The IRS hasn’t released nearly half a million nonprofit tax records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122722_irs_nonprofit_tax_records/the-irs-hasnt-released-nearly-half-million-nonprofit-tax-records/
If you’re trying to evaluate a charity this year, you might have a hard time as the IRS is behind on releasing Form 990s, limiting access to key financial information the public uses to evaluate the nation’s tax-exempt companies.
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Tribes need tax revenue. States keep taking it. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122722_tribal_tax_revenue/tribes-need-tax-revenue-states-keep-taking-it/
Courts have protected states’ ability to tax most economic interactions between tribal-run entities and non-tribal companies or individuals, a modern version of wealth extraction, treating tribes as lesser entities whose sovereignty can be ignored.
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It’s electric: ADOT planning statewide network of EV chargers along Arizona interstates https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122722_ev_charger_expansion/its-electric-adot-planning-statewide-network-ev-chargers-along-arizona-interstates/
Electric vehicle drivers across Arizona can expect more chargers on interstate highways in the next few years thanks to $76.5 million in funding via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was signed into law in November 2021.
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Estudiantes afroamericanos y latinos son suspendidos más por faltar a clase https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122722_school_suspensions_disparities_esp/estudiantes-afroamericanos-y-latinos-son-suspendidos-mas-por-faltar-clase/
Los estudiantes de Arizona son suspendidos por no presentarse a clase, y los datos muestran que los estudiantes negros, latinos y nativos americanos con frecuencia están sobrerrepresentados entre los que no pueden asistir a clases por faltar a clase.
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe to get back cultural land near Grant & I-10 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122722_yaqui_land_return/pascua-yaqui-tribe-get-back-cultural-land-near-grant-i-10/
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is getting a portion of land back in Tucson that is culturally significant to the tribe after the U.S. Senate passed the Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act.
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Claytoonz: Happy birthday, Jesus! https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122622_claytoonz_christmas/claytoonz-happy-birthday-jesus/
You can’t convince people you’re a Christian or love the messages of Jesus when you’re hurting the most vulnerable for a political stunt.
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Already struggling, farmers face another challenge with diesel shortage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122622_farmers_diesel/already-struggling-farmers-face-another-challenge-with-diesel-shortage/
As if this year hasn’t been rough enough on the agriculture community, farmers can now add “global diesel shortage” to their hardship bingo card for 2022.
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As police officers quit the profession in droves, an opportunity for change emerges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122622_police_recruiting/as-police-officers-quit-profession-droves-opportunity-change-emerges/
Police departments across the country are hemorrhaging officers faster than recruiters can find qualified applicants.
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No evidence flu vaccine increases strep A infections, contrary to online claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122622_flu_vaccine_strep/no-evidence-flu-vaccine-increases-strep-infections-contrary-online-claims/
Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray flu vaccines, as social media posts baselessly suggest. Flu vaccination may even indirectly prevent strep A.
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Take tired Tannenbaums to Tucson TreeCycle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122622_treecycle/take-tired-tannenbaums-tucson-treecycle/
Christmas trees collected at 10 sites around Tucson will be turned into compost for city parks.
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Inmigrantes detenidos en centros enfrentan riesgo de COVID como al inicio de la pandemia https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122622_migrant_detention_covid_esp/inmigrantes-detenidos-en-centros-enfrentan-riesgo-de-covid-como-al-inicio-de-la-pandemia/
Para aproximadamente 30,000 personas que viven en espacios cerrados en la red de instalaciones de inmigración del país, COVID sigue siendo una amenaza siempre presente.
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Detainees dread COVID while awaiting immigration hearings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122622_migrant_detention_covid/detainees-dread-covid-while-awaiting-immigration-hearings/
Across the country, the chance of developing severe illness or dying from COVID has fallen - but for the roughly 30,000 people living in close quarters in the country’s network of immigration facilities, COVID remains an ever-present threat.
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MMIP study committee produces list of recommendations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122622_mmip_study/mmip-study-committee-produces-list-recommendations/
After hearing from Indigenous community members about how the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples crisis has impacted them, the Arizona House Ad Hoc Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples outlined new recommendations for addressing the issue.
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After overwhelming voter OK, Arizona political ‘dark money’ law hailed as model https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122622_prop_211_impact/after-overwhelming-voter-ok-arizona-political-dark-money-law-hailed-as-model/
It could be months before the impact of Proposition 211 is seen in Arizona, but experts are already hailing the new law aimed at exposing “dark money” in politics as a model for the rest of the nation.
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Claytoonz: NORAD doxxing Santa? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122422_doxxing_santa/claytoonz-norad-doxxing-santa/
I don’t know why, but I love NORAD’s Santa Tracker. I open it on Christmas eve and watch Santa and his reindeer fly around the planet. Maybe it’s because I’m a geography buff or I just love the imagination with it.
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Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on Christmas story https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122122_nativity_manger_op/nativity-sets-around-world-show-each-cultures-take-christmas-story/
Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and around the world, it is common to see particular cultural and religious traditions incorporated into the Nativity scene.
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Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on Christmas story https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122122_nativity_manger_op/nativity-sets-around-world-show-each-cultures-take-christmas160story/
Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and around the world, it is common to see particular cultural and religious traditions incorporated into the Nativity scene.
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How Mrs. Claus embodied 19th-century debates about women’s rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122321_mrs_claus_womens_rights/how-mrs-claus-embodied-19th-century-debates-womens-rights/
The writers who created Mrs. Claus were not just interested in filling in the blanks of Santa’s personal life - the poems and stories about Mrs. Claus spoke to women’s central role in the Christmas holiday and also provided a canvas to explore contemporary debates about gender.
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How to deal with holiday stress, Danish-style https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121522_holiday_stress_op/how-deal-with-holiday-stress-danish-style/
The holidays often involve jubilant gift exchanges, renewed connections with family and friends, and treasured traditions, but can also be accompanied by a host of stressors - perhaps people can find balance by taking a few cultural cues from the Danes.
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How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus, gifts & a tree https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121622_christmas_traditions_op/how-christmas-became-american-holiday-tradition-with-santa-claus-gifts-a160tree/
While Europeans participated in religious ceremonies to celebrate the birth of Jesus for centuries, Christmas trees and gift-giving on Dec. 24 in Germany did not spread to other European Christian cultures until the end of the 18th century and came to North America in the 1830s.
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