Pharmacists: Biden plan to save Medicare patients money on drugs risks empty shelves https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061124_pharma_biden_drugs/pharmacists-biden-plan-save-medicare-patients-money-drugs-risks-empty-shelves/
Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock.
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Trump says he’ll work ‘side by side’ with group that wants abortion ‘eradicated’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061124_trump_abortion/trump-says-hell-work-side-by-side-with-group-that-wants-abortion-eradicated/
Former President Donald Trump said Monday that if reelected he plans to work “side by side” with a newly formed religious organization that says abortion is the “greatest atrocity facing” the United States and should be “eradicated entirely.”
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Heat waves are making restaurant kitchens unsafe. Workers are fighting back. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061124_heat_kitchen_workers/heat-waves-are-making-restaurant-kitchens-unsafe-workers-are-fighting-back/
Stories of working under heat stress are common in the restaurant and food service industry, but increasingly, the confluence of indoor heat and record-breaking summer temperatures and heat waves has inspired some workers to unionize and fight for stronger safeguards at work.
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Testy differences as Pima County sheriff candidates square off on jail deaths, border & staffing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061024_sheriff_debate/testy-differences-as-pima-county-sheriff-candidates-square-off-jail-deaths-border-staffing/
Challenger Sandy Rosenthal and Sheriff Chris Nanos had frank disagreements over cooperating with Border Patrol, Stonegarden grants, staffing issues, and who has been responsible for a continuing string of deaths at the Pima County Jail.
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Testy differences as Pima County sheriff candidates square off on jail deaths, border & staffing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061024_sheriff_debate/testy-differences-as-pima-county-sheriff-candidates-square-off-jail-deaths-border-staffing/
Challenger Sandy Rosenthal and Sheriff Chris Nanos had frank disagreements over cooperating with Border Patrol, Stonegarden grants, staffing issues, and who has been responsible for a continuing string of deaths at the Pima County Jail.
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Texas guitar-slinger Jesse Dayton rides into Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061024_jesse_dayton/texas-guitar-slinger-jesse-dayton-rides-into-tucson/
With his prized King hollow-body electric guitar in tow, veteran roots rocker Jesse Dayton presents his new Shooter Jennings-produced album, "The Hard Way Blues," at 191 Toole on Wednesday, June 12.
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U.S. Senate can protect our democracy by passing the PRESS Act https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061024_press_act_op/us-senate-can-protect-our-democracy-by-passing-press-act/
"The more we treat journalists like criminals for doing their jobs, jailing them for refusing to reveal their sources or spying on them to find out what those sources are saying, the harder it is for them to tell us the sometimes hard truths we need to know."
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Into bondage: Sahuarita Council, Amphi school board to ask voters for money https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060924_agenda_sahuarita_bonds_op/into-bondage-sahuarita-council-amphi-school-board-ask-voters-money/
Sahuarita wants a $66 million bond for parks and public safety. Amphi Public Schools want $84 million for tech, transportation and security. Pima Board set for private and public chancellor interviews and more government action around Tucson
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Low staffing, space crunch hobble UA state museum’s repatriation work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061024_az_museum_repatriation/low-staffing-space-crunch-hobble-ua-state-museums-repatriation-work/
University of Arizona's State Museum has faced public criticism for its slow repatriation efforts - though the museum has been successful in fostering meaningful dialogue and consultation with Arizona tribes, a central goal of NAGPRA.
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Low staffing, space crunch hobble UA state museum’s repatriation work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061024_az_museum_repatriation/low-staffing-space-crunch-hobble-ua-state-museums-repatriation-work/
University of Arizona's State Museum has faced public criticism for its slow repatriation efforts - though the museum has been successful in fostering meaningful dialogue and consultation with Arizona tribes, a central goal of NAGPRA.
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Republicans sue to purge at least 500,000 people from Arizona’s voter rolls https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061024_az_gop_voter_purge/republicans-sue-purge-least-500000-people-from-arizonas-voter-rolls/
The leaders of the Arizona Republican Party and a conservative dark money group have filed a lawsuit alleging the state has not kept an accurate count of registered voters and asking a court to force elections officials to purge 500,000 Arizonans from the voter rolls.
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Some creators of debunked ‘2000 Mules’ haven’t stopped selling movie, or its false premise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061024_2000_mules/some-creators-debunked-2000-mules-havent-stopped-selling-movie-or-its-false-premise/
The right-wing media company that published the purported documentary and book “2000 Mules” announced last week that it was pulling them from distribution, the latest in a long series of hits to the film’s credibility, though the movie and its makers appear to still have a few lives left.
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FactCheck: Q&A on Biden’s border order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061024_factcheck_biden_border/factcheck-qa-bidens-border-order/
President Biden announced new measures to restrict asylum eligibility for those apprehended while trying to enter the U.S. illegally across the southern border and this proclamation contained specific changes to immigration procedures that are destined to be challenged in court.
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Federal program to compensate downwinders expires after Republicans block it https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061024_downwinders_denied/federal-program-compensate-downwinders-expires-after-republicans-block-it/
The federal program that compensates individuals who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the aftermath of the United States’ development and testing of nuclear weapons, expired after House Republicans refuse to consider an expansion or extension.
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On the U.S.-Mexico border, hopes & fears after Biden’s order limiting asylum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061024_asylum_hopes_fears/on-us-mexico-border-hopes-fears-after-bidens-order-limiting-asylum/
Border leaders said they are anticipating the effects of President Biden's order that partly bans asylum claims to be somewhat beneficial in limiting unauthorized crossings, while immigration advocates expressed concern the order would lead to more harm to already vulnerable people.
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Former Trump aides plead not guilty in Arizona ‘fake electors’ case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061024_trump_electors/former-trump-aides-plead-not-guilty-arizona-fake-electors-case/
A day after former President Trump condemned election interference and political “lawfare” waged against him and his allies in a Phoenix campaign speech, two figures close to him pleaded not guilty to fraud and forgery charges stemming from Arizona’s so-called fake electors scheme.
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Excessive heat watch Tues-Thurs for Tucson, Southern Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060524_excessive_heat_watch/excessive-heat-watch-tues-thurs-tucson-southern-arizona/
Parts of Southern Arizona could see "dangerously hot" temperatures as high as 110 degrees, along with warm overnight low temperatures, Tuesday through Thursday, particularly the Tucson metro area and the southeastern part of the state.
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Not THAT Arsenal: FC Tucson ekes out win vs. strong Az side https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/060924_fc-tucson/not-that-arsenal-fc-tucson-ekes-out-win-vs-strong-az-side/
A Milana Eyrich goal ended up being all FC Tucson needed to beat Arizona Arsenal on Saturday night at Kino North Stadium. The win ties the team on points with top-of-the-table SC Del Sol.
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Social equity: Critics say Arizona cannabis program did ‘exact opposite’ of what voters intended https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060924_marijuana_equity/social-equity-critics-say-arizona-cannabis-program-did-exact-opposite-what-voters-intended/
After Cookies dispensary opened last June in Tempe, owner Alicia Deals became one of the few remaining social equity license holders to successfully open a dispensary and retain 100% equity, and she became one of the only Black women to own and operate a dispensary in Arizona.
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Wins at ballot box for abortion rights still mean court battles for access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060924_abortion_ballot/wins-ballot-box-abortion-rights-still-mean-court-battles-access/
The patchwork of constitutional amendments, laws, and regulations that determine where and how abortions are available across the country could take years to crystallize, and even though a ballot measure result may seem clear-cut, the web of older laws still needs to be untangled.
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