Az Republicans tout family tax rebates amid projected $400 million budget shortfall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101723_tax_credits/az-republicans-tout-family-tax-rebates-amid-projected-400-million-budget-shortfall/
Republican legislators defended family tax rebates as beneficial to Arizonans on the heels of new projections that Arizona is expecting a $400 million state budget shortfall, due in part to a drop in individual income tax collections.
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Tucson Meet Yourself celebrated 50 years of food, music & creative community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101623_tucson_meet_yourself/tucson-meet-yourself-celebrated-50-years-food-music-creative-community/
Tucson Meet Yourself brought food, music and cultural experiences to Downtown Tucson for the 50th year of the local festival.
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Biden administration, ACLU settle lawsuit over family separations at border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_family_separations/biden-administration-aclu-settle-lawsuit-over-family-separations-border/
The federal government is banned from separating migrant children from their parents on a widespread basis, under a legal settlement by the Biden administration and the ACLU. Officials praised the deal and called the Trump-era policy "shameful."
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Metro Chamber: The business case to support TUSD's Prop. 496 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_tusd_prop_chamber_op/metro-chamber-business-case-support-tusds-prop-496/
Voters in TUSD have the choice of approving a $480 million dollar bond package to support targeted investment in Arizona's 3rd largest school district, focused on key capital and technology needs, safety and security, transportation and more.
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Federal judge issues gag order on Trump’s public statements in 2020 election case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101623_trump_gag_order/federal-judge-issues-gag-order-trumps-public-statements-2020-election-case/
Former President Donald Trump was hit with a gag order on Monday over his social media and public statements against potential witnesses and court staff, which a judge said could impact the administration of justice in his 2020 presidential election subversion case.
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Appeals court rejects Lake & Finchem bid to force hand counts of ballots in Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_finchem_lake_appeal/appeals-court-rejects-lake-finchem-bid-force-hand-counts-ballots-az/
A federal appeals court has reaffirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to bar the use of voting machines in Arizona that was filed last year by Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, two Republicans who lost their bids for statewide office in 2022.
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Ballots mailed to voters in Tucson mayor & City Council election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/1016923_ballots_mailed/ballots-mailed-voters-tucson-mayor-city-council-election/
Early voting is underway in the November 7 election that will decide the Tucson mayoral race and three City Council seats, as well as the fate of several school district budget propositions and whether the community of Vail will become an incorporated town.
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Reproductive rights advocates say Kari Lake is spreading 'blatant lies' about abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_lake_abortion/reproductive-rights-advocates-say-kari-lake-spreading-blatant-lies-abortion/
Pro-choice advocates say Kari Lake - who has been staunchly anti-abortion since she entered the political fray in 2021 - is spreading ‘blatant lies’ by saying many women who undergo abortion end up deeply regretting it.
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Backpage ads weren’t clear prostitution, police officer testifies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_backpage_prostitution/backpage-ads-werent-clear-prostitution-police-officer-testifies/
Police testimony in the 18th day of trial over Backpage.com renewed questions as to whether ads placed on the classifieds site were obvious enough to suggest prostitution if taken at face value.
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Why it’s so difficult to navigate an immigration system both political parties say is broken https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101623_broken_immigration/why-its-so-difficult-navigate-immigration-system-both-political-parties-say-broken/
Even though the country’s two major political parties agree the current immigration system doesn’t work, they have been divided on how to overhaul a system that has been a political issue since immigration laws were last reformed in 1986.
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Arizona navega por la 'desvinculación' de Medicaid después de COVID-19 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_ahcccs_medicaid_esp/arizona-navega-por-la-desvinculacion-de-medicaid-despues-de-covid-19/
AHCCCS se acerca a los beneficiarios después de que se cancelara su inscripción a millones de personas que estaban inscritas en el seguro médico de Medicaid durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
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Arizona navega por la “desvinculación” de Medicaid después de COVID-19 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101623_ahcccs_medicaid_esp/arizona-navega-por-la-8220desvinculacion8221-de-medicaid-despues-de-covid-19/
AHCCCS se acerca a los beneficiarios después de que se cancelara su inscripción a millones de personas que estaban inscritas en el seguro médico de Medicaid durante la pandemia de COVID-19.
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House GOP narrowly nominates Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan for speaker https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101623_jordan_speaker/house-gop-narrowly-nominates-ohio-congressman-jim-jordan-speaker/
After a week of uncertainty and upheaval, House Republicans on Friday nominated Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan to become the next House Speaker, hours after the caucus’s first pick for the job stepped away.
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'The Consequences': Excerpts from UA professor's 'genius grant'-winning stories https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101623_munoz_excerpts/the-consequences-excerpts-from-ua-professors-genius-grant-winning-stories/
Excerpts from three stories from "The Consequences" by UA Prof. Manuel Muñoz, who just received a 2023 MacArthur "genius grant" in recognition of his fiction writing.
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Water rates set to increase for Tucson businesses, Pima Supes review Israel support https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_agenda_water_bills_op/water-rates-set-increase-tucson-businesses-pima-supes-review-israel-support/
A water rate increase, a new One Water 2100 Plan and small garden irrigation rates to go before City Council, Republican Steve Christy wants Pima County supervisors to support Israel, and more from local government meetings around Tucson
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Pima women's cross country run first 6K of season at Highlander Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_womens_cross_country/pima-womens-cross-country-run-first-6k-season-highlander-invitational/
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team competed in the Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Riverside, Calif.
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4 Pima runners set new season personal records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_mens_cross_country/4-pima-runners-set-new-season-personal-records/
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed in the Highlander Invitational on Saturday in Riverside, Calif.
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3 seconds to spot fraud? Testing Arizona’s ballot signature checking process. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_ballot_check_test_op/3-seconds-spot-fraud-testing-arizonas-ballot-signature-checking-process/
Lawsuits filed by the Arizona Republican Party and other conservative groups raise a question about whether signature verification is the best way to verify an early voter’s identity – a question particularly important in a state where the vast majority of voters use this method to vote.
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Kyleigh Oliver scores 2 but Aztec soccer drops match at Eastern Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_womens_soccer/kyleigh-oliver-scores-2-but-aztec-soccer-drops-match-eastern-arizona/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team hit the road to play at Eastern Arizona College on Saturday. The Aztecs struck first but surrendered three straight goals as they fell to the Gila Monsters 4-2.
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Montealegre drives in 2 goals as Pima men stifle Eastern Arizona College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101423_pcc_mens_soccer/montealegre-drives-2-goals-as-pima-men-stifle-eastern-arizona-college/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (11-2, 8-2 in ACCAC) bounced back in their final regular-season road test on Saturday at Eastern Arizona College (5-7-2, 4-5-1).
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