Is more partisanship better for our schools? Sen. Justine Wadsack thinks so. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_wadsack_school_boards/is-more-partisanship-better-our-schools-sen-justine-wadsack-thinks-so/
A proposal by Sen. Justine Wadsack would would require Arizona school board candidates to declare a political party and to participate in a partisan primary election, an idea many - including some school board members themselves - think is a terrible idea.
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Tucson's Irish roots: Pogue Shane MacGowan honored with concert Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012524_shane_macgowan_tribute/tucsons-irish-roots-pogue-shane-macgowan-honored-with-concert-saturday/
Shane MacGowan of the Pogues died in November 2023, but his life and music still resonate with local artists, who will gather to celebrate the folk-punk bandleader on Saturday.
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Victim backs Arizona bill to criminalize child ‘grooming’; opponents say it oversteps https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_grooming_ban/victim-backs-arizona-bill-criminalize-child-grooming-opponents-say-it-oversteps/
An Arizona GOP bill would increase criminal charges in "grooming" cases, though opponents argue the bill’s language is so broad and vague that it puts innocent behaviors at risk for prosecution.
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Victim backs Arizona bill to criminalize child ‘grooming’; opponents say it oversteps https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_grooming_ban/victim-backs-arizona-bill-criminalize-child-grooming-opponents-say-it-oversteps/
An Arizona GOP bill would increase criminal charges in "grooming" cases, though opponents argue the bill’s language is so broad and vague that it puts innocent behaviors at risk for prosecution.
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9th Circuit judges hear debate over Grand Canyon University’s nonprofit status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_gcu_nonprofit/9th-circuit-judges-hear-debate-over-grand-canyon-universitys-nonprofit-status/
The 9th Circuit heard arguments on whether the U.S. Department of Education has the authority to override the Internal Revenue Service’s determination of a nonprofit entity, regarding why it didn’t grant Grand Canyon University nonprofit status in 2021.
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Az Republicans seek to curtail property tax breaks for big developments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_development_tax_breaks/az-republicans-seek-curtail-property-tax-breaks-big-developments/
A Republican bill would rein in a controversial tax break used by Arizona municipalities to entice large development projects that cities say they need as a way to entice development and create more affordable housing.
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Hoffmeyer's double-double & Joe's bench play help Pima women run over Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012424_pcc_womens_basketball/hoffmeyers-double-double-joes-bench-play-help-pima-women-run-over-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (13-6, 8-4 in ACCAC) put together a third-quarter run to take control against Chandler-Gilbert Community College (9-11, 4-9) on Wednesday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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3rd time's a charm as PCC men trip up Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012424_pcc_mens_basketball/3rd-times-charm-as-pcc-men-trip-up-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (16-3, 8-3 in ACCAC) handed Chandler-Gilbert Community College (17-2, 10-2) just their second loss of the season on Wednesday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Dem bill aims to compensate kids in family vlogging videos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_vlogging_compensation/dem-bill-aims-compensate-kids-family-vlogging-videos/
Advocates and Arizona legislators are supporting a pair of bills aimed at getting fair compensation for child performers in social media and family vlogging channels.
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Arizona GOP lawmakers renew push to ban DEI programs in state-funded institutions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_dei_divide/arizona-gop-lawmakers-renew-push-ban-dei-programs-state-funded-institutions/
Arizona Republican legislators are trying again to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at institutions that receive state funds, marking the second attempt in two years to ban DEI programs.
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American Lung Association report card gives Arizona F’s on tobacco control policies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_tobacco_report/american-lung-association-report-card-gives-arizona-fs-tobacco-control-policies/
The American Lung Association released its grades of Arizona tobacco control policies Wednesday in its annual State of Tobacco Control report, with grades based on policies that aim to eliminate tobacco use – and Arizona received three F grades.
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4th Circuit works to define U.S. port of entry in human smuggling case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012524_smuggling_entry/4th-circuit-works-define-us-port-entry-human-smuggling-case/
The Fourth Circuit heard arguments that convictions should be upheld in immigration cases where people were smuggled into the U.S. outside of a port of entry.
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In 4th term, Gila River tribal governor prioritizing land, water & infrastructure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_gila_river_priorities/in-4th-term-gila-river-tribal-governor-prioritizing-land-water-infrastructure/
Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis was sworn in for his fourth term, saying that he is entering this next administration with the same excitement and energy from his first term, but he has a stronger vision for the future of Gila River.
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Kari Lake: Conversation with DeWit ‘was so much worse than I remembered’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012524_lake_dewit/kari-lake-conversation-with-dewit-was-so-much-worse-than-i-remembered/
U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake took to Rumble Wednesday evening, in what she said was an effort to answer questions about a recently released secret recording she made of a conversation last spring between herself and then-Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit.
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Tucson's Felicia Konold sentenced to 45 days for 'crazed' role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012424_konold_sentenced_jan6/tucsons-felicia-konold-sentenced-45-days-crazed-role-jan-6-capitol-riot/
Konold was sentenced to 45 days in prison for her actions during the bloody Jan. 6 attack on Congress by supporters of Donald Trump. Her lawyer described her conduct that day, when she joined a group of Proud Boys fighting their way into the Capitol, as "crazed,"
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Phoenix man faces federal charges for threatening to assassinate President Biden, VP Harris https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012424_biden_harris_threats/phoenix-man-faces-federal-charges-threatening-assassinate-president-biden-vp-harris/
A Phoenix man was arrested by the U.S. Secret Service last month after he repeatedly threatened President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on social media and claimed he would commit a mass shooting at the University of New Mexico.
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AZGOP Chairman Jeff DeWit resigns after Kari Lake leaked a tape of him trying to ‘bribe’ her https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012424_dewit_resignation/azgop-chairman-jeff-dewit-resigns-after-kari-lake-leaked-tape-him-trying-bribe-her/
Jeff DeWit resigned as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party a day after Kari Lake, the front-runner to be the GOP’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, released an audio recording in which the party leader dangled a job to keep her out of the race.
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AZGOP Chairman Jeff DeWit resigns after Kare Lake leaked a tape of him trying to ‘bribe’ her https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012424_dewit_resignation/azgop-chairman-jeff-dewit-resigns-after-kare-lake-leaked-tape-him-trying-bribe-her/
Jeff DeWit resigned as chairman of the Arizona Republican Party a day after Kari Lake, the front-runner to be the GOP’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, released an audio recording in which the party leader dangled a job to keep her out of the race.
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‘We’re not just numbers, we’re not robots, we’re people’: Workers at Sky Harbor strike over job conditions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012424_sky_harbor_strike/were-not-just-numbers-were-not-robots-were-people-workers-sky-harbor-strike-over-job-conditions/
Workers employed by SSP America at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport walked out on strike Tuesday morning in response to alleged labor-law violations, including paycheck delays and poor labor conditions.
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Arizona plan to extend psychedelic mushroom study takes step forward in House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012424_mushroom_hearing/arizona-plan-extend-psychedelic-mushroom-study-takes-step-forward-house/
An Arizona House panel voted to extend the deadline on Arizona’s first-in-the-nation program to research medical uses of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” a hallucinogenic currently classified by the federal government as a Schedule I illegal drug.
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