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The end is nigh: Pima Supes clear decks with 93-item meeting tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Pima County supervisors have 93 pieces of business to get done before they paint their noses in zinc oxide and don their swimmies for beach vacations after taking care of fiscal year-end business. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Arizona's defunct border wall results in runaway costs, oversight questions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In 2021, then-Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency over immigration and began construction of a barrier with empty shipping containers along the border - and in it wake left scars across the southern landscape and Arizona taxpayers with a nearly $200 million bill.

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Tribal artists, leaders want to strengthen law protecting Native arts, crafts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Native American artists say they continue to struggle with the theft of their work, and tribal leaders are urging Congress to strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.

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Hunter Biden to plead guilty on federal tax charges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden and currently under investigation for his role serving on the board of a Ukrainian energy company, agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to two counts of failing to file and pay federal income taxes on time in 2017 and 2018.

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Statehouses debate who should build EV charging networks tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Many predict an imminent surge in electric vehicles over the next decade - but there’s a big debate across the country about who should take the lead in building the tens of thousands of additional public charging stations will be needed.

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Fire sparked in Ventana Canyon area of Catalina Mtns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A fire was sparked overnight in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, with about 50 acres burning in the Ventana Canyon area.

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A year after Dobbs: Congress takes a back seat on federal abortion policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the courts rather than a divided Congress are leading the way on decisions on reproductive rights that would affect the entire nation.

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Can wild horses be managed on public lands? Experts disagree tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of horses roam free in the Black River watershed in the Apache-Sitgreaves, and as some conservationists are pushing the Forest Service to remove them from nearly all public lands, other experts say small herds can be managed without destroying native wildlife.

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Az Gov. Hobbs delivers water for parched Rio Verde Foothills tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Just hours after residents demanded action in a press conference and more than six months after the city of Scottsdale turned off the taps on the unincorporated community, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed bill that should finally bring water to the dehydrated Rio Verde Foothills.

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Az DES to replace stolen SNAP & TANF benefits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Economic Security announced a new process Monday to replace SNAP "food stamps" and TANF cash assistance benefits stolen from electronic benefit transfer cards.

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Impact of Donovan Durband on Downtown Tucson will live on in perpetuity tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"In Tucson, Donovan Durband has been a key player in making our Downtown a destination people seek out on a worldwide basis. We lost Donovan two Saturdays ago, but his impact will live on in perpetuity." — Councilman Steve Kozachik

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The Az legislature is on break again: Here’s why tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmakers are back on break after lawmakers reconvened for two days following their fourth break of the session - but GOP legislators are eager to keep the session open to thwart Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs’ ability to appoint agency heads.

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Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes anti-drag bills tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a slew of bills aimed at criminalizing and restricting drag performances - bills that were amended and framed by Republicans as proposals to protect children, though state law already prohibits exposing minors to harmful materials.

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GOP senator blocks 100s of military nominees over Pentagon abortion policies tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Despite top U.S. military retirements beginning in less than a month, Sen. Tommy Tuberville refuses to budge on his blockade of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s reproductive care policy instituted after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

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Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Supreme Court decision that struck down federal protections for wetlands has left some states scrambling to enact their own safeguards and others questioning whether their regulators can handle the workload without federal partners.

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U.S. sanctions Mexico-based migrant smuggling group tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a transnational human smuggling organization operating at the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest step in what security analysts describe as the United States’ effort to treat human smugglers more like drug traffickers.

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U.S. sanctions Mexico-based migrant trafficking group tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a transnational human smuggling organization operating at the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest step in what security analysts describe as the United States’ effort to treat human smugglers more like drug traffickers.

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5th Circuit reinstates red states' lawsuit over Biden’s redirection of border wall funding tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With billions in border barrier appropriations set to expire by 2025, a Fifth Circuit appellate panel instructed a federal judge to rule expeditiously on a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s decision not to build border walls with funding Congress appropriated for the endeavor.

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Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance & American history tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Juneteenth – which commemorates the date in 1865 when Union troops notified the last remaining slaves in Texas that they were free - offers the opportunity to instill a sense of cultural pride and a better appreciation for the sacrifices that Black people made for freedom.

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Green Valley court starts DUI treatment program for first-time offenders tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Next month, Green Valley Justice Court will launch an alternative program for first-time DUI defendants, providing treatment and a less-severe conviction listed on criminal records.

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