8 Az Supreme Court applicants advance to screening panel interviews https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112524_az_supreme_court/8-az-supreme-court-applicants-advance-screening-panel-interviews/
A panel that screens judicial hopefuls winnowed down the applicants to fill a vacant seat on the Arizona Supreme Court to eight semi-finalists on Friday.
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Trump still has not signed critical transition agreements allowing access to agencies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112524_trump_transition/trump-still-has-not-signed-critical-transition-agreements-allowing-access-agencies/
Less than two months before being sworn into office, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to sign the presidential transition paperwork that unlocks critical clearances, information and access to White House resources for his transition team.
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Big A's: Good things afoot in Tucson, bond rating agency says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112424_bond_rating_op/big-as-good-things-afoot-tucson-bond-rating-agency-says/
Moody's just upgraded Tucson city government's outlook to "positive" from "stable" in large part because our local economy is better than the rest of the country's. We're experiencing faster growth, which means savings on bond rates and thus our taxes.
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Arizona Office of Tourism director resigns amid conflict of interest allegations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112524_urias_resignation/arizona-office-tourism-director-resigns-amid-conflict-interest-allegations/
Lisa Urias, the pick to head the Arizona Office of Tourism, tendered her resignation following a report that revealed a relative of the head of her communications agency was hired to help design the state’s new logo, and Urias Communications was awarded a multi-year contract.
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Pima County officials: Unclear how Prop 312's property tax refunds for homeless impacts will work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112524_prop_312_pima/pima-county-officials-unclear-how-prop-312s-property-tax-refunds-homeless-impacts-will-work/
Starting next year, Arizonans could receive a refund on their property taxes if they can prove their city allowed loitering, camping and drug use by homeless people nearby — but local officials are not yet sure how that'll work.
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Marana Mayor Ed Honea dies at 77; helped helm town for 4 decades https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112224_honea_obit/marana-mayor-ed-honea-dies-77-helped-helm-town-4-decades/
Updated: Marana Mayor Ed Honea died Friday at age 77. The longtime political figure had served on the Town Council for nearly four decades.
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Abortion foes strategize to get Trump to ban some abortions while keeping his pledge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112524_federal_abortion_ban/abortion-foes-strategize-get-trump-ban-some-abortions-while-keeping-his-pledge/
Though many anti-abortion leaders are skeptical of President-elect Donald Trump’s commitment to their cause, they say they are willing to compromise to maintain influence, and some groups are strategizing how to end-run Trump’s campaign pledge not to enact any federal abortion bans.
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Big A's: Good things a-foot in Tucson, bond rating agency says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112424_bond_rating_op/big-as-good-things-a-foot-tucson-bond-rating-agency-says/
Moody's just upgraded Tucson city government's outlook to "positive" from "stable" in large part because our local economy is better than the rest of the country's. We're experiencing faster growth, which means savings on bond rates and thus our taxes.
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What would it mean if Trump dismantles the U.S. Department of Education? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112124_trump_education_op/what-would-it-mean-if-trump-dismantles-us-department-education/
The Republican Party has repeatedly called for eliminating the Education Department, which oversees a range of programs and initiatives, and the GOP may opt to pursue a series of proposals they see as feasible and impactful, while still furthering their bigger-picture education agenda.
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‘Cultural shift’ of young voters favored Donald Trump in 2024 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112324_young_voter_swing/cultural-shift-young-voters-favored-donald-trump-2024-election/
The outcome of the 2024 election has a familiar look to 2020 - and now, a massive swing has led to what some are calling “the greatest comeback in political history.”
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Kelly & Sinema need to move on PRESS Act to protect journalism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112324_press_act_op/kelly-sinema-need-move-press-act-protect-journalism/
49 states including Arizona have protections for reporter’s sources and notes. This hasn’t existed at the federal level,, but the PRESS Act — already unanimously passed by the House — would codify a shield law. The Senate needs to take action now.
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Marana Mayor Ed Honea dies at 77; helped helm town for 4 decades https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112224_honea_obit/marana-mayor-ed-honea-dies-77-helped-helm-town-4-decades/
Marana Mayor Ed Honea died Friday at age 77. The longtime political figure had served on the Town Council for nearly four decades.
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Trump wants 10K more Border Patrol agents - high turnover has stymied far more modest growth targets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_cbp_trump/trump-wants-10k-more-border-patrol-agents-high-turnover-has-stymied-far-more-modest-growth-targets/
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents as part of a crackdown on immigration - but that may be a tall order.
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NY judge indefinitely delays Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_trump_sentencing/ny-judge-indefinitely-delays-donald-trumps-hush-money-sentencing/
President-elect Donald Trump’s November sentencing in his Manhattan criminal case has been indefinitely suspended, after a joint request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to stay the proceedings so they can determine whether Trump can be sentenced at all.
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Backpage co-founder granted bail pending appeal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112224_backpage_bail/backpage-co-founder-granted-bail-pending-appeal/
A 9th Circuit panel granted former newspaperman and Backpage.com owner Michael Lacey bail pending appeal of a five-year prison sentence he received in August for laundering money earned from classified ads selling prostitution on his website.
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After ‘counting ballots faster than we ever have,’ Maricopa County certified its election results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112224_maricopa_certification/after-counting-ballots-faster-than-we-ever-have-maricopa-county-certified-its-election-results/
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certified results of the general election Thursday afternoon, clearing the way for recounts to officially begin.
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Trump wants 10,000 more Border Patrol agents - high turnover has stymied far more modest growth targets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_cbp_trump/trump-wants-10000-more-border-patrol-agents-high-turnover-has-stymied-far-more-modest-growth-targets/
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents as part of a crackdown on immigration - but that may be a tall order.
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Donald Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they ‘must kill’ journalist shield law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_trump_journalists/donald-trump-tells-us-senate-republicans-they-must-kill-journalist-shield-law/
President-elect Donald Trump ordered congressional Republicans to block a broadly popular bill to protect press freedoms, likely ending any chance of the U.S. Senate clearing the legislation.
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Trump nominates former Florida AG Pam Bondi as attorney general https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112224_ag_bondi/trump-nominates-former-florida-ag-pam-bondi-as-attorney-general/
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be his next U.S. attorney general, just hours after his initial pick Matt Gaetz withdrew his bid.
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Aztec men fall in NJCAA national semifinal to Northeast CC on penalty kicks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112124_pcc_mens_soccer/aztec-men-fall-njcaa-national-semifinal-northeast-cc-penalty-kicks/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team played in its NJCAA Division II National Semifinals game on Thursday against Northeast Community College at Joe Davis Stadium.
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