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Hobbs signs executive order establishing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031023_mmip_task_force/hobbs-signs-executive-order-establishing-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-peoples-task-force/
For the first time in history, an Arizona governor signed an executive order to officially establish a task force focused on addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis.
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Peterson Zah, former Navajo chairman & the tribe’s first president, dies at 85 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030923_peterson_zah_obit/peterson-zah-former-navajo-chairman-tribes-first-president-dies-85/
Former Navajo President, 85, Peterson Zah, died Tuesday at his home in Window Rock, Arizona, after a lengthy illness.
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Hobbs vetoes bill that banned 'critical race theory' in Arizona schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031023_crt_veto/hobbs-vetoes-bill-that-banned-critical-race-theory-arizona-schools/
Gov. Katie Hobbs has issued her 16th veto, nixing a bill that would have banned the teaching of critical race theory in Arizona schools.
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Inside the 'private and confidential' conservative group that promises to 'crush liberal dominance' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031023_leo_federalist_teneo/inside-private-and-confidential-conservative-group-that-promises-crush-liberal-dominance/
Leonard Leo, the longtime Federalist Society leader who helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, has moved on to the Teneo Network, a little-known group he called “networks of conservatives that can roll back” liberal influence.
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School notification bill could mean bullying for sex offender’s children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031023_school_notification_bill/school-notification-bill-could-mean-bullying-sex-offenders-children/
One proponent of a bill in the Arizona legislature that would require sex offenders to notify their child’s school of their sex offender status says that a parent’s right to know trump’s that child’s right not to be ostracized or bullied.
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Progressive agriculture groups rally for land access, climate-smart policies in farm bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030923_farm_bill/progressive-agriculture-groups-rally-land-access-climate-smart-policies-farm-bill/
Farmers and leaders from more than 20 progressive agricultural groups gathered this week to march on the U.S. Capitol, and promote climate solutions and underserved producers as priority issues for lawmakers in the upcoming farm bill.
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Flagstaff issues resolution to support abortion access, asks lawmakers to repeal anti-abortion laws https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030923_flagstaff_abortion/flagstaff-issues-resolution-support-abortion-access-asks-lawmakers-repeal-anti-abortion-laws/
Following the lead of Tucson and Phoenix, Flagstaff is now the third Arizona city to pass a resolution in support of abortion access, in protest of statewide restrictions.
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House passes bill aimed at speeding up search for missing foster kids https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030923_foster_kids_search_bill/house-passes-bill-aimed-speeding-up-search-missing-foster-kids/
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a that bill would require the Department of Child Safety to begin making notifications within 24 hours of a child’s disappearance, with the hope of locating missing children before they are found dead.
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Republicans push to allow concealed guns onto Arizona school campuses https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030923_gop_schools_ccw/republicans-push-allow-concealed-guns-onto-arizona-school-campuses/
A trio of GOP gun measures won approval from lawmakers Wednesday, including legalizing silencers and muzzle suppressors and a measure that would allow people with concealed weapon permits to bring firearms onto Arizona school campuses.
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9th Circuit takes up claims of anti-gay harassment at University of Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030923_ua_title_ix_lawsuit/9th-circuit-takes-up-claims-anti-gay-harassment-university-arizona/
A Ninth Circuit panel will decide whether homophobic slurs used against a former University of Arizona student-athlete counted as sexual harassment under Title IX, which hinges on whether those he said harassed him actually believed he was gay.
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As COVID protections end, patients classified as 'medically needy' fear new barriers to care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030823_pandemic_relief/as-covid-protections-end-patients-classified-as-medically-needy-fear-new-barriers-care/
As pandemic-era benefits end, some 600,000 Arizonans are set to be removed from the Medicaid rolls next year - a situation causing distress to many who are certainly at risk of being disenrolled and also those who may fall just over the income threshold to qualify for Medicaid.
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Arizona fight of Biden vaccine mandate gets 9th Circuit treatment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030823_vax_mandate_fight/arizona-fight-biden-vaccine-mandate-gets-9th-circuit-treatment/
A Ninth Circuit panel took up the question of whether the Biden administration's COVID vaccine mandate exceeded the executive branch's authority after then-Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sued the Biden administration over rules regulating private employers.
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'Anybody with a set of clippers': Pet groomers are totally unregulated in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030823_pet_groomer_regulations/anybody-with-set-clippers-pet-groomers-are-totally-unregulated-arizona/
In Arizona, and in the rest of the country, there are no no licensing requirements on who can become a pet groomer and no regulatory boards that oversee pet grooming businesses - now, owners are fighting are fighting to ensure their pet's health and safety.
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West’s forests are struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could help https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030823_wildfire_recovery_op/wests-forests-are-struggling-recover-from-wildfires-8211-altering-how-fires-burn-could-help/
Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West, and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms - however, new research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn.
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West’s forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires – altering how fires burn could help https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030823_wildfire_recovery_op/wests-forests-are-increasingly-struggling-recover-from-wildfires-8211-altering-how-fires-burn-could-help/
Wildfires and severe drought are killing trees at an alarming rate across the West, and forests are struggling to recover as the planet warms - however, new research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn.
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Arizona GOP proposal that would make fentanyl deaths first-degree murder moves forward https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030823_fentanyl_death_bill/arizona-gop-proposal-that-would-make-fentanyl-deaths-first-degree-murder-moves-forward/
Fentanyl dealers linked to an overdose death could face the death penalty under a Arizona Republican proposal that critics say will also sweep up drug addicts and send them to death row.
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Phoenix City Council bans 'source of income' discrimination for renters, home buyers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030823_phx_income_renters/phoenix-city-council-bans-source-income-discrimination-renters-home-buyers/
Joining Tucson, the Phoenix City Council has also given overwhelming approval to a measure that would prevent landlords and property owners from discriminating against renters or buyers who rely on public assistance for income.
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This International Women’s Day, U.S. anti-abortion laws violate human rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/030823_womens_day_abortion/this-international-womens-day-us-anti-abortion-laws-violate-human-rights/
Ahead of International Women’s Day, hundreds of U.S. and global human rights groups have asked the United Nations to intervene on behalf of the millions of women in the U.S. who have been left without access to legal abortion and vital forms of reproductive health care.
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Why Arizona’s attorney general is suing Cochise County for giving its recorder control over elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030823_mayes_cochise_lawsuit/why-arizonas-attorney-general-suing-cochise-county-giving-its-recorder-control-over-elections/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing Cochise County for giving its recorder near-full control over the county’s elections, arguing county supervisors weren’t clear enough that they still have the final say over certain decisions.
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Don’t let the Right’s dangerous attacks on trans people go unchallenged https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030823_trans_cpac_op/dont-let-rights-dangerous-attacks-trans-people-go-unchallenged/
The right-wing war on transgender and gender non-conforming people has escalated to a new, very dangerous level. Last weekend at CPAC, Michael Knowles railed against transgender people, telling the crowd, “For the good of society, transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely.” The people in attendance applauded as he smirked.
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