Split in U.S. House GOP raises potential for government shutdown this fall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080323_house_split_shutdown/split-us-house-gop-raises-potential-government-shutdown-this-fall/
Members of Congress jetted off for the August recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1 — and the lawmakers who write spending bills acknowledge that it’s a real possibility, given deep divisions.
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More than 100 advocacy groups urge Congress to denounce anti-immigrant rhetoric https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080323_anti_immigrant_rhetoric/more-than-100-advocacy-groups-urge-congress-denounce-anti-immigrant-rhetoric/
On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso, more than 160 religious, civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups called on congressional leaders to denounce lawmakers who use white supremacist, anti-immigrant rhetoric, arguing that it can lead to violence.
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UA professor & Chicano activist Roberto 'Cintli' Rodriguez dead at 69 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080223_roberto_rodriguez_obit/ua-professor-chicano-activist-roberto-cintli-rodriguez-dead-69/
Roberto Rodriguez, award-winning Chicano activist, writer, and professor of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona, died Monday of heart failure in Teotihuacan, Mexico. He was 69.
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Free speech warrior Jim Larkin has died https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080223_larkin_obit_op/free-speech-warrior-jim-larkin-has-died/
Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage.
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Phx New Times & Backpage founder & free speech warrior Jim Larkin has died https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080223_larkin_obit_op/phx-new-times-backpage-founder-free-speech-warrior-jim-larkin-has-died/
Larkin, 74, took his own life on Monday, just a little over a week before he was slated to stand trial for his role in running the web-classifieds platform Backpage.
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Jim Larkin, pioneering co-founder of Phoenix New Times, dead at 74 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080223_larkin_obit/jim-larkin-pioneering-co-founder-phoenix-new-times-dead-74/
Phoenix New Times co-founder and legendary Arizona publisher Jim Larkin died on Monday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 74. Larkin's death came a week before the scheduled start of his criminal trial in federal court.
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Massive HUD grant promises big investments in corridor north of Downtown Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080223_hud_tucson_house/massive-hud-grant-promises-big-investments-corridor-north-downtown-tucson/
The city of Tucson’s efforts to revitalize a poverty-stricken area north of Downtown got a big boost with the announcement of a $50 million HUD grant for rehabbing Tucson House, funding other low-income housing projects and supporting social service programs.
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Cunningham, Santa Cruz win Democratic primary races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election/cunningham-santa-cruz-win-democratic-primary-races/
Updated: Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz and Paul Cunningham were leading their Democratic primary races by comfortable margins Tuesday night.
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The real costs of the new Alzheimer’s drug, most of which will fall to taxpayers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080223_alzheimers_drug_cost/the-real-costs-new-alzheimers-drug-most-which-will-fall-taxpayers/
The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease is likely to cost the U.S. health care system billions annually even as it remains out of reach for many of the lower-income seniors most likely to suffer from dementia.
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Hobbs signs Arizona GOP priority rental tax ban, after deal for Prop. 400 backing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080223_tax_ban_prop_400/hobbs-signs-arizona-gop-priority-rental-tax-ban-after-deal-prop-400-backing/
Landlords can can now look forward to relief from rental taxes, after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that bars cities from collecting them starting in 2025 - though Arizona renters, and cities and towns, may be on the losing end of the deal.
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Congress, GOP presidential candidates react to Trump indictment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080223_trump_indict_reax/congress-gop-presidential-candidates-react-trump-indictment/
Members of Congress and Republicans competing against Donald Trump in the presidential primary quickly reacted to the latest indictment against the former president - this one for alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election - falling largely along party lines.
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Trump indicted in Jan. 6 case – but his 3 upcoming trials may not keep him off campaign trail https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080223_trump_indictments_op/trump-indicted-jan-6-case-8211-but-his-3-upcoming-trials-may-not-keep-him-off-campaign-trail/
The pending criminal trials in New York, Florida and Washington, D.C. of former President Donald Trump come as he plans to campaign vigorously for the Republican nomination and the presidency - but the trials won't necessarily keep him off the campaign trail.
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Phoenix records hottest month of any U.S. city in history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080223_heat_records/phoenix-records-hottest-month-any-us-city-history/
With an average monthlong temperature of 102.7, the capital of Arizona made history in July with the hottest month ever recorded in a U.S. city, while the month was also the hottest on record for Tucson, with an average temperature of 94.2.
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Tucson Council election results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election_results/tucson-council-election-results/
Election results in Tuesday's primary election for mayor and City Council in Tucson.
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Cunningham, Santa Cruz win Democratic primary races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election/cunningham-santa-cruz-win-democratic-primary-races/
Updated: Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz and Paul Cunningham were leading their Democratic primary races by comfortable margins Tuesday night.
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Cunningham, Santa Cruz win Democratic primary races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election/cunningham-santa-cruz-win-democratic-primary-races/
Updated: Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz and Paul Cunningham were leading their Democratic primary races by comfortable margins Tuesday night.
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Cunningham, Santa Cruz win Democratic primary races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election/cunningham-santa-cruz-win-democratic-primary-races/
Updated: Tucson City Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz and Paul Cunningham were leading their Democratic primary races by comfortable margins Tuesday night.
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Polls closed in Tucson primary election; Democratic races down to voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election/polls-closed-tucson-primary-election-democratic-races-down-voters/
Updated: Voters had until 7 p.m. Tuesday to hand in their ballots in Tucson's primary election. In this year’s contested Democratic races, challengers are seeking to unseat Councilmembers Lane Santa Cruz and Paul Cunningham.
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Man dies after being held at Pima jail; 2 inmates commit suicide at Tucson prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_jail_death/man-dies-after-being-held-pima-jail-2-inmates-commit-suicide-tucson-prison/
Updated: A man was declared dead at a Tucson hospital Monday night, after being held at the Pima County Jail. Two men at a state prison in Tucson were found dead from hanging in just two days, officials said.
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Developer withdraws rezoning proposal for mining facilities in Rio Rico https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_rio_rico_rezoning/developer-withdraws-rezoning-proposal-mining-facilities-rio-rico/
In the face of overwhelming local outcry, landowner and developer Andrew Jackson withdrew his proposal to rezone 3,500 acres in Rio Rico for commercial and industrial use on Monday evening.
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