Backpage defense asks for mistrial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_slug2/backpage-defense-asks-mistrial/
Attorneys defending former executives of Backage.com took issue with “day in the life” testimony of a woman whose sexual services were advertised regularly on the site.
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Backpage defense asks for mistrial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_slug1/backpage-defense-asks-mistrial/
Attorneys defending former executives of Backage.com took issue with “day in the life” testimony of a woman whose sexual services were advertised regularly on the site.
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Backpage defense asks for mistrial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_slug/backpage-defense-asks-mistrial/
Attorneys defending former executives of Backage.com took issue with “day in the life” testimony of a woman whose sexual services were advertised regularly on the site.
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Flat tax, school vouchers & slowing sales taxes driving $400 million Az budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_budget_shortfall1/flat-tax-school-vouchers-slowing-sales-taxes-driving-400-million-az-budget-shortfall/
When Arizona lawmakers passed a budget in June, they expected to have a $10 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. But just a few months later, the state now forecasts a $400 million deficit.
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Flat tax, school vouchers and slowing sales taxes driving $400 million Az budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_budget_shortfall1/flat-tax-school-vouchers-and-slowing-sales-taxes-driving-400-million-az-budget-shortfall/
When Arizona lawmakers passed a budget in June, they expected to have a $10 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. But just a few months later, the state now forecasts a $400 million deficit.
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Flat tax, school vouchers and slowing sales taxes driving $400 million budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_budget_shortfall3/flat-tax-school-vouchers-and-slowing-sales-taxes-driving-400-million-budget-shortfall/
When Arizona lawmakers passed a budget in June, they expected to have a $10 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. But just a few months later, the state now forecasts a $400 million deficit.
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Flat tax, school vouchers and slowing sales taxes driving $400 million budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_budget_shortfall2/flat-tax-school-vouchers-and-slowing-sales-taxes-driving-400-million-budget-shortfall/
When Arizona lawmakers passed a budget in June, they expected to have a $10 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. But just a few months later, the state now forecasts a $400 million deficit.
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Flat tax, school vouchers and slowing sales taxes driving $400 million budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_budget_shortfall1/flat-tax-school-vouchers-and-slowing-sales-taxes-driving-400-million-budget-shortfall/
When Arizona lawmakers passed a budget in June, they expected to have a $10 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. But just a few months later, the state now forecasts a $400 million deficit.
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Flat tax, school vouchers and slowing sales taxes driving $400 million budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_budget_shortfall/flat-tax-school-vouchers-and-slowing-sales-taxes-driving-400-million-budget-shortfall/
When Arizona lawmakers passed a budget in June, they expected to have a $10 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. But just a few months later, the state now forecasts a $400 million deficit.
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Az school voucher enrollment exceeds budget estimate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_az_school_vouchers/az-school-voucher-enrollment-exceeds-budget-estimate/
Enrollment in Arizona's school voucher program has surpassed the number accounted for in the state budget, reigniting the quarrel among Republican lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs over the program's financial viability.
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UA expert marvels at 'scientific treasure' from 7-year asteroid mission https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_ua_osiris_rex/ua-expert-marvels-scientific-treasure-from-7-year-asteroid-mission/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101223_scalise_speaker/scalise-nominated-by-us-house-gop-as-speaker-closed-door-meeting/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101223_election_democracy/anti-democratic-moves-by-state-lawmakers-raise-fears-2024-election/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101123_meixner_anniversary/photos-ua-marks-anniversary-meixner-slaying-with-spotlight-above-campus/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100923_moms_liberty_election_op/moms-liberty-could-have-serious-impact-presidential-race/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101123_marijuana_sales/az-marijuana-sales-continue-downward-trend-after-peaking-spring/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_marijuana_sales1/az-marijuana-sales-continue-downward-trend-after-peaking-spring/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_marijuana_sales/az-marijuana-sales-continue-downward-trend-after-peaking-spring/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_school_discipline/shaken-by-post-pandemic-disruptions-some-states-take-harder-line-school-discipline/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101123_intuit_free_filing/turbotax-parent-companys-latest-argument-against-free-tax-filing-misleading/
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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