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U.S. House Judiciary’s debut hearing centers on blame for fentanyl smuggling tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee blamed the Biden administration for fentanyl drug smuggling at the U.S.-Mexico border - though most fentanyl is seized at ports of entry through screenings and not brought by migrants fleeing violence or economic hardship.

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Arizona House committee moves along 4 more election bills tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
House municipal oversight and elections committee Republicans unanimously pushed through four bills Wednesday evening that they say will improve the integrity of Arizona’s elections, while Democrats accused Republicans of pushing false claims of election fraud..

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Western wildfires destroyed 246% more buildings over past decade – scientists explain why tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A new study shows a 246% increase in the number of homes and structures destroyed by wildfires in the contiguous Western U.S. between the past two decades, revealing increasing vulnerability to wildfire disasters.

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Western wildfires destroyed 246% more buildings over past decade – scientists explain what’s changing tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A new study shows a 246% increase in the number of homes and structures destroyed by wildfires in the contiguous Western U.S. between the past two decades, revealing increasing vulnerability to wildfire disasters.

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Groundhog Day: Bing! tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Every Feb. 2, it's time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Let's just not think about doing 2020 all over again. Or 2021. Or even 2022.

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Henely ties for 1st as Pima men's golf shoots 13-under at Chandler-Gilbert meet tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s golf team opened the 2023 season on Monday and Tuesday as part of the Chandler-Gilbert Invitational held at the Las Colinas Golf Club in Queen Creek.

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Tucson giving $4.3M incentives to battery makers, who promise 75 manufacturing jobs, $1.4B local investments tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson will reimburse $4 million in tax revenue to American Battery Factory and $300,000 to Sion Power if both companies create dozens of manufacturing jobs with the new factories they'll building during the next five years.

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What we stand for at TucsonSentinel.com tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Journalism is best when pursued with purpose. As an independent mission-driven nonprofit, the Tucson Sentinel.com tackles our community's biggest issues. We shine a light on this town because we love it.

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Arizona considers doomed GOP bathroom bill, advocates warn of harm from continued anti-trans rhetoric tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new proposal introduced by a GOP lawmaker with a history of anti-trans legislation seeks to mandate that public schools provide an alternate option to people who are “unwilling or unable” to use the multi-occupancy restroom or locker room that matches their biological sex.

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Southwest Gas recruited elected officials to back its rate increase, records show tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved a natural gas rate hike on Jan. 10, in part because of misrepresentations of the intent of consumer advocates involved in the process that public records show Southwest Gas helped organize.

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Super Bowl LVII: The teams are set & so are betting lines, ticket prices tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
After 26 weeks of training camp, preseason, regular season and playoff games, the stage has finally been set for the fourth Arizona Super Bowl in NFL history, with State Farm Stadium in Glendale hosting the first matchup of No. 1 seeds from each conference since 2017.

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Super Bowl LVII: The teams are set & so are betting lines, ticket prices tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
After 26 weeks of training camp, preseason, regular season and playoff games, the stage has finally been set for the fourth Arizona Super Bowl in NFL history, with State Farm Stadium in Glendale hosting the first matchup of No. 1 seeds from each conference since 2017.

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Az lawmakers, some reluctantly, take first steps to address school spending limit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With less than a month to go before schools are forced to cut $1.4 billion from their budgets, Arizona lawmakers took the first step towards addressing the problem on Tuesday — although some made sure to say they had reservations about doing so.

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In a pickle: Major League Pickleball launches season in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
As pickleball has taken the country by storm and its surging popularity has attracted the attention - and investments - of some of the biggest stars in sports, Major League Pickleball officially kicked off its 2023 season this past weekend at the Legacy Sports Complex in Mesa.

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Arizona, other states propose Colorado River cuts; California pushes back tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Federal officials said they will consider a plan by Arizona and five other Colorado River basin states on how to further cut water consumption, even though the biggest user in the basin – California – has not signed off on it.

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A Black history primer on African Americans' fight for equality tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As dozens of GOP-controlled state legislatures across the U.S. have either considered or enacted laws restricting how race is taught in public schools, numerous stories have been published over the years exploring the rich terrain of Black history.

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GOP bill to bar 'critical race theory' from Arizona schools advances tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the third time in as many years, Arizona lawmakers are trying to pass legislation that would ban so-called “critical race theory” in public schools, though the measure stands virtually no chance of becoming law with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in the executive office.

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After missing a federal grant, Arizona lawmakers look to fully fund I-10 widening project tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After the Federal Highway Administration passed over Arizona’s bid for a $360 million grant to widen I-10 between Chandler and Casa Grande, Republican lawmakers are proposing not waiting for federal funds and instead pay for the project solely with state tax dollars.

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Critics: Republican election proposals confusing, contradictory, unnecessary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A group of election reform bills that Republicans say would make elections more secure and speed up results would actually make voting more difficult and time consuming, and are solutions to nonexistent problems, critics said Monday.

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GOP-backed 'skinny budget' clears first hurdle in Arizona spending showdown with Hobbs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican budget proposal sold as a continuation of last year's bipartisan budget while lawmakers head into what will likely be heated debates and economic uncertainty passed its first hurdle Tuesday morning.

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