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PCC to vote on tuition increase; Marana mulls master plan for roads tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima Community College is considering a $3 per credit unit tuition increase that would bring the two-year cost of tuition to $14,000. Marana Town Council to talk about a transportation master plan, and more from government meetings around Tucson.

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Steve Kozachik to resign from Tucson City Council, oversee Mosaic Quarter sports complex tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik is known for running. His sneakers pound sidewalks all over town. But he won't be running for re-election next year; he's stepping down early to become Pima County's manager of the Mosaic Quarter sports complex on the South Side.

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Judge dismisses Arizona Superintendent’s English Language Learner suit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A lawsuit launched by Arizona schools chief Tom Horne last year in the hopes of shutting down dual language instruction across the state was tossed out of court, with the judge stating the superintendent has no authority or standing under state law to challenge the teaching model.

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Immigrant, business advocates frustrated by Biden’s humanitarian parole for new arrivals tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigration advocates and business leaders President Biden to use his executive authority to extend work visas to long-term undocumented people and immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens, following his State of the Union address that centered on the economy and immigration reform.

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Arizona reports 20% increase in HIV cases, predominantly affecting Hispanic communities tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona reported a 20% increase in new HIV cases in 2022, and 405 of the 975 new HIV cases in the state were Hispanic patients, more than any other ethnic group, a recent wave of new HIV cases in the state changing the lives of the Hispanic population.

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Baby African elephant born at Tucson's Reid Park Zoo tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Semba, the African elephant matriarch at Reid Park Zoo, gave birth to a 265 pound calf at 3:31 a.m. on Friday, March 8. The calf, whose sex has not yet been determined, is standing, sticking close to mom, and nursing enthusiastically.

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Baby African eleplant born at Tucson's Reid Park Zoo tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Semba, the African elephant matriarch at Reid Park Zoo, gave birth to a 265 pound calf at 3:31 a.m. on Friday, March 8. The calf, whose sex has not yet been determined, is standing, sticking close to mom, and nursing enthusiastically.

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Arizona lawmakers pan, praise Biden’s combative State of the Union address tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Joe Biden delivered a combative State of the Union address Thursday that laid out his achievements and baited Republicans for not doing more, a tone that did not sit well with Arizona's GOP lawmakers.

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Rides of March: Tucson Council scratching, clawing to keep buses free tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council is nowhere near prepared to start charging Sun Tran bus riders again. A looming cash crunch may force fares to reappear anyway.

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AG Mayes 'shocked' Nogales border crossing scanners still sitting in warehouse due to lack of funding tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Attorney General Kris Mayes pushed Congress to fund installing scanners at Arizona's border crossings following a report the equipment was sitting unused in a warehouse in Nogales.

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Hobbs, Dems blast GOP for refusing to give Arizonans a right to contraception tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs lashed out at the GOP, questioning its support for contraceptive access after bills making birth control a right in Arizona stagnated in the Republican-controlled legislature, while Republicans said women wouldn’t need contraceptives if they weren’t so promiscuous.

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Hobbs, Az Dems blast GOP for refusing to give Arizonans a right to contraception tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs lashed out at the GOP, questioning its support for contraceptive access after bills making birth control a right in Arizona stagnated in the Republican-controlled legislature, while Republicans said women wouldn’t need contraceptives if they weren’t so promiscuous.

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Tucson Erotica Art Show 2024 puts sex positivity on display tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Tucson Erotica Art Show celebrates sex positivity by putting it on display — TEAS Executive Director Myken Dahlen speaks about this year's exhibit, its origins, y mucho mas in an interview with Tucson Sentinel.

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Colorado River states offer competing proposals for managing water tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The seven states that use water from the Colorado River - including Arizona - proposed competing plans to the federal government this week on the river’s future management, with upper and lower basin states offering their own visions.

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As legislative hearings grow more combative, one Az committee stands out for its civility tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Interruptions by lawmakers, removal of witnesses and tensions have plagued hearings this legislative session, with at least three people removed from Az hearings since January, including a private citizen, a journalist and the director of a nonprofit - but not all committees are the same.

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Az voters face more scrutiny of their citizenship & residency, after judge upholds 2022 laws tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona election officials will begin frequently checking voters’ U.S. citizenship and requiring voters to submit proof of residency when they register, under new laws upheld by a federal judge last week.

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Az vehicle mile tax resolution fails, as one Republican sides with Dems tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Ken Bennett joined with Democrats to vote down an GOP push to ask voters to ban taxes based on vehicle miles, sparking anger from Arizona Freedom Caucus leader Sen. Jake Hoffman, one of the bill’s sponsors.

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Republicans crash press conference to confront Arizona governor on border crisis tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Three Arizona Republican state Senators attended a press conference on access to contraceptives to ask Governor Katie Hobbs why she vetoed immigration legislation they say would protect Arizona citizens.

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Hobbs, Az Democrats blast GOP for refusing to give Arizonans a right to contraception tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs lashed out at the GOP, questioning its support for contraceptive access after bills making birth control a right in Arizona stagnated in the Republican-controlled legislature, while Republicans said women wouldn’t need contraceptives if they weren’t so promiscuous.

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FactCheck: Biden’s State of the Union tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In his final State of the Union address prior to the November general election, President Joe Biden focused on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the economy, reproductive rights, prescription drug costs and border security - but he sometimes stretched the facts or left out important context.

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