replace ripped-off SNAP benefits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021423_snap_benefit_replacement/states-scramble-replace-ripped-off-snap-benefits/
Agencies and people who receive aid through SNAP are reporting the theft of millions of dollars in benefits - but help may be coming, thanks to a new federal mandate that allows states to use federal money to reimburse SNAP recipients whose benefits were stolen.
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Arizona GOP pushes gun bills critics say imperil student safety, education quality https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021423_gop_gun_bills/arizona-gop-pushes-gun-bills-critics-say-imperil-student-safety-education-quality/
Guns would make it onto Arizona school campuses and into lesson plans under Republican-backed proposals that are echoes of legislation that was rejected last year.
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TUSD seeks to expand diversity in gifted programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021423_agenda_gate_tusd_op/tusd-seeks-expand-diversity-gifted-programs/
The plan for Tucson schools is to use "local norms" to place students in GATE programs. It's grading on a district-wide curve to expand diversity in advanced classes. Plus, Flowing Wells voters may have another school override election in their future, and more in local gov't meetings this week.
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Republican Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential run https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021423_haley_presidential_run/republican-nikki-haley-announces-2024-presidential-run/
Vying for the 2024 Republican nomination, ex-Trump Cabinet official and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced that she will run for president - though she had previously said she wouldn’t challenge Donald Trump, who announced his campaign in November.
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Military justice reforms leave some criminal cases to commanders with no legal expertise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021423_military_justice_reform/military-justice-reforms-leave-some-criminal-cases-commanders-with-no-legal-expertise/
More than a year has passed since Congress adopted reforms that promised to overhaul the U.S. military justice system - however, the reforms, which will not go into effect until the end of this year, may have created additional challenges.
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Single on Valentine’s Day and happily so https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021423_single_valentine_op/single-valentines-day-and-happily-so/
There’s nothing wrong with celebrating romantic love, but the focus on such celebrations drowns out the voices of those who are fine as they are - single and happily so.
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Republicans want to audit the 2022 midterm elections in Maricopa County https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021423_gop_maricopa_audit/republicans-want-audit-2022-midterm-elections-maricopa-county/
Republicans, still stung by Arizonans rejection of the party’s top nominees in the 2022 midterm elections, are calling for a hand-count audit of the election — but only in Maricopa County.
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Arizona House committee votes to crack down on fentanyl dealers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021423_az_fentanyl_legislation/arizona-house-committee-votes-crack-down-fentanyl-dealers/
The Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee voted in favor of a bill that would establish a level 1 felony punishment for selling a narcotic drug that results in the death of the user - but some Democrats say the bill is unconstitutional and broad.
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