Az marijuana sales continue downward trend after peaking in the spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101123_marijuana_sales/az-marijuana-sales-continue-downward-trend-after-peaking-spring/
Both the recreational and medical marijuana markets continue to lose potency as they mature, though adult-use sales continue to far outpace what is sold to people who have medical marijuana cards.
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Az marijuana sales continue downward trend after peaking in the spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_marijuana_sales1/az-marijuana-sales-continue-downward-trend-after-peaking-spring/
Both the recreational and medical marijuana markets continue to lose potency as they mature, though adult-use sales continue to far outpace what is sold to people who have medical marijuana cards.
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Az marijuana sales continue downward trend after peaking in the spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_marijuana_sales/az-marijuana-sales-continue-downward-trend-after-peaking-spring/
Both the recreational and medical marijuana markets continue to lose potency as they mature, though adult-use sales continue to far outpace what is sold to people who have medical marijuana cards.
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Shaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states take a harder line on school discipline https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_school_discipline/shaken-by-post-pandemic-disruptions-some-states-take-harder-line-school-discipline/
Arizona is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students amid a post-pandemic spike in school discipline problems, and in some places, school shootings and the so-called parents’ rights movement have helped fuel the shift.
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TurboTax parent company’s latest argument against free tax filing misleading https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_intuit_free_filing/turbotax-parent-companys-latest-argument-against-free-tax-filing-misleading/
Articles published around the country repeat the assertion by Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, sometimes almost word for word - that the upcoming IRS pilot program would hurt Black Americans, but a researcher whose work is cited by Intuit says the company is misstating findings.
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Arizona Greens push to regain party recognition and get on 2024 ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101123_az_green_party1/arizona-greens-push-regain-party-recognition-and-get-2024-ballot/
The Arizona Green Party is collecting signatures to register as a new party after losing party recognition in the state in 2019. If the party is successful, it will be ballot eligible for the 2024 elections.
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Arizona Greens push to regain party recognition and get on 2024 ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101123_az_green_party/arizona-greens-push-regain-party-recognition-and-get-2024-ballot/
The Arizona Green Party is collecting signatures to register as a new party after losing party recognition in the state in 2019. If the party is successful, it will be ballot eligible for the 2024 elections.
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Kari Lake, who insists she won Az in 2022, enters Senate race with Trump’s endorsement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101023_lake_senate/kari-lake-who-insists-she-won-az-2022-enters-senate-race-with-trumps-endorsement/
Kari Lake, who still hasn’t conceded her loss in the 2022 race for Arizona governor, formally launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Kari Lake, who insists she won in 2022, enters the U.S. Senate race with Donald Trump’s endorsement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101023_lake_senate/kari-lake-who-insists-she-won-2022-enters-us-senate-race-with-donald-trumps-endorsement/
Kari Lake, who still hasn’t conceded her loss in the 2022 race for Arizona governor, formally launched her campaign for U.S. Senate Tuesday.
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Cannabis corps buy up 'social equity' licenses as Az dispensary deadline looms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101023_dispensary_deadline/cannabis-corps-buy-up-social-equity-licenses-as-az-dispensary-deadline-looms/
As Arizona’s remaining social equity license holders scramble to open marijuana dispensaries before a looming October deadline, private investors and major cannabis corporations have continued to wrest control away from the individuals the program was designed to benefit.
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Investors, cannabis corporations acquire more social equity licenses as deadline to open dispensaries looms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101023_dispensary_deadline/investors-cannabis-corporations-acquire-more-social-equity-licenses-as-deadline-open-dispensaries-looms/
As Arizona’s remaining social equity license holders scramble to open marijuana dispensaries before a looming October deadline, private investors and major cannabis corporations have continued to wrest control away from the individuals the program was designed to benefit.
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Signing bonuses on Vail schools agenda; other district boards meeting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101023_agenda_vail_op/signing-bonuses-vail-schools-agenda-other-district-boards-meeting/
The Vail school board will vote Tuesday on $600 bonuses for groundskeepers and maintenance workers. It's not Aaron Rodgers money but it highlights the ongoing worker shortage. Plus more in local government meetings.
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AHCCCS reaches out to recipients, community to help with Medicaid 'unwinding' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101023_ahcccs_medicaid/ahcccs-reaches-out-recipients-community-help-with-medicaid-unwinding/
For the past six months, the nation has been undergoing a Medicaid “unwinding,” wherein millions of individuals who were enrolled in Medicaid health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic are being disenrolled because their current income makes them ineligible.
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States that send a mail ballot to every voter really do increase turnout, scholars find https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101023_mail_ballot_turnout/states-that-send-mail-ballot-every-voter-really-do-increase-turnout-scholars-find/
When every registered voter gets sent a ballot in the mail — a system known as universal vote-by-mail — voting rates tend to rise, numerous studies have found.
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Photos: Hundreds of Tucsonans pray for victims of violence in Israel https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100923_jcc_israel_solidarity/photos-hundreds-tucsonans-pray-victims-violence-israel/
Updated: Hundreds of people filled the sculpture garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on Monday night to show solidarity for Israel after the country endured a series of attacks over the weekend.
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Jobs report surprises as employers add 336,000 jobs in September https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101023_jobs_report/jobs-report-surprises-as-employers-add-336000-jobs-september/
Employers continued their hiring streak in September, surprising economists by boosting jobs for workers in restaurants, health care, and government.
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UA Poetry Center opens exhibit of Kore Press feminist publishing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101023_kore_opening/ua-poetry-center-opens-exhibit-kore-press-feminist-publishing/
The Poetry Center at the University of Arizona is opening an exhibit dedicated to the Kore Press titled "FieldNotes: 30 Years of Kore Press + Institute." The opening reception is accessible to the public and will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.
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Photos: Hundreds of Tucsonans pray for victims of violence in Israel https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100923_jcc_israel_solidarity/photos-hundreds-tucsonans-pray-victims-violence-israel/
Hundreds of people filled the sculpture garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on Monday night to show solidarity for Israel after the country endured a series of attacks over the weekend.
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ASU paid $11k in security costs for a white nationalist who spoke on campus in 2022 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101023_asu_white_nationalist/asu-paid-11k-security-costs-white-nationalist-who-spoke-campus-2022/
Arizona State University spent more than $11,000 on security for a speech on campus by white nationalist Jared Taylor last year, public records show.
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‘Nobody really knows’ where to find the right care after a sexual assault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101023_sexual_assault_nurses/nobody-really-knows-where-find-right-care-after-sexual-assault/
Across the U.S., forensic nurses are scarce, and despite a 2022 law requiring a national directory of sexual assault nurse examiner locations, there is no comprehensive national resource to direct survivors of violence to the nearest forensic exam.
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