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Pima County Supes name Villegas as Cano's replacement in Az House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072523_cano_villegas_leg/pima-county-supes-name-villegas-as-canos-replacement-az-house/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 on Tuesday to appoint Democrat Betty Villegas to one of the two House seats in Legislative District 20.
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Open, targeted House seats drive fundraising as numerous Az hopefuls line up https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072523_house_races/open-targeted-house-seats-drive-fundraising-as-numerous-az-hopefuls-line-up/
With a year until the primary, Arizona is expected to be a battleground for presidential and Senate races in 2024, but it’s looking as if the state could also have some high-profile House races.
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Open, targeted House seats drive fundraising as numerous hopefuls line up https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072523_house_races/open-targeted-house-seats-drive-fundraising-as-numerous-hopefuls-line-up/
With a year until the primary, Arizona is expected to be a battleground for presidential and Senate races in 2024, but it’s looking as if the state could also have some high-profile House races.
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Mexico seeks another chance to hold U.S. gunmakers liable for drug cartel violence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072523_mexico_firearms/mexico-seeks-another-chance-hold-us-gunmakers-liable-drug-cartel-violence/
A trio of judges showed little indication of their leanings Monday while asking wide-ranging questions about the impact of a $10 billion lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing U.S. gunmakers of encouraging illegal weapons trafficking to gangs and cartels.
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Immigrants are serving in the U.S. military & it’s not primarily to gain citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072523_military_immigrants_op/immigrants-are-serving-us-military-its-not-primarily-gain-citizenship/
As the U.S. military struggles through the worst recruitment crisis in 25 years, it has redoubled efforts to recruit from immigrant communities, and while military service means an expedited path to U.S. citizenship, economic and cultural factors play a more important role.
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Wadsack targets critics & recall campaign volunteers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_wadsack_recall/wadsack-targets-critics-recall-campaign-volunteers/
An effort to recall Tucson freshman Republican Sen. Justine Wadsack started in May but as the summer heats up, so have things between the senator and those looking to recall her.
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U.S. sues Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott declines to remove floating border barrier https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072523_floating_barrier_lawsuit/us-sues-texas-after-gov-greg-abbott-declines-remove-floating-border-barrier/
The U.S. Justice Department announced it is suing Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott after the state declined to remove a floating barrier, accompanied by rows of razor wire, deployed earlier this month on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.
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How Republicans flipped America’s state supreme courts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072523_gop_supreme_courts/how-republicans-flipped-americas-state-supreme-courts/
In less than a decade, Republican politicians in Arizona and seven other states have transformed their state supreme courts by altering the process in which justices reach the bench, or the size of the court - moves that have pushed courts to the right or solidified conservative control.
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Az dispensaries recalling marijuana products over aspergillus contamination https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_marijuana_recall/az-dispensaries-recalling-marijuana-products-over-aspergillus-contamination/
Several Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling marijuana products due to possible contamination with aspergillus, after ADHS Laboratory auditors were made aware of errors in testing results, leading to potentially false negative results for contaminants.
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AG Mayes in Sierra Vista to hear reasons to squash Albertsons-Kroger merger https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_mayes_grocery_merger/ag-mayes-sierra-vista-hear-reasons-squash-albertsons-kroger-merger/
A "community listening session" hosted by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Wednesday in Sierra Vista will focus on the proposed $25 billion merger between grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger — owners of stores such as Safeway and Fry's.
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Pima Supes to fill Cano's state rep seat; reclassify employees https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072423_agenda_ld20_supes_op/pima-supes-fill-canos-state-rep-seat-reclassify-employees/
The Democrats' Legislative District 20 committee has submitted three names to the county board to consider, and the favorite may not stay that way. Plus TUSD's shortage of bus drivers, and more in local government meetings this week.
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Ruling on transgender athletes puts Arizona at center of debate about biology, psychology & fairness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_trans_ruling_science/ruling-transgender-athletes-puts-arizona-center-debate-biology-psychology-fairness/
A federal judge in Tucson temporarily blocked the enforcement of the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which banned transgender girls from playing on teams that align with their gender identity - a ruling Arizona school superintendent Tom Horne said he will appeal.
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Sen. Tuberville's hold on military nominees is 'not only wrong – it is dangerous,' Biden says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072423_tuberville_military/sen-tubervilles-hold-military-nominees-not-only-wrong-8211-it-dangerous-biden-says/
President Joe Biden directly criticized Sen. Tommy Tuberville in a statement over the Alabama senator’s months long blockade of 256 high-ranking military nominees in protest of the administration’s abortion policy for service members.
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Gallego raises & spends more on U.S. Senate race than still-undeclared Sinema https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_senate_fundraising/gallego-raises-spends-more-us-senate-race-than-still-undeclared-sinema/
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema - who has not yet said whether she will run for reelection - reported raising more than $1.6 million last quarter, half as fast as the fundraising by Rep. Ruben Gallego, who reported bringing in $3.1 million, while Sheriff Mark Lamb trailed well behind.
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Gallego raises more, spends more for potential Arizona Senate run against Sinema https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_senate_fundraising/gallego-raises-more-spends-more-potential-arizona-senate-run-against-sinema/
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema - who has not yet said whether she will run for reelection - reported raising more than $1.6 million last quarter, half as fast as the fundraising by Rep. Ruben Gallego, who reported bringing in $3.1 million, while Sheriff Mark Lamb trailed well behind.
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First legislative sessions after Roe produce patchwork of laws on abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072423_post_roe_legislatures/first-legislative-sessions-after-roe-produce-patchwork-laws-abortion/
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court returned regulation of abortion to the states, the first full legislative sessions post-Roe v. Wade produced a lot of confusion and little agreement, with more extreme measures going so far as to propose criminalizing pregnant people.
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Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072423_hospice_scrutiny/hospices-arizona-other-states-receive-scrutiny-over-concerns-fraud-waste-abuse/
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced enhanced oversight for new hospices in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas, a change that was spurred by “numerous reports of hospice fraud, waste, and abuse” and “serious concerns about market oversaturation.”
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Bolick’s Twitter posts indicate she hasn’t moved on from past elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072423_bolick_elections/bolicks-twitter-posts-indicate-she-hasnt-moved-from-past-elections/
Shawnna Bolick told the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors that she had moved on from the 2020 and 2022 elections, but a review of her social media postings show a Republican who shares election misinformation as well as posts from influencers in the conspiracy theory world.
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Alabama Republicans push through controversial congressional map https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072423_alabama_redistricting/alabama-republicans-push-through-controversial-congressional-map/
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court order requiring a second majority-minority district "or something close to it," Alabama lawmakers approved a new map with but a single Black district.
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Plagued by teacher shortages, some states turn to fast-track credentialing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072423_teacher_shortage/plagued-by-teacher-shortages-some-states-turn-fast-track-credentialing/
Faced with alarming teacher shortages, Arizona and other states have turned to for-profit teacher certification companies and lowered credentialing standards, to get more recruits into classrooms faster - but critics argue new paths to certification will do a disservice to young students.
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