Navy Week sats sail for Tucson to recruit, showcase sailors away from shores https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021923_tucson_navy_week/navy-week-sats-sail-tucson-recruit-showcase-sailors-away-from-shores/
Navy Week, the flagship recruitment program for the U.S. maritime military branch, will be hosted in Tucson alongside the rodeo and parade this week. Sailors will also volunteer for local groups and visit high schools.
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What's open, what's closed on President's Day 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0217923_presidents_day/whats-open-whats-closed-presidents-day-2023/
Banks and government offices for the city of Tucson and Pima County will be closed Monday for Presidents' Day. Emergency services such as police and fire and Sun Tran will continue as normal, however.
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Qué está abierto, qué está cerrado en el Día de los Presidentes 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021923_presidents_day_esp/que-esta-abierto-que-esta-cerrado-en-el-dia-de-los-presidentes-2023/
Las oficinas de Tucson y el Condado Pima estarán cerradas por el Día de los Presidentes el lunes juntos con la recolección de basura. Los servicios de emergencia como la policía y los bomberos y Sun Tran continuarán con normalidad.
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Salt Lake shows they are the Real deal, extinguishes Fire https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021823_soccer-preseason/salt-lake-shows-they-are-real-deal-extinguishes-fire/
The Chicago Fire succumbed to a 3 - 0 drubbing to Real Salt Lake at Kino North Stadium Saturday in the final soccer match of the 2023 Desert Showcase.
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Can Western states agree on the future of the Colorado River? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021723_colorado_river_future/can-western-states-agree-future-colorado-river/
Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up water from the Colorado River, devastated by the worst drought in more than a thousand years - and if the states can’t agree, federal officials will unilaterally impose cuts later this year.
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Lake Powell drops to a new record low as feds scramble to prop up water level https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021723_lake_powell_drought/lake-powell-drops-new-record-low-as-feds-scramble-prop-up-water-level/
Water levels in Lake Powell dropped to a record low Tuesday, with continued pressure from climate change and steady demand pushing the nation’s second-largest reservoir to the lowest level since it was first filled in the 1960s.
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Republicans, Democrats offer differing visions during Arizona border visits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021723_congress_border_visit/republicans-democrats-offer-differing-visions-during-arizona-border-visits/
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led a delegation of Republican representatives on a tour to the southern border and demanded more security - while Rep. Raúl Grijalva visited the border in Douglas to focus on the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona GOP’s ‘do-nothing’ budget proposal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_hobbs_budget_veto/gov-hobbs-vetoes-arizona-gops-do-nothing-budget-proposal/
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the Republican “skinny budget” spending package on Thursday, sharply rebuking GOP legislative leaders in the process.
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Arizona appeals court: 'No basis' for Kari Lake election challenge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_lake_election/arizona-appeals-court-no-basis-kari-lake-election-challenge/
An Arizona court has shot down losing Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake's election challenge appeal, writing that "that voters were able to cast their ballots, that votes were counted correctly, and that no other basis justifies setting aside the election results."
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Pima County's Cullen deserved better from both Legislature & Hobbs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021623_cullen_op/pima-countys-cullen-deserved-better-from-both-legislature-hobbs/
None of the Democrats saw an upside in forcing Arizona Republicans to go on the record as saying no public health leaders should ever take public health actions during a public health emergency.
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Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in Arizona Senate, despite criticism and likely veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_trans_bathroom_bill/anti-trans-bathroom-bill-advances-arizona-senate-despite-criticism-and-likely-veto/
Arizona Republican lawmakers approved a measure that critics worry could heighten discrimination against trans students, based on the argument that keeping trans students separated from their peers preserves modesty and keeps women safe.
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Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in Arizona Senate, despite criticism and likely veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_trans_bathroom_bill/anti-trans-bathroom-bill-advances-arizona-senate-despite-criticism-and-likely-veto/
Arizona Republican lawmakers approved a measure that critics worry could heighten discrimination against trans students, based on the argument that keeping trans students separated from their peers preserves modesty and keeps women safe.
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Arizona-based sheriff group promotes members with ties to white nationalism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_sheriff_group_promotions/arizona-based-sheriff-group-promotes-members-with-ties-white-nationalism/
The Arizona-based Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is elevating some of its most controversial members - including those with direct ties to other anti-government and white nationalism movements - into formal leadership positions.
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Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021623_global_warming_op/was-earth-already-heating-up-or-did-global-warming-reverse-long-term-cooling-trend/
Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased - but what about the thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, before thermometers, and before humans warmed the climate by releasing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from fossil fuels?
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Jackson surpasses 1,000 career points but Aztecs give up late run at Az Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021623_pcc_mens_basketball/jackson-surpasses-1000-career-points-but-aztecs-give-up-late-run-az-western/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (20-6, 12-6 in ACCAC) could not gain the upper hand down the stretch in its game on Wednesday at Arizona Western College (20-6, 13-5).
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Begay nets 24 points as Pima women withstand Az Western's rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021623_pcc_womens_basketball/begay-nets-24-points-as-pima-women-withstand-az-westerns-rally/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (20-6, 13-5 in ACCAC) picked up its 20th win of the season on Wednesday in its road win at Arizona Western College (18-7, 11-7).
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Proposed bill would mean free period products at all Arizona schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_period_products_schools/proposed-bill-would-mean-free-period-products-all-arizona-schools/
Democratic legislators are working to bring free period products to Arizona public middle and high schools, but detractors say those products are already offered to students free of charge — if they go to the nurse’s office and ask for them, and the school has a nurse.
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Slew of state proposals shows the threat of 'forever chemicals' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021623_pfas_cleanup_proposals/slew-state-proposals-shows-threat-forever-chemicals/
Dozens of legislatures are considering bills to crack down on the use of PFAS - “forever chemicals” that don’t break down naturally and are shown to cause myriad health issues - including legislation to strengthen product disclosure laws and increase liability for polluters.
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Republicans move to require schools to post all lessons, materials & teacher trainings online https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_gop_school_materials/republicans-move-require-schools-post-all-lessons-materials-teacher-trainings-online/
Arizona parents would be given easier access to school curriculum and teacher training materials under GOP proposals that critics say only serve to further vilify teachers and force schools to violate legal agreements.
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Student storytelling at Arizona Capitol advances immigration group’s policy priorities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_daca_lobby/student-storytelling-arizona-capitol-advances-immigration-groups-policy-priorities/
About 150 students conducted 40 meetings with elected officials at the Arizona Capitol during Aliento’s Education Day, advocating for the Promise for Dreamers Scholarship Program and repeal of Proposition 203 that curtails bilingual education in public schools.
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