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Sentinel's Nintzel to moderate Clean Elections debates for Arizona political candidates https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_clean_elex_debates/sentinels-nintzel-moderate-clean-elections-debates-arizona-political-candidates/
Candidates for the U.S. House and Senate, Arizona Legislature and more will appear in a series of 2024 Clean Elections primary debates convened by the Arizona Media Association, with several moderated by Tucson Sentinel's Jim Nintzel.
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Sahuarita math fail: Water company seeking rate hike but flubs numbers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051324_agenda_sahuarita_op/sahuarita-math-fail-water-company-seeking-rate-hike-but-flubs-numbers/
Nothing is 135 percent less than anything: Global Water's math failure prompts questions, plus money moving around the school districts with new conduct rules at TUSD, and more from local government meetings around Tucson.
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Az Ag Dept: Pasteurization is limiting risk of H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_bird_flu_cows/az-ag-dept-pasteurization-limiting-risk-h5n1-bird-flu-outbreak-dairy-cows/
People should avoid raw milk products, and only drink pasteurized milk in order to limit the risk of contracting H5N1 avian influenza, which is impacting dairy cows in multiple states, officials said.
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Border shelters stave off ‘homelessness on steroids,’ but funding worries remain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_shelter_skelter/border-shelters-stave-off-homelessness-steroids-but-funding-worries-remain/
Asylum seekers get food, clothes, and at temporary shelters such as Casa Alitas, where hundreds – sometimes thousands – of asylum seekers, many of them young children, are dropped off with little more than the clothes on their backs.
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7 realities for Black students in America, 70 years after Brown deseg decision https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051324_black_education/7-realities-black-students-america-70-years-after-brown-deseg-decision/
For many Black students, 70 years since the nation’s highest court held unanimously that separate is inherently unequal, educational resources and access remain woefully uneven.
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‘Uncomfortable’ but necessary conversations: How Az abortion laws affect Indigenous women https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_indigenous_abortion/uncomfortable-but-necessary-conversations-how-az-abortion-laws-affect-indigenous-women/
Indivisible Tohono, a grassroots group that organizes and educates on issues impacting the Tohono O’odham Nation, hosted a community forum to discuss how Arizona’s abortion ban would impact Indigenous women.
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Az Supreme Court says Cook will be on ballot, GOP attorney asks for reversal of sanctions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_cook_ballot/az-supreme-court-says-cook-will-ballot-gop-attorney-asks-reversal-sanctions/
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Republican David Cook’s name will be on the primary ballot for the Arizona Senate’s Legislative District 7, despite attempts by his opponent, Republican incumbent Wendy Rogers, to get him kicked out of the race.
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NAU research team addresses disparities in access to autism services https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_autism_disparities/nau-research-team-addresses-disparities-access-autism-services/
Researchers at Northern Arizona University have launched a project to study persistent disparities in autism services for children from underserved communities after a report showed children with autism spectrum disorder was higher among Black, Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander children.
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In role-playing elections officials for a day, journalists grapple with AI trickery https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051324_ai_elections/in-role-playing-elections-officials-day-journalists-grapple-with-ai-trickery/
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, along with election advocacy organizations, put together what is called a Tabletop Exercise for members of the media to participate in so they could better understand the challenges that elections officials face.
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Wilson: Getting RTA Next priorities right more important than forcing consensus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051224_rta_wilson_op/wilson-getting-rta-next-priorities-right-more-important-than-forcing-consensus/
"If we are going to continue to use the RTA model to fund regional transportation for the next 20 years, it’s more important to get the priorities right than it is to appear to agree for the sake of agreeing." Ex-Citizens Advisory Committee member Rachel Wilson
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A new intermediary: How AI may impact libraries, research & information retrieval https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051224_ai_libraries/a-new-intermediary-how-ai-may-impact-libraries-research-information-retrieval/
Artificial intelligence could fundamentally change the way librarians do their jobs, but also affects areas such as patron privacy and information literacy - though cataloging and research are major areas in librarianship that artificial intelligence can automate and potentially improve.
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Pima softball wins first Region I, Division I title since 2013; Waddell named MVP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051124_pcc_softball/pima-softball-wins-first-region-i-division-i-title-since-2013-waddell-named-mvp/
The Pima Community College softball team (42-12) is heading back to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament for the first time since 2013 as the Aztecs defeated No. 1 Eastern Arizona College 8-5 on Saturday to claim the regional championship.
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FC Tucson faces off in friendly with UA Club Soccer team https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051124_arizona-club-soccer/fc-tucson-faces-off-friendly-with-ua-club-soccer-team/
FC Tucson will face off against the University of Arizona Club Soccer team on Sunday, in the last of two tune-up matches before the USL League Two side begins its season.
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Az’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as cautionary tale for reproductive health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051124_abortion_caution_op/azs-now-repealed-abortion-ban-serves-as-cautionary-tale-reproductive-health-care/
The rapidly changing legal landscape and conflicting information over abortion access has fueled fear and confusion for women, families, hospitals, physicians and other health care providers, and had a chilling effect on abortion services.
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How shifting U.S. policies led to one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050524_immigration_policy_fire/how-shifting-us-policies-led-one-deadliest-incidents-involving-immigrants-mexicos-history/
Forty men were killed and more than two dozen were injured in one of the deadliest incidents involving immigrants in Mexico’s history, the foreseen and foreseeable result of landmark shifts in U.S. border policies over the last decade.
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Lobbying by automotive companies increases as electric vehicle sales soar https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051124_electric_car_lobby/lobbying-by-automotive-companies-increases-as-electric-vehicle-sales-soar/
As electric vehicle sales reached an all-time high last year, the automotive industry’s spending on federal lobbying hit a record of nearly $85.8 million after a steady increase since 2020, and in the first quarter of 2024, the industry’s federal lobbying spending topped $23.1 million.
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Border Patrol agent in Yuma indicted for producing & distributing child porn https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051024_bp_agent_child_porn/border-patrol-agent-yuma-indicted-producing-distributing-child-porn/
A 41-year-old Border Patrol agent based in Yuma was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday for child pornography, including production and distribution of materials online.
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Az GOP’s ‘Secure the Border’ plan will cost at least $325 million a year: report https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051024_gop_border_cost/az-gops-secure-border-plan-will-cost-least-325-million-year-report/
A Republican-backed plan to convince voters to duplicate federal immigration enforcement by letting police officers arrest migrants and Arizona judges deport them could end up costing the state at least $325 million every year.
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Medical residents increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051024_doctor_shortage_abortion/medical-residents-increasingly-avoiding-states-with-abortion-restrictions/
For the second year in a row, students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.
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Indigenous advocates work to combat fake sober living homes in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051024_sober_living_homes/indigenous-advocates-work-combat-fake-sober-living-homes-arizona/
Thousands of individuals have fallen victim to a Medicaid scheme primarily affecting Indigenous communities, and after legislation tackling the problem failed to pass this session, individuals are taking the issue into their own hands to protect vulnerable members of the community.
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