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Jessica Alvarez nets 2 as PCC women close 6-1 vs. GateWay College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (3-4-1, 2-2-1 in ACCAC) went on a scoring barrage in the second half on Tuesday against GateWay Community College (2-5-1, 1-4).

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Hwang scores goal & has assist as Aztec men's soccer racks up 4th straight shutout win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (7-1, 4-1 in ACCAC) continued its defensive streak of zeros on Tuesday as it shut out GateWay Community College (2-7, 0-5) at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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House GOP drills down on Jan. 6 security failures tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Grilling the former U.S. Capitol Police chief, congressional House Republicans framed the response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as hampered by political machinations, while Democrats heaped blame on former President Donald Trump.

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Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Western states have been able to avoid drastic cuts to allocations of Colorado River water this year not only because of surprising storms but also thanks to generous financial incentives from all levels of government, but experts worry paying people to conserve isn’t a long-term solution.

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Trans woman’s arrest in Flagstaff sparks community outrage at handling of her case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The arrest of a transgender woman last month in Flagstaff sparked protests in the community and outrage at the handling of trans cases in the criminal justice system – both during her arrest and her time in the men’s side of the jail.

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GOP spending bills falter as Congress struggles to avoid gov't shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Senate Democrats said Tuesday they are preparing their own short-term spending bill that they believe will garner bipartisan support, a decision that could stave off a partial government shutdown — and as House Republicans failed to advance two spending bills.

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Az Secretary of State Fontes pushes voter registration, discusses push to ditch partisan ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes held a series of events on Tuesday, National Voter Registration Day, to encourage voter registration in Arizona - events that came after a recently launched campaign to amend the state Constitution and rework Arizona’s primary elections structure.

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Campaign launches to open Arizona primary elections, implement ranked-choice voting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An initiative dubbed the “Make Elections Fair Arizona Act” would open up primaries in Arizona to any candidate or voter, regardless of their party affiliation — and under the act, the Legislature would set up a system of ranked choice voting, in which voters sort candidates by most to least favorite.

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Kari Lake appeals again, accuses Maricopa County of ‘engineered Election Day chaos’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
More than 10 months after she lost the 2022 race for Arizona governor, Republican Kari Lake is still fighting the results of the election, telling an appeals court that Maricopa County “engineered the Election Day chaos.”

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Striking auto workers want a 4-day workweek. It makes sense. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Thousands of auto workers are on strike over pay raises, healthcare and pension benefits - the most aggressive move by the United Auto Workers in modern history - yet none of the union’s demands has grabbed more attention than its call for a four-day workweek.

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Graduates of Az’s English immersion model say it was traumatizing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former Arizona students said their experience in the full immersion learning model to teach English language contributed to an educational experience that felt isolating, confusing and sometimes even depressing - and also left them lagging behind their peers in other subjects.

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Az polygamist’s wife charged in kidnapping scheme loses bid for pretrial release tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
One of the many wives of a man accused of sexually abusing nearly a dozen underage girls, who is herself accused of helping to kidnap minors in 2022 — will remain in prison until at least May, the fourth defendant charged in the scheme to see a judge deny her bid for pretrial release.

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SAG-AFTRA Arizona members rally as part of national strike for TV, film worker protections, higher wages tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Members of the Arizona-Utah chapter of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rallied to demand increased benefits and residuals, prohibition of artificial intelligence content and protections against unauthorized use of their likeness.

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Feds probe Huckelberry's 'secret' retirement from Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The 2022 resignation of longtime Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, who for months had continued to collect his salary while also being paid pension benefits behind the scenes, has caught the attention of federal investigators, sources told the Tucson Sentinel.

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Nanos denies foot-dragging investigation in Pima County deputy rape case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson wants the Arizona Attorney General's Office or the Department of Public Safety to investigate claims Sheriff Chris Nanos failed to conduct a "timely and thorough investigation" into the alleged sexual assault of a deputy by her supervisor in December.

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Tucson House set to get $50 million for upgrades, Marana reworks transitional housing rules tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson House was built as a luxury apartment building in 1963. Now it's up for a $50 million federal grant to rehab the place for low-income tenants. If the price tag gets too much higher, it's a dubious investment. Plus more from the City Council, Pima and Santa Cruz counties, and other local government meetings.

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Sheriff Nanos pulls deputies from future Pima County Board of Supervisors meetings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County sheriff's deputies will no longer provide security during Board of Supervisors' meetings, a decision one supervisor called "retaliation" on the part of the sheriff.

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After winning impeachment fight, Texas AG Paxton still faces felony fraud case & FBI probe tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After a 10-day trial, Texas senators voted to acquit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on allegations of bribery and corruption, but Paxton still faces state securities fraud charges, and he has been under investigation by the FBI since Oct. 2020, although no charges have been filed.

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Tucson lands $5M federal grant for Million Trees initiative tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Mayor Regina Romero’s Tucson Million Trees initiative is bringing a $5 million federal grant to the city.

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Pima County can reduce poverty with pay equity tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Pay equity is the key to families thriving instead of surviving. Investing in government workers who dedicate their lives to public service would send a powerful message of community empowerment." — Sahaurita librarian Elizabeth Langley

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