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Sen. Juan Mendez, Arizona Muslim Alliance propose state Office for New Americans tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State Sen. Juan Mendez and the Arizona Muslim Alliance have joined forces to propose an Office for New Americans, an initiative meant to improve immigrant rights and services by providing a centralized location for resources such as language classes and resettlement assistance.

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U.S. could default on nat'l debt as early as June 1, Treasury Sec. warns Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. could default in as soon as one month if Congress does not act to raise the nation’s borrowing limit — a prediction that prompted President Joe Biden to call a meeting with congressional leaders next week.

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Climate Change, megafires crush forest regeneration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
High-intensity fires in western states kill mature trees and their seeds while warmer, drier conditions stress seedlings - but forest managers can still intervene to change this trajectory.

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Extension for Az School for the Deaf and Blind signed into law, Hobbs critical of GOP lawmakers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that will continue operations for the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, but not before criticizing lawmakers for treating the deaf, blind and deaf-blind community with a “lack of respect” by subjecting it to a battle over the schools future.

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Top Arizona Republicans ask to defend trans athlete ban in court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma are hoping to defend Arizona’s trans athlete ban, which they helped pass, after Attorney General Kris Mayes refused to do so in a lawsuit filed last month by two trans athletes and their families.

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White House ending federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates this month tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
White House officials announced Monday that they will end the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, contractors and international travelers when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11.

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We're hiring: Sentinel IDEA reporter is a community watchdog tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson Sentinel is accepting applications for a new fulltime journalist, who will be digging into government accountability and social issues in Southern Arizona as our Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Access reporter.

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Tucson City Council to discuss racist language in old neighborhood restrictions tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Vice Mayor Steve Kozachik want to start another process to force the redaction of racially offensive provisions in old covenants, codes and restrictions that govern homeowners associations. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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UA police chief out, provost changing jobs in wake of deadly campus shooting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
University of Arizona Police Chief Paula Balafas is leaving her post immediately, and Provost Liesl Folks is changing jobs at the college, UA President Robert Robbins said Monday. The moves come about seven months after the fatal attack on Prof. Thomas Meixner by a former student took place despite repeated flags raised by faculty.

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It's not CFUSD's fault if kids won't discuss gender identity with parents tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I can't speak to life as a transgender kid but their fight is our fight. If you don't think it's yours, you are crazy. A relentless political quest to identify and destroy enemies will go far beyond the rainbow.

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It's not CFUSD's fault if kids won't discuss gender identity with parents tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I can't speak to life as a transgender kid but their fight is our fight. If you don't think it's yours, you are crazy. A relentless political quest to identify and destroy enemies will go far beyond the rainbow.

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Tucson moves to return ancestral Tohono O’odham land at base of A Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson City Council unanimously approved a motion to transfer land ownership of ancestral homelands near the base Sentinel Peak to the Tohono O’odham Nation for its continued preservation and reverence.

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Tucson moves to return ancestral Tohono O’odham land at base of A Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson City Council unanimously approved a motion to transfer land ownership of ancestral homelands near the base Sentinel Peak to the Tohono O’odham Nation for its continued preservation and reverence.

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Despite warnings, safeguard to prevent extremist training for Arizona law enforcement removed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Warnings issued by high-profile civil rights and advocacy groups to Arizona’s governor and attorney general failed to stop a rule change that effectively lowers the bar for extremist organizations attempting to radicalize law enforcement officers through government-funded training.

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Native student settles discrimination suit against Arizona school district tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Four years after being denied entry into her graduation ceremony because she wore an eagle plume on her graduation cap, Larissa Waln is finally getting a bit of justice as her family settled their lawsuit against the Dysart Unified School District.

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A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. Some states already are. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A top Republican election lawyer told GOP donors that the party should work to make it harder for college students to vote in key states - following numerous efforts in recent years by Republican lawmakers across the country to restrict voting by college voters.

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Map of border surveillance towers shows growing 'virtual wall' along U.S. southern border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is aggressively expanding a “virtual wall” of border surveillance towers in the Southwest, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is mapping the locations of each tower along America’s southern border.

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San Carlos Apache take copper mine fight to United Nations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's San Carlos Apache Tribe has taken its fight to the United Nations to save Chi’chil Bildagoteel - also known as Oak Flat and the tribe’s most sacred site - from a massive copper mine.

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Biden proposal on transgender student athletes met with praise but also questions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Transgender legal scholars and advocates say they were relieved to see the Biden administration extend some protections for transgender students’ sports participation - but they say they remain cautious about the effect on high school and college sports.

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Wet winter allows for rare 'high-flow' Lake Powell release to help river tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An extra pulse of water was sent through the Grand Canyon, part of a Bureau of Reclamation “high-flow experiment” designed to redeposit sediment from Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, and in response to above average spring snowmelt forecasts in the Rocky Mountains.

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