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UA expert marvels at 'scientific treasure' from 7-year asteroid mission tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A University of Arizona scientist joined NASA officials Wednesday to unveil the results of a successful multiyear mission to a near-Earth asteroid that returned last month bearing what they called “scientific treasure.”

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Scalise nominated by U.S. House GOP as speaker in closed-door meeting tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Uncertainty and party infighting over the next U.S. House speaker prevailed at the Capitol Wednesday evening, despite a majority of Republicans picking Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee behind closed doors earlier in the day.

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Anti-democratic moves by state lawmakers raise fears for 2024 election tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States are seeing efforts by politicians to gain a political advantage by curtailing the power of voters, and experts say any scheme to thwart a free and fair national election in 2024 would likely center on corrupting one or more state-level election systems — just as was attempted in 2020.

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Photos: UA marks anniversary of Meixner slaying with spotlight above campus tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
University of Arizona marked the one-year anniversary of Prof. Thomas Meixner's death with a shaft of light on campus.

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Moms for Liberty could have a serious impact on the presidential race tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Moms for Liberty, self-described “joyful warriors" that others see as well-organized, publicity-savvy anti-government conspiracists, has organized small, ideological voting armies in swing states, and is in the position of representing a concentrated and potentially decisive voting bloc.

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Az marijuana sales continue downward trend after peaking in the spring tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Both the recreational and medical marijuana markets continue to lose potency as they mature, though adult-use sales continue to far outpace what is sold to people who have medical marijuana cards.

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Az marijuana sales continue downward trend after peaking in the spring tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Both the recreational and medical marijuana markets continue to lose potency as they mature, though adult-use sales continue to far outpace what is sold to people who have medical marijuana cards.

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Az marijuana sales continue downward trend after peaking in the spring tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Both the recreational and medical marijuana markets continue to lose potency as they mature, though adult-use sales continue to far outpace what is sold to people who have medical marijuana cards.

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Shaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states take a harder line on school discipline tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Arizona is one of several states to enact stricter punishments for disruptive students amid a post-pandemic spike in school discipline problems, and in some places, school shootings and the so-called parents’ rights movement have helped fuel the shift.

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TurboTax parent company’s latest argument against free tax filing misleading tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Articles published around the country repeat the assertion by Intuit, parent company of TurboTax, sometimes almost word for word - that the upcoming IRS pilot program would hurt Black Americans, but a researcher whose work is cited by Intuit says the company is misstating findings.

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Arizona Greens push to regain party recognition and get on 2024 ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Green Party is collecting signatures to register as a new party after losing party recognition in the state in 2019. If the party is successful, it will be ballot eligible for the 2024 elections.

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Arizona Greens push to regain party recognition and get on 2024 ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Green Party is collecting signatures to register as a new party after losing party recognition in the state in 2019. If the party is successful, it will be ballot eligible for the 2024 elections.

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Kari Lake, who insists she won Az in 2022, enters Senate race with Trump’s endorsement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake, who still hasn’t conceded her loss in the 2022 race for Arizona governor, formally launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

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Kari Lake, who insists she won in 2022, enters the U.S. Senate race with Donald Trump’s endorsement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake, who still hasn’t conceded her loss in the 2022 race for Arizona governor, formally launched her campaign for U.S. Senate Tuesday.

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Cannabis corps buy up 'social equity' licenses as Az dispensary deadline looms tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As Arizona’s remaining social equity license holders scramble to open marijuana dispensaries before a looming October deadline, private investors and major cannabis corporations have continued to wrest control away from the individuals the program was designed to benefit.

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Investors, cannabis corporations acquire more social equity licenses as deadline to open dispensaries looms tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As Arizona’s remaining social equity license holders scramble to open marijuana dispensaries before a looming October deadline, private investors and major cannabis corporations have continued to wrest control away from the individuals the program was designed to benefit.

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Signing bonuses on Vail schools agenda; other district boards meeting tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Vail school board will vote Tuesday on $600 bonuses for groundskeepers and maintenance workers. It's not Aaron Rodgers money but it highlights the ongoing worker shortage. Plus more in local government meetings.

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AHCCCS reaches out to recipients, community to help with Medicaid 'unwinding' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
For the past six months, the nation has been undergoing a Medicaid “unwinding,” wherein millions of individuals who were enrolled in Medicaid health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic are being disenrolled because their current income makes them ineligible.

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States that send a mail ballot to every voter really do increase turnout, scholars find tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
When every registered voter gets sent a ballot in the mail — a system known as universal vote-by-mail — voting rates tend to rise, numerous studies have found.

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Photos: Hundreds of Tucsonans pray for victims of violence in Israel tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Hundreds of people filled the sculpture garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on Monday night to show solidarity for Israel after the country endured a series of attacks over the weekend.

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