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Consider the terms: Ford follows concerning trend of walking away from elected posts tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Neither of them started it and both did well in office, however Councilmember Steve Kozachik's resignation followed by County Treasurer Beth Ford's two days later drives home an unwritten rule that terms in office are optional.

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Arizona seeks Pac-12 gold in Las Vegas, top seed in NCAA tournament tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The road to Arizona’s next big sporting event is about to get the green light as Selection Sunday for the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament looms. With judgment day upon us, here is a look at bracket projections, updated through games on Mar. 12.

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Az Republicans shut down Democrat vote on contraception access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republicans unanimously blocked an effort by Democratic lawmakers to force a vote on legislation guaranteeing the right to access contraception in the Grand Canyon State.

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Arizona lawmakers split as House overwhelmingly OKs bill to ban TikTok tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers split as the House gave overwhelming, bipartisan approval to a bill that would ban use of TikTok - owned by China-based ByteDance - in the U.S. if the owners of the social media app don’t first sell it to another company.

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Az schools trying new approaches to combat absenteeism, low graduation rates among Hispanic students tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hispanic students are struggling with high rates of absenteeism and low graduation rates in Arizona, with challenges facing students including caretaking for younger siblings and the need to help support their family at a younger age.

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Zepeda hits 2 homers with six RBIs, Thompson fans 10 as Pima softball sweeps Glendale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (15-8, 4-2 in ACCAC) scored 24 runs on the day as it picked up two wins on the road at Glendale Community College (5-13, 3-7) on Tuesday in an ACCAC conference matchup.

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Pima baseball rallies from 8 down to secure sweep at Eastern Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (22-6, 10-4 in ACCAC) rallied to get an ACCAC conference sweep on the road on Tuesday at Eastern Arizona College (10-12, 5-11).

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March 12 deadline to mail back ballots in Az presidential primary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters should mail back their early ballots by Tuesday, March 12, to ensure they will arrive in time to be counted in Arizona's presidential preference election.

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Az Schools Superintendent Tom Horne calls increased discipline for students tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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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Pima County looking for new top banker in 2024 election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of candidates seeking the open Pima County Treasurer's Office in 2024

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Obtaining police records may get easier for Az victims of domestic violence tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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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‘All I wanted to do was dance’: Ballet scholarship competition helps further dancers’ dreams tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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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