Aztec women get No. 7 seed for NJCAA Division II nat'l tournament https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031423_pcc_womens_basketball/aztec-women-get-no-7-seed-njcaa-division-ii-natl-tournament/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team is heading back to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament next week in Port Huron, Mich., as the NJCAA announced the seedings and brackets.
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Paid not to farm? Expanded Colorado River program divides farm community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031423_fallowing_fields/paid-not-farm-expanded-colorado-river-program-divides-farm-community/
With water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead at record lows, federal officials are ready to spend tens of millions of dollars to get farmers and other water users to conserve in 2023 and keep the reservoirs from falling farther.
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Sláinte! St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031323_st_patricks_roundup/slainte-st-patricks-day-celebrations-tucson/
If you have no idea where to go for St. Paddy's Day, well you're in luck. Here's a list of Tucson places to visit — responsibly.
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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse differs from last financial crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031423_bank_collapse/silicon-valley-banks-collapse-differs-from-last-financial-crisis/
After the largest U.S. bank failure in more than a decade, the federal government blamed the bank failures in part on the 2018 law that rolled back regulations for smaller and medium-sized banks, and rushed to reassure Americans that the U.S. banking system was stable.
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes & 22 other attorneys general defend DACA https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031423_mayes_daca_defense/arizona-ag-kris-mayes-22-other-attorneys-general-defend-daca/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined nearly two dozen other states last week in defending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on behalf of more than 30,000 Arizonans DACA recipients.
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Feds move to rein In prior authorization, a system that harms and frustrates patients https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031423_prior_authorization/feds-move-rein-prior-authorization-system-that-harms-and-frustrates-patients/
Prior authorization was designed decades ago to prevent expensive tests or procedures that are not needed but now prevents patients from getting the vital care they need - now, the federal government has proposed changes that would speed up the pre-certification process.
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States consider ending right on red to address rising pedestrian deaths https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031423_right_on_red/states-consider-ending-right-red-address-rising-pedestrian-deaths/
As states have seen traffic fatalities and pedestrian deaths climb in recent years, many jurisdictions are reconsidering right turns on red, and safety advocates transportation planners to reconsider a custom so ingrained that few drivers remember a time when it wasn't allowed.
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As March Madness looms, growth in legalized sports betting may pose a threat to college athletes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031423_sports_betting_athletes_op/as-march-madness-looms-growth-legalized-sports-betting-may-pose-threat-college-athletes/
Analysts estimate the anticipated growth in sports gambling may reach over US$167 billion by 2029 - and many are concerned the increase of sports betting could potentially put athletes in danger of threats from disgruntled gamblers who blame them for their gambling losses.
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Virtual tour of Anne Frank’s house offers new way to teach about Holocaust https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031423_anne_frank_vr/virtual-tour-anne-franks-house-offers-new-way-teach-holocaust/
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society is opening a new interactive activity as part of its exhibit “Stories of Survival: An Immersive Journey Through the Holocaust,” utilizing virtual reality to guide visitors through the Netherlands home of Anne Frank.
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Colorado River senators meet quietly to facilitate states' water talks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031423_river_caucus/colorado-river-senators-meet-quietly-facilitate-states-water-talks/
Senators from the seven Western states in the Colorado River basin - including Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly - have been quietly meeting “for about a year,” to facilitate difficult discussions between the states over the future of the river.
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Hundreds of frustrated Venezuelan migrants block bridge linking El Paso & Juárez https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031323_migrants_border_rush/hundreds-frustrated-venezuelan-migrants-block-bridge-linking-el-paso-juarez/
Frustrated by the failures of a U.S. government immigration app and a difficult existence on the streets of Juárez, hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants rushed to the top of the Paso del Norte Bridge to learn if a rumor about the border being temporarily opened was true.
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Tucson man gets 2 years in prison for trying to smuggle 22k round of rifle ammo across border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031323_ammo_smuggler_sentenced/tucson-man-gets-2-years-prison-trying-smuggle-22k-round-rifle-ammo-across-border/
Victor Acosta, 47, was sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling 22 boxes of rifle ammunition, including rounds for AR-15s and AK-47-patterned rifles
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Pac to Pac: Courtney Ramey, Azuolas Tubelis lead Arizona men to second straight tournament title https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031323_pac_12_champs/pac-pac-courtney-ramey-azuolas-tubelis-lead-arizona-men-second-straight-tournament-title/
With 18 seconds left, University of Arizona guard Courtney Ramey nailed a stepback three to give Arizona a two-point lead that boosted the Wildcats to a 61-59 victory over the UCLA Bruins Saturday night to win their second consecutive Pac-12 Men’s Basketball conference title.
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Congress unanimously votes to require declassification of information on COVID-19 origins https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031323_covid_declassification/congress-unanimously-votes-require-declassification-information-covid-19-origins/
The divided 118th Congress approved its first bill Friday, after lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted unanimously to send President Joe Biden legislation that would require declassification of intelligence on the origins of COVID-19.
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Oro Valley growth plan to go to public, Marana council road trip https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031323_agenda_ov_op/oro-valley-growth-plan-go-public-marana-council-road-trip/
Oro Valley needs to go to the public and the public needs to involve itself. How and where a community grows is everything. It's traffic, climate, parks, community health, environment, crime, taxes, economic development.... Plus more in local government meetings this week.
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Arizona GOP lawmakers fight schools at Capitol & local board meetings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031323_gop_school_war/arizona-gop-lawmakers-fight-schools-capitol-local-board-meetings/
Republican lawmakers are taking sides in Arizona school board conflicts to advance their battle against perceived leftist agendas in the classroom, and public school advocates say when political rhetoric takes center stage, the education community suffers.
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House votes to roll back Biden’s stream protection rule https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031323_wetlands_definition/house-votes-roll-back-bidens-stream-protection-rule/
The U.S. House voted to undo a Biden administration definition of what qualifies as “waters of the United States,” a rule unpopular with farmers and others who say that maintenance on private property is more difficult when permission from the government must be granted.
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Arizona lawmakers reject bid to bring water to parched Rio Verde Foothills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031323_rio_verde_rejection/arizona-lawmakers-reject-bid-bring-water-parched-rio-verde-foothills/
The Arizona House and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors both voted against proposed solutions that would see Scottsdale provide water to unincorporated Rio Verde Foothills, but officials are pining for another they say is the obvious choice.
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Push to stiffen penalties for damaging utilities advances in Arizona Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031323_utility_damage_bill/push-stiffen-penalties-damaging-utilities-advances-arizona-senate/
In the wake of attacks on substations across the nation, a bill at the Arizona legislature would create a new classification for the criminal activity and make those who interfere with a utility liable for the cost of loss of power.
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Gallego co-sponsors BADGES Act to improve tribal law enforcement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031323_gallego_badges/gallego-co-sponsors-badges-act-improve-tribal-law-enforcement/
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego and other House representatives introduced the Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act, a bipartisan bill that hopes to strengthen tribal law enforcement and increase public safety across Indian Country.
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