U.S. House Republicans want spending cuts — and $10B in home-state earmarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_gop_earmarks/us-house-republicans-want-spending-cuts-and-10b-home-state-earmarks/
U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
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U.S. House Republicans want spending cuts — and $10B in home-state earmarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_gop_spending_earmarks/us-house-republicans-want-spending-cuts-and-10b-home-state-earmarks/
U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
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New immigration rule limits asylum as Title 42 ends; human rights advocates warn of 'deepened crisis' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_immigration_rule/new-immigration-rule-limits-asylum-as-title-42-ends-human-rights-advocates-warn-deepened-crisis/
Migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through – or without first applying online – will largely be denied asylum under a new immigration order that’s set to go into effect when Title 42 expires.
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Arizona Legislature passes budget, but Dems blast Hobbs over negotiations with GOP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_az_budget_hobbs/arizona-legislature-passes-budget-but-dems-blast-hobbs-over-negotiations-with-gop/
The Arizona Legislature passed an almost $18 billion budget Wednesday, one that Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs negotiated with Republican leaders in the House and Senate - but Democrats excoriated Hobbs for her failure to better negotiate.
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As Title 42 ends, Biden anounces new 'transit ban' for many asylum seekers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_asylum_bar/as-title-42-ends-biden-anounces-new-transit-ban-many-asylum-seekers/
As Title 42 ends, the Biden administration announced a rule Wednesday that drastically restricts asylum claims by migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting sharp criticism from immigration advocates and civil rights groups.
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As Title 42 ends, Biden anouncees new 'transit ban' for many asylum seekers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_asylum_bar/as-title-42-ends-biden-anouncees-new-transit-ban-many-asylum-seekers/
As Title 42 ends, the Biden administration announced a rule Wednesday that drastically restricts asylum claims by migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting sharp criticism from immigration advocates and civil rights groups.
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Life of Tucson bluesman George Howard to be celebrated at Hotel Congress concert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051023_george_howard_celebration/life-tucson-bluesman-george-howard-celebrated-hotel-congress-concert/
The Tucson Musicians Museum in collaboration with the Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation and Hotel Congress will hold a celebration of life for George Howard.
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As Title 42 winds down, Gov. Hobbs sets up new bus routes for migrants in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_hobbs_title42/as-title-42-winds-down-gov-hobbs-sets-up-new-bus-routes-migrants-southern-az/
With Title 42 ending, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out new steps to manage the influx of people coming across the U.S.-Mexico border this week, including bus routes and $7 million for municipalities. The Biden administration announced new restrictions on asylum applications.
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No more silence: Indian boarding school survivor Anita Yellowhair shares her story, over 60 years later https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_boarding_school_generations/no-more-silence-indian-boarding-school-survivor-anita-yellowhair-shares-her-story-over-60-years-later/
Over 60 years later, boarding school survivor Anita Yellowhair shares her story of 10 years at the Intermountain Indian School, one of thousands of children taken from their home to one of more than 400 boarding schools, where they would learn how to live the white man’s way.
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As Title 42 winds down, Gov. Hobbs sets up new bus routes for migrants in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_hobbs_title42/as-title-42-winds-down-gov-hobbs-sets-up-new-bus-routes-migrants-southern-az/
With Title 42 ending, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out new steps to manage the influx of people coming across the U.S.-Mexico border this week, including bus routes and $7 million for municipalities. The Biden administration announced new restrictions on asylum applications.
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Experts: After Pinal errors, 4 changes could help Arizona avoid election recounts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_election_security/experts-after-pinal-errors-4-changes-could-help-arizona-avoid-election-recounts/
In response investigation findings, election experts and advocates say Arizona should consider new rules and guidelines for double-checking election results, and also recommend increasing state support for county officials tasked with running elections.
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Title 42 nears an end, marking a shift in U.S. immigration policy at the border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051023_title_42_ends/title-42-nears-end-marking-shift-us-immigration-policy-border/
A pandemic-era measure that allowed for the swift expulsion of millions of migrants at the Southwest border is set to end Thursday, and the Biden administration and state officials across the U.S. are bracing for a potential increase in asylum seekers.
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Hobbs signs bills to shield Az lawmaker addresses, regulate inaugural fundraising https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_hobbs_signing/hobbs-signs-bills-shield-az-lawmaker-addresses-regulate-inaugural-fundraising/
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday signed bills ranging from adult guardianship and conservatorship laws and restrictions on how governors can raise money for inaugurations to allowing lawmakers to petition a court to keep their addresses secret.
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Experts signal cautious optimism amid mixed drought recovery in West https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_western_drought/experts-signal-cautious-optimism-amid-mixed-drought-recovery-west/
Climatologists say years of worsening conditions across the West will take far more than this winter's storms to recuperate, and about 25% of the West still remains in drought — compared to 74% at the start of the water year this past October.
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Senate turns up heat on conservative megadonor central to Thomas probe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051023_thomas_donors_senate/senate-turns-up-heat-conservative-megadonor-central-thomas-probe/
A group of congressional Democrats asked a billionaire real estate developer Monday to get specific about big-ticket gifts he has given Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as lawmakers investigate the jurist’s ethical conduct.
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Campaign, vote, repeat: Arizona candidates started lining up for 2024 in 2022 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_neverending_campaigning/campaign-vote-repeat-arizona-candidates-started-lining-up-2024-2022/
With 18 months until Election Day 2024, Arizonans ranging from citizen candidates to incumbents to state officials trying to upgrade to federal seats have already filed statements of interest on the secretary of state’s website.
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Budget clears Arizona Senate with reluctant support from 'dejected' Dems https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_reluctant_budget/budget-clears-arizona-senate-with-reluctant-support-from-dejected-dems/
A budget deal brokered between Republicans and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs made its way out of the Arizona Senate in the early morning hours Wednesday, though Democratic lawmakers continued to accuse Republicans of attempting to speed through the budgeting process.
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Tucson Sentinel reporting featured by Rural News Network https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051023_rural_news_network/tucson-sentinel-reporting-featured-by-rural-news-network/
Rural Americans are among the most impacted by the decline of traditional newspapers. A new national collaboration that includes the Tucson Sentinel has formed to better provide coverage that reflects the diversity of rural residents and the issues important to them.
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Tucson household hazardous waste collection set for Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050923_tucson_hhw/tucson-household-hazardous-waste-collection-set-saturday/
Tucson residents can dispose of hazardous waste and have documents shredded this Saturday free of charge during the city's May collection event.
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Donald Trump loses defamation trial, jury awards $5M to Carroll in sexual assault civil case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050923_trump_carroll_rape/donald-trump-loses-defamation-trial-jury-awards-5m-carroll-sexual-assault-civil-case/
A jury of New Yorkers took less than three hours to find Donald Trump liable Tuesday on counts of battery and defamation, in a stunning end to the former president's federal trial on civil claims that he raped writer E. Jean Carroll in 1996.
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