Final Tucson election results: Prop. 413 headed to recount https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111423_election/final-tucson-election-results-prop-413-headed-recount/
While a big pay hike for Tucson's mayor and City Council members is passing by a very narrow margin and will head to a recount, the final results of local races remained the same as when the Sentinel called them after last week's election.
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Arizona GOP unveils plan to address Arizona teacher shortage with $4,000 raises https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111423_gop_teacher_shortage/arizona-gop-unveils-plan-address-arizona-teacher-shortage-with-4000-raises/
Arizona teachers could see $4,000 pay raises in 2025 if a revised version of Prop. 123 - championed by Republican lawmakers - gets sent to the 2024 ballot and wins voter approval.
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TUSD to offer elementary option for 6th grade in 10 schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111423_tusd_6th_grade/tusd-offer-elementary-option-6th-grade-10-schools/
6th graders in Tucson Unified School District will be able to remain in elementary school on 10 campuses next year, with officials saying they hope the curriculum improves achievement and student behavior.
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Arizona proposal would help families of children with disabilities by paying parents to be caregivers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111423_parental_caregivers/arizona-proposal-would-help-families-children-with-disabilities-by-paying-parents-caregivers/
A proposal submitted by AHCCCS would permanently extend a program authorizing funds to pay parents for providing specialized care to their children under 18, allowing parent caregivers who meet direct care worker requirements to be paid for up to 40 hours a week.
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Donald Trump Jr. frustrates AG with softball defense testimony at NYC fraud trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111423_trump_defense/donald-trump-jr-frustrates-ag-with-softball-defense-testimony-nyc-fraud-trial/
Donald Trump Jr. returned to the witness stand on Monday, armed once again with his signature slicked-back hair and salesman-like charisma, to testify in his family’s defense against the New York attorney general's $250 million civil fraud case.
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Valenzuela & Montealegre each net 2 as Pima tops Rock Valley 5-1 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111323_pcc_mens_soccer/valenzuela-montealegre-each-net-2-as-pima-tops-rock-valley-5-1/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (13-2-1) opened play in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament on Monday at the Kino North Grandstand.
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U.S. Supreme Court unveils new ethics code, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111423_scotus_ethics_code/us-supreme-court-unveils-new-ethics-code-but-critics-say-it-doesnt-go-far-enough/
The Supreme Court adopted an ethics code on Monday amid claims that its justices have violated laws and standards followed by the rest of the judiciary - but did not specify how it would force compliance with the new code.
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With shutdown in view, House GOP weighs no-strings budget patch https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111423_gop_budget/with-shutdown-view-house-gop-weighs-no-strings-budget-patch/
With just days remaining before a stopgap federal budget is set to expire, House Republicans are scrambling to build consensus around legislation aimed at avoiding a painful government shutdown while appeasing the GOP’s most hardline spending hawks.
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Facing financial ruin as costs soar for elder care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111423_elder_care_costs/facing-financial-ruin-as-costs-soar-elder-care/
Millions of families are facing daunting life choices — and potential financial ruin — as the escalating costs of in-home care, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes devour the savings and incomes of older Americans and their relatives.
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Over decades, Democratic stalwart Bronson helped make Pima County what it is https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111323_bronson_op/over-decades-democratic-stalwart-bronson-helped-make-pima-county-what-it-is/
Supervisor Sharon Bronson has worked her butt off in serving the vastness of western Pima County. Now she's retiring after a fall. Her cat did what Republicans could not: remove her from the board. She's earned the rest.
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Sharon Bronson, suffering from broken ribs, resigns from Pima County Board of Supervisors after 27 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_bronson/sharon-bronson-suffering-from-broken-ribs-resigns-from-pima-county-board-supervisors-after-27-years/
Updated: Sharon Bronson, in office for nearly three decades, is resigning as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 77-year-old Democrat broke three ribs in a fall about a week ago.
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Tucson vice mayor set for mystery powers, Council digs into PFAS https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/111233_agenda_vice_mayor_op/tucson-vice-mayor-set-mystery-powers-council-digs-into-pfas/
The perfectly useless job of Tucson vice mayor may soon get pretend new powers, the City Council looks at PFAS pollution, and more in local government meetings around Southern Arizona.
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Sharon Bronson, suffering from broken ribs, resigns from Pima County Board of Supervisors after 27 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_bronson/sharon-bronson-suffering-from-broken-ribs-resigns-from-pima-county-board-supervisors-after-27-years/
Updated: Sharon Bronson, in office for nearly three decades, is resigning as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 77-year-old Democrat broke three ribs in a fall about a week ago.
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Sharon Bronson, suffering from broken ribs, resigns from Pima County Board of Supervisors after 27 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_bronson/sharon-bronson-suffering-from-broken-ribs-resigns-from-pima-county-board-supervisors-after-27-years/
Sharon Bronson, in office for nearly three decades, is resigning as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 77-year-old Democrat broke three ribs in a fall about a week ago.
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Tap water is cheap, but old pipes, shrinking Colorado could change that https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_aging_infrastructure/tap-water-cheap-but-old-pipes-shrinking-colorado-could-change-that/
Municipal water departments in the Colorado River basin are starting to invest in new systems that will help cities adapt to a future with a smaller water supply, but aging infrastructure means big spending, costs that will get passed along to the millions of people who use that water.
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Cash bail policies are under fresh scrutiny https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111323_cash_bail/cash-bail-policies-are-under-fresh-scrutiny/
Cash bail is undergoing a reckoning as policymakers debate its disproportionate effects on underserved communities and people with low incomes who sometimes can’t afford bail — as well as just how much the system truly keeps the public safe.
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Sharon Bronson, suffering from broken ribs, resigns from Pima County Board of Supervisors after 27 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_bronson/sharon-bronson-suffering-from-broken-ribs-resigns-from-pima-county-board-supervisors-after-27-years/
Sharon Bronson, in office for nearly three decades, is resigning as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 77-year-old Democrat broke three ribs in a fall about a week ago.
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Sharon Bronson, suffering from broken ribs, resigning from Pima County Board of Supervisors after 27 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_bronson_resigns/sharon-bronson-suffering-from-broken-ribs-resigning-from-pima-county-board-supervisors-after-27-years/
Sharon Bronson, in office for nearly three decades, is resigning as a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The 77-year-old Democrat broke three ribs in a fall about a week ago.
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Gila River Indian Community moves foward with solar canal project, first in country https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111323_gila_solar/gila-river-indian-community-moves-foward-with-solar-canal-project-first-country/
In an effort to address the ongoing drought affecting the Southwest, the Gila River Indian Community is taking an innovative step forward by launching its Solar Canal Project to construct the country’s first solar-over-canal project.
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Senate confusion, Republican fury as Dems hold out on SCOTUS ethics subpoenas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111323_scotus_subpoenas/senate-confusion-republican-fury-as-dems-hold-out-scotus-ethics-subpoenas/
GOP lawmakers raged against Democrats’ plans to issue legal summonses to a pair of influential conservatives central to their probe into unethical conduct at the high court, forcing an adjournment of the Senate Judiciary Committee before lawmakers could even begin debate.
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