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Dueling student loan challenges could pave way for high court double header tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden brought another emergency application to the Supreme Court, fighting to unpack lower court roadblocks that are standing in the way of his student loan forgiveness plan.

Christmas playlist: The all-time best holiday songs tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
It might be getting just cold enough in Tucson to gather around the hearth, but here are some holiday songs to warm your heart whether you have a fireplace or not — and some to make you nod your head and play air guitar. With hours of music spread over dozens of songs, these Christmas classics will liven your spirits, even if we're not gathering in festive crowds again quite yet.

You're invited: Support local independent journalism at TucsonSentinel.com's holiday shindig tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 231st birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 13th (!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).

'Cardinal' Kolbe saw the big picture with an eye on the local tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
On a December night in 2006, I did an exit interview with Jim Kolbe. I knew he was smart. I didn't yet realize he was brilliant. He saw how the pieces fit together, and his intellect explained how he could be a total pain.

You're invited: Support local independent journalism at TucsonSentinel.com's holiday shindig tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 231st birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 13th (!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).

Jim Kolbe - Southern Arizona's 'congressman from central casting' for 22 years - dead at 80 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Jim Kolbe, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Tucson and Southern Arizona from 1985 to 2007, died Saturday at the age of 80.

Jim Kolbe - Southern Arizona's 'congressman from central casting' for 22 years - dead at 80 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Jim Kolbe, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who served Tucson and Southern Arizona from 1985 to 2007, died Saturday at the age of 80.

Hobbs: Prosecute Tom Crosby & Peggy Judd for delaying Cochise election canvass tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd - the Republican Cochise County supervisors who refused to certify the election results - should be investigated and criminally prosecuted, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said in a letter to state and county attorneys.

FactCheck: Posts mislead on number of Maricopa County Election Day votes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Online posts falsely claim that while 540,000 voters went to the polls in Maricopa County on Election Day, county officials only counted 248,000 ballots - but the total voters included people dropping off mail-in ballots - which are considered early votes - and provisional ballots that day.

Hand-count audits find no problems with Arizona ballot tabulators tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hand-count audits of the November election results in 12 Arizona counties found no problems with electronic ballot tabulators, but three counties didn’t conduct the post-election audits required by law.

Lawmakers: Ducey is breaking his promise to protect Arizona school funding tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers are demanding Gov. Ducey call a special session to allow the legislature to waive a spending cap that threatens to cut $1.4 billion in public school funding across the state, accusing him of dragging his feet despite clear lawmaker support and his own promises.

Justice Dep't tried to hide report warning that private border wall in Texas could collapse tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A private border wall built along the Rio Grande in South Texas could collapse during extreme flooding, according to a federally commissioned inspection report that the government sought to keep secret for more than a year.

Supreme Court takes up fight over Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to take up a legal battle between red states and President Joe Biden over debt forgiveness for student loan borrowers - keeping the program on pause - and will instead hear a full briefing on the case in February.

A record-setting number of women will serve in state legislatures in 2023 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A record number of women will soon serve in state legislatures, breaking the previous cap of female lawmakers by at least 69 seats and bringing total representation to more than 32%.

Pima women's soccer standouts Amparano, Gerhart & Buntin earn NJCAA All-American honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College women’s soccer standouts Angelina Amparano (Salpointe Catholic HS), Bri Gerhart (Tanque Verde HS) and Delaney Buntin (Cienega HS) earned national recognition for their play during the 2022 season as the NJCAA released its All-American list.

Appeals court halts special master review of Trump Mar-a-Lago records tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal appeals court unanimously reversed a Florida federal judge’s appointment of a special master to examine hundreds of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s home, ruling the lower court lacked jurisdiction to consider the request for an outside review.

Cochise County certifies election results after judge orders canvass tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After being ordered to do so by a judge just 90 minutes earlier, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday afternoon to certify its election results - though Peggy Judd remained defiant as she voted to canvass the election and Tom Crosby refused to attend.

Cochise County canvass election results after judge orders canvass tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After being ordered to do so by a judge just 90 minutes earlier, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday afternoon to certify its election results - though Peggy Judd remained defiant as she voted to canvass the election and Tom Crosby refused to attend.

Romero touts post-pandemic economic, climate efforts toward 'beautiful, thriving, resilient' Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: "Working together, we will achieve the just, equitable future we envision, where every single Tucsonan can live their best lives in our beautiful, thriving, resilient city." — Tucson Mayor Regina Romero

Romero touts post-pandemic economic, climate efforts toward 'beautiful, thriving, resilient' Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Working together, we will achieve the just, equitable future we envision, where every single Tucsonan can live their best lives in our beautiful, thriving, resilient city." — Tucson Mayor Regina Romero

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