Arizona Republicans say their anti-drag show bills don’t target drag shows https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_gop_drag_ban/arizona-republicans-say-their-anti-drag-show-bills-dont-target-drag-shows/
Arizona GOP lawmakers are continuing to promote legislation targeting drag shows, while insisting that their proposals aren’t actually about drag shows at all after the term "drag shows" was removed on March 2 when the Senate debated the bill.
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Moderna plan to hike COVID vaccine price to $130 a dose rebuked at Senate hearing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032323_vax_price_hike/moderna-plan-hike-covid-vaccine-price-130-dose-rebuked-senate-hearing/
The CEO of Moderna defended the company’s decision to drastically increase the price of its COVID-19 vaccine later this year after being met with bipartisan condemnation from U.S. senators, who noted the government invested nearly $2 billion in development of the vaccine.
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Trademarking their turf: Jack Daniel’s, Arizona dog-toy maker spar in court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_booze_hounds/trademarking-their-turf-jack-daniels-arizona-dog-toy-maker-spar-court/
An Arizona dog-toy manufacturer told the Supreme Court that its “Bad Spaniels” squeaky toy is a “playful parody” of Jack Daniel’s that does not infringe on the distiller’s trademarks - though an attorney for Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. disagreed.
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Arizona Game & Fish asks volunteers to help eradicate invasive apple snails https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_apple_snail_removal/arizona-game-fish-asks-volunteers-help-eradicate-invasive-apple-snails/
Arizona Game and Fish wants to rid the state of the invasive gastropod pest apple snails - which probably came to Arizona through the aquarium pet trade - and it’s counting on responsible pet owners, outdoor enthusiasts, citizen scientists and volunteers to help.
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Az Supreme Court dismisses all but one of Kari Lake’s election claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032323_lake_election_claims/az-supreme-court-dismisses-all-but-one-kari-lakes-election-claims/
The Arizona Supreme Court rejected six of the seven claims that failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake made in her bid to have the court overturn her election loss and remanded the signature verification claim back to the trial court for reconsideration.
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Aztec women rally but fall short by 14 in NJCAA nat'l quarterfinals, won't go to final four https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032223_pcc_womens_basketball/aztec-women-rally-but-fall-short-by-14-njcaa-natl-quarterfinals-wont-go-final-four/
The Pima College women’s basketball team battled with the Community College of Baltimore County on Wednesday for a chance to go to the NJCAA Division II tournament final four. The No. 7-seeded Aztecs fell behind in the third quarter and battled in the fourth, but fell 89-75 to the No. 2-seeded Knights.
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No one knows why reauthorization for Arizona School for Deaf & Blind is stalled https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_asdb_reauthorization/no-one-knows-why-reauthorization-arizona-school-deaf-blind-stalled/
Legislation reauthorizing the school, which serves some 2,100 students at campuses in Phoenix and Tucson, unanimously cleared the state House of Representatives on Feb. 21, but has inexplicably stalled in the Senate, where it hasn't yet been considered.
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Pima baseball hits five homers, scores 25 runs in sweep of Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032123_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-hits-five-homers-scores-25-runs-sweep-glendale/
The Pima Community College baseball team (26-8, 13-5 in ACCAC) picked up its eighth win in a row on Tuesday in a sweep over Glendale Community College (21-13, 8-10).
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Addleman nets 20 points as Pima women rally to top North Central Missouri in NJCAA Tournament opener https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032123_pcc_womens_basketball/addleman-nets-20-points-as-pima-women-rally-top-north-central-missouri-njcaa-tournament-opener/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (26-7) took the court for its first game at the NJCAA Division II National Tournament on Tuesday against North Central Missouri College (23-7).
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Chacon hits 2 walk-offs as Pima softball scores 33 runs to rout Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032123_pcc_softball/chacon-hits-2-walk-offs-as-pima-softball-scores-33-runs-rout-glendale/
The Pima Community College softball team (18-13, 15-7 in ACCAC) broke out the bats on Tuesday as it scored 33 runs in its ACCAC conference doubleheader against Glendale Community College (6-26, 4-20).
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BP agents shoot, kill 1 southwest of Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031623_bp_shooting/bp-agents-shoot-kill-1-southwest-tucson/
Border Patrol agents shot and killed a person Tuesday evening following a pursuit on Highway 286 southwest of Tucson, authorities said.
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What plaintiffs targeting abortion pill want might not even be possible https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032223_abortion_pill_jurisdiction/what-plaintiffs-targeting-abortion-pill-want-might-not-even-possible/
Many legal scholars doubt the notoriously anti-abortion judge at the center of the federal anti-abortion lawsuit has the legal authority to do what plaintiffs are asking for - forcing the FDA to essentially recall a drug that for two decades has maintained a record of efficacy and safety.
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GOP bill would remove Arizona from ERIC, the database designed to combat voter fraud https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_az_eric_withdrawal/gop-bill-would-remove-arizona-from-eric-database-designed-combat-voter-fraud/
Following in the footsteps of six conservative-led states, Senate Republicans want to pull Arizona’s membership from a multistate coalition that aids in cleaning voter rolls, following false claims that the coalition is part of a liberal conspiracy to rig elections.
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Haboobs, swamp box & ki-yotes: Arizona residents favor protecting the ways they speak https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_arizona_dialects/haboobs-swamp-box-ki-yotes-arizona-residents-favor-protecting-ways-they-speak/
Arizona dialects stand as a living memorial to the forces that have shaped the state, and a survey by the Writing Tips Institute shows 57% of Arizonans polled supported the idea of the Arizona dialect “be made official by law (in order to protect it from dying out).”
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Arizona lawmakers seek to add autism, PTSD to list of medical-marijuana eligible conditions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_medical_marijuana_expansion/arizona-lawmakers-seek-add-autism-ptsd-list-medical-marijuana-eligible-conditions/
Arizonans with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder could add marijuana to their medical toolkit under a proposal that expands who can access the drug under the state's medical card program, qualifying for lower prices, shorter wait times and a larger purchase allowance.
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FBI investigates rehab scams targeting Indigenous community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_indigenous_health_fraud/fbi-investigates-rehab-scams-targeting-indigenous-community/
The FBI is investigating scams by fake rehab groups that target the Indigenous community, offering substance-abuse recovery or mental-health services at pop-up facilities to rake in government money.
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Explosives training brings military & law enforcement from around the world to Marana https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_ravens_challenge/explosives-training-brings-military-law-enforcement-from-around-world-marana/
A live-fire and classroom training program organized by the ATF at Pinal County Airpark provided training for local law enforcement as 1,876 bomb threats and 860 explosions were recorded in the U.S., including 381 bombings, 12 of which were reported in Arizona.
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Can a copper mine destroy an Apache holy site? The 9th Circuit will decide https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032223_resolution_copper_apache/can-copper-mine-destroy-apache-holy-site-9th-circuit-will-decide/
The land in Arizona's Tonto National Forest may soon be transferred to Resolution Copper, a foreign-owned company that plans to build a copper mine on the land the Apache people say is necessary for their most important religious ceremonies.
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'Rip crew' member sentenced to nearly 10 years for conspiracy & firearms offenses https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032123_rip_crew_sentenced/rip-crew-member-sentenced-nearly-10-years-conspiracy-firearms-offenses/
A Mexican man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison earlier this month after he was found guilty of conspiracy and firearms offenses as part of three-man "rip crew" in 2014 by robbing marijuana smugglers in Southern Arizona's deserts.
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Justices grapple over Navajo water rights, government’s duty to tribe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032123_navajo_water/justices-grapple-over-navajo-water-rights-governments-duty-tribe/
Supreme Court justices pressed government attorneys Monday on their argument that the treaties that put the Navajo on reservation lands implied an intent – but not a duty – for the government to provide water to the tribe.
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