Az Senate repeals 1864 abortion ban, after 2 Republicans join Dems https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050124_abortion_ban_repeal/az-senate-repeals-1864-abortion-ban-after-2-republicans-join-dems/
The Arizona Senate on Wednesday finalized repealing a near-total abortion ban that the state Supreme Court ruled earlier this month trumps a 15-week restriction that was implemented in 2022.
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College administrators are falling into a tried & true trap laid by the right https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043024_college_protest_trap_op/college-administrators-are-falling-into-tried-true-trap-laid-by-right/
Conservatives have made a number of familiar claims about student protesters: They are coddled elitists, out-of-state agitators and violent communists who sowed discord to destroy America, as university leaders are twisting themselves in knots to appease angry donors and legislators.
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Arizona ranks 49th in nation for access to adult mental health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050124_mental_health_care/arizona-ranks-49th-nation-access-adult-mental-health-care/
Arizona ranked 49th in the nation for adult mental health care, based on the prevalence of mental illness and the access to mental health care - and for many, the low ranking was no surprise.
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New EPA regulations target pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050124_epa_power_plants/new-epa-regulations-target-pollution-from-power-plants-especially-those-that-burn-coal/
To reduce the impacts on the environment of fossil fuel plants that still generate 60% of the U.S. electricity supply, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a suite of rules that focus mainly on coal plants, the nation’s most-polluting electricity source.
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Several Pima County candidates booted from ballot after petition challenges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050124_ballot_challenges/several-pima-county-candidates-booted-from-ballot-after-petition-challenges/
Several local candidates were booted from the ballot following legal challenges to their nominating petitions. There is no longer a candidate in the JP9 constable race, after incumbent George Camacho was ordered to be removed from his re-election race.
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FactCheck: Posts misrepresent immigrants’ eligibility for Social Security numbers, benefits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043024_factcheck_ssn_immigrants/factcheck-posts-misrepresent-immigrants-eligibility-social-security-numbers-benefits/
Viral posts make the false claim that “illegal immigrants” can receive Social Security numbers and retirement benefits, and they confuse two programs managed by the Social Security Administration.
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Pima vaulter Morgan Pepe captures Region 1 crown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/043024_pcc_womens_track/pima-vaulter-morgan-pepe-captures-region-1-crown/
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed in the first day of the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.
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PCC's Tucker & McCoy snag regional track & field titles https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050124_pcc_mens_track/pccs-tucker-mccoy-snag-regional-track-field-titles/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed in the first day of the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.
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Republicans punish Dems for staging ‘drag story hour’ for adults in Az House basement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_dems_drag_story/republicans-punish-dems-staging-drag-story-hour-adults-az-house-basement/
Democratic members of the Arizona House of Representatives are having their privileges to use meeting rooms in the chamber revoked after they used a room in the basement to host a drag story hour alongside Planned Parenthood on Tuesday.
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Flags to half-staff Thursday for internment of former Az House Speaker Jim Weiers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050124_weiers_half_staff/flags-half-staff-thursday-internment-former-az-house-speaker-jim-weiers/
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday for the interment of former Arizona State House Speaker Jim Weiers, who died April 19.
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Abortion & immigration: Dems prefer policy to politics; Republicans do the opposite https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043024_abortion_politics_op/abortion-immigration-dems-prefer-policy-politics-republicans-do-opposite/
Arizona Democrats worked to repeal the abortion ban, even if they could leverage it at the polls. Republicans prefer a 'crisis' at the border, even though a congressional deal gave them what they demanded.
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Martin hits 2 homers, including walk-off, as PCC softball sweeps Yavapai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/043024_pcc_softball/martin-hits-2-homers-including-walk-off-as-pcc-softball-sweeps-yavapai/
The Pima Community College softball team (37-12, 24-6 in ACCAC) got back on track on Tuesday, snapping a four-game skid and locking up the No. 2 seed for their regional tournament.
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Work on new 'beginner' trail to Tanque Verde Falls restricts parking through June 15 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_tanque_verde_falls/work-new-beginner-trail-tanque-verde-falls-restricts-parking-through-june-15/
Some parking areas on the north side of Redington Road will be closed through mid-June as the Forest Service constructs three new lots, and builds a "beginner-friendly" trail with a view of the scenic waterfall in Tanque Verde Canyon.
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4 finalists for appointment to vacant Tucson City Council seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_ward_6_finalists/4-finalists-appointment-vacant-tucson-city-council-seat/
Updated: The Tucson City Council has narrowed the list of potential appointees to the vacant Ward 6 seat to four candidates: Former Councilmember Karin Uhlich, former state lawmaker Pamela Powers, current Ward 2 aide Ted Prezelski and attorney Vince Rabago made the cut.
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Kris Mayes wants Az Supreme Court to put abortion ruling on hold until September https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_mayes_abortion_court/kris-mayes-wants-az-supreme-court-put-abortion-ruling-hold-until-september/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes requested that the state Supreme Court pause its ruling that reinstated a near-total abortion ban from more than a century ago, saying that her office is considering whether to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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4 finalists for appointment to vacant Tucson City Council seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_ward_6_finalists/4-finalists-appointment-vacant-tucson-city-council-seat/
The Tucson City Council has narrowed the list of potential appointees to the vacant Ward 6 seat to four candidates: Former Councilmember Karin Uhlich, former state lawmaker Pamela Powers, current Ward 2 aide Ted Prezelski and attorney Vince Rabago made the cut.
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Should you focus on lawmaker effectiveness to cast your ballot? Voters, experts say yes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_parsing_politicians/should-you-focus-lawmaker-effectiveness-cast-your-ballot-voters-experts-say-yes/
With 10 of Arizona’s 11 congressional seats up for election this year, experts and voters are urging Arizonans to consider the range of an incumbent’s performance, everything from how many bills they pass to how often they show up and how well they work across the aisle.
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Abortion ban repeal sparks conversation about Black maternal mortality https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_black_abortion/abortion-ban-repeal-sparks-conversation-black-maternal-mortality/
As lawmakers debated the 1864 abortion ban and Republicans voiced support for the near-total ban on abortions that dates back to 1864, Black maternal mortality rates - and the reasons behind them - became a topic of conversation.
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Biden administration strengthens health care protections for LGBTQ+ Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043024_lgbtq_health/biden-administration-strengthens-health-care-protections-lgbtq-americans/
LGBTQ+ Americans now have greater protections against discrimination when seeking health care, whether from hospitals, doctors, Medicaid programs, and health insurance plans, according to a new rule released by the Biden administration.
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Myth of ‘superhuman strength’ in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043024_superhuman_restraint/myth-superhuman-strength-black-people-persists-deadly-encounters-with-police/
“Excited delirium” is a hotly contested term often used to justify police use of force, though the term is not widely recognized by medical associations, with “superhuman strength” one of the symptoms frequently cited - but the term creates a hurdle for legal accountability.
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