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Cochise County gives election skeptic recorder near full control of elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Elections in Cochise County will now be run almost entirely by Recorder David Stevens, an election skeptic who has said he does not fully trust all of his county’s election procedures and believes the county can and should move to hand-counting ballots.

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How judge who could ban abortion pill won Senate confirmation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. District Court judge who could end more than two decades of legal access to medication abortion underwent extensive questioning about LGBTQ equality at his December 2017 confirmation hearing — and very little about his views on abortion.

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Student loan forgiveness plan on life support at Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The conservative majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has the authority to forgive billions in student loan debt, but questions remain over whether the states that brought the challenge have the requisite standing to do so.

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Snow day? 1-3 inches could fall around Tucson, high winds forecast overnight tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Snow could fall across Southern Arizona overnight Wednesday, with flakes accumulating as low as 2,500 feet and the Tucson metro area seeing anything from a trace to 1-3 inches. High winds, with gusts of 55 mph or more, are forecast.

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Az Republican senators pass anti-trans school bathroom bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Just three states bar transgender students from using bathrooms that best fit their gender identity, and Republican lawmakers want to make Arizona the fourth - though a similar bill barring preferred pronoun use in schools was dismissed by Hobbs’ chief of staff as dead on arrival.

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How the judge who could ban the abortion pill won confirmation in the U.S. Senate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. District Court judge who could end more than two decades of legal access to medication abortion underwent extensive questioning about LGBTQ equality at his December 2017 confirmation hearing — and very little about his views on abortion.

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Upper Colorado River Basin states want to pause Flaming Gorge water releases tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Four states in the upper basin of the Colorado River have asked the federal government to pause water releases from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir that were aimed at propping up falling water levels downstream at Lake Powell.

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Pinal, Yuma officials tell House migration surge is overwhelming them tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona officials told a House committee that local law enforcement and health care workers are ill-equipped to handle the recent surge of immigration at the southern border, the latest in a string of GOP hearings attacking the Biden administration for its handling of the border.

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Arizona House Republicans pass bill that could codify fetal personhood tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona has moved one step closer to what critics say is a sneaky attempt to add fetal personhood into state law in a way that would avoid a federal court ruling that blocked a straightforward personhood law passed two years ago.

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States strive to help SNAP recipients cope with lower benefits tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In every state, participants in SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, face the loss of pandemic-related benefits in March - if they haven’t already lost them - and states, community groups and food banks are scrambling to help families cope.

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Arizona Senate Democrats will pick new leaders after two step aside tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Senate Minority Leader Raquel Terán of Phoenix and Senate Minority Caucus Whip Rosanna Gabaldón of Sahuarita both announced Feb. 28 that they were stepping down from their leadership positions this week.

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TitleMax fined $15 million for predatory lending tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal consumer watchdog group has fined TitleMax $15 million for predatory lending practices and intentionally evading laws meant to protect military families from predatory lenders and, separately, charged illegal insurance fees to more than 17,000 customers.

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A refugee law expert looks at the legality and impact of Biden’s border crackdown tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Anticipating a potential surge of migrants at the southern border, the Biden administration announced a crackdown on those seeking asylum after unlawfully entering the U.S.- a proposed change that has been condemned by immigration rights groups.

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Republicans condemn 'disgraceful' bribery allegations, but blame each other for their airing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Wild and unsubstantiated allegations made in a hearing that dozens of elected officials, including Arizona lawmakers, are secretly on the payroll of a Mexican drug cartel have roiled the state legislature, with Republican lawmakers denouncing the allegations as “disgraceful”.

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Crime survivors rally at Arizona Capitol to demand better trauma care tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Crime survivors and their families from across Arizona gathered at the state Capitol, asking lawmakers to fund trauma recovery centers that offer therapy and social services.

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Arizona foster care review boards rely on volunteers to place children in safe homes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's Foster Care Review Board, a group of 108 boards statewide with 24 in Pima County and responsible for analyzing cases of foster children and discussing them in a monthly board meeting until permanency is achieved, is seeking volunteers.

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Staking a claim: Arizona unclaimed property auction draws bargain hunters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Once a year, the Arizona Department of Revenue auctions off unclaimed property that is abandoned in safe deposit boxes around the state, with proceeds from the auction going to the state’s general fund.

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UA launches archive of art & stories by those held in Az migrant detention centers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As part of a partnership with two immigration rights groups, the University of Arizona will host an archive of oral histories, art and memorabilia collected from migrants detained in Arizona.

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Tucson-area student test scores recovering post-COVID; Sahuarita revamps zoning tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Remember that drop in student test scores during the pandemic that would no doubt take us eons to recover from, leaving an entire generation academically wrecked? It's just taken a year to start getting back on track. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Pima County offering summer jobs to 14-21 year olds via internships with nonprofits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Youth interested in gaining money and early work experience during their summer vacations can make $15.75 an hour or more working part-time with the Pima County Summer Youth Employment Program.

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