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Oro Valley to get budget, water forecasts; Nogales rainbow crosswalk sparks safety concerns tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The town of Oro Valley's five-year budget projections look kind of OK and its water future looks kinda sorta OK (but doable). Nogales will vote on rainbow crosswalk proposed by Santa Cruz County Democrats, plus more in local government action.

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No retrail for Southern Az rancher accused of murdering migrant tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A criminal case against George Alan Kelly, a Kino Springs resident charged with the second-degree murder of Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea last year, has been dismissed.

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Murder case against George Alan Kelly dismissed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A criminal case against George Alan Kelly, a Kino Springs resident charged with the second-degree murder of Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea last year, has been dismissed.

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Legal cannabis means higher potency, more hazards for teens tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
There are arguments for and against increasing legalization of cannabis for adult use in the U.S., but expanded access to legal cannabis also may have unintended consequences for adolescents that are compounded by the increasing potency of some cannabis products.

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Year of Medicaid ‘unwinding’ cuts 600k Arizonans, but renews nearly 2M on state rolls tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
One year after restarting the review process for enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, AHCCCS cut coverage for 611,144 recipients and approved 1,953,301 renewals, and the agency is continuing to review coverage for 1,892 recipients as of April 5.

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Ketamine: Alternative to police force or silent killer? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Ketamine - used to subdue suspects during law enforcement encounters - has been singled out because of its increased use and the death of recipients, but the question of proper training to determine whether someone requires sedation and how to safely administer it is ignored.

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Senate Democrats dominate in first quarter fundraising tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats face steep electoral odds as they attempt to maintain their slim majority in the U.S. Senate, but the most recent fundraising totals show the Democratic candidate in every Senate battleground state is significantly outraising their top Republican opponent.

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Tucson nonpareil, Kid Congo Powers drops 'That Delicious Vice' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
"My environment always has some impact on the music that I make. And I feel the Sonoran Desert has made the music have much more space," says the illustrious underground guitarist Kid Congo Powers (formerly of the Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the Gun Club).

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In ethics complaint, Az Republicans accuse 2 Dems of ‘insurrection’ for protesting on House floor tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A trio of anti-abortion Arizona Republicans launched an ethics complaint against top Democratic lawmakers who angrily protested an earlier move to block the vote to repeal an abortion ban from the 19th century, accusing them of intimidating GOP lawmakers and inciting a riot.

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Arizona might have lost its NHL team, but push for sport’s growth continues tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Despite losing its NHL team, it is clear hockey gained a large enough following in Arizona for swift efforts to be made to preserve the sport, and even though there are no guarantees that the NHL will return, the sport’s growth in the desert can continue.

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Pandemic relief funds for early childhood care set to expire June 30 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With federal pandemic relief funds set to expire on June 30, child care accessibility and affordability could be at risk for both families and care providers, as scholarships and increased reimbursement rates shrink.

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5 more Trump attorneys, aides publicly named in Az fake elector indictment tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Attorney General Kris Mayes has released the names of five more people who were indicted by a grand jury for the part they played in Arizona’s 2020 fake elector scheme to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House.

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Ballet Tucson pop-ups make dance accessible tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Community dance classes and free ballet performances start this weekend, and will run through May.

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Extension of Hobbs’ tribal relations office stalled by Az GOP senators tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The fate of the Governor’s Office of Tribal Relations is unclear after Arizona Senate Republicans refused to take up a bill allowing the office to continue operating after June that had received bipartisan backing in the House of Representatives.

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13 allegations of candidate petition signature forgery forwarded for possible criminal charges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Az Secretary of State’s Office has referred 13 cases of potential candidate petition signature fraud to the attorney general, including allegations that Republican Rep. Austin Smith personally forged voter signatures and forgeries allegedly by a petition circulator for Rep. Michele Peña.

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Who are the 5 unindicted co-conspirators in Az’s fake elector criminal case? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A grand jury indicted 18 people in a fake Arizona elector scheme to install Donald Trump as president after he lost the 2020 election, but the indictment also detailed the actions of five unnamed, unindicted co-conspirators, and context clues make it relatively easy to identify who they are.

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Valley fever disproportionately affects minority populations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Valley fever is an infection caused by fungus spores that live in the soil and dust in some areas of the southwestern U.S., and in Arizona, Hispanic, Native American and Black people are more likely to have severe Valley fever than white people.

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Arizona’s pushes space sector’s growth through education, collaboration, economy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona is the fifth-largest employer in aerospace and defense manufacturing, home to over 1,250 supply chain contributors, and the state has become the “global hot spot for emerging technologies and advanced manufacturing.”

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Last days: Shod with 84 years of Western tradition, Tucson's Stewart Boot Co. closing tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
After 53 years of bootmaking, Stewart Boot Company's owner Victor Borg prepares to close the doors. The Tucson business shod Hollywood stars and Southern Arizona cowboys alike, but will come to an end in the next few weeks.

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Over faculty dissent, UA taps ex-University of Florida administrator to be new provost tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite outspoken faculty opposition, Joseph Glover — a longtime mathematics professor and former high-level administrator for the University of Florida — was announced Friday as the new provost of the University of Arizona.

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