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Arizona advocates win national recognition for work on Proposition 308 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona nonprofit was honored Tuesday for its push to win in-state tuition for undocumented students, a change that organizers said has moved the state from an “epicenter of hate toward immigrants into an epicenter of hope.”

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U.S. likely to default on debt between July & September unless Congress acts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress and the Biden administration have until sometime between July and September to raise or suspend the debt limit if lawmakers want to avoid a first-ever default, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

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Pima County warns residents near I-10 hazmat incident about possible breathing troubles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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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Condado Pima advierte sobre efectos dañinos por fuga de químicos en I-10 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El Condado Pima emitió un aviso de salud pública para los residentes que viven dentro de un radio de una milla del derrame químico del martes en la Interestatal 10, aconsejándoles que busquen atención médica si surge algún problema respiratorio.

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Condado Pima advierte a residentes cerca de incidente de fuga de químicos en I-10 sobre problemas respiratorios tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El Condado Pima emitió un aviso de salud pública para los residentes que viven dentro de un radio de una milla del derrame químico del martes en la Interestatal 10, aconsejándoles que busquen atención médica si surge algún problema respiratorio.

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Pima County warns residents near I1-0 hazmat incident about possible breathing troubles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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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Cullen scuttled as Az state health chief as Republicans blast Pima's pandemic measures tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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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