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Native American traditional healing practices now covered under Medicaid in 4 states, including Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_traditional_healing/native-american-traditional-healing-practices-now-covered-under-medicaid-4-states-including-arizona/
Native Americans in Arizona and three other states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices after the Biden administration announced it had expanded coverage to cover traditional Native American healing practices.
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4 ways Arizona can get faster election results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_faster_elections/4-ways-arizona-can-get-faster-election-results/
As national attention on Arizona, a swing state where contests can be close, has ramped up, pressure has mounted to count faster - but changing the early ballot drop off law is not the only possible solution. Here’s a rundown of some of the changes that could speed up election results.
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Supreme Court: Judges can’t review sham marriage finding behind visa denial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_marriage_visa/supreme-court-judges-cant-review-sham-marriage-finding-behind-visa-denial/
The Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. citizen cannot challenge her husband’s visa denial after the government discovered his previous sham marriage, a decision that solved a split on the issue among U.S. circuit courts.
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Defense bill would ban transgender medical coverage for children in military families https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_trans_military_coverage/defense-bill-would-ban-transgender-medical-coverage-children-military-families/
House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children who seek transgender care.
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Douglas-area Customs officer charged with weapons misconduct, computering tampering & abuse https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_cbp_officer_arrested/douglas-area-customs-officer-charged-with-weapons-misconduct-computering-tampering-abuse/
A Douglas-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was arrested this week by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office as part of a larger investigation into drug smuggling.
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Sun Corridor swallows Metro Chamber as Tucson-area eco-dev groups merge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_sun_corridor_chamber/sun-corridor-swallows-metro-chamber-as-tucson-area-eco-dev-groups-merge/
The Tucson area's top two economic-development groups are merging, with Sun Corridor and the Metro Chamber combining into one as-yet unamed organization.
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Federal judge blocks Safeway-Albertsons merger https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_albertsons_merger/federal-judge-blocks-safeway-albertsons-merger/
A federal judge blocked Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion takeover of rival supermarket chain Albertsons with a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, preventing the stores from proceeding with the acquisition until federal antitrust regulators complete an complete an internal probe.
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Feds move to declare monarch butterflies as endangered species https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_monarchs_protection/feds-move-declare-monarch-butterflies-as-endangered-species/
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moved to protect the monarch butterfly by listing the once-common orange and black butterflies as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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Arizona gun stores want jury trial in trafficking lawsuit brought by Mexico https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120524_gun_lawsuit/arizona-gun-stores-want-jury-trial-trafficking-lawsuit-brought-by-mexico/
Attorneys for five Arizona guns stores facing a lawsuit from Mexico over illegal firearms purchases requested a jury trial in legal filings this week.
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Stand or fall: Ciscomani's win comes with a test of character & loyalty https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121024_cisco_look_ahead_op/stand-or-fall-ciscomanis-win-comes-with-test-character-loyalty/
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani just secured re-election by two points. He is in a position to stand up for our constitutional republic and the people of Arizona, or prove he's just a toady for Donald Trump.
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States go after ‘claim sharks’ that charge veterans for help with disability claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_veterans_disability/states-go-after-claim-sharks-that-charge-veterans-help-with-disability-claims/
For-profit consultants across the country make millions each year by charging military veterans for help in filing their disability claims - even though it's illegal for companies that aren’t accredited by the VA to charge veterans fees for helping file their claims.
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No expansion of military IVF coverage included in final defense policy bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_ivf_military/no-expansion-military-ivf-coverage-included-final-defense-policy-bill/
Congress will not expand access to in vitro fertilization for active duty military members and their families in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that sets policy for the Pentagon.
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DPS asks AG Mayes for legal opinion to clear way to expand Rapid DNA testing in Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_dps_dna_mayes/dps-asks-ag-mayes-legal-opinion-clear-way-expand-rapid-dna-testing-az/
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is asking the Attorney General Kris Mayes to advise it on the use of a new DNA testing technology that has critics concerned about privacy and misuse, but that law enforcement sees as a boon to solving cold cases.
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Biden launches nat'l plan for Indigenous language protection & revitalization https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_native_languages/biden-launches-natl-plan-indigenous-language-protection-revitalization/
To support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Indigenous languages across the United States, the Biden-Harris administration released a 10-year National Plan on Native Revitalization during the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit.
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States go after ‘claim sharks’ that charge veteranss for help with disability claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_veterans_disability/states-go-after-claim-sharks-that-charge-veteranss-help-with-disability-claims/
For-profit consultants across the country make millions each year by charging military veterans for help in filing their disability claims - even though it's illegal for companies that aren’t accredited by the VA to charge veterans fees for helping file their claims.
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Az recreational marijuana sales stabilize in October following sharp September drop https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_marijuana_sales/az-recreational-marijuana-sales-stabilize-october-following-sharp-september-drop/
Arizona’s recreational marijuana market showed signs of stabilization in October, with dispensaries selling $75.3 million in adult-use cannabis products, up from September’s $67.3 million, while the medical marijuana sector continued its long-term decline.
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Federal judge blocks rule that would have given DACA recipients access to ACA coverage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_aca_daca_blocked/federal-judge-blocks-rule-that-would-have-given-daca-recipients-access-aca-coverage/
A federal judge on Monday issued a court order temporarily blocking a Biden administration rule that would have granted some people brought into the country illegally as children access to health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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RTA open houses for public review of $2.46B draft transportation plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_rta_open_house/rta-open-houses-public-review-246b-draft-transportation-plan/
The Regional Transportation Authority is continuing its public engagement efforts with a series of open houses in December and January for the public to review a 20-year $2.46 billion plan for regional transportation improvements.
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Religious sex abuse ring leader in Arizona gets 50 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_bateman_sentencing/religious-sex-abuse-ring-leader-arizona-gets-50-years/
Self-proclaimed FLDS prophet Samuel Bateman, who used his power as a religious leader in a small Arizona town to marry and repeatedly rape 10 underage girls for nearly two years, will spend the next 50 in a federal prison.
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