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With U.S. Senate still tied up over spending deal, partial gov't shutdown begins at midnight

The federal government hurtled Friday toward a partial shutdown this weekend, even though Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump reached a deal that allows lawmakers more time to negotiate new ...
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In win for Conover, Az high court rules Pima man can face longer sentence for luring minor

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday a Pima County man can face a longer sentence for luring a minor for sexual exploitation, even though his victim was an undercover officer posing as an underage ...
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With U.S. Senate still tied up over spending deal, partial shutdown begins at midnight

The federal government hurtled toward a partial shutdown this weekend, even though Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump reached a deal that allows lawmakers more time to negotiate new ...
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DOJ opens civil rights probe into Alex Pretti shooting

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old killed by Border Patrol agents on Jan. 24 amid a federal crackdown in ...
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PCC's Johnson's difference-making game earns ACCAC Division II Player of the Week

Pima Community College men’s basketball player Isaac Johnson (Oakland HS, CA) produced a standout performance that caught the eye of the ACCAC.
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In Arizona, utilities & state regulators double down on fossil fuels despite residents’ opposition

Across the country, electricity rates are rising as utilities look to meet the energy demands brought on by AI and data centers. That’s especially true in Arizona, despite the opposition of state ...
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Music therapy helps nonverbal/autistic patients, but some on Az Medicaid can’t access it

Although music therapy for autistic children and adults is on the rise and more research has suggested its benefits, Arizona’s Medicaid program, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, does ...
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Sentinel moderates RTA Next forum on Friday's Buckmaster Show

Friday at noon, Tucson Sentinel reporter Jim Nintzel will host a live radio forum on the RTA Next plan that Pima County voters will decide in March.
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EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can protect their water

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to revise the Clean Water Act. Experts say the move would dissolve one of the few tools tribes have to enforce treaty rights and hamper their ...
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9th Circuit upholds protections for Venezuelan nationals

The Ninth Circuit handed some 600,000 Venezuelan nationals a win, ruling that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem improperly stripped them of their temporary protected status.
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Colorado River states meet Friday in D.C. with federal deadline looming, litigation threat growing

The governors of six of the seven of the Colorado River Basin states plan to meet Friday in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to break a stalemate in Colorado River water negotiations.
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Tucson High, Sahuaro, Pueblo & other TUSD schools cancel Friday classes as staff plan anti-ICE walkout

Some TUSD high schools and other Tucson-area schools will be closed on Friday because of a "high volume of staff absences" — part of a nationwide protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs ...