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Election workers are committed to 2024 — despite threats, harassment and turnover https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041824_election_worker_struggles/election-workers-are-committed-2024-despite-threats-harassment-and-turnover/
The experiences of election officials remain an important barometer of the health of America’s elections, and the predominantly women-led workforce is preparing for another consequential November even as they experience harassment and threats of political violence.
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Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_glen_canyon_plumbing/problems-with-glen-canyon-dam-could-jeopardize-water-flowing-western-states/
A new memo from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is raising concern about the infrastructure at the Glen Canyon Dam and its ability to deliver water downstream should levels at Lake Powell continue to decline.
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Abortion rights advocates continue to rally behind initiative to amend Az constitution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041824_abortion_theology/abortion-rights-advocates-continue-rally-behind-initiative-amend-az-constitution/
Advocates behind the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot initiative are pushing forward with their campaign, ignoring continued attempts from legislative Republicans to end access to reproductive health care.
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Az bill aims to regulate labeling of meat alternatives, but opponents say it’s too broad https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041824_meat_labeling/az-bill-aims-regulate-labeling-meat-alternatives-but-opponents-say-its-too-broad/
In response to the surging popularity of lab-grown meat and plant-based alternatives, an Arizona representative has introduced a bill seeking to impose stricter regulations on the labeling and representation of such products.
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Robbins: UA budget hole cut to $52M as search for replacement president picks up steam https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041824_ua_budget/robbins-ua-budget-hole-cut-52m-as-search-replacement-president-picks-up-steam/
What had been forecast to be as much as a $177 million deficit at the University of Arizona will now be only $52 million, UA President Robert Robbins said Thursday morning. The Board of Regents will get a public update of the details later in the day.
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Pima softball duo Talia Martin & Jazmyne Waddell sweep ACCAC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041724_pcc_softball/pima-softball-duo-talia-martin-jazmyne-waddell-sweep-accac-player-and-pitcher-week-honors/
Pima Community College softball players Talia Martin (Mountain View HS) and Jazmyne Waddell (San Manuel HS) were key to the Aztecs continuing their winning ways for the week April 7-13 and received accolades from the ACCAC conference.
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Pima County to get $21.8M to shelter asylum seekers through end of the year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041224_pima_asylum_funding/pima-county-get-218m-shelter-asylum-seekers-through-end-year/
Pima County will receive $21.8 million in federal funding from Homeland Security, allowing the county to provide refuge for asylum seekers through the end of the year, officials said last week.
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Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_abortion_blockade/az-republicans-again-block-efforts-repeal-1864-abortion-ban/
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.
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Calling candidate commentaries: Politicians' guest opinions wanted https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041724_candidate_ops/calling-candidate-commentaries-politicians-guest-opinions-wanted/
Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not.
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Ex-Border Patrol agent sentenced to 18 years in prison for drug smuggling, bribery https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_bp_agent_guilty/ex-border-patrol-agent-sentenced-18-years-prison-drug-smuggling-bribery/
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier this month after he pleaded guilty to bribery and drug possession as part of an task force investigation, involving federal and Arizona officials.
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Senate swiftly rejects 2 impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041724_mayorkas_impeachment/senate-swiftly-rejects-2-impeachment-articles-against-dhs-secretary-mayorkas/
The U.S. Senate dismissed two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and voted to adjourn the trial after finding they did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors and were therefore unconstitutional.
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Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_abortion_blockade/az-republicans-again-block-efforts-repeal-1864-abortion-ban/
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.
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Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_abortion_blockade/az-republicans-again-block-efforts-repeal-1864-abortion-ban/
For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.
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UA Opera Theater's production of 'Thumbprint' tells gripping story of Mukhtar Mai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041724_thumbprint_opera/ua-opera-theaters-production-thumbprint-tells-gripping-story-mukhtar-mai/
The opera "Thumbprint" is based on the life story of Mukhtar Mai — author of "In the Name of Honor: A Memoir" — a woman whose voice has resonated around the globe after she was gang-raped in her Pakistani village.
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Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041724_housing_conversion/too-many-cubicles-too-few-homes-spur-incentives-convert-offices-housing/
Cities and suburbs around the country are struggling with vacant office space as remote work becomes an established post-pandemic reality, and states are stepping in with tax breaks and zoning changes to help replace the unwanted cubicle farms with much-needed housing.
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Az candidates drop out, prepare for court amid election petition challenges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_petition_challenges/az-candidates-drop-out-prepare-court-amid-election-petition-challenges/
A day after the deadline to challenge candidate nomination petition signatures in Arizona, several candidates on both sides of the aisle folded to the pressure and dropped their bids for elected office while others prepared to defend themselves in court.
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Az Gov. Hobbs vetoes Republican anti-trans, school 10 Commandments bills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_hobbs_vetoes/az-gov-hobbs-vetoes-republican-anti-trans-school-10-commandments-bills/
A slew of Republican bills, including those that would have allowed discrimination against transgender people and would have given public school teachers a green light to post the 10 Commandments in their classrooms, were vetoed by Gov. Katie Hobbs.
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Arizona state budget deficit estimate shrinks, but is still $1.3 billion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041724_az_budget_deficit/arizona-state-budget-deficit-estimate-shrinks-but-still-13-billion/
Arizona's projected budget deficit is about $400 million less than it was three months ago, thanks to an uptick in revenue, leaving the state $1.3 billion in the red — $650 million in the current fiscal year, which ends in June, and $676 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Tech experts urge swift congressional action to combat election deepfakes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041724_election_deepfakes/tech-experts-urge-swift-congressional-action-combat-election-deepfakes/
With a presidential election just months away, threats of disinformation supercharged by artificial intelligence technology — but particularly deepfakes — are more apparent than ever, and many are worried about how such technology could be harnessed to sway voters.
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7 candidates for Tucson-area offices face legal hurdles on their way to the ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041624_election_challenges/7-candidates-tucson-area-offices-face-legal-hurdles-their-way-ballot/
Updated: A Tucson Democrat running for the Arizona Senate, a Libertarian running for Congress, and a number of candidates for down-ballot justice of the peace and constable positions are facing legal challenges to their nominating petitions.
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