Kris Mayes investigating Trump’s 'fake electors,' focusing on threats to election workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030323_electors_investigation/kris-mayes-investigating-trumps-fake-electors-focusing-threats-election-workers/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she will redirect the election crimes division’s focus to prosecute election-related threats and protect voting rights - and plans to investigate multiple fake elector schemes by Republicans in support of former President Donald Trump.
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App aimed at helping Arizona schools deal with student mental health, threats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030323_school_threat_app_bill/app-aimed-helping-arizona-schools-deal-with-student-mental-health-threats/
Teens in the U.S. are facing an ongoing mental health crisis, and Arizona state legislators want to give school districts more options in dealing with student mental health issues, and threats to student safety.
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Arizona Senate passes bill to cut unemployment benefits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030323_unemployment_benefit_cuts/arizona-senate-passes-bill-cut-unemployment-benefits/
Senate Republicans want to slash the number of weeks Arizonans can receive unemployment payments and tie the length of benefit availability to the unemployment rate, but critics say that even if jobs are plentiful, it can still be a long process to find a good one.
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Abortion foes appeal to revive Arizona’s 1864 near-total ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030323_abortion_foes_appeal/abortion-foes-appeal-revive-arizonas-1864-near-total-ban/
A Scottsdale-based law firm is hoping to reinstate a near-total abortion ban from 1864, filing an appeal on Wednesday to overturn a court ruling that allowed limited access to the procedure.
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Homeless encampments would be torn down, people charged under Arizona Senate bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030323_homeless_encampments/homeless-encampments-would-torn-down-people-charged-under-arizona-senate-bill/
Under Arizona SB 1413, people living outside shelters would have their homes dismantled - the bill requires cities and towns to tear down homeless encampments and charge the person or people living there with trespassing if they’re on private property.
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Arizona court orders execution of inmate state didn’t want to execute https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030323_gunches_execution/arizona-court-orders-execution-inmate-state-didnt-want-execute/
The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the execution of death-row inmate Aaron Gunches, even though state officials were moving to reverse the death warrant that had been put in motion by former Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
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Oro Valley 'gets ahead' of Airbnbs, other vacation rentals with licensing system https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030123_ov_airbnb_license/oro-valley-gets-ahead-airbnbs-other-vacation-rentals-with-licensing-system/
Oro Valley property owners will need licenses to continue offering vacation rentals on websites such as Airbnb and VRBO. The Town Council has passed an ordinance requiring an $80 annual fee as officials begin regulating vacation rentals and hope to raise revenues from their “growing popularity.”
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PCC golfer Jay Shero claims individual crown at Pima Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030123_pcc_mens_golf/pcc-golfer-jay-shero-claims-individual-crown-pima-invitational/
The Pima Community College men’s golf team closed out its third tournament of the season on Tuesday as it hosted the Pima CC Invitational held at the Randolph North Golf Course.
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Pima softball splits close doubleheader with Arizona Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022823_pcc_softball/pima-softball-splits-close-doubleheader-with-arizona-western/
The Pima Community College softball team (9-10, 6-4 in ACCAC) returned to the West Campus Softball Field on Tuesday for an ACCAC doubleheader against Arizona Western College (6-16, 5-5).
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Mestas & Cornelius lead charge as Pima sweeps No. 16 South Mountain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022823_pcc_baseball/mestas-cornelius-lead-charge-as-pima-sweeps-no-16-south-mountain/
The Pima Community College baseball team (14-5, 5-3 in ACCAC) picked up its first ACCAC conference sweep of the season as it took two from No. 16 ranked South Mountain Community College (16-6, 4-4).
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'My child, my choice': Arizona parents, children march to support school voucher program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_esa_rally/my-child-my-choice-arizona-parents-children-march-support-school-voucher-program/
Parents, children and educators on Wednesday marched to the state Capitol to support an education voucher program that Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she wants to dismantle.
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GOP push to criminalize some drag shows an effort to 'other' LGBT community, performer says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_az_drag_ban/gop-push-criminalize-some-drag-shows-effort-other-lgbt-community-performer-says/
"I’m bothered by the constant ‘othering’ of people in my community. Frankly, they’re looking for a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist," said performer Barbra Seville of Arizona GOP efforts to criminalize drag shows.
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'My child, my choice': Parents, children march to support school voucher program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_esa_rally/my-child-my-choice-parents-children-march-support-school-voucher-program/
Parents, children and educators on Wednesday marched to the state Capitol to support an education voucher program that Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she wants to dismantle.
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Jackson, Alexander & Baker combine for 77 points & 74% from field as Pima men down Eastern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/030123_pcc_mens_basketball/jackson-alexander-baker-combine-77-points-74-from-field-as-pima-men-down-eastern-az/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (24-6, 16-6 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on a high note on Tuesday at Eastern Arizona College (21-9, 14-8).
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Immigration policy would further limit asylum access, penalize migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030223_biden_immigration/immigration-policy-would-further-limit-asylum-access-penalize-migrants/
A proposed immigration measure would all but eliminate access to asylum to those who arrive at the U.S-Mexico border without first seeking protection from their home country or in a country they travel through on their way to the United States.
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Investigation of Maricopa County’s Election Day problems costing up to $1,000 an hour https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_election_printer_problems/investigation-maricopa-countys-election-day-problems-costing-up-1000-hour/
Maricopa County is spending nearly $1,000 for each hour that a team of investigators works to find out what went wrong on Election Day in November, though it's unclear what the independent review will find that county officials don’t already know.
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Kari Lake asks Arizona Supreme Court to take up case to overturn 2022 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_lake_supreme_court/kari-lake-asks-arizona-supreme-court-take-up-case-overturn-2022-election/
Kari Lake, the failed Republican candidate for governor, has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to review the decisions in her election contest case after the case was shot down by both the Maricopa County Superior Court and Arizona Court of Appeals.
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Investigation of Maricopa County’s Election Day problems costing up to $1,000 an hour https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_election_printer_problems/investigation-maricopa-countys-election-day-problems-costing-up-1000-hour/
Maricopa County is spending nearly $1,000 for each hour that a team of investigators works to find out what went wrong on Election Day in November, though it's unclear what the independent review will find that county officials don’t already know.
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GOP bill barring preferred pronoun use in Arizona schools passes Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_pronoun_school_bill/gop-bill-barring-preferred-pronoun-use-arizona-schools-passes-senate/
Arizona Republican lawmakers unanimously backed a measure that critics warn would harm trans students, ignoring pleas from parents and students to reject it, and in spite of its unconstitutionality and guaranteed veto.
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Tohono O’odham leader says lack of infrastructure, capital hinders development https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030223_tribal_economies/tohono-oodham-leader-says-lack-infrastructure-capital-hinders-development/
The vice chairwoman of the Tohono O’odham Nation told a House panel Wednesday that economic development on her remote reservation is hobbled by everything from a lack of basic infrastructure like roads and water to inadequate capital.
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