Bonuses for execs of failed banks could be recouped under U.S. Senate bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062223_exec_bonus_bill/bonuses-execs-failed-banks-could-recouped-under-us-senate-bill/
U.S. senators on a panel with jurisdiction over banking regulations approved a bipartisan bill that would allow government officials to “claw back” compensation from banking executives who fail to thwart massive failures like the historic run on Silicon Valley Bank earlier this year.
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Navajo Nation's Colorado River water rights spurned by Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062223_scotus_navajo_water/navajo-nations-colorado-river-water-rights-spurned-by-supreme-court/
The Supreme Court absolved the federal government of its responsibility to provide the Navajo Nation with water rights to the Colorado River, ending a fight for resources that stretches back over a century.
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Alito kicks up ethics questions with new undisclosed gifts from billionaire donors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062223_alito_ethics/alito-kicks-up-ethics-questions-with-new-undisclosed-gifts-from-billionaire-donors/
Supreme Court ethics concerns swelled as new reporting revealed an unreported luxury vacation Justice Samuel Alito accepted from a billionaire GOP donor with business before the court - though Alito argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed the "charges" against him were not valid.
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FactCheck: Republican claims about Hunter Biden offenses https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062223_factcheck_hunter_biden/factcheck-republican-claims-hunter-biden-offenses/
Republican lawmakers objected to a plea deal between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden, the president’s son - here is the plea and what is known about several other offenses Republicans say Hunter Biden committed, some of which are unsubstantiated.
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Trans teen: 'Lobbying for my right to exist' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062223_sentate_trans_rights/trans-teen-lobbying-my-right-exist/
Democrats on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the need for the passage of legislation to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, given the rise in hate crimes against the LGBTQ community and a tide of legislation in the states aiming to curb their rights.
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'Lobbying for my right to exist' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062223_sentate_trans_rights/lobbying-my-right-exist/
Democrats on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the need for the passage of legislation to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, given the rise in hate crimes against the LGBTQ community and a tide of legislation in the states aiming to curb their rights.
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'QAnon Shaman' looks to overturn sentence, says he never renounced QAnon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062223_chansley_qanon_shaman/qanon-shaman-looks-overturn-sentence-says-he-never-renounced-qanon/
Jacob Angeli Chansley, who rose to prominence as the self-described “QAnon Shaman” and became, for many, the face of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is trying to get his sentence overturned and says he never renounced QAnon or felt duped by Donald Trump.
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Conservation photog's new book is a love letter to the Colorado RIver https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061923_living_river_showalter/conservation-photogs-new-book-love-letter-colorado-river/
The latest book by Colorado author and conservation photographer Dave Showalter, "Living River: The Promise of the Mighty Colorado," portrays the Southwestern river in a loving light.
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AZ Gov. Hobbs signs 20 more bills, vetoes another 17 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062123_hobbs_bills/az-gov-hobbs-signs-20-more-bills-vetoes-another-17/
With this year’s legislative session basically at an end, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday signed 20 bills and vetoed 17 others - including multiple Republican-backed election bills.
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Az state Sen. Kaiser leaves Legislature to run conservative nonprofit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062123_kaiser_out/az-state-sen-kaiser-leaves-legislature-run-conservative-nonprofit/
Political analysts said they were shocked by freshman Arizona Republican state Sen. Steve Kaiser’s decision to step down, as he leaves to run the Arizona Prosperity Project, a nonprofit he hopes will will influence conservative candidates from school board elections to state offices.
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Many states decline to require water breaks for outdoor workers in extreme heat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062123_worker_heat/many-states-decline-require-water-breaks-outdoor-workers-extreme-heat/
Even as summer temperatures soar and states wrangle with protecting outdoor workers from extreme heat, lawmakers and regulators have in recent years declined to require companies to offer their outdoor laborers rest breaks with shade and water.
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AZCIR awarded fees & access, settles lawsuit with Cochise County Sheriff’s Office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062123_cochise_public_access/azcir-awarded-fees-access-settles-lawsuit-with-cochise-county-sheriffs-office/
The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office after securing records the agency repeatedly failed to disclose, as well as an $8,000 settlement to defray costs associated with the public records fight.
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Appeals court strikes down part of EPA rule on climate-warming refrigerants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062123_hfc_regulation/appeals-court-strikes-down-part-epa-rule-climate-warming-refrigerants/
A federal appeals court struck down part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to regulate hydrofluorocarbons in cooling systems, but largely left the regulation in place.
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Justice Alito took luxury vacation with GOP billionaire who later had cases before the court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062123_alito_billionaire/justice-alito-took-luxury-vacation-with-gop-billionaire-who-later-had-cases-before-court/
Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court in the years after an unreported luxury fishing trip to Alaska with Singer and Justice Samuel Alito - and Alito has never recused himself from the cases.
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Girls basketball takes center court for first time at Arizona's Section 7 Tournament https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/062123_section_7_tournament/girls-basketball-takes-center-court-first-time-arizonas-section-7-tournament/
The Section 7 high school basketball showcase opened last weekend at State Farm Stadium, where 400 teams from 12 different states qualified to play 800-plus games featuring some of the nation’s top players and teams, in front of 700-plus college coaches.
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Praying for rain: Dia de San Juan Fiesta at Tucson's Mission Garden on Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062123_dia_san_juan_fiesta/praying-rain-dia-de-san-juan-fiesta-tucsons-mission-garden-saturday/
Menlo Park Neighborhood Association will host their 25th Annual Día de San Juan Fiesta as a celebration of the arrival of the monsoon season.
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Rezando por lluvia: Día de San Juan Fiesta en Mission Garden el sábado https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062123_san_juan_fiesta_esp/rezando-por-lluvia-dia-de-san-juan-fiesta-en-mission-garden-el-sabado/
La asociación de vecinos de Menlo Park celebrará la llegada de la temporada de los monzones con su 25ta anual Día de San Juan Fiesta.
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Ducey named CEO of free enterprise PAC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062023_ducey_pac_ceo/ducey-named-ceo-free-enterprise-pac/
Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced his first political move since leaving the governorship Tuesday, saying he will become the new CEO of a free enterprise-focused political action committee that aims to mobilize free market-oriented voters.
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Fire sparked in Ventana Canyon area of Catalina Mtns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062023_ventana_fire/fire-sparked-ventana-canyon-area-catalina-mtns/
Updated: A fire was sparked overnight in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, with about 50 acres burning in the Ventana Canyon area. Airplanes and helicopters were being used to stem the blaze.
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Enviros sue Forest Service over exploratory Patagonia drilling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062023_patagonia_mining_lawsuits/enviros-sue-forest-service-over-exploratory-patagonia-drilling/
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday morning, alleging that permits for exploratory mining will threaten ecologically vulnerable areas of the Patagonia Mountains.
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