Republican efforts to bypass Hobbs could mean a long Az ballot this fall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040224_veto_ballots/republican-efforts-bypass-hobbs-could-mean-long-az-ballot-this-fall/
There is no question that Arizona ballots are going to be lengthy this fall, but a Republican strategy to bypass Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs — and her veto stamp — could make them much longer.
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva announces he has cancer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040224_grijalva_cancer/rep-raul-grijalva-announces-he-has-cancer/
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva said Tuesday morning that he is being treated for cancer. The longtime Tucson Democrat has not cast a vote in Congress since February, and did not release many details about his diagnosis.
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ADEQ set to take action on major mining projects in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040224_adeq_mining/adeq-set-take-action-major-mining-projects-arizona/
As mining operations ramp up across Arizona, two massive projects facing opposition from environmental groups and Native American tribes have public comment deadlines in the coming weeks.
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Raúl Grijalva announces he has cancer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040224_grijalva_cancer/raul-grijalva-announces-he-has-cancer/
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva said Tuesday morning that he is being treated for cancer. The longtime Tucson Democrat has not cast a vote in Congress since February, and did not release many details about his diagnosis.
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Judge tosses Abe Hamadeh’s latest bid to be named Az AG after 2022 loss https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040124_hamadeh_rejection/judge-tosses-abe-hamadehs-latest-bid-named-az-ag-after-2022-loss/
A Maricopa Superior Court judge threw out Abe Hamadeh's latest bid to be awarded the attorney general seat he lost in 2022 by just 280 votes to Democrat Kris Mayes, a legal change of tactic for Hamadeh after a bevy of election challenges were dismissed.
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Tucson police officer killed in crash Sunday night https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040124_tpd_buckner/tucson-police-officer-killed-crash-sunday-night/
Updated: A Tucson police officer was killed in a car crash Sunday night, officials said. Officer Adam Buckner, 31, was responding to another call, and a vehicle failed to yield at the intersection of 6th and Campbell around 10 p.m.
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Keep the voters out of it: Pima County Supes to decide on forum for new treasurer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040124_agenda_treasurer_op/keep-voters-out-it-pima-county-supes-decide-forum-new-treasurer/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors shouldn't bother with a public forum prior to selecting a replacement for County Treasurer Beth Ford; plus a drawn-out jail committee idea, Santa Cruz County to approve flood control measures, and more from government meetings around Tucson.
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Tucson police officer killed in crash Sunday night https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040124_tpd_buckner/tucson-police-officer-killed-crash-sunday-night/
Updated: A Tucson police officer was killed in a car crash Sunday night, officials said. Officer Adam Buckner, 31, was responding to another call, and a vehicle failed to yield at the intersection of 6th and Campbell around 10 p.m.
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Tucson police officer killed in crash Sunday night https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040124_tpd_buckner/tucson-police-officer-killed-crash-sunday-night/
A Tucson police officer was killed by a car crash Sunday night, officials said. Officer Adam Buckner, 31, was responding to another call, and a vehicle failed to yield at the intersection of 6th and Campbell around 10 p.m.
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U.S. House Speaker Johnson sets date to deliver Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040124_mayorkas_impeachment/us-house-speaker-johnson-sets-date-deliver-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-senate/
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will be sent to the U.S. Senate on April 10, when senators return from recess.
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Latin America on track for its worst dengue fever outbreak in history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040124_dengue_outbreak/latin-america-track-its-worst-dengue-fever-outbreak-history/
The Americas are facing an alarming dengue outbreak, with a surge occurring across Latin America and the Caribbean as Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency, and cases have been reported in Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California.
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Tweaking U.S. trade policy could hold the key to reducing migration from Central America https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040124_immigrant_trade_op/tweaking-us-trade-policy-could-hold-key-reducing-migration-from-central-america/
Loosening trade rules would attract investment and create more jobs for Central Americans, a small change to U.S. trade policy that could significantly reduce the number of migrants arriving at the southern border and reduce immigration from the region by as much as 67%.
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Burden of getting medical care can exhaust older patients https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040124_aging_medical_care/burden-getting-medical-care-can-exhaust-older-patients/
Coordinating the care they needs has became a part-time job for many older Americans, and the toll the health care system extracts is evidence of the poor fit between older adults’ capacities and the health care system’s demands.
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How imagery of White women victims is being used to stoke anti-immigrant fear https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040124_immigrant_fear/how-imagery-white-women-victims-being-used-stoke-anti-immigrant-fear/
Republicans who are pushing for more restrictive immigration policy ahead of a pivotal election year continue to lean on an old strategy in their appeal to voters: broadly framing immigrant men as dangerous next to imagery of young White women victims.
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Mayes, other Democratic AGs ask SCOTUS to block red state bans on emergency abortions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040124_emergency_abortions/mayes-other-democratic-ags-ask-scotus-block-red-state-bans-emergency-abortions/
Arizona AG Kris Mayes and nearly two dozen other Democratic-led states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the ability of emergency room doctors to provide abortions, arguing that failing to do so would have devastating effects for their health care systems.
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Chacon hits 2 homers with 9 RBIs as Pima softball scores 42 in 16th straight win https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/033024_pcc_softball/chacon-hits-2-homers-with-9-rbis-as-pima-softball-scores-42-16th-straight-win/
The Pima Community College softball team (25-8, 12-2 in ACCAC) tied their season high in two straight games on Saturday against GateWay Community College (8-17, 5-12) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Herd & Cummings hit grand slams as Pima baseball bounces back to split with Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/033024_pcc_baseball/herd-cummings-hit-grand-slams-as-pima-baseball-bounces-back-split-with-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College baseball team (30-10, 16-8 in ACCAC) secured a fifth straight 30-win season (excluding 2020's pandemic season) on Saturday as they hosted Scottsdale Community College (18-19, 9-15) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Ackerley, Carroll & Davidson: 3 vie to complete term of retiring Pima County treasurer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033124_treasurer_appt/ackerley-carroll-davidson-3-vie-complete-term-retiring-pima-county-treasurer/
Three candidates submitted applications for to replace Beth Ford as the treasurer of Pima County: Chris Ackerley, Patti Davidson and Ray Carroll.
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Procession of the cross up A Mountain marks Good Friday for many Tucsonans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/033024_easter_procession/procession-cross-up-mountain-marks-good-friday-many-tucsonans/
Volunteers carried a 17-foot cross up the road to A Mountain, overlooking Downtown Tucson, during Los Dorados' 57th annual procession to mark Good Friday.
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Pima jumpers Ja'Niya Ross & Tianna Moseley capture ACCAC crowns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032924_pcc_womens_track/pima-jumpers-janiya-ross-tianna-moseley-capture-accac-crowns/
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.
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