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How Arizona stands between tribes & their water https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061423_tribes_water/how-arizona-stands-between-tribes-their-water/
As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, has repeatedly used the negotiation process to try to force tribes to accept concessions unrelated to water.
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Flag flown by extremists posted on Az Senate security desk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061423_legislature_extremist_flag/flag-flown-by-extremists-posted-az-senate-security-desk/
A flag flown by extremists and Christian Nationalists, who see it as a rallying call, that was quietly removed from a Senate security desk last session, has been put back on display on a security desk - but out of public view.
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9th Circuit revives anti-gay harassment case against University of Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061423_ua_title_ix/9th-circuit-revives-anti-gay-harassment-case-against-university-arizona/
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the dismissal of a former University of Arizona student athlete's Title IX discrimination claims, but agreed with the former student that the university retaliated against him and sent the case back to the trial court.
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Activist on a roll: ADA lawsuits no surprise to disabled community advocate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061423_disabled_access/activist-roll-ada-lawsuits-no-surprise-disabled-community-advocate/
Two Southwest-based eye surgery centers, accused of discriminating against patients with disabilities, reached a settlement with the Justice Department - a case not surprising to Arizona activists, who say people with disabilities regularly have to fight for rights promised in the ADA.
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Proposed bill to ban Arizona out-of-school suspensions for attendance violations falls short https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061423_attendance_violations/proposed-bill-ban-arizona-out-of-school-suspensions-attendance-violations-falls-short/
A bill that would have stopped Arizona schools from issuing out-of-school suspensions to students who miss class failed to make it out of the Legislature this year, despite bipartisan support.
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U.S. House Republicans spar with HHS secretary over transgender youth, child labor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061423_hhs_transgender_congress/us-house-republicans-spar-with-hhs-secretary-over-transgender-youth-child-labor/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Tuesday defended access to health care for transgender people, as well as his agency’s actions with unaccompanied migrant children, at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing.
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Arizona state Rep. Stahl Hamilton formally censured for hiding Bibles https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061423_stahl_hamilton_censure/arizona-state-rep-stahl-hamilton-formally-censured-hiding-bibles/
The Arizona House of Representatives has voted to formally censure Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton for hiding Bibles that were kept in the House members’ lounge after a trio of Republican lawmakers filed a complaint.
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GOP feuding ends, House gets back to work with votes on guns, gas stoves https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061423_republicans_relent/gop-feuding-ends-house-gets-back-work-with-votes-guns-gas-stoves/
The House resumed work Tuesday after a week-long pause when 11 Republicans, including Arizona Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane, backed away from obstruction aimed at GOP leaders, clearing the way for votes to block regulations on guns and gas stoves.
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Yampa River a 'roller coaster' ride as the West replenishes its reservoirs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061423_yampa_running/yampa-river-roller-coaster-ride-as-west-replenishes-its-reservoirs/
The Yampa River in Colorado is full of snowmelt on its way to the Colorado River before flowing into Lake Powell, and a year like this one defies recent trends and provides a surge of water that’s getting increasingly rare with each year the planet warms.
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AI-powered ransom scam victim urges Congress to regulate emerging tech https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061423_ai_ransomware/ai-powered-ransom-scam-victim-urges-congress-regulate-emerging-tech/
As Congress works to get ahead of emerging AI technology, which some lawmakers have framed as an effort to learn from the regulatory missteps of the early social media era, witnesses sounded the alarm about the impacts of artificial intelligence.
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Pima County's free legal clinics help seal old criminal records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061323_pima_legal_clinics/pima-countys-free-legal-clinics-help-seal-old-criminal-records/
Pima County will hold free legal clinics on June 20 and August 22 for those looking to seal their criminal records. Attorneys will help fill out paperwork and answer questions about a new state law.
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Pima County's free legal clinics help seal old criminal records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061323_pima_legal_clinics/pima-countys-free-legal-clinics-help-seal-old-criminal-records/
Pima County will hold free legal clinics on June 20 and August 22 for those looking to seal their criminal records. Attorneys will help fill out paperwork and answer questions about a new state law.
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Maynards Kitchen gets 'summer refresh,' reopens June 15 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061223_maynards_reopening/maynards-kitchen-gets-summer-refresh-reopens-june-15/
Maynards Kitchen will reopen after a "summer refresh" on Thursday, June 15. They closed on June 2 to develop new menu items and a new vision for the Downtown Tucson restaurant.
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Legislature approves hand counts in Arizona elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061323_ballot_hand_count/legislature-approves-hand-counts-arizona-elections/
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a Republican-backed bill along party lines that would allow hand count of ballots, but it will almost assuredly meet with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto stamp.
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Feds to preserve history of Indian boarding schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_boarding_school_history/feds-preserve-history-indian-boarding-schools/
The Department of Interior is partnering with the National Endowment for the Humanities to preserve the oral history and records collected as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.
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Budgets rain across school districts in Tucson area https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061123_agenda_budgets_op/budgets-rain-across-school-districts-tucson-area/
Tucson, Flowing Wells, Tanque Verde and Catalina Foothills school district governing boards are taking action on their budgets this week. So too will the elected board overseeing Pima Community College — plus more in local government meetings around Tucson.
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Republican states arm teachers, fortify buildings in another year of school shootings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_gop_school_safety/republican-states-arm-teachers-fortify-buildings-another-year-school-shootings/
As another school year defined by mass shootings ends in America, Republican-led state legislatures passed measures this session to fortify schools, create guidelines for active shooter drills and safety officer responses, and allow teachers to be armed.
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Burnout threatens primary care workforce and doctors' mental health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_healthcare_burnout/burnout-threatens-primary-care-workforce-and-doctors-mental-health/
Burnout in the health care industry is a widespread and long-standing problem, and while burnout occurs across medical specialties, some studies have shown that primary care doctors, such as pediatricians and family physicians, may run a higher risk.
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Ruling against Obamacare preventive care mandate put on hold https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_preventive_care_hold/ruling-against-obamacare-preventive-care-mandate-put-hold/
Parties in a Texas lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act’s preventive service requirements have agreed in principal to a partial stay of a March order which struck down part of the law’s requirement for coverage of certain preventive services at no cost.
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Biden administration extends protections to over 330,000 immigrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_tps_migrants/biden-administration-extends-protections-over-330000-immigrants/
The Department of Homeland Security is extending immigration relief and work permits for roughly 333,500 people from four countries residing in the U.S., reversing a Trump administration policy that sought to terminate their legal protections.
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