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Supreme Court: No guns for those with DV restraining orders tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that prevents someone under a domestic violence restraining order from possessing firearms, with Justice Clarence Thomas casting the dissenting vote.

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Az hits record low unemployment but Biden hasn’t seen political payoff from emphasis on job growth tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s unemployment rate fell in May to its lowest rate ever recorded, reaching a seasonally adjusted 3.4% and falling below the previous record of 3.5%, but the job boom has yet to translate into popularity for President Joe Biden.

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Arizona hits record low unemployment but Biden hasn’t seen political payoff from emphasis on job growth & workers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s unemployment rate fell in May to its lowest rate ever recorded, reaching a seasonally adjusted 3.4% and falling below the previous record of 3.5%, but the job boom has yet to translate into popularity for President Joe Biden.

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Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Voters in as many as nine states could sidestep legislators and directly decide whether to expand access to abortion through citizen-led ballot initiatives, though GOP lawmakers have tightened signature requirements or raised the percentage of the vote required for initiatives to pass.

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Supreme Court upholds law barring those with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that prevents someone under a domestic violence restraining order from possessing firearms, with Justice Clarence Thomas casting the dissenting vote.

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Judge blocks use of opioid settlement money to balance Arizona’s budget deficit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A judge on Thursday blocked the transfer of $115 million from the state’s share of the national opioid settlement that legislators approved less than a week ago as a key component of balancing a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit.

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Democrats spend big hoping to snag two of Arizona’s congressional seats tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Democrats’ House campaign arm plans to inject $2.8 million into two battleground districts in Arizona, targeting U.S. Reps. David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani, who both won by narrow margins in 2022.

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Study highlights crucial role of gray wolves in ecosystem health amid conservation lawsuit tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Gray wolves maintain ecosystem balance in the western United States, researchers say in a new study bolstered by a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit filed earlier in the week calling for increased federal protections.

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Hobbs asks appeals court to reverse ruling that her agency director appointments broke the law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As she promised, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appealed a judge’s ruling that she violated state statute when she bypassed the Senate confirmation process for appointing directors of state agencies.

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4 new appointees to 3 Pima County school boards tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County School Superintendent Dustin J. Williams has made four new appointments to three local school boards. All four of the new governing board members will serve until the November election, in which they will have the chance to run for re-election.

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2 Phoenix men face federal charges for producing fake IDs, other documents tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two Phoenix-area men face federal charges after investigators said they allegedly produced fake IDs, including Social Security cards and permanent residency documents, officials said Thursday.

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Housing First needs volunteers to assemble care packages for Tucson's homeless tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson’s Housing First program is seeking volunteers to help put together care kits to be handed out to homeless residents across the city.

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Arizona repurposes 2 containers from border barrier to serve as Tucson cooling centers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cooling centers set up to help people escape Tucson's summer days are made from two old cargo containers, part of an effort to repurpose dozens of the steel boxes used as part of former Gov. Doug Ducey's ad-hoc border barrier.

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Tucson ethnobotanist & author Gary Paul Nabhan wins James Beard award tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Tucson ethnobotanist and author Gary Paul Nabhan won a James Beard award for his book "Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals," co-authored with restauranteur David Suro Piñera. His connection to the plant is multifaceted, much like the agave itself.

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Arizona repurposes 2 containers from border barrier to serve as cooling centers in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cooling centers set up to help people escape Tucson's summer days are made from two old cargo containers, part of an effort to repurpose dozens of the steel boxes used as part of former Gov. Doug Ducey's ad-hoc border barrier.

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Write-in candidate files for Pima County constable, but may not be eligible to run tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: A write-in candidate has filed to run for constable in Justice Precinct 9, which had zero candidates for the office after the incumbent was booted from the ballot. Gerard Acuña filed paperwork to run on June 10 — but in April he tried to run for constable in a different precinct, raising questions about his residency.

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SCOTUS upholds Trump tax, avoiding ‘fiscal calamity’ and wealth tax question tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a narrow ruling upholding a Trump-era tax law on unrealized gains from foreign corporations, avoiding broader constitutional questions around a wealth tax.

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Excessive heat warning for Tucson, Pima County on Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Southern Arizona will be under an excessive heat warning Thursday, as the Tucson metro area and parts of central Arizona continue to see temperatures up to 113 degrees during the heat wave.

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With 1864 abortion ban repealed, Az doctors don’t need emergency licenses in CA — but none have signed up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Through the end of November, Arizona doctors can get temporary licenses to perform abortions in California for Arizona patients - but so far no Arizona doctors have signed up after the urgency subsided when the state Legislature repealed the 1864 ban.

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With 1864 abortion ban repealed, Arizona doctors don’t need emergency licenses in California — but none have signed up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Through the end of November, Arizona doctors can get temporary licenses to perform abortions in California for Arizona patients - but so far no Arizona doctors have signed up after the urgency subsided when the state Legislature repealed the 1864 ban.

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