Kansas newspaper raid draws plenty of attention, but journalists defy threats across U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082223_journalist_threats_op/kansas-newspaper-raid-draws-plenty-attention-but-journalists-defy-threats-across-us/
When powerful people go after journalists, they go after everyone, including the publications’ readers, voters who use information reported to make decisions, other politicians who may have opposing messages or interests, and ultimately, the constitutional order of this country.
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‘Constitutional Sheriffs’ ideology expands to county government https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082223_county_sheriffs/constitutional-sheriffs-ideology-expands-county-government/
At least a dozen counties have been influenced by CSPOA to consider constitutional resolutions over the past two years that range from a simple reaffirmation of support for the constitutional rights of county residents, to a refusal to enforce laws they interpret as unconstitutional.
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Trump granted $200,000 bond in Georgia election interference case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082223_trump_bond/trump-granted-200000-bond-georgia-election-interference-case/
The Georgia judge overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies granted the former president a $200,000 bond on Monday, and gave the defendants until Friday at noon to surrender at the Fulton County jail for booking.
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Pima volleyball goes 1-3 at New Mexico Classic to open 2023 season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081923_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-goes-1-3-new-mexico-classic-open-2023-season/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (1-3) set foot on the court for the first time in regular season play on Friday and Saturday as part of the New Mexico Military Institute Classic in Roswell, N.M.
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What price, Home Depot? City set to give big-box store $2.4m in tax breaks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082123_agenda_big_box_op/what-price-home-depot-city-set-give-big-box-store-24m-tax-breaks/
The Tucson City Council is set to provide a $2.6 million sales tax incentive to a new Home Depot set for construction on Old Nogales Road and South Houghton Road. The Pima Supes are set to put Vail's fate to voters and a whole mess of school boards are going to meet.
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Scottsdale man faces charges for threatening federal judge in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082123_marquez_threats/scottsdale-man-faces-charges-threatening-federal-judge-tucson/
A Scottsdale man faces more than a dozen federal charges after he used his personal email account to repeatedly threaten U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez in Tucson.
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Tom Horne says Arizona schools shouldn’t let trans kids use their preferred bathroom https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082123_horne_pronouns/tom-horne-says-arizona-schools-shouldnt-let-trans-kids-use-their-preferred-bathroom/
Arizona’s top education official is continuing to lash out at trans inclusive policies, issuing a statement advising public schools across the state to keep school facilities separated by biological sex, but conceding he has no power to determine how school districts serve their students.
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Recall of marijuana gummies lifted by Az Health Dep't https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082123_marijuana_recall_lifted/recall-marijuana-gummies-lifted-by-az-health-dept/
The Arizona Department of Health Services has lifted the voluntary recall of marijuana gummies first announced on Aug. 7, due to possible contamination with salmonella.
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Recall of marijuana gummies lifted by Arizona Health Dep't https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082123_marijuana_recall_lifted/recall-marijuana-gummies-lifted-by-arizona-health-dept/
The Arizona Department of Health Services has lifted the voluntary recall of marijuana gummies first announced on Aug. 7, due to possible contamination with salmonella.
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God-given rights: The nationwide spread of 'constitutional sheriffs' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082123_constitutional_sheriff_spread/god-given-rights-nationwide-spread-constitutional-sheriffs/
Over the last five years, the CSPOA, founded in 2011 by former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, has quietly spread its ideology across the country, seeking to become more mainstream in part by securing state approval for taxpayer-funded law enforcement training.
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Schools chief says Arizona schools shouldn’t let trans kids use their preferred bathroom https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082123_horne_pronouns/schools-chief-says-arizona-schools-shouldnt-let-trans-kids-use-their-preferred-bathroom/
Arizona’s top education official is continuing to lash out at trans inclusive policies, issuing a statement advising public schools across the state to keep school facilities separated by biological sex, but conceding he has no power to determine how school districts serve their students.
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God-given rights: The nationwide spread of the 'constitutional sheriff' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082123_constitutional_sheriff_spread/god-given-rights-nationwide-spread-constitutional-sheriff/
Over the last five years, the CSPOA, founded in 2011 by former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, has quietly spread its ideology across the country, seeking to become more mainstream in part by securing state approval for taxpayer-funded law enforcement training.
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Arizona features prominently at Lindell’s election conspiracy forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082123_lindell_forum/arizona-features-prominently-lindells-election-conspiracy-forum/
A former Arizona GOP legislator and a local election denialist made a litany of fact-free claims about supposed malfeasance in the state’s elections as the leader of the Maricopa County Republican Party watched from the crowd at Mike Lindell’s election conspiracy conference.
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As ranked choice voting gains momentum, parties in power push back https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082123_ranked_choice_voting/as-ranked-choice-voting-gains-momentum-parties-power-push-back/
Ranked choice voting has become increasingly popular over the past decade, with 13 million American voters in 51 jurisdictions now using the system in which voters rank candidates based on preference - but the challenge to the status quo has led to opposition from people in power.
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U.S. extends immigration protections for Sudanese refugees https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082123_sudanese_refugees/us-extends-immigration-protections-sudanese-refugees/
The United States will extend immigration protections for Sudanese refugees for 18 months longer than planned, as news of atrocities continues to pour out of a civil war that shows no sign of slowing down.
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Hellertoon: Mortgage rates spike through the roof https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082023_hellertoon_mortgages/hellertoon-mortgage-rates-spike-through-roof/
As even the best rates on home mortgages have topped 7%, buying a house has become even further out of reach for many. The highest interest rates in more than two decades are pricing many out of the real estate market.
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Kyleigh Oliver nets goal but No. 5-ranked Aztec women's soccer drops opener to Roughriders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081923_pcc_womens_soccer/kyleigh-oliver-nets-goal-but-no-5-ranked-aztec-womens-soccer-drops-opener-roughriders/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (0-1) opened the 2023 season on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Field against Yavapai College (2-0) in a non-conference matchup.
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Renowned Chicano photographer's work to show at Pima Community College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081723_bernal_gallery/renowned-chicano-photographers-work-show-pima-community-college/
The Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery at Pima Community College will feature an exhibit of the work of the gallery's namesake, photographer Louis Carlos Bernal.
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In remote Arizona town of Clifton, scars of crushed mining strike still linger https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081923_labor_scars/in-remote-arizona-town-clifton-scars-crushed-mining-strike-still-linger/
Forty years ago, Clifton miners went on strike at the largest copper mine in North America - then the union was crushed and dissolved, but its effects still reverberate not only in the Arizona town, but throughout the organized labor movement.
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Big pharma’s playbook leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081923_pharma_playbook/big-pharmas-playbook-leaves-many-americans-unable-afford-their-drugs/
The small steps taken in the Inflation Reduction Act were an attempt to rein in the only significant type of Medicare health spending - the cost of prescription drugs - that has not been controlled or limited by the government - but they were a call to arms for the pharmaceutical industry.
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