Navajo VP Richelle Montoya wants full report on sexual harassment investigation made public https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121824_montoya_investigation/navajo-vp-richelle-montoya-wants-full-report-sexual-harassment-investigation-made-public/
After the announcement that the preliminary investigation of the sexual harassment allegations she voiced against her boss would require no future investigation, Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya said she wants the full report to be released.
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Az Supreme Court rules illegally obtained DNA evidence would have been discovered eventually https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121824_dna_supreme_court/az-supreme-court-rules-illegally-obtained-dna-evidence-would-have-been-discovered-eventually/
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that, even though police violated a murder suspect’s constitutional rights by analyzing his stored blood sample without a warrant, the DNA evidence can still be used against him because of an exception in search and seizure law.
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Speaker Johnson defends short-term spending patch as clock ticks toward shutdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121824_congress_spending/speaker-johnson-defends-short-term-spending-patch-as-clock-ticks-toward-shutdown/
Facing complaints about an end-of-year budget extension that includes additional funding for disaster relief and farm aid, the House speaker Mike Johnson argued that the measure would merely keep the government afloat into the new year.
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Max Majerle scores 24 as Pima men win by 99 points https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121624_pcc_mens_basketball/max-majerle-scores-24-as-pima-men-win-by-99-points/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (12-0) dominated their game on Monday against UTU Academy in a non-conference matchup.
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Commission sends Hobbs 7 suggestions for new Pima County Superior Court judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_pima_court_hobbs/commission-sends-hobbs-7-suggestions-new-pima-county-superior-court-judge/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs will pick the next Pima County Superior Court judge from among seven candidates recommended by a judicial screening panel.
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Pima CAN! — County touts coming Climate Action Now site https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_pima_can/pima-can-county-touts-coming-climate-action-now-site/
Pima County plans to launch a comprehensive climate website called Pima CAN!, where the public can access updates on the county’s Priority Climate Action Plan and general resources.
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Half of Az teachers are thinking about changing careers because of low pay, new study finds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_teacher_pay/half-az-teachers-are-thinking-changing-careers-low-pay-new-study-finds/
More than half of public school teachers in Arizona say they may leave the profession in the next two years if working conditions don’t improve, according to a new study examining the state’s teacher shortage crisis.
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FTC bans ‘junk fees’ for event tickets, hotels https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121724_ftc_junk_fees/ftc-bans-junk-fees-event-tickets-hotels/
The Federal Trade Commission is banning hidden fees charged for event tickets and hotel stays, citing a recent rise in customer complaints of bait-and-switch pricing.
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Hundreds of trees found cut near Madera Canyon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_madera_trees/hundreds-trees-found-cut-near-madera-canyon/
The U.S. Forest Service is investigating the cutting, slashing and removal of hundreds of young ponderosa trees in the Coronado National Forest near Madera Canyon, possibly stretching back two years.
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Investigation finds Navajo Prez Nygren didn’t sexually harass his VP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_nygren_harassment/investigation-finds-navajo-prez-nygren-didnt-sexually-harass-his-vp/
After an eight-month investigation, sexual harassment claims that Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya made against Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren are “not warranted,” according to the preliminary investigation released Monday by the tribe’s attorney general.
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Navajo Nation Council removes AG Ethel Branch from her post https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_branch_removal/navajo-nation-council-removes-ag-ethel-branch-from-her-post/
The Navajo Nation Council fired Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch during a special session held on Monday, though the removal measure did not outline the reasons for removing Branch from her post.
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Trump backs polio vaccine but won’t commit to others, attacks media https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121724_trump_vaccines/trump-backs-polio-vaccine-but-wont-commit-others-attacks-media/
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to keep the polio vaccine available throughout his presidency, but didn’t extend that protection to other vaccines, and doubled down on his grievances with news organizations - though he left many questions about his agenda unanswered.
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Judge won’t toss Trump hush money conviction on presidential immunity grounds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121724_trump_immunity/judge-wont-toss-trump-hush-money-conviction-presidential-immunity-grounds/
A New York judge declined to toss President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction after Trump claimed he should be immune from prosecution due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling for broad presidential immunity.
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DOJ: Arizona Department of Child Safety discriminates against disabled parents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121724_child_safety_discrimination/doj-arizona-department-child-safety-discriminates-against-disabled-parents/
The Arizona Department of Child Safety is engaged in a pattern of discrimination against parents and children with disabilities, the U.S. Justice Department said in a letter of findings released Monday afternoon.
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TikTok asks Supreme Court to block government ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121724_scotus_tiktok/tiktok-asks-supreme-court-block-government-ban/
All eyes are on the Supreme Court after TikTok filed an emergency appeal Monday challenging a ban on the popular social site, but there’s no guarantee the justices will emerge as the app’s savior.
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Marana to throw up hurdles for data centers, Pima Supes to appoint constable https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121624_agenda_marana_data_op/marana-throw-up-hurdles-data-centers-pima-supes-appoint-constable/
In Marana, the town council wants to revise it's zoning rules to force all data centers to be subject to an actual rezoning. Plus, the Pima Supes look at appointing a new constable, more PACC funding, and inmate health care, while Rio Nuevo checks out plans for yet another Downtown concert spot.
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Volunteers needed for annual Tucson homeless point-in-time count https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121624_volunteers_homeless_count/volunteers-needed-annual-tucson-homeless-point-in-time-count/
Around 360 volunteers are needed for January's point-in-time count, part of an annual effort to survey how many people are homeless in Pima County.
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Pima County Republican Party elects new leadership https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121624_gop_leadership/pima-county-republican-party-elects-new-leadership/
Kathleen Winn is the new chair of the Pima County Republican Party
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D.C. Circuit rejects TikTok effort to freeze looming ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121624_tiktok_ban/dc-circuit-rejects-tiktok-effort-freeze-looming-ban/
A D.C. Circuit panel denied TikTok’s request to pause an impeding ban, setting up an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court with less than five weeks before the ban takes effect.
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Who are the Arizona voters without proof of citizenship? They may surprise you. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121624_voter_citizenship/who-are-arizona-voters-without-proof-citizenship-they-may-surprise-you/
As lawmakers across the country consider requiring documented proof of U.S. citizenship to vote, Arizona’s voter roll provides clues as to which voters will struggle to provide it.
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