Arizona navega por la 'desvinculación' de Medicaid después de COVID-19 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_ahcccs_medicaid_esp/arizona-navega-por-la-desvinculacion-de-medicaid-despues-de-covid-19/
AHCCCS se acerca a los beneficiarios después de que se cancelara su inscripción a millones de personas que estaban inscritas en el seguro médico de Medicaid durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
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Arizona navega por la “desvinculación” de Medicaid después de COVID-19 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_ahcccs_medicaid_esp/arizona-navega-por-la-8220desvinculacion8221-de-medicaid-despues-de-covid-19/
AHCCCS se acerca a los beneficiarios después de que se cancelara su inscripción a millones de personas que estaban inscritas en el seguro médico de Medicaid durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
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House GOP narrowly nominates Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan for speaker https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101623_jordan_speaker/house-gop-narrowly-nominates-ohio-congressman-jim-jordan-speaker/
After a week of uncertainty and upheaval, House Republicans on Friday nominated Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan to become the next House Speaker, hours after the caucus’s first pick for the job stepped away.
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'The Consequences': Excerpts from UA professor's 'genius grant'-winning stories https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101623_munoz_excerpts/the-consequences-excerpts-from-ua-professors-genius-grant-winning-stories/
Excerpts from three stories from "The Consequences" by UA Prof. Manuel Muñoz, who just received a 2023 MacArthur "genius grant" in recognition of his fiction writing.
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Water rates set to increase for Tucson businesses, Pima Supes review Israel support https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_agenda_water_bills_op/water-rates-set-increase-tucson-businesses-pima-supes-review-israel-support/
A water rate increase, a new One Water 2100 Plan and small garden irrigation rates to go before City Council, Republican Steve Christy wants Pima County supervisors to support Israel, and more from local government meetings around Tucson
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Pima women's cross country run first 6K of season at Highlander Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_womens_cross_country/pima-womens-cross-country-run-first-6k-season-highlander-invitational/
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team competed in the Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Riverside, Calif.
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4 Pima runners set new season personal records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_mens_cross_country/4-pima-runners-set-new-season-personal-records/
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed in the Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Riverside, Calif.
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3 seconds to spot fraud? Testing Arizona’s ballot signature checking process. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_ballot_check_test_op/3-seconds-spot-fraud-testing-arizonas-ballot-signature-checking-process/
Lawsuits filed by the Arizona Republican Party and other conservative groups raise a question about whether signature verification is the best way to verify an early voter’s identity – a question particularly important in a state where the vast majority of voters use this method to vote.
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Kyleigh Oliver scores 2 but Aztec soccer drops match at Eastern Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_womens_soccer/kyleigh-oliver-scores-2-but-aztec-soccer-drops-match-eastern-arizona/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team hit the road to play at Eastern Arizona College on Saturday. The Aztecs struck first but surrendered three straight goals as they fell to the Gila Monsters 4-2.
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Montealegre drives in 2 goals as Pima men stifle Eastern Arizona College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_mens_soccer/montealegre-drives-2-goals-as-pima-men-stifle-eastern-arizona-college/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (11-2, 8-2 in ACCAC) bounced back in their final regular-season road test on Saturday at Eastern Arizona College (5-7-2, 4-5-1).
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Here’s what I found testing Arizona’s ballot signature checking process https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_ballot_check_test_op/heres-what-i-found-testing-arizonas-ballot-signature-checking-process/
Lawsuits filed by the Arizona Republican Party and other conservative groups raise a question about whether signature verification is the best way to verify an early voter’s identity – a question particularly important in a state where the vast majority of voters use this method to vote.
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Pima women overpowered by No. 9 Arizona Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101023_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-women-overpowered-by-no-9-arizona-western/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (6-5-2, 5-3-2 in ACCAC) found themselves in a tough matchup on Tuesday against Arizona Western College (11-1, 10-0).
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Pima men come up short vs. Az Western in a battle of top NJCAA & ACCAC programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101023_pcc_mens_soccer/pima-men-come-up-short-vs-az-western-battle-top-njcaa-accac-programs/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (10-2, 7-2 in ACCAC) and Arizona Western College (10-0-3, 7-0-2) put on a show on Tuesday in a match between top teams in the NJCAA and in the ACCAC conference.
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U.S. stresses support for Israel as 1 million residents of North Gaza ordered to evacuate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101423_gaza/us-stresses-support-israel-as-1-million-residents-north-gaza-ordered-evacuate/
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel, the New York Democrat’s office said Friday as Israel ordered around 1 million people to leave the northern half of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip amid war with the militant group.
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Kenna Simon has 12 kills as Pima volleyball snaps 6-match skid to beat Phoenix College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101323_pcc_volleyball/kenna-simon-has-12-kills-as-pima-volleyball-snaps-6-match-skid-beat-phoenix-college/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (9-15, 5-7 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Friday as it beat Phoenix College (0-14, 0-12) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Water catchments across Arizona provide drinking water for wildlife https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_az_water_catchments/water-catchments-across-arizona-provide-drinking-water-wildlife/
According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, there are roughly 3,000 catchments — systems that collect rainwater and use it to fill a drinking hole for desert-dwelling animals — across Arizona.
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Tohono O'odham leaders blast feds' move not to charge Border Patrol agents in fatal shooting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_mattia_shooting/tohono-oodham-leaders-blast-feds-move-not-charge-border-patrol-agents-fatal-shooting/
Calling it a "travesty of justice," the chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation blasted the Justice Department's decision not to press charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a tribal member near his home earlier this year.
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Tohono O'odham leaders blast feds' move not to charge Border Patrol agents in fatal shooting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_mattia_shooting/tohono-oodham-leaders-blast-feds-move-not-charge-border-patrol-agents-fatal-shooting/
Calling it a "travesty of justice," the chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation blasted the Justice Department's decision not to press charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a tribal member near his home earlier this year.
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Dimensional Energy CEO: Gov't shutdown would slow clean energy progress in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101323_clean_energy_op/dimensional-energy-ceo-govt-shutdown-would-slow-clean-energy-progress-arizona/
The clean energy boom is proof that technological innovation doesn’t need to be synonymous with environmental devastation. But this progress is at risk of being jeopardized by a government shutdown.
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Traditional downtowns are dead or dying in many U.S. cities − what’s next for these zones? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101323_downtown_growth_op/traditional-downtowns-are-dead-or-dying-many-us-cities-8722-whats-next-these-zones/
Many cities are confronting the prospect of an urban doom loop, with a massive oversupply of office and retail space, fewer commuters and a looming urban fiscal crisis, and the growth of commercial office complexes that has long been promoted has probably come to an end.
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