High school is rough, but for these students, it’s inspired them to find safety & promote joy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020524_trans_students/high-school-rough-but-these-students-its-inspired-them-find-safety-promote-joy/
Four nonbinary and transgender students across Arizona spoke about what they think about everything, but also how they’ve found happiness and joy on their campuses.
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Mayes, Dem AGs warn court that ending DACA would cause ‘serious harm’ to states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020524_mayes_daca/mayes-dem-ags-warn-court-that-ending-daca-would-cause-serious-harm-states/
Arizona AG Kris Mayes joined nearly two dozen other Democratic attorneys general to push back on the effort to eliminate the DACA program, warning a federal court that doing so would be devastating for the states that have come to rely on the economic and social benefits its recipients represent.
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Most college kids are taking at least one class online, even long after campuses reopened https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020524_online_college/most-college-kids-are-taking-least-one-class-online-even-long-after-campuses-reopened/
Both online classes and degree programs are growing while college enrollment has been declining for more than a decade, and lost tuition revenue is driving the online shift as colleges use the programs to reach students who live far from their area.
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Az group, U.S. task force target disparity in Black breast cancer mortality rates https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020524_black_cancer/az-group-us-task-force-target-disparity-black-breast-cancer-mortality-rates/
The Coalition of Blacks Against Cancer hosts monthly support group sessions and provides attendees with accurate information to help guide them through their diagnoses as Arizona has high mortality rates for Black women with breast cancer and is ranked fifth-worst overall in the U.S.
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Az group, U.S. task force target disparity in Black breast cancer mortality rates https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020324_black_cancer/az-group-us-task-force-target-disparity-black-breast-cancer-mortality-rates/
The Coalition of Blacks Against Cancer hosts monthly support group sessions and provides attendees with accurate information to help guide them through their diagnoses as Arizona has high mortality rates for Black women with breast cancer and is ranked fifth-worst overall in the U.S.
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Tribes face an uphill battle to defend their sacred land against lithium mining https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020524_native_lithium_liabilities/tribes-face-uphill-battle-defend-their-sacred-land-against-lithium-mining/
Indigenous communities are on the frontlines of a push to create new, domestic sources for lithium, and while rules exist that sound as if tribes have protections, Native leaders call tribal consultation a “check-box exercise.”
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Kozachik: Admin bloat at embattled UA doesn't help reduce tuition for students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020424_kozachik_ua_op/kozachik-admin-bloat-embattled-ua-doesnt-help-reduce-tuition-students/
Clearly the Board of Regents sees that they have some culpability or they wouldn’t be so quick to own these outside measures. The consultants reviewing the UA need a clear arms-length distance from both ABOR and the university
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Cummings has 3 runs & 2 RBIs, Drake throws 8 shutout innings as Pima wins 2 to open Zinger Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020424_pcc_baseball/cummings-has-3-runs-2-rbis-drake-throws-8-shutout-innings-as-pima-wins-2-open-zinger-invitational/
The Pima Community College baseball team (4-2) opened play in the Zinger Bats JUCO Invitational on Saturday at Sloan Park in Mesa.
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Cummings has 3 runs and 2 RBIs, Drake throws 8 shutout innings as Pima baseball wins 2 to open Zinger Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020424_pcc_baseball/cummings-has-3-runs-and-2-rbis-drake-throws-8-shutout-innings-as-pima-baseball-wins-2-open-zinger-invitational/
The Pima Community College baseball team (4-2) opened play in the Zinger Bats JUCO Invitational on Saturday at Sloan Park in Mesa.
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Pima softball suffers 2 losses in the final day of Great Western Shootout https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020324_pcc_softball/pima-softball-suffers-2-losses-final-day-great-western-shootout/
The Pima Community College softball team (4-5) closed out play in the Great Western Shootout on Saturday at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex in Yuma.
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Alexander's 30-point, 17-rebound effort powers Pima men over Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020424_pcc_mens_basketball/alexanders-30-point-17-rebound-effort-powers-pima-men-over-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (19-3, 11-3 in ACCAC) picked up a fifth straight win on Saturday after taking control in the second half against Scottsdale Community College (9-10, 5-9).
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Pima baseball goes 4-0 at the Zinger Bats JUCO Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020424_pcc_baseball2/pima-baseball-goes-4-0-zinger-bats-juco-invitational/
The Pima Community College baseball team (6-2) capped off play at the Zinger Bats JUCO Invitational on Sunday at Sloan Park in Mesa, picking up two more wins and finishing 4-0 for the weekend.
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Rylei Waugh scores 27 as PCC women top Scottsdale in OT https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020424_pcc_womens_basketball/rylei-waugh-scores-27-as-pcc-women-top-scottsdale-ot/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (16-6, 11-4 in ACCAC) won a fourth straight game on Saturday in a hard-fought battle against Scottsdale Community College (11-8, 7-7).
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Lopez goes 6 for 6 with 7 RBIs as Pima softball splits first day at Great Western Shootout https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020224_pcc_softball/lopez-goes-6-6-with-7-rbis-as-pima-softball-splits-first-day-great-western-shootout/
The Pima Community College softball team (4-3) opened play in the Great Western Shootout on Friday at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex in Yuma.
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TUSD expands free breakfast & lunch program for all students across 87 schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020324_tusd_school_lunch/tusd-expands-free-breakfast-lunch-program-all-students-across-87-schools/
All students enrolled at schools in Tucson Unified School District can receive free breakfast and lunches without submitting any paperwork, an effort backed by the USDA.
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Reminder to independent voters: You can’t vote in Az’s upcoming 'presidential preference election' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020224_prez_primary_deadline/reminder-independent-voters-you-cant-vote-azs-upcoming-presidential-preference-election/
Independents may make up roughly one-third of Arizona’s registered voters, but they’re shut out of the approaching March 9 presidential primaries. Voters must register with the Republican or Democratic parties by Feb. 20 if they want to cast a ballot.
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Az GOP proposal would ask voters to guarantee life sentences for child sex traffickers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020224_child_traffickers/az-gop-proposal-would-ask-voters-guarantee-life-sentences-child-sex-traffickers/
Arizona Republicans are backing a push to send child sex traffickers to prison for the rest of their lives, rallying behind a cry of “Arizona’s children are not for sale,” but whether the stiff sentences they propose could accomplish that goal alone is debatable.
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Lawmakers look to ban brass knuckles in Arizona after Gilbert Goons attacks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020224_brass_knuckle_ban/lawmakers-look-ban-brass-knuckles-arizona-after-gilbert-goons-attacks/
Some Arizona lawmakers want to make brass knuckles illegal after multiple crimes involving the weapons — some attributed to the now infamous Gilbert Goons — have been perpetrated in the Valley.
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Arizona officials combat AI election misinformation through proposed bills, security trainings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020224_ai_elections/arizona-officials-combat-ai-election-misinformation-through-proposed-bills-security-trainings/
Arizona legislators are hoping to pave the way for political candidates to take legal action against the rising threat of deepfakes in election campaigns, and state election officials are finding new ways to combat the issue before election season is in full swing.
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Sinema’s lackluster fundraising quarter raises eyebrows over campaign hopes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020224_shaky_sinema/sinemas-lackluster-fundraising-quarter-raises-eyebrows-over-campaign-hopes/
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raised a fraction of what her leading challengers brought in in the last quarter of 2023, raising new questions about her chances in what could be a bruising, three-way race.
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