Organizations help immigrants reunite with families from Mexico https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120623_families_reunited/organizations-help-immigrants-reunite-with-families-from-mexico/
Nonprofits assists Mexican parents who have adult children in the U.S. in obtaining visas to visit their families, regardless of the children’s immigration status.
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Biden administration rolls out Native American initiatives https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120623_native_initiatives/biden-administration-rolls-out-native-american-initiatives/
President Joe Biden signed an executive order to ease access for Native American tribes to federal funding programs, part of a slew of new initiatives aimed at promoting self-determination and economic independence.
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Some states’ economies cool even as the nation’s sizzles https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120623_state_economies/some-states-economies-cool-even-as-nations-sizzles/
A still-roaring national economy grew at an unexpectedly robust 5.2% annual rate in the third quarter of this year, but early indicators show a more mixed picture for many states heading into the holidays.
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Pima basketball standout Dillan Baker named ACCAC Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/120523_pcc_mens_basketball/pima-basketball-standout-dillan-baker-named-accac-player-week/
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Dillan Baker (Salpointe Catholic HS) helped the Aztecs stay undefeated and was rewarded by the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.
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Claytoonz: Bad Santa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120523_claytoonz/claytoonz-bad-santa/
Beware fascists bearing gifts — we might get just what you ask for.
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8 apply to fill Bronson's Pima County board set https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120223_bronson_replacement/8-apply-fill-bronsons-pima-county-board-set/
Updated: Eight residents of Pima County District 3 have submitted their names to be appointed to fill the seat of longtime Supervisor Sharon Bronson, who retired last month after a fall broke her ribs.
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Appeals court halts ruling that Border Patrol can legally cut Texas’ border concertina wire https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120523_texas_border_wire/appeals-court-halts-ruling-that-border-patrol-can-legally-cut-texas-border-concertina-wire/
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily halted a lower court order that gave Border Patrol agents legal cover to continue cutting concertina wire that Texas has installed on the banks of the Rio Grande.
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COP28: 7 food & agriculture innovations needed to protect climate & feed rapidly growing world https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120523_cop_28_agriculture_op/cop28-7-food-agriculture-innovations-needed-protect-climate-feed-rapidly-growing-world/
For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023 as more than 130 countries signed a declaration committing to make their food systems a focal point in national strategies to address climate change.
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White House points to defense spending in states in new plea for Ukraine aid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120523_ukraine_spending/white-house-points-defense-spending-states-new-plea-ukraine-aid/
The Biden administration is warning Congress that without more funding for Ukraine, the U.S. will no longer be able to provide that country with military assistance - and emphasizing the multiple states where businesses already have benefited from earlier aid.
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2 decades of air quality gains in western U.S. wiped out by wildfires https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120523_western_wildfires/2-decades-air-quality-gains-western-us-wiped-out-by-wildfires/
Progress in air quality made by the United States through legislation like the Clean Air Act have been entirely undone thanks in large measure to two decades of devastating wildfire, which have become more common and more intense.
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9th Circuit orders feds to revisit Fort Huachuca groundwater pumping https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120523_huachuca_groundwater/9th-circuit-orders-feds-revisit-fort-huachuca-groundwater-pumping/
For the third time in three decades, the federal government will be forced to reassess the biological impact of pumping groundwater in the San Pedro River watershed to serve Fort Huachuca.
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Pima supes to take leap into prosperity https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120423_agenda_pima_prosperity_op/pima-supes-take-leap-into-prosperity/
Pima County supervisors are going to vote Tuesday on adopting, rejecting or punting on a set of 13 policies covering issues like housing, economic development, transportation, health care and broadband access. Plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.
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Romero: Tucsonans saying 'yes' to investing in ourselves https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120423_romero_city_report/romero-tucsonans-saying-yes-investing-ourselves/
"I am proud of the work we have accomplished the last four years and look forward to the work we have yet to do to make sure Tucson continues to be the safe, equitable, resilient, thriving desert city with opportunity for all." — Mayor Romero
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Experts: Why states, including Arizona, have begun scrapping court costs & fees for people unable to pay https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120423_court_fees_scrap_op/experts-why-states-including-arizona-have-begun-scrapping-court-costs-fees-people-unable-pay/
Lawmakers in Arizona and around the country have begun to limit the types and amounts of court fines and fees that can be charged, as the negative consequences of fines and fees are disproportionately felt by people of color and those who are poor.
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This land is our land: States crack down on foreign-owned farm fields https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120423_foreign_farmland/this-land-our-land-states-crack-down-foreign-owned-farm-fields/
A growing group of states is seeking to ban or further restrict foreign ownership of farmland, and lawmakers are targeting nations considered hostile to U.S. interests, such as China and Russia, and looking for new enforcement measures.
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Trump can’t claim immunity in Jan. 6 riot case, DC Circuit rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120423_trump_jan6_immunity/trump-cant-claim-immunity-jan-6-riot-case-dc-circuit-rules/
A federal court in Washington paved a path forward for a slate of lawsuits against former President Donald Trump over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, striking down an argument from his legal team that his actions were protected by presidential immunity.
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Letter carriers protest growing number of attacks aimed at them https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120423_postal_violence/letter-carriers-protest-growing-number-attacks-aimed-them/
As the holiday rush to send packages approaches, letter carriers in Arizona and across the nation are trying to bring awareness to the growing number of attacks against them.
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Texas must remove floating barrier from Rio Grande, 5th Circuit Court orders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120423_texas_barrier/texas-must-remove-floating-barrier-from-rio-grande-5th-circuit-court-orders/
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Texas to remove the floating barrier it deployed in the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass this summer, affirming a lower court’s ruling.
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Use of force by Customs and Border Protection rises as border encounters rise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120423_cbp_force/use-force-by-customs-and-border-protection-rises-as-border-encounters-rise/
Use-of-force incidents by Customs and Border Protection officers have nearly doubled in the past five years, from 593 in fiscal 2019 to 1,090 in fiscal 2023, with the vast majority occurring at the southern border.
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