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Davis: Security funding will protect Tucson Jewish Museum & other local nonprofits amid spike in threats tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Jewish Community Relations Council for Tucson & Southern Arizona, along with our interfaith friends and neighbors, applauds the recent passage of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program Fund in the Arizona state budget.

FC Tucson still undefeated, Del Sol not so much after 4-2 result at Kino tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson’s women’s team solidified a spot at the top of the table with a win over perennial opponent SC Del Sol on Friday night.

Subsidio 'único en la vida': Pima obtiene $30 millones para expandir el acceso de banda ancha tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
"Internet para todos": una subvención federal de cinco años significará $ 30 millones para invertir en la expansión del acceso a banda ancha de alta velocidad en áreas desatendidas del condado de Pima, dijeron funcionarios el viernes.

'Once in a lifetime' grant: Pima County gets $30M to expand broadband access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
"Internet for all": A five-year federal grant will mean $30 million to invest in expanding access to high-speed broadband in underserved areas of Pima County, officials said Friday.

Not excited by Father's Day brunch? Here are some more fun ways to celebrate your dad in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Not sure how to treat the father figures in your life? In case socks and brunch aren't cutting it, here are some ideas on how to spend Father's Day with loved ones in Tucson.

Az state Sen. Shamp at Capitol on Jan. 6, continued spreading QAnon conspiracies tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican Sen. Janae Shamp was in the crowd that gathered at the Capitol on Jan. 6 outside of a tunnel entrance that became the forefront of clashes that would turn deadly - and continued posting QAnon conspiracy theories until announcing her run for the legislature.

Arizona officials prepare for fight against 2024 election misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A year out before the Presidential election used to be considered the calm time for election officials and watchers, but 2020 changed all that - and now election, administrators and the people who assist them are trying to get ahead of what may come 508 days from now.

Southern Arizona firefighters on front line of Canadian wildfires tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Earlier this week, three firefighters from the Coronado National Forest flew to Quebec. For the next two weeks, they'll lead a U.S. team on the front lines of the record-breaking Canadian wildfires that have choked the East Coast with smoke.

Arizona officials prepare for fight against 2024 election misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A year out before the Presidential election used to be considered the calm time for election officials and watchers, but 2020 changed all that - and now election, administrators and the people who assist them are trying to get ahead of what may come 508 days from now.

More states use taxpayer dollars to help people pay for private school tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which parents and educators reevaluated their relationship with public schools, lawmakers across the country have eagerly embraced state-funded voucher programs, giving public money to students to attend private schools.

Saturday's Tucson Juneteenth Festival celebrates learning about freedom tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The 53rd annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival, celebrating the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the United States following the Civil War, will be held Saturday at Kino Sports Complex.

New initiative promotes post-secondary education in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Education and business leaders unveiled an “Everything to Gain” campaign, with a goal of helping to increase the number of Arizonans with college degrees or certificates by 2030, which could boost the state’s economy if successful.

West gets reprieve from drought, but change predicted as El Niño approaches tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Much of the West is experiencing a welcome break from years of historic drought due to an unexpected, remarkably wet winter, even as an extraordinary snowpack begins to melt - but El Niño conditions have already developed and are expected to gradually strengthen.

Western states Republicans attack public lands plan in heated U.S. House hearing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional Republicans raised familiar objections to the Bureau of Land Management’s proposal that would treat conservation as a use on the same level as mining, oil and gas development or livestock grazing.

Sentinel welcomes ace Summer Fellows to Tucson newsroom tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Two new reporters are joining the Tucson Sentinel this summer, part of paid summer fellowship programs for post-graduate students in which our local newsroom partners with nationally recognized journalism schools — including Columbia University and CUNY.

Free sandbags available as Tucson & Pima County prep for monsoon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County and the city of Tucson are distributing fill-your-own sandbags at pickup sites across the area in advance of monsoon storms this summer.

Tribal preference over adoptions upheld at Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law passed by Congress almost 50 years ago that governs the adoption of Indian children and gave tribes jurisdiction over custody proceedings involving Indian children, passed in response to policies that threatened to wipe out Native culture.

Clock-end didn't do its job: FC Tucson earns strong win vs. Az Arsenal tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The disappointments of the 2022 season for FC Tucson’s women’s team showed best in their two matches against Arizona Arsenal. They had a bit of redemption Wednesday with a home win against the Mesa-based soccer club.

Putting the rough in the diamond: Lawmakers meet for annual baseball game tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
When Democrats and Republicans squared off Wednesday for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, they didn’t do it to show off their athletic prowess - they did it to raise money for charity, to represent schools and teams back home and to engage in some playful ribbing.

Praying for rain: Dia de San Juan Fiesta at Tucson's Mission Garden on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Menlo Park Neighborhood Association will host their 25th Annual Día de San Juan Fiesta as a celebration of the arrival of the monsoon season.

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