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Hobbs puts the brakes on Arizona Senate’s most prolific bill sponsor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050923_kavanagh_legislation/hobbs-puts-brakes-arizona-senates-most-prolific-bill-sponsor/
The Arizona State Legislature’s most prolific bill sponsor, Republican Sen. John Kavanagh, of Fountain Hills, proposed 86 pieces of legislation this year - but with Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor’s seat, he’s having a lot less luck getting those bills signed than in the past.
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Hobbs puts the brakes on Senate’s most prolific bill sponsor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050923_kavanagh_legislation/hobbs-puts-brakes-senates-most-prolific-bill-sponsor/
The Arizona State Legislature’s most prolific bill sponsor, Republican Sen. John Kavanagh, of Fountain Hills, proposed 86 pieces of legislation this year - but with Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor’s seat, he’s having a lot less luck getting those bills signed than in the past.
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FactCheck: Q&A on the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050923_factcheck_covid_changes/factcheck-qa-end-covid-19-public-health-emergency/
May 11 will mark the end of the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, bringing changes to health care and public benefits, including changes in the cost of COVID-19 tests and treatments and the potential loss of access to free COVID-19 vaccines for people who are uninsured.
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FC Tucson prepares for match against experienced FC Arizona side https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050923_fc-tucson-notes/fc-tucson-prepares-match-against-experienced-fc-arizona-side/
FC Tucson had a big victory on Friday night with a 5 - 1 win against a soccer team drawn from the local Guanajuato league; now they move on to play another tune-up match against a squad from up north.
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Struggles in the classroom prompt many with dyslexia to find sports at a young age https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050923_sports_dyslexia/struggles-classroom-prompt-many-with-dyslexia-find-sports-young-age/
Many children with dyslexia - a language-based disability that impairs reading ability due to struggles with speech sounds and the correlation of letters and words - gravitate toward sports as an escape from the academic world and a place where they are able to feel in control.
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Fed’s fault-finding on bank failures could lead to stronger regulations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050923_bank_regulations/feds-fault-finding-bank-failures-could-lead-stronger-regulations/
New banking regulations proposed by federal watchdogs don’t go far enough in countering potential problems, but could help lower bank fees and calm financial markets and nerves, leading to a more stable financial system, according to some economists.
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A small Nevada company spent decades buying water. As the West dries up, it’s cashing out. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050923_vidler_horton_water/a-small-nevada-company-spent-decades-buying-water-as-west-dries-up-its-cashing-out/
The purchase of Vidler Water Company by D.R. Horton is a clear indication of where the West is headed, as the need grows to find creative new water supplies that will allow national builders to keep building even as regulators try to clamp down on unsustainable growth.
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Arizona readies for influx of migrants at the border with expiration of Title 42 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050923_title_42_hobbs/arizona-readies-influx-migrants-border-with-expiration-title-42/
With Title 42 set to expire this week, eliminating a pandemic-era policy that fast tracked migrant expulsions, Gov. Katie Hobbs vowed to partner with local officials while counting on federal aid programs to ease the expected strain on border communities.
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Oro Valley officials estimate only 20% of AirBnB landlords have complied with registration law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_ov_airbnb/oro-valley-officials-estimate-only-20-airbnb-landlords-have-complied-with-registration-law/
Oro Valley is stepping up enforcement of a new ordinance that requires the owners of short-term rental properties to register with town, county and state officials. Only 113 of about 400-500 AirBnB/VRBO landlords have complied, officials said.
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Andres Cano, Dem leader in Az House, stepping down to attend Harvard https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_cano_leg/andres-cano-dem-leader-az-house-stepping-down-attend-harvard/
As soon as a state budget is signed, state Rep. Andrés Cano will resign his seat to undertake graduate studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The leader of the Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives was first elected in 2018.
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From Oro Valley to Sahuarita, budget season puts teeth into policies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050823_agenda_budget_op/from-oro-valley-sahuarita-budget-season-puts-teeth-into-policies/
It's the most mathematical time of the year. Budget time is when priorities with the force of dollars behind them are set for the next year. Next year's to-do puts a premium on capital investment and hiring talent. Plus more in local government meetings this week.
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Arizona officials anticipate a dry 2024 as federal water usage cuts loom https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_colorado_water/arizona-officials-anticipate-dry-2024-as-federal-water-usage-cuts-loom/
Following one of the wettest winters in recent history, Arizona officials anticipate a dry 2024 - as over the 23-year drought, the wettest years have always been followed by some of the driest - while federal water usage cuts loom.
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With 'the border on one side and the cartel on the other,' migrants see little hope in Title 42’s end https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050823_title_42_perspective/with-the-border-one-side-and-cartel-other-migrants-see-little-hope-title-42s-end/
As Title 42 enters what is supposed to be its final week, migrants waiting in Juárez for an opportunity to enter the United States have lost much of their hope that the end of the pandemic-era policy will make reaching their destination any easier.
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Hobbs says budget deal is 'very close,' House set to introduce budget bills Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_hobbs_budget/hobbs-says-budget-deal-very-close-house-set-introduce-budget-bills-monday/
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers appear to be closing in on a deal to pass a state budget, and the state House of Representatives is poised to introduce a spending plan on Monday.
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Efforts to remove invasive giant reed in Arizona rivers & lakes continues with Forestry Dep't grants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_arundo_invasion/efforts-remove-invasive-giant-reed-arizona-rivers-lakes-continues-with-forestry-dept-grants/
The stubborn Arundo donax plant, an invasive species brought to the U.S. from Southeast Asia, is wreaking havoc in about 30 mostly warm-weather states in the South and West - including Arizona - and a grant is now helping to remove Arundo in Tanque Verde Creek in east Tucson.
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Walensky to step down as CDC director as COVID emergency winds down https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050823_cdc_walensky/walensky-step-down-as-cdc-director-as-covid-emergency-winds-down/
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is stepping down at the end of June after 2½ tumultuous years leading the nation’s primary public health agency — and much of the Biden administration’s effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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9th Circuit orders feds to revisit OK of livestock grazing in Tonto Nat'l Forest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_tonto_grazing/9th-circuit-orders-feds-revisit-ok-livestock-grazing-tonto-natl-forest/
A Ninth Circuit panel sided with Arizona property owners who accused the U.S. Forest Service of violating the law in approving cattle grazing in the Tonto National Forest, ordering the decision partially vacated and directing the Forest Service to review the environmental assessment.
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Lower Colorado River water users anticipate dry 2024 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_colorado_water/lower-colorado-river-water-users-anticipate-dry-2024/
Following one of the wettest winters in recent history, Arizona officials anticipate a dry 2024 - as over the 23-year drought, the wettest years have always been followed by some of the driest - while federal water usage cuts loom.
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Climate change may spell disaster for Arizona’s saguaro https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050823_saguaro_demise/climate-change-may-spell-disaster-arizonas-saguaro/
Thriving through three distinct biomes and migrating north from Mexico over several million years, the prickly giants unique to Mexico and Arizona are perhaps the region’s most distinctive feature - but for more than 20 years, almost no new saguaros have sprouted from the desert soil.
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Interior Dep't to release new report on abuses in Indian boarding school program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050823_boarding_school_report/interior-dept-release-new-report-abuses-indian-boarding-school-program/
Over a year after the Department of the Interior released the first volume of its Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, which lays the groundwork to address intergenerational trauma created by federal policies, its second report will be made public later this year.
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