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Arizona AG Mayes sues 3M & Raytheon over production of 'forever chemical' PFAS https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060123_mayes_sues_over_pfas/arizona-ag-mayes-sues-3m-raytheon-over-production-forever-chemical-pfas/
While Arizona wrestles with the future of its water, state Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against dozens of companies — including manufacturing giant 3M and the defense contractor Raytheon — for producing products containing PFAS or forever chemicals, causing "widespread" groundwater pollution.
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Arizona Republic reporters to strike for 2 days to protest low pay, unfair working conditions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_reporter_strike/arizona-republic-reporters-strike-2-days-protest-low-pay-unfair-working-conditions/
For two days, unionized reporters at the Arizona Republic and 24 other newsrooms and across the country will walk off the job in order to send a message to parent company Gannett about unfair working conditions.
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Pima animal shelter limits intakes to stem distemper outbreak https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_pacc_closure/pima-animal-shelter-limits-intakes-stem-distemper-outbreak/
Pima Animal Care Center is limiting the intake of new pets to emergencies only for one week to manage stem the spread of infectious diseases among dogs which endanger the entire shelter population.
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ASU plans new medical school among efforts to address gaps in state health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_asu_medical_school/asu-plans-new-medical-school-among-efforts-address-gaps-state-health-care/
Arizona State University announced ambitious plans to open a medical school focused on medical engineering and technology as part of a new “ASU Health” initiative that addresses the state’s long-term health needs.
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As migrant busing continues, advocates push for long-term solutions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060223_migrant_busing/as-migrant-busing-continues-advocates-push-long-term-solutions/
At least 9,400 Latin American migrants have been voluntarily bused to Washington, D.C. - where they hoped to prosper - from Texas and Arizona in the past year, but instead have struggled to access quality food, stable and clean housing, work opportunities and affordable health care.
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Arizona Sen. Sinema sides with GOP on bill blocking student debt relief plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_sinema_student_loans/arizona-sen-sinema-sides-with-gop-bill-blocking-student-debt-relief-plan/
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema joined two Democrats and all Senate Republicans Thursday to narrowly approve a bill overturning a federal program that would provide student debt relief to 16 million people, including more than 300,000 in Arizona.
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Environmentalists argue against livestock grazing in Sonoran Desert National Monument https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_sonoran_grazing/environmentalists-argue-against-livestock-grazing-sonoran-desert-national-monument/
A federal judge heard arguments for competing summary judgment motions in a fight over the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s 2020 decision to allow cattle grazing on the Sonoran Desert National Monument.
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Gov. Hobbs flies LGBTQ pride flags on the Az executive tower for first time ever https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_exec_tower_pride_flags/gov-hobbs-flies-lgbtq-pride-flags-az-executive-tower-first-time-ever/
Gov. Katie Hobbs decorated the Ninth Floor balcony with four pride flags to kick off the start of the official month-long celebration of LGBTQ communities across the country, the first time pride flags are flying from Arizona’s executive tower.
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Arizona resident Edward Vallejo gets 3 years for his role in Jan. 6 attack https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060223_vallejo_jan_6_sentence/arizona-resident-edward-vallejo-gets-3-years-his-role-jan-6-attack/
Arizona resident Edward Vallejo was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, a fraction of the sentence prosecutors sought for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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U.S. Senate sends Biden debt limit legislation ahead of Monday default deadline https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060223_senate_debt_limit/us-senate-sends-biden-debt-limit-legislation-ahead-monday-default-deadline/
The bipartisan debt limit bill is on its way to President Joe Biden after the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to clear the measure for his signature, though many senators said the legislation was far from perfect, and opted to support it despite their reservations over some of its provisions.
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Texas presses federal judge to end DACA program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060223_daca_ending/texas-presses-federal-judge-end-daca-program/
Having already declared an Obama-era policy that shields around 600,000 immigrants from deportation illegal, a federal judge indicated in a hearing Thursday he will also rule in a challenge led by Texas against a new version rolled out by President Joe Biden.
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Arizona school voucher program growth explodes to $900 million for the upcoming school year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060123_school_vouchers/arizona-school-voucher-program-growth-explodes-900-million-upcoming-school-year/
Arizona's universal school voucher program that was estimated to cost only $65 million is now poised to cost the state $900 million over the next year, exceeding its available funding by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Arizona school voucher program growth explodes to $900 million for the upcoming school year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060123_school_vouchers/arizona-school-voucher-program-growth-explodes-900-million-upcoming-school-year/
Arizona's universal school voucher program that was estimated to cost only $65 million is now poised to cost the state $900 million over the next year, exceeding its available funding by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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U.S. Senate votes to block student loan relief, White House will veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060123_senate_student_loans/us-senate-votes-block-student-loan-relief-white-house-will-veto/
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is on hold due to a pending Supreme Court decision, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the resolution.
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Claytoonz: Rich white drug dealers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060123_claytoonz_pharma/claytoonz-rich-white-drug-dealers/
The Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma, reached a settlement in federal court yesterday that will give them full immunity from all civil legal claims, current and future, over their role in the company’s prescription opioids business.
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Millions in federal funding set to restore public lands across western states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060123_public_lands_funding/millions-federal-funding-set-restore-public-lands-across-western-states/
The Bureau of Land Management announced that it is receiving $161 million in federal funding to restore several landscapes across the western United States, an effort the agency says will create jobs and recreational opportunities while improving water quality and critical habitats.
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The Bee is not to be: Final Arizona spellers out of National Spelling Bee https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060123_national_spelling_bee/the-bee-not-be-final-arizona-spellers-out-national-spelling-bee/
The last of Arizona's three spellers at the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee were eliminated Wednesday afternoon, end of two days of competition that began with 229 spellers from every state and a handful of foreign countries.
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GOP-led states plan new voter data systems to replace one they rejected. Good luck with that. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060123_gop_voter_system/gop-led-states-plan-new-voter-data-systems-replace-one-they-rejected-good-luck-with-that/
So far this year, seven Republican-led states have left the Electronic Registration Information Center, an interstate compact for sharing voter registration data, and amid the exodus, some states have said they plan to create their own data-sharing networks to replace ERIC.
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Arizona delegation in rare agreement on debt limit bill – nobody likes it https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060123_arizona_debt_limit/arizona-delegation-rare-agreement-debt-limit-bill-8211-nobody-likes-it/
The House approved a debt-limit bill that was almost universally disliked, but one which some lawmakers said they would vote for because failing to do so could spark a default - including Arizona lawmakers, where party lines were blurred by supporters and opponents of the bill.
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U.S. House approves debt limit package, sending it to Senate days before default deadline https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060123_house_debt_limit/us-house-approves-debt-limit-package-sending-it-senate-days-before-default-deadline/
The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday night on the debt limit package, sending it to the U.S. Senate where lawmakers are expected to vote quickly to clear the measure.
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