Pima basketball's Jaylen Alexander gets 2nd call as ACCAC Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021424_pcc_mens_basketball/pima-basketballs-jaylen-alexander-gets-2nd-call-as-accac-player-week/
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Jaylen Alexander earned his second nod as ACCAC Division II Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 4-10. His first selection was for the week of Dec. 3-9.
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Lopez nets 15, Acosta posts double-double as Pima women stun No. 4 Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021424_pcc_womens_basketball2/lopez-nets-15-acosta-posts-double-double-as-pima-women-stun-no-4-mesa/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (19-6, 14-4 in ACCAC) scored a big conference victory on Wednesday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium against rival Mesa Community College (19-5, 14-4).
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Cohenj Gonzales scores game-high 22 points as Pima Men's Basketball beats Mesa CC 99-75 for eighth straight win https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021424_pcc_mens_basketball1/cohenj-gonzales-scores-game-high-22-points-as-pima-mens-basketball-beats-mesa-cc-99-75-eighth-straight-win/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (22-3, 14-3 in ACCAC conference) picked up their eighth straight win on Wednesday as they beat Mesa Community College (7-16, 5-12).
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Desperate for affordable housing, some cities sweeten tax breaks for developers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021824_developer_tax_breaks/desperate-affordable-housing-some-cities-sweeten-tax-breaks-developers/
Tax abatements have long been a tool cities use to encourage developers to build homes low-income residents can afford, but abatement deals might not always live up to expectations, and oversight is needed to ensure that developers follow through on promises of affordable units.
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Shackelford has 3 RBIs as Pima baseball rides over Yavapai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021724_pcc_baseball/shackelford-has-3-rbis-as-pima-baseball-rides-over-yavapai/
The Pima Community College baseball team (12-2, 2-0 in ACCAC) opened ACCAC conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep against Yavapai College (6-6, 0-2) at home.
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Car thefts & carjackings are up, but unreliable data makes it hard to pinpoint why https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021824_vehicle_crimes/car-thefts-carjackings-are-up-but-unreliable-data-makes-it-hard-pinpoint-why/
Carjackings and thefts are up significantly compared with the number of pre-pandemic incidents, but the varying reliability of motor vehicle theft data and scarcity of national carjacking data make it hard to determine what - or who - is responsible for the spikes.
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Children are expensive not just for parents, but the environment - so how many is too many? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021724_children_climate_op/children-are-expensive-not-just-parents-but-environment-so-how-many-too-many/
People born in the future stand to inherit a planet in the midst of a global ecological crisis, so if you think you are obligated to do other activities to reduce your impact on the environment, you should limit your family size, too.
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Shackelford has 3 RBIs; 3 teammates combine for no earned runs & 14 strikeouts as Pima baseball rides over Yavapai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021724_pcc_baseball/shackelford-has-3-rbis-3-teammates-combine-no-earned-runs-14-strikeouts-as-pima-baseball-rides-over-yavapai/
The Pima Community College baseball team (12-2, 2-0 in ACCAC) opened ACCAC conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep against Yavapai College (6-6, 0-2) at home.
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Most government offices closed on Presidents Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021824_prez_day_closure/most-government-offices-closed-presidents-day/
Federal, Arizona state, Pima County and city of Tucson government offices will be closed for President's Day on Monday
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Queer cuts: How barbers across Arizona are trimming stereotypes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021724_queer_cuts/queer-cuts-how-barbers-across-arizona-are-trimming-stereotypes/
In response to safety concerns, a handful of queer-friendly barber shops and salons have emerged in Arizona to create spaces of inclusivity and respect.
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Pima softball's Marina Price & Nevaeah Bracamonte sweep ACCAC Player and Pitcher of the Week awards https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021524_pcc_softball/pima-softballs-marina-price-nevaeah-bracamonte-sweep-accac-player-and-pitcher-week-awards/
The Pima Community College softball team picked up wins in three out of the four games played last week at the El Paso CC Invitational, and two of its players were recognized by the ACCAC conference for the week of Feb. 4-10.
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Kozachik: 'Shared governance' resisted as UA's Robbins reacts to financial mess https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021724_ua_bill_koz_op/kozachik-shared-governance-resisted-as-uas-robbins-reacts-financial-mess/
Unless simply eliminating the ruse of shared governance is the goal, changes to state statute are not needed in order to allow UA President Robbins to do what Crowe at ASU has been successful at for years.
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Pima County Constable Oscar Vasquez faces removal from office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021524_vasquez_constable/pima-county-constable-oscar-vasquez-faces-removal-from-office/
Updated: Pima County Constable Oscar Vasquez, who has a troubled history as an elected official, is facing more disciplinary action. He could be removed from his position because he reportedly isn't fulfilling his duties.
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Ex-college student sentenced to 21 mos. for straw-buying guns, including .50-caliber sniper rifle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021624_straw_purchaser_guns/ex-college-student-sentenced-21-mos-straw-buying-guns-including-50-caliber-sniper-rifle/
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 21 months in prison last week for his role in a scheme to buy 15 firearms, including a .50-caliber sniper rifle, and smuggle them into Mexico in 2020.
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New York judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million in civil fraud suit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021624_trump_civil_fraud/new-york-judge-orders-trump-pay-more-than-350-million-civil-fraud-suit/
A New York judge on Friday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay more than $350 million in disgorgement after finding Trump had fraudulently inflated his net worth on yearly financial documents, stiffing banks and insurers out of millions.
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Survey shows Americans overwhelmingly agree government mishandling border crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021624_border_election/survey-shows-americans-overwhelmingly-agree-government-mishandling-border-crisis/
The U.S. government’s handling of the ever-growing influx of migrants crossing the southern border may be the biggest issue of the 2024 general election, and and although Americans differ on how the issue should be solved, nearly all agree that more has to be done.
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More tax cuts put states’ revenue at risk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021624_tax_cut_revenue/more-tax-cuts-put-states-revenue-risk/
After three years of state tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthy, some states are poised to enact even more, and advocates warn essential services will be harmed.
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Az House committee supports terrorist designation for Mexican drug cartels https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021624_border_cartels/az-house-committee-supports-terrorist-designation-mexican-drug-cartels/
Arizona Representative Steve Montenegro garnered bipartisan support for two pieces of legislation addressing issues at the U.S.-Mexico border, including a resolution declaring cartels terrorist groups and a request that Governor Katie Hobbs, deploy the National Guard to the border.
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State universities admit more out-of-state students for tuition bump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021624_out_of_state_universities/state-universities-admit-more-out-of-state-students-tuition-bump/
At a time when school budgets are tightening and college enrollment is decreasing, state universities - including the University of Arizona - are increasingly turning to nonresident students to boost their revenues.
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Az Republicans want to roll back clock 30 years & end no-excuse early voting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021624_voting_rollback/az-republicans-want-roll-back-clock-30-years-end-no-excuse-early-voting/
House Republicans want to return Arizona to a “pre-1991” voting system in which the vast majority of voters must cast their ballot in person on Election Day - though the move to no-excuses early voting was ushered into existence in 1991 by state Republicans.
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