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Labor exploitation of unaccompanied migrant children probed at U.S. House hearing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House members in a hearing questioned the head of a federal agency in charge of unaccompanied migrant children about multiple reports of their exploitation as workers in U.S. meatpacking plants and elsewhere.

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Arizona legislature 100 days into session filled with vetoes & partisan fighting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As the Arizona legislature reached its 100-day mark on Tuesday, lawmakers have yet to reach a budget deal and it has proven to be one of the most trying legislative sessions for Capitol veterans and newcomers alike.

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Az Senate bill could expand Medicaid coverage for cochlear implants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Senate has passed a bill that would revive coverage of cochlear implants for anyone at least 21 years old who is covered for health and medical services under Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System.

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Arizona Senate bill could expand cochlear implant state Medicaid coverage tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Senate has passed a bill that would revive coverage of cochlear implants for anyone at least 21 years old who is covered for health and medical services under Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System.

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Arizona tribal gaming contributions up 20% over last year, nearing $2 billion mark since 2004 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tribal gaming in Arizona is setting records through the first quarter of 2023, and the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 produced $27,607,589 for the Arizona Benefits Fund, a 19.9% increase from the same quarter in 2022, with contributions are closing in on $2 billion since 2004.

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Claytoonz: Hold my trans beer tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
In Florida, a drag queen might have a difficult time enjoying a Bud Light, as Ron DeSantis has made it a mission to revoke liquor licenses from establishments that host drag shows where children are allowed.

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Dominion settles defamation case against Fox News for $787.5 million tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems ironed out details of a blockbuster settlement while a packed courtroom waited for the first day of the defamation trial to begin.

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Arizona Republicans want to reinstate Liz Harris after expulsion tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican officials in her legislative district want former state Rep. Liz Harris to fill her own vacant Arizona House of Representatives seat, after she was expelled from the chamber last week.

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Hobbs vetoes attempts to bring more guns into schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed two GOP measures aimed at firearms and schools, one of which would’ve allowed parents to carry concealed weapons on campus and the other would have allowed for the NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program to be taught in state schools.

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EPA’s 'Waters' rule fluid, as courts block enforcement in 26 states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After a years-long fight between presidential administrations over the Clean Water Act, the on-again, off-again struggle over the Waters of the United States rule is on again. And off again, depending on what state you live in.

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Arizona comienza a sacar a miles de personas de Medicaid, enviándolas a otros tipos de atención médica tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
AHCCCS alienta a los destinatarios a verificar la información de contacto y estar atentos a la correspondencia a medida que Arizona comienza a eliminar a las personas de las listas de Medicaid este mes, un proceso que podría sacar del plan a más de 600,000 personas.

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Optimism surrounds Az football as Wildcats aim for next step in coach Fisch’s 3rd season tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Optimism and confidence never run higher for college football programs than in springtime. But there were plenty of signs around Arizona’s annual spring football game to suggest Wildcats fans have good reason for high hopes in 2023.

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Navajo Nation to get federal funding following disaster declaration tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Navajo Nation will receive federal emergency aid to help the tribe recover from severe winter storms in January tat resulted in heavy snow, flooding and mud that blocked and destroyed roads and isolated families from resources.

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Gun deaths drive historic spike in child death rates tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After decades of steady improvement, the death rate of America’s children and teens shot up between 2019 and 2021 — and gun-related deaths represented the largest share of the increase — by far.

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U.S. House approves bill seeking more information on Chinese airborne surveillance tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House passed a bill Monday that would require U.S. diplomats and intelligence officials to report to Congress their work with allies deterring Chinese surveillance aircraft and to provide a classified briefing on any airborne spying over the U.S. by the rival nation since 2017.

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Paul Gosar promoted antisemitic website that praised him for condemning 'Jewish warmongers' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar promoted an antisemitic website that denies the Holocaust, praises Adolf Hitler as “a man of valor” and features a large number of admittedly false articles.

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Rocket rezoning: Tucson City Council set to boost local satellite firm tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I don't get to use the words "space rezoning" very much but thanks to the city of Tucson's Office of Economic Initiatives I get to tie two of my geekiest fascinations together: rocket ships and land use. God bless the U.S.A. Plus, more in local government meetings.

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Justice Department announces charges for leaders of Sinaloa cartel tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Twenty-eight purported members of the Sinaloa drug cartel were indicted in three U.S. federal courts, charged with unleashing a campaign of violence and murder while distributing at least 56,000 kilograms of drugs and laundering tens of millions of dollars.

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Can planting more saguaros help reverse climate change impact? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Heat, drought and an invasive grass are driving wildfires killing the giant saguaros in Arizona, raising concerns about how the cactus will recover without human intervention.

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States were adding lessons about Native American history - then came the anti-CRT movement tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Dozens of states that have recently adopted or introduced laws or policies that take aim at critical race theory, and anti-CRT efforts to restrict how race is taught have clashed with initiatives to teach Native American history more accurately and fully.

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