Judge refuses to block exploratory mining projects in Patagonia Mountains https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_south32_mine/judge-refuses-block-exploratory-mining-projects-patagonia-mountains/
A U.S. District Court judge denied an attempt to block two exploratory mining projects in Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains, ruling against a coalition of environmental groups who challenged federal permitting in the Coronado National Forest.
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Repairs slow in coming at Tucson's new affordable housing complex https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090723_gateway_apts/repairs-slow-coming-tucsons-new-affordable-housing-complex/
The plight of a resident of a new affordable housing complex offers lessons for city officials and nonprofit agencies as they work to build more low-income apartments in Tucson.
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Whatton's double-double helps Pima volleyball topple Yavapai in 5-set thriller https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090623_pcc_volleyball/whattons-double-double-helps-pima-volleyball-topple-yavapai-5-set-thriller/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (6-6, 2-0 in ACCAC) protected home court on Wednesday in a thrilling match against Yavapai College (5-7, 1-3).
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Arizona's ESA school voucher program added almost 50,000 students in past year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090723_esa_climbs/arizonas-esa-school-voucher-program-added-almost-50000-students-past-year/
Arizona added nearly 12,000 students to the Empowerment Scholarship Account program in the last quarter, bringing total enrollment to 61,689 at the end of June and renewing debates about the costs and benefits of the program.
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Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating border barrier; Governor appeals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090723_tx_river_barrier/federal-judge-orders-texas-remove-floating-border-barrier-governor-appeals/
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river - a decision that was immediately appealed.
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Az schools chief Horne cancels $70M in COVID-19 funding to set up tutoring program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090723_horne_funding_canceled/az-schools-chief-horne-cancels-70m-covid-19-funding-set-up-tutoring-program/
Arizona schools chief Tom Horne is canceling millions of dollars in contracts funded by COVID-19 aid in order to funnel the money into a new tutoring program for struggling students that will help only about 10% of the students who are falling behind academically.
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Paper ballots are good, but accurately hand-counting them all is next to impossible https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090723_ballot_count_op/paper-ballots-are-good-but-accurately-hand-counting-them-all-next-impossible/
There’s something of a movement among people who remain the most suspicious of the 2020 presidential election results to return to the days when ballots were counted by hand - but there are two good reasons to avoid hand-counting ballots: speed and accuracy.
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Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating border barrier; Abbott appeals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090723_tx_river_barrier/federal-judge-orders-texas-remove-floating-border-barrier-abbott-appeals/
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river - a decision that was immediately appealed.
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Biden administration cancels Trump-era Alaskan Arctic oil & gas leases, limiting future development https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090723_alaska_drilling/biden-administration-cancels-trump-era-alaskan-arctic-oil-gas-leases-limiting-future-development/
The Biden administration announced the end of seven oil drilling leases in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, reversing deals under the Trump administration while promising to limit new leasing for oil development within Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.
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Congress & nonprofit working to put women’s suffrage monument on National Mall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090723_suffrage_monument/congress-nonprofit-working-put-womens-suffrage-monument-national-mall/
As Congress considers a bill to place a women’s suffrage monument - dedicated to the 19th and 20th century activists fighting for women’s right to vote and other rights - on the National Mall, a nonprofit is working to raise the estimated $50 million needed to build it.
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Tucson's Molly Holzschlag, known as 'the fairy godmother of the web,' dead at 60 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_molly_holzschlag/tucsons-molly-holzschlag-known-as-the-fairy-godmother-web-dead-60/
Updated: Molly Holzschlag, whose pioneering work in online design standards led to her being dubbed "the fairy godmother of the web," has died at age 60.
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Trial of Backpage publishing execs delayed due by COVID infection https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090623_backpage_delay/trial-backpage-publishing-execs-delayed-due-by-covid-infection/
The Arizona trial against Michael Lacey and other former executives of Backpage.com was put on hold Tuesday morning for the second time in a month after one defendant contracted COVID-19 over the weekend.
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Shutdown clock ticking as Senate returns to Washington https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090623_congress_budget/shutdown-clock-ticking-as-senate-returns-washington/
The race to avert a government shutdown is on this week, as the Senate returns to Washington to tackle the federal budget in what is sure to be bitter debate over federal spending levels.
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El Casino Ballroom was born dancing, 75 years ago https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090623_el_casino_ballroom/el-casino-ballroom-was-born-dancing-75-years-ago/
The 75th anniversary celebration of Tucson's El Casino Ballroom is coming up this Saturday and Sunday with a free event featuring the type of music and dance events that made it Tucson's original community center.
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Millions enrolled in new student loan repayment program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090623_student_repayment/millions-enrolled-new-student-loan-repayment-program/
More than 4 million federal student loan borrowers are enrolled in the Biden administration’s new repayment program, the Saving on A Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan that for some borrowers could result in no monthly payments.
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Indigenous people unite to navigate abortion access after Roe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090623_indigenous_after_roe/indigenous-people-unite-navigate-abortion-access-after-roe/
States with some of the largest Indigenous populations now also have some of the strictest restrictions on abortion, and Native organizations work to provides critical services – including help with abortion care – that the tribal government is unable or unwilling to provide.
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El Casino Ballroom was born dancing, 75 years ago https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090623_slug/el-casino-ballroom-was-born-dancing-75-years-ago/
The 75th anniversary celebration of Tucson's El Casino Ballroom is coming up this Saturday and Sunday with a free event featuring the type of music and dance events that made it Tucson's original community center.
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Az Republicans say Big Tech bias against conservatives costs them elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090623_gop_tech_elections/az-republicans-say-big-tech-bias-against-conservatives-costs-them-elections/
Kari Lake and freshman GOP state legislator Alexander Kolodin were both highly critical of Big Tech’s influence on free speech and elections during the first meeting of Arizona's Committee on Oversight, Accountability and Big Tech, with claims of a “nascent totalitarian society.”
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Mapping hot spots where spending billions to reduce wildfire risks offers biggest payoff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090623_wildfire_spending_op/mapping-hot-spots-where-spending-billions-reduce-wildfire-risks-offers-biggest-payoff/
The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis, and while that sounds like a lot, it’s nowhere close to enough to treat every acre that needs it - so here's where taxpayers can get the biggest bang for the buck.
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Trump liable for denying writer E. Jean Carroll’s rape accusation, judge rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090623_trump_defamation/trump-liable-denying-writer-e-jean-carrolls-rape-accusation-judge-rules/
Dishing Donald Trump a defeat on summary judgement, a New York judge ruled Wednesday that writer E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against the former president in January will be held only to determine how much Trump owes her in damages.
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