63-unit Milagro on Oracle affordable housing development opens in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011425_milagro_housing/63-unit-milagro-oracle-affordable-housing-development-opens-tucson/
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and members of the Tucson City Council joined with state officials, city employees, local developers and homeless advocates last week to cut a bright yellow ribbon at Milagro on Oracle, a new 63-unit housing complex on Tucson's Northwest Side.
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PowerSchools breach exposed data of 2 Pima County school districts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011424_powerschool_data/powerschools-breach-exposed-data-2-pima-county-school-districts/
A breach of systems at California-based educational software company PowerSchools exposed the data for at least two school districts in Pima County.
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Tucson & Pima County awarded $7 million HUD grant for affordable housing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011425_hud_grant/tucson-pima-county-awarded-7-million-hud-grant-affordable-housing/
The city of Tucson and Pima County were awarded a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development towards reducing barriers to affordable housing, officials announced Tuesday.
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Tuesday night TUSD board meeting rescheduled due to broken water line https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011425_tusd_board_meeting/tuesday-night-tusd-board-meeting-rescheduled-due-broken-water-line/
The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 14, has been rescheduled due to a broken water line.
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School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011425_powerschool_hack/school-software-provider-latest-target-major-hack-personal-data/
The sensitive data of millions of American adults and children have been compromised after hackers targeted education software company PowerSchool, but users can take some actions toward proper “cyber hygiene.”
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166-unit Milagro on Oracle public housing development opens in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011425_milagro_housing/166-unit-milagro-oracle-public-housing-development-opens-tucson/
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and members of the Tucson City Council joined with state officials, city employees, local developers and homeless advocates last week to cut a bright yellow ribbon at Milagro on Oracle, a new 166-unit housing complex on Tucson's Northwest Side.
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Apartment construction cools rents in some regions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011425_construction_rent/apartment-construction-cools-rents-some-regions/
A historic rate of apartment building is starting to make a difference in Sun Belt rents, but most tenants are still paying way more than they did earlier in the decade and rents are still rising in many Northeast and Midwest states.
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Senate takes up GOP immigration bill as Democrats renew calls for ‘robust’ debate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011425_senate_immigration/senate-takes-up-gop-immigration-bill-as-democrats-renew-calls-robust-debate/
The Senate formally opened debate Monday evening on Republican legislation that would hike detention requirements for federal immigration enforcement and expand the ability of states to challenge the Department of Homeland Security.
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18-year-old population about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges & economy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011425_demographic_cliff/18-year-old-population-drop-sharply-packing-wallop-colleges-economy/
The current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds, a looming crisis for the American economy, with fewer graduates eventually coming through the pipeline to fill jobs that require college educations.
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As technology evolves, it becomes harder to tell ‘real’ AI from marketing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011425_ai_tech/as-technology-evolves-it-becomes-harder-tell-real-ai-from-marketing/
A race for corporations to stay competitive means AI-driven tools are everywhere, but without understanding AI’s function and foundation, it’s easy to get lost in the hype cycle.
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9th Circuit asked if political parties can control who runs for office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011425_no_labels_lawsuit/9th-circuit-asked-if-political-parties-can-control-who-runs-office/
No Labels Arizona sued the state for allowing candidates to run in down-ballot races, despite No Labels’ state mission to run candidates only for the presidency.
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Az Freedom Caucus: The ‘single most important task’ is defeating Dems in 2026 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011425_freedom_caucus/az-freedom-caucus-single-most-important-task-defeating-dems-2026/
The far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus set a contentious tone for the start of the new legislative session, vowing to unseat the state’s three top Democrats in the next election and making clear that is the top priority for the group as lawmakers return to work.
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AG Garland releases final report on Trump election subversion case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011425_subversion_report/ag-garland-releases-final-report-trump-election-subversion-case/
A final report from former Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith contends that had President-elect Donald Trump not won in November, he would have been convicted on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
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‘Arizona Promise’ takes center stage in Hobbs’ State of the State speech https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011325_hobbs_sots/arizona-promise-takes-center-stage-hobbs-state-state-speech/
Democratic governor’s address highlighted competing visions for housing, education & water management.
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New candidates considering 2025 runs for Tucson City Council https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011325_tucson_council_candidates/new-candidates-considering-2025-runs-tucson-city-council/
Two new candidates are prepping campaigns in this year’s races for Tucson City Council: Jesse Lugo in Ward 5 and Theresa Riel in Ward 6.
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Az Gov. Hobbs: 'The Arizona promise is personal to me' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011325_hobbs_state_of_state/az-gov-hobbs-the-arizona-promise-personal-me/
"Since I became governor, we have achieved much together by finding common ground, but we must do more." The full text of Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' "State of the State" address, delivered Monday.
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Trump-appointed judge clears way for DOJ to release final report on election subversion case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/011325_trump_subversion/trump-appointed-judge-clears-way-doj-release-final-report-election-subversion-case/
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon cleared the way for Attorney General Merrick Garland to release Jack Smith’s final report on his dismissed federal case against the president-elect over subversion of the 2020 election.
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Mayes wants DOJ’s Trump election interference file to help prosecute Az fake electors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011325_mayes_trump/mayes-wants-dojs-trump-election-interference-file-help-prosecute-az-fake-electors/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is again asking the U.S. Department of Justice to share with her office its case file and report from special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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A call for changes after Election Day tumult in Navajo Nation county https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011325_navajo_voting/a-call-changes-after-election-day-tumult-navajo-nation-county/
Local leaders, community members and advocates are calling for change after casting ballots on Election Day was difficult for some Navajo voters in Arizona's Apache County, where ballot printers failed, emergency ballots ran out and polling places didn't open early.
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Wednesday deadline looms for Arizonans without health insurance to buy Obamacare policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011325_aca_deadline/wednesday-deadline-looms-arizonans-without-health-insurance-buy-obamacare-policy/
Arizonans who are seeking to purchase health insurance coverage via the Affordable Care Act must choose a policy by Wednesday, Jan. 15.
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