Shackelford hits go-ahead homer as Pima takes game 1 over Az Western in regional semis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050324_pcc_baseball/shackelford-hits-go-ahead-homer-as-pima-takes-game-1-over-az-western-regional-semis/
The Pima Community College baseball team (43-14) was forced to rally in the first game of the Region I, Division I Semifinals on Thursday against Arizona Western College (37-16) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Kern uses Az Senate video studio to bash drag performers with pro-Hitler talk show host https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_kern_hitler_host/kern-uses-az-senate-video-studio-bash-drag-performers-with-pro-hitler-talk-show-host/
A Glendale Republican lawmaker who was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and is facing criminal charges for being a fake elector used legislative video gear to appear on a far-right talk show this week with a host who has declared Adolf Hitler a “hero.”
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Cinco de Mayo, the force of Star Wars & more this weekend in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050324_roundup_cinco_more/cinco-de-mayo-force-star-wars-more-this-weekend-tucson/
From beer to laser shows, here are some events to attend this weekend.
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KVOA losing 150+ years of Tucson TV talent: Lupita Murillo to retire as owner Byron Allen slashes ranks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_kvoa_layoffs/kvoa-losing-150-years-tucson-tv-talent-lupita-murillo-retire-as-owner-byron-allen-slashes-ranks/
About 9 Tucson TV news staffers are being let go by KVOA, including a trio who together have more than 150 years of experience. Reporter Lupita Murillo will soon retire as the station cuts staff, while employees who started at KVOA in 1965 and 1975 are being laid off.
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KVOA losing 150+ years of Tucson TV talent: Lupita Murillo to retire as owner Byron Allens slashes ranks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_kvoa_layoffs/kvoa-losing-150-years-tucson-tv-talent-lupita-murillo-retire-as-owner-byron-allens-slashes-ranks/
About 9 Tucson TV news staffers are being let go by KVOA, including a trio who together have more than 150 years of experience. Reporter Lupita Murillo will soon retire as the station cuts staff, while employees who started at KVOA in 1965 and 1975 are being laid off.
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Biden administration to issue rule expanding DACA health care access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050324_daca_health_care/biden-administration-issue-rule-expanding-daca-health-care-access/
The Biden administration will publish a final rule that will allow about 100,000 uninsured people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in state-run or private health insurance plans provided under the Affordable Care Act.
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How the federal gov't can help cities absorb immigrants fleeing violence & persecution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050324_immigrants_cities_op/how-federal-govt-can-help-cities-absorb-immigrants-fleeing-violence-persecution/
Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities, but with support, refugees and people receiving asylum successfully integrate into life in the U.S. and contribute more to the national economy than they cost.
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Appeals court hears Kari Lake election case, has to remind her lawyer how appeals work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_lake_appeals/appeals-court-hears-kari-lake-election-case-has-remind-her-lawyer-how-appeals-work/
Arizona appellate judges listening to arguments Thursday in Kari Lake’s challenge to her 2022 election loss had to keep reminding her lawyer how appeals courts work.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs signs bill to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_abortion_repeal/gov-katie-hobbs-signs-bill-repeal-civil-war-era-abortion-ban/
After nearly a month of political squabbling in the state Legislature, Governor Katie Hobbs signed a bill to repeal the recently reenacted near-total abortion ban and return Arizona to its previous legal regime, under which abortion is legal until around the 15th week of pregnancy.
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Many states eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be released from prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050324_prison_medicaid/many-states-eager-extend-medicaid-people-soon-released-from-prison/
A new policy that allows states to provide Medicaid health care coverage to incarcerated people at least a month prior to their release has drawn bipartisan interest and a slew of state applications.
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Az Supreme Court rules GOP shouldn’t have been sanctioned for 2020 election lawsuit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_gop_sanctions/az-supreme-court-rules-gop-shouldnt-have-been-sanctioned-2020-election-lawsuit/
The Arizona Republican Party’s lawsuit challenging the post-election hand-count process in 2020 wasn’t groundless or filed in bad faith, and the party doesn’t have to pay attorney’s fees for the Secretary of State’s Office, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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Judge rebuffs Native effort to halt construction of SunZia transmission project https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_sunzia_appeal/judge-rebuffs-native-effort-halt-construction-sunzia-transmission-project/
A federal judge again rejected an attempt to halt construction of a high-voltage transmission line that will carry electricity from a wind project in New Mexico through 50 miles of the San Pedro River Valley in Southern Arizona.
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PACC seeks help to clear shelter space for 2-week construction project https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_pacc_fosters/pacc-seeks-help-clear-shelter-space-2-week-construction-project/
Pima Animal Care needs short-term fosters for 130 dogs to clear kennel space for a two-week construction project beginning on May 6, officials said.
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Supreme Court rules AZGOP shouldn’t have been sanctioned for a 2020 election lawsuit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_gop_sanctions/supreme-court-rules-azgop-shouldnt-have-been-sanctioned-2020-election-lawsuit/
The Arizona Republican Party’s lawsuit challenging the post-election hand-count process in 2020 wasn’t groundless or filed in bad faith, and the party doesn’t have to pay attorney’s fees for the Secretary of State’s Office, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Thursday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_air_ozone/pima-county-issues-air-pollution-advisory-thursday/
Air pollution in the Tucson metro area, including moderate concentrations of ground-level ozone, prompted an advisory Thursday from Pima County that some residents should avoid intense physical outdoor activity.
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Pima golfers Myranda Moreno & Kayley Yanez close out play at Southwest District Tournament https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050124_pcc_womens_golf/pima-golfers-myranda-moreno-kayley-yanez-close-out-play-southwest-district-tournament/
Pima Community College women’s golfers Myranda Moreno (Tucson Magnet HS) and Kayley Yanez (Marana HS) finished up play at the NJCAA Southwest District Tournament on Wednesday held at the Canyon West Golf Club in Weatherford, Texas.
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Biden backs peaceful protest, denounces campus ‘chaos’ over Gaza https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050224_biden_protests/biden-backs-peaceful-protest-denounces-campus-chaos-over-gaza/
President Joe Biden responded to weeks of protest on college campuses calling for a ceasefire in Gaza with a brief statement that the right to protest should be protected, but “not the right to cause chaos.”
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Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Friday in memory of Yuma City Councilman Gary Knight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_knight_half_staff/hobbs-flags-half-staff-friday-memory-yuma-city-councilman-gary-knight/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, May 3, in honor of Yuma City Councilman Gary Knight, who died April 14, 2024.
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U.S. Senate Dems launch renewed push for full marijuana legalization https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050224_pot_legalization/us-senate-dems-launch-renewed-push-full-marijuana-legalization/
Leading U.S. Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill to remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances, following the Biden administration’s move to significantly ease regulations on the drug.
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Arizona may fund tool to allow candidates to verify election results, ballot by ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050224_ballot_verification/arizona-may-fund-tool-allow-candidates-verify-election-results-ballot-by-ballot/
Candidates for election in Arizona would potentially be able to verify the results in their race, ballot by ballot, under a proposal likely to end up in this year’s state budget.
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