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Soccer refereeing by the numbers: Abuse, pay, rigor factor in to ref shortage tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
There’s a shortage of soccer referees across the United States, including in Arizona, and it’s easy to see why: The logistics of games going on every week, the number of certified referees, strain on refs and ongoing abuse from fans, players and coaches.

An Arizona ban on traffic ticket quotas has bipartisan support, but is it necessary? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A ban on traffic ticket quotas is a proposal that Arizona lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can get behind, but it’s unclear if legislation on the issue solves an existing problem.

Democrats want a ‘Family Bill of Rights’ for survivors of police violence tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Democratic lawmakers are proposing changes in the form of a “Family Bill of Rights” that would create more transparency from law enforcement and cities on investigations into use of force, as well as giving families certain rights.

Arizona auditors found $1.8 million in fraud & theft in 2023 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In a year-end report, the Arizona Auditor General outlined a series of criminal acts that the agency’s investigators discovered during routine audits, including one state worker who allegedly siphoned more than $1.7 million from an education program.

Arizona Senate panel blasts Commerce Authority in face of audit, legal questions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Senate committee grilled Arizona Commerce Authority officials, just one day after Attorney General Kris Mayes said the agency’s wining and dining of CEOs violated the state’s gift clause.

New Mexico judgment gives public access to court pleadings on receipt tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal court judgment requires that New Mexico courts give access to new pleadings as they are received across the virtual counter, joining Arizona, Nevada and California in returning traditional access to press and public in electronic times.

Arizona's ‘tamale bill’ is back for a redo after last year’s surprise veto tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s infamous tamale bill, first introduced to the state Legislature last year that would allow home cooks who sell food to the public to expand their offerings to include items that require refrigeration, like tamales and cheesecakes, is back on the table.

GOP cmte leader shoots down Grijalva’s request to reschedule Southern Az border hearing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva blasted Rep. Bruce Westerman on Wednesday after the Arkansas Republican refused to reschedule a Southern Arizona field hearing on border issues set for Feb. 8, when Grijalva will be attending an annual confab of House Democrats.

Soccer preseason in Tucson will include CF Montréal, Minnesota United & top women's teams tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
On Tuesday, FC Tucson announced visits by teams from Major League Soccer, United Soccer League and the National Women’s Soccer League for preseason matches — including area native Carlos Merancio, now with Spokane Velocity.

Arizona AG: No recount of narrow vote margin for Tucson mayor & Council raise tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson's mayor and City Council received a hefty raise with a narrow ballot margin in November, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a legal opinion Wednesday that the 289-vote edge doesn't trigger a recount under state law.

Tucson-area senator wants Az Legislature to focus on water protection, affordable housing & education tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Q&A with state Sen. Rosanna Gabaldon, D-Dist 21, whose "top priorities in addressing the state budget deficit are fiscal responsibility, economic growth and ensuring that essential services remain accessible to our constituents."

Arizona AG: No recount of narrow vote margin for Tucson mayor & Council raise tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson's mayor and City Council received a hefty raise with a narrow ballot margin in November, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a legal opinion Wednesday that the 289-vote edge doesn't trigger a recount under state law.

Az Republicans trash Hobbs’ budget proposal for targeting GOP priorities tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmakers grilled Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget team Tuesday over her proposed budget that they have already dismissed as an “unserious mess.”

Az’s anti-immigrant policies foster fear, create barriers to mental health care for undocumented tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona advocates say anti-immigrant policies like SB 1070 have fostered a culture of fear that prevents undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients from accessing the mental health care needed to address the anxieties caused by those same policies.

Arizona’s anti-immigrant policies foster culture of fear, create barriers to mental health care for undocumented communities tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona advocates say anti-immigrant policies like SB 1070 have fostered a culture of fear that prevents undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients from accessing the mental health care needed to address the anxieties caused by those same policies.

D.C. Circuit hears challenge to federal rule that lets mines dump unlimited waste tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A D.C. Circuit panel heard a challenge to a 2003 rule that allows mining companies to claim an unlimited amount of land around a mining site for mining-related activities like chemical processing and waste dumping.

Az spending on Super Bowl, golf tickets to woo CEOs is unconstitutional, says AG tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s program to woo CEOs - including spending millions on travel, luxury hotel rooms, alcohol and tickets to events such as Super Bowl LVII and the Waste Management Phoenix Open - to bring business to the state violates the the Gift Clause of the Arizona Constitution.

'Emergency' or not, COVID Is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The pandemic isn’t over, but the official emergency is — which means the government has handed over the reins on protecting the public to individuals. Here’s what doctors recommend to stave off COVID and other wintry infections.

Hobbs releases her plan to renew Prop 123, increase Az school funding & teacher pay tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs released her plan that would provide pay raises for teachers and also school support staff, a group left out of Republican plans to renew Proposition 123.

ICE to begin rolling out body cameras to agents & officers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday it will begin outfitting agents with body-worn cameras, part of a wider shift toward cameras and transparency among component agencies under the Department of Homeland Security.

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