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Rematch brewing in race for Pima County supervisor in District 1 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_pima_supes_d1/rematch-brewing-race-pima-county-supervisor-district-1/
A roundup of candidates running for the District 1 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors in 2024
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Heinz faces challenge as he seeks 2nd term on Pima County Board of Supervisors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_pima_supes_d2/heinz-faces-challenge-as-he-seeks-2nd-term-pima-county-board-supervisors/
A roundup of candidates running for the Pima County Board of Supervisors District 2 seat.
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Contentious election challenges brewing for Pima County Board of Supervisors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_pima_board_races/contentious-election-challenges-brewing-pima-county-board-supervisors/
Rounding up the candidates in the 2024 races for Pima County Board of Supervisors.
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4 Democrats in race for open District 3 seat on Pima County Board of Supervisors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_pima_supes_d3/4-democrats-race-open-district-3-seat-pima-county-board-supervisors/
A roundup of the candidates seeking the District 3 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.
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Vendedor opina sobre debate de ley de tamales en Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_tamale_bill_esp/vendedor-opina-sobre-debate-de-ley-de-tamales-en-arizona/
Arizona HB 2042, también conocida como “proyecto de ley de tamales”, legalizaría la venta de tamales y otros productos cárnicos cocinados en casa, y la propuesta podría dar un respiro a muchos aspirantes a vendedores de alimentos.
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Pima softball splits final games at El Paso tourney https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021024_pcc_softball/pima-softball-splits-final-games-el-paso-tourney/
The Pima Community College softball team (7-6) closed out play at the El Paso CC Invitational on Saturday in El Paso, Texas.
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Vendedor opina sobre debate de ley de tamales en Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_tamale_bill_esp/vendedor-opina-sobre-debate-de-ley-de-tamales-en-arizona/
Arizona HB 2042, también conocida como “proyecto de ley de tamales”, legalizaría la venta de tamales y otros productos cárnicos cocinados en casa, y la propuesta podría dar un respiro a muchos aspirantes a vendedores de alimentos.
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ACLU: Border Patrol continues to trash personal belongings, including medicine & religious gear https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_aclu_migrant_property/aclu-border-patrol-continues-trash-personal-belongings-including-medicine-religious-gear/
Immigration and civil rights advocates said U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials continue to confiscate and destroy personal belongings, including medications and medical records, as well as the turbans of Sikh men.
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State of Indian Nations is good, but could be better, speakers say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021324_native_nations/state-indian-nations-good-but-could-better-speakers-say/
Tribal nations are seeing themselves represented more than ever before in the government, but they still need to make their voices heard more loudly at the ballot box, as advocates called for more stable health care funding and improved resources for tribal police.
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If Hobbs is serious about protecting Az groundwater, she must work to close the mining loophole https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021324_groundwater_mining_op/if-hobbs-serious-protecting-az-groundwater-she-must-work-close-mining-loophole/
In her first State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs was unequivocal about her commitment to tackling one of the state’s greatest challenges: our dwindling water supply - now, it is time for her to work with legislators to close the mining loophole in Arizona water law.
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If Hobbs is serious about protecting groundwater, she must work to close the mining loophole https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021324_groundwater_mining_op/if-hobbs-serious-protecting-groundwater-she-must-work-close-mining-loophole/
In her first State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs was unequivocal about her commitment to tackling one of the state’s greatest challenges: our dwindling water supply - now, it is time for her to work with legislators to close the mining loophole in Arizona water law.
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How 14 land grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_land_college_climate/how-14-land-grant-colleges-took-82-million-acres-from-123-indigenous-nations/
The University of Arizona still retains rights to nearly 687,000 acres of land, but the reliance on state trust land for revenue not only contradicts its commitment to recognize past injustices regarding stolen Indigenous lands, but also threatens its climate commitments.
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Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture teaches next generation farmers sustainable practices https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_next_gen_farmers/ajo-center-sustainable-agriculture-teaches-next-generation-farmers-sustainable-practices/
With a hope to sustain farming practices in Arizona, particularly within Indigenous communities, the co-executive directors of Ajo CSA are training the next generation of growers through their beginning farmer apprenticeship program.
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‘Gilbert Goons’ victim sues teen perpetrators of vicious beatings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_gilbert_goons_lawsuit/gilbert-goons-victim-sues-teen-perpetrators-vicious-beatings/
The father of a teen who was beaten outside a Gilbert, Arizona, restaurant filed a lawsuit Thursday against 20 people associated with the “Gilbert Goons,” a group of affluent teenagers known in Phoenix’s southeast valley to regularly beat other teenagers at random.
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Az rock climbers speak out against National Park Service, Forest Service proposal to restrict anchors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_climbing_anchors/az-rock-climbers-speak-out-against-national-park-service-forest-service-proposal-restrict-anchors/
The National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service drafted policy in November that could prohibit climbers from using bolted anchors, proposals that could endanger climbers around the country, including Mount Lemmon.
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Arizona Republicans sue Biden over his Grand Canyon monument https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_grand_canyon_lawsuit/arizona-republicans-sue-biden-over-his-grand-canyon-monument/
Arizona Republicans are challenging the creation of a new national monument near the Grand Canyon that would protect the land from uranium mining and give Native Americans a say in how the land is managed.
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La opinión de un vendedor de alimentos sobre el debate sobre el proyecto de ley sobre tamales de Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_tamale_bill_esp/la-opinion-de-un-vendedor-de-alimentos-sobre-el-debate-sobre-el-proyecto-de-ley-sobre-tamales-de-arizona/
Arizona HB 2042, también conocida como “proyecto de ley de tamales”, legalizaría la venta de tamales y otros productos cárnicos cocinados en casa, y la propuesta podría dar un respiro a muchos aspirantes a vendedores de alimentos.
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Trump’s pick for RNC chief worked with top election denier’s group https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021324_rnc_trump/trumps-pick-rnc-chief-worked-with-top-election-deniers-group/
Former President Donald Trump’s choice to be the next chair of the national Republican Party briefly teamed up last election cycle with a voter fraud watchdog group closely tied to Cleta Mitchell, the conservative lawyer who played a key role in Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 vote.
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Az residents who don’t vote could defeat bond elections under a GOP proposal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021324_bond_elections/az-residents-who-dont-vote-could-defeat-bond-elections-under-gop-proposal/
Arizona Republicans would throw out any city or school district bond election if fewer than 60% of voters cast a ballot - even if it passes - giving voters who stay home veto power over the decisions of people who voted in an election.
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Jordan Joe & Sage Begay combine for 44 as Pima women's basketball beats Yavapai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021024_pcc_womens_basketball/jordan-joe-sage-begay-combine-44-as-pima-womens-basketball-beats-yavapai/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (18-6, 13-4 in ACCAC) cruised to a sixth straight win on Saturday as they toppled Yavapai College (5-18, 5-11) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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