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Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed loosening the illegal status of marijuana at the federal level – but that doesn’t mean the federal government now condones recreational or medicinal use in the many states - such as Arizona - that have legalized the drug.

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LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws have broad public support. So why doesn’t Arizona have one? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The fight to pass an anti-discrimination bill is now more than twenty years old in Arizona, and though twenty-two states now have comprehensive LGBTQ+ civil rights laws on the books, Arizona is not one of them.

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As Democrats push to help ‘Dreamers,’ GOP immigration priorities lie elsewhere tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats on Capitol Hill have long called for a pathway to permanent residency for Dreamers, but Republicans contend that now is not the time to consider an effort to protect undocumented youth, pointing to what they said is a more urgent need to crack down on illegal immigration.

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Deaf community is divided over how cochlear implants affect deaf identity & culture tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cochlear implants have been available in the U.S. since 1961, but the deaf community is divided over whether getting a cochlear implant undermines deaf identity and culture.

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Arizona lawmakers advance immigration resolution despite racism claims tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers from the state Senate military affairs and public safety committee and the House judiciary committee approved a voter resolution establishing illegal border entry as a state crime amid racial profiling and constitutionality concerns.

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Maricopa County Republicans censured Az Supreme Court because it rejected election lawsuits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Maricopa County GOP censured all seven of Arizona’s Supreme court justices for “failure to perform their duties fairly and impartially” because they rejected bids by Kari Lake and Abe Hamadeh to overturn the 2022 election and allowed a defamation case against Lake to continue.

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Troubled Pima County Constable Vasquez resigns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Troubled Pima County Constable Oscar Vasquez, already suspended without pay, turned in his resignation this week.

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Troubled Pima County Constable Vasquez resigns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Troubled Pima County Constable Oscar Vasquez, already suspended without pay, turned in his resignation this week.

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TikTok sues feds over ‘obviously unconstitutional’ potential ban tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
TikTok filed a lawsuit in a bid to block recently passed legislation that would force the application to be divested from Chinese parent-company ByteDance or be banned in the United States.

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Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care & suffer avoidable harm tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As medical workers who staff emergency rooms contend with ER boarding, adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care - and seniors may encounter boarding more often than other patients.

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Arizona Legislature challenges campaign spending law in appeals court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona GOP legislators Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma appeared before the state court of appeals to again challenge a voter-backed campaign finance disclosure law they say violates the state constitution.

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Tips for wearing Native regalia at graduation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Graduation ceremonies will soon kick off across the country, and with it, a growing trend among Native students to wear traditional regalia. The Native American Rights Fund offers advice to students, and tribal leaders, in hopes of ensuring a smooth and celebratory day.

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Az Supreme Court to decide if Cook stays on Republican primary ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers case challenging the validity of hundreds of signatures collected by her opponent Republican Rep. David Cook to qualify for the July primary will be determined by a ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court.

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Judge indefinitely postpones trial in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, will not schedule a trial on Espionage Act charges until the summer, after she has considered the pretrial motions and other issues.

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Judge rejects neighbors' lawsuit over homeless camp in Tucson's Navajo Wash tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Pima County judge rejected a lawsuit over a homeless encampment in Navajo Wash, ruling Tucson city officials were not responsible for the "public nuisance" created by people living in the Midtown wash.

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Colorado River Indian Tribes sign historic water rights settlement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tribal, federal, and state leaders gathered on the Colorado River Indian Tribe’s reservation to celebrate the signing of a historic water rights settlement that clears the way for the tribe to finally be recognized as a central party in all decisions regarding their rights to the Colorado River.

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California bill granting Az doctors abortion access still needed, supporters say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A bill that would allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions for their patients in California passed out of a state Assembly committee, but to become effective immediately after the governor signs it, the bill must pass both the Assembly and Senate with a two-thirds majority.

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How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons - including the fact that there are real conspiracies - but even if hidden forces really are at work in the world, there are ways to vet a claim you’ve seen or heard.

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Businesses struggle to adjust as FTC rule bans noncompete agreements tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to invalidate virtually all employee noncompete agreements will mean big changes in the workplace as businesses seek new ways to protect themselves against employees taking valuable information when they leave to join a rival.

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Anthony Kern can no longer use broadcast facilities after using them to join a pro-Hitler talk show tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern is no longer allowed to access legislative broadcast equipment after he used the Senate’s broadcast studio to appear on a far-right talk show last week with a host who has declared Adolf Hitler a “hero.”

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