Tucson-area senator wants Az Legislature to focus on water protection, affordable housing & education https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_gabaldon_qa/tucson-area-senator-wants-az-legislature-focus-water-protection-affordable-housing-education/
A Q&A with state Sen. Rosanna Gabaldon, D-Dist 21, whose "top priorities in addressing the state budget deficit are fiscal responsibility, economic growth and ensuring that essential services remain accessible to our constituents."
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Arizona AG: No recount of narrow vote margin for Tucson mayor & Council raise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_tucson_recount/arizona-ag-no-recount-narrow-vote-margin-tucson-mayor-council-raise/
Tucson's mayor and City Council received a hefty raise with a narrow ballot margin in November, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a legal opinion Wednesday that the 289-vote edge doesn't trigger a recount under state law.
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Az Republicans trash Hobbs’ budget proposal for targeting GOP priorities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_gop_hobbs_budget/az-republicans-trash-hobbs-budget-proposal-targeting-gop-priorities/
Arizona Republican lawmakers grilled Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget team Tuesday over her proposed budget that they have already dismissed as an “unserious mess.”
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Az’s anti-immigrant policies foster fear, create barriers to mental health care for undocumented https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_undocumented_mental_health/azs-anti-immigrant-policies-foster-fear-create-barriers-mental-health-care-undocumented/
Arizona advocates say anti-immigrant policies like SB 1070 have fostered a culture of fear that prevents undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients from accessing the mental health care needed to address the anxieties caused by those same policies.
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Arizona’s anti-immigrant policies foster culture of fear, create barriers to mental health care for undocumented communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_undocumented_mental_health/arizonas-anti-immigrant-policies-foster-culture-fear-create-barriers-mental-health-care-undocumented-communities/
Arizona advocates say anti-immigrant policies like SB 1070 have fostered a culture of fear that prevents undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients from accessing the mental health care needed to address the anxieties caused by those same policies.
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D.C. Circuit hears challenge to federal rule that lets mines dump unlimited waste https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011724_mine_waste_rule/dc-circuit-hears-challenge-federal-rule-that-lets-mines-dump-unlimited-waste/
A D.C. Circuit panel heard a challenge to a 2003 rule that allows mining companies to claim an unlimited amount of land around a mining site for mining-related activities like chemical processing and waste dumping.
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Az spending on Super Bowl, golf tickets to woo CEOs is unconstitutional, says AG https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_az_commerce_tickets/az-spending-super-bowl-golf-tickets-woo-ceos-unconstitutional-says-ag/
Arizona’s program to woo CEOs - including spending millions on travel, luxury hotel rooms, alcohol and tickets to events such as Super Bowl LVII and the Waste Management Phoenix Open - to bring business to the state violates the the Gift Clause of the Arizona Constitution.
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'Emergency' or not, COVID Is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011724_winter_illnesses/emergency-or-not-covid-still-killing-people-heres-what-doctors-advise-stay-safe/
The pandemic isn’t over, but the official emergency is — which means the government has handed over the reins on protecting the public to individuals. Here’s what doctors recommend to stave off COVID and other wintry infections.
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Hobbs releases her plan to renew Prop 123, increase Az school funding & teacher pay https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011724_hobbs_schools/hobbs-releases-her-plan-renew-prop-123-increase-az-school-funding-teacher-pay/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs released her plan that would provide pay raises for teachers and also school support staff, a group left out of Republican plans to renew Proposition 123.
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ICE to begin rolling out body cameras to agents & officers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011624_ice_body_cams/ice-begin-rolling-out-body-cameras-agents-officers/
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday it will begin outfitting agents with body-worn cameras, part of a wider shift toward cameras and transparency among component agencies under the Department of Homeland Security.
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Interventions: TUSD to decide fate of COVID-relief-funded teachers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011624_agenda_tusd_op/interventions-tusd-decide-fate-covid-relief-funded-teachers/
TUSD must decide the fate of what looks like an effective program funded by COVID relief dollars; Marana town manager gets new deal, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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When can we stop worrying about rising prices? Latest inflation report offers no easy answers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011624_inflation_prices_op/when-can-we-stop-worrying-rising-prices-latest-inflation-report-offers-no-easy-answers/
Tired of thinking about inflation’s impact on your wallet? You’re not alone. But like it or not, higher prices continue to be an economic and – with the presidential race – a political issue as we enter the early months of 2024.
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Some cities see migrants as a ‘lifeline.’ Policy could follow, experts say. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011624_migrant_arrivals/some-cities-see-migrants-as-lifeline-policy-could-follow-experts-say/
As southern border states struggle with a record flow of asylum-seekers and congressional leaders wrestle with potential solutions, a new proposal is being offered: Fund basic help for migrants, send them where they’re wanted and can get jobs, and make quick decisions on asylum.
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Supreme Court to review criminalization of homelessness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011624_homeless_scotus/supreme-court-review-criminalization-homelessness/
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if cities can punish homeless people for sleeping on public lands, part of a longer legal battle over criminalizing homelessness that stretches across the West Coast.
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NCAA president: Social media harassment of college athletes a growing problem because of sports gambling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011624_college_sports_betting/ncaa-president-social-media-harassment-college-athletes-growing-problem-sports-gambling/
Whether it be on the courts or on the fields, the lines are abundantly clear in sports. But in the evolving relationship between college athletics and sports betting, the NCAA is addressing the cost of the fuzzy lines that accompany that connection.
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Trump wins Iowa caucuses with Haley and DeSantis vying for second https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011624_trump_iowa/trump-wins-iowa-caucuses-with-haley-and-desantis-vying-second/
Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses Monday, although former U.S. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis were locked in a battle for second place based on early vote counting.
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Lizzy & the Triggermen to bring swing to Hotel Congress stage Friday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011524_lizzy_triggermen/lizzy-triggermen-bring-swing-hotel-congress-stage-friday/
Lizzy and the Triggermen will bring their smooth swing performance to the Hotel Congress Plaza stage during the Tucson Jazz Festival.
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3 migrants drowned in Texas after Border Patrol denied access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011524_migrants_drowning/3-migrants-drowned-texas-after-border-patrol-denied-access/
A woman and two children drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande, near the Eagle Pass park that Texas troopers have taken control over, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed on Saturday.
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Hobbs proposes $16B Arizona budget that Republicans say is an ‘unserious mess’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011524_hobbs_budget/hobbs-proposes-16b-arizona-budget-that-republicans-say-unserious-mess/
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday released her proposed $16 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, as well as her plan for shoring up what she estimates will be a roughly $460 million deficit in the current budget with a variety of proposals that Republicans say are dead on arrival.
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Hobbs proposes $16B Az budget that Republicans say is an ‘unserious mess’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011524_hobbs_budget/hobbs-proposes-16b-az-budget-that-republicans-say-unserious-mess/
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday released her proposed $16 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, as well as her plan for shoring up what she estimates will be a roughly $460 million deficit in the current budget with a variety of proposals that Republicans say are dead on arrival.
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