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Obtaining police records may get easier for Az victims of domestic violence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_domestic_violence_records/obtaining-police-records-may-get-easier-az-victims-domestic-violence/
Legislators are trying to expand Arizona law to better serve victims of domestic and sexual violence by making it easier for them to their receive police records connected to their cases.
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Pima County Treasurer Beth Ford resigning next month, asks Supes to elevate deputy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_beth_ford_resigns/pima-county-treasurer-beth-ford-resigning-next-month-asks-supes-elevate-deputy/
Beth Ford, the elected treasurer of Pima County since 2000, will step down on April 12, she said Wednesday, asking the Pima County Board of Supervisors to appoint her chief deputy to serve for the remainder of her term.
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Kelli Ward, former AZGOP chair, accused of assault for hitting woman with piece of yellow paper https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_ward_assault/kelli-ward-former-azgop-chair-accused-assault-hitting-woman-with-piece-yellow-paper/
A fellow Republican accused former Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward of assault during the state party’s January meeting at a Phoenix church.
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Sunshine Week: Recognizing the worst in government transparency https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031324_foilies_sunshine_week/sunshine-week-recognizing-worst-government-transparency/
The Foilies are our attempt to call out these violations each year during Sunshine Week, an annual event when advocacy groups, news organizations and citizen watchdogs combine efforts to highlight the importance of government transparency laws.
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Bill to curb municipal tax breaks for development projects advances in Az Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_municipal_tax_breaks/bill-curb-municipal-tax-breaks-development-projects-advances-az-senate/
A Republican bill that would rein in a controversial tax break used by Arizona municipalities to entice large development projects that cities say they need is one step closer to being sent to the governor’s desk.
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Obtaining police records may get easier for victims of domestic violence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_domestic_violence_records/obtaining-police-records-may-get-easier-victims-domestic-violence/
Legislators are trying to expand Arizona law to better serve victims of domestic and sexual violence by making it easier for them to their receive police records connected to their cases.
#Tucson #Arizona

‘All I wanted to do was dance’: Ballet scholarship competition helps further dancers’ dreams https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031324_ballet_scholarships/all-i-wanted-do-was-dance-ballet-scholarship-competition-helps-further-dancers-dreams/
A New York-based nonprofit dance education organization that supports aspiring dancers’ careers through scholarship opportunities to dance schools worldwide is helping to further the dreams of Arizona dancers.
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Az Schools Superintendent Tom Horne calls for more funding for teachers, more discipline for students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_school_status/az-schools-superintendent-tom-horne-calls-more-funding-teachers-more-discipline-students/
Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne told lawmakers the state faces a crisis in teacher retention, and called on lawmakers to pass proposals critics say would penalize schools while doing little to help students.
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As more families seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, groups step in to help as they wait https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_family_migration/as-more-families-seek-asylum-us-mexico-border-groups-step-help-as-they-wait/
Thousands have made the journey to Nogales in hopes of seeking asylum in the U.S., and the Tucson sector of the border has seen a dramatic rise in family migration - a shift that has led to challenges for both asylum seekers and for U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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Primaries in 4 states solidify Biden-Trump rematch https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031324_biden_trump_rematch/primaries-4-states-solidify-biden-trump-rematch/
President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party's official 2024 presidential nominee Tuesday evening, with former President Donald Trump close to scoring the necessary Republican delegates as well.
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LGBTQ+ youth face increased risk for suicide & barriers to accessing mental health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_lgbtq_mental_health/lgbtq-youth-face-increased-risk-suicide-barriers-accessing-mental-health-care/
The Thornhill Lopez Center on 4th Ave. is one of the largest available resources for LGBTQ+ youth in Tucson, as the lack of medical care providers trained in gender-affirming care is a concern among LGBTQ+ youth and their families as well as with mental health care professionals.
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Arizona Senate committee moves to restrict SNAP benefits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031324_snap_restrictions/arizona-senate-committee-moves-restrict-snap-benefits/
An Arizona Senate committee voted to support two bills requiring Arizonans on food stamps to participate in work and training programs, though requiring all SNAP recipients to participate in work programs would disproportionately impact rural and tribal communities.
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Kris Mayes: Arizona law bars smoke shops from selling delta-8 THC products https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031224_delta_8_smoke_shops/kris-mayes-arizona-law-bars-smoke-shops-from-selling-delta-8-thc-products/
Arizona law bars the sale of “diet weed” products like delta-8 THC in smoke shops and convenience stores, Attorney General Kris Mayes said, but proponents say the effect of the formal legal opinion that Mayes issued will likely sweep up the entirety of the CBD marketplace in Arizona.
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Az Republicans want to make it easier for lawsuits to block ballot initiatives https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031224_ballot_initiatives/az-republicans-want-make-it-easier-lawsuits-block-ballot-initiatives/
GOP legislation that passed through the Arizona Senate would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to allow lawsuits against citizen ballot initiatives before the initiative goes to the ballot.
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Pima men get No. 9 seed; women earn at-large nat'l basketball tourney bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031224_pcc_basketball_njcaa/pima-men-get-no-9-seed-women-earn-at-large-natl-basketball-tourney-bid/
The Pima Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will both play in the NJCAA Division II national tournaments.
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Az Gov. Hobbs vetoed a GOP immigration bill. She might get to veto it 2 more times. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031224_gop_hobbs_immigration/az-gov-hobbs-vetoed-gop-immigration-bill-she-might-get-veto-it-2-more-times/
Arizona Republican lawmakers, stung by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto of a bill that aimed to give the state the federal government’s job of arresting and deporting migrants, say they will send her the same bill again - and a third time - and may just send the matter to voters in November.
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El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton’s efforts to subpoena Annunciation House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031224_paxton_annunciation/el-paso-judge-blocks-ken-paxtons-efforts-subpoena-annunciation-house/
A Texas state judge blocked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempts to investigate El Paso migrant shelter Annunciation House, and questioned the state's intentions behind demanding documents from the non-governmental organization.
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Arizona House to vote on labeling restrictions for synthetic meat products https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031224_meat_labeling/arizona-house-vote-labeling-restrictions-synthetic-meat-products/
An Arizona House committee approved a bill that prohibits the labeling of any food not derived from livestock or poultry as meat, an attempt to keep meat-replacement companies from misleading consumers into believing their products are real meat.
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Biden calls for expanded child tax credit, taxes on wealthy in $7.3 trillion budget plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031224_biden_budget/biden-calls-expanded-child-tax-credit-taxes-wealthy-73-trillion-budget-plan/
President Joe Biden released his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, calling on Congress to stick to the spending agreement brokered last year and to revamp tax laws so that the “wealthy pay their fair share.”
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Az schools use therapy dogs to provide mental health support for students & faculty https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031224_therapy_dogs/az-schools-use-therapy-dogs-provide-mental-health-support-students-faculty/
Arizona schools using therapy dogs are noticing significant improvements in students from increased attendance rates to better socialization in previously shy students, to an overall better attitude and respect for one another on school grounds.
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