UA researchers: Arizona jaguar sightings a 'positive sign' despite border wall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_jaguar_spotted/ua-researchers-arizona-jaguar-sightings-positive-sign-despite-border-wall/

For University of Arizona researchers, the latest sightings show that Southern Arizona is still in the apex predator's range.

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IRS is building a vast system to share millions of taxpayers’ data with ICE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072125_irs_ice/irs-building-vast-system-share-millions-taxpayers-data-with-ice/

The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data.

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‘A purpose in this world’: Older adults fear elimination of program that helps them find work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062825_senior_workers/a-purpose-this-world-older-adults-fear-elimination-program-that-helps-them-find-work/

Congress is considering axing funding for programs that fall under the Older Americans Act, a 1965 law that provides social and meal services for older people, a position President Trump supports in his budget for the coming fiscal year.

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Cómo el gobierno de El Salvador impidió una investigación estadounidense sobre la MS-13 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_ms13_salvador_esp/como-el-gobierno-de-el-salvador-impidio-una-investigacion-estadounidense-sobre-la-ms-13/

Altos funcionarios del gobierno del presidente salvadoreño Nayib Bukele obstaculizaron repetidamente el trabajo de un grupo de trabajo estadounidense mientras buscaba pruebas de posibles irregularidades por parte del presidente salvadoreño y su círculo íntimo.

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Arizona museums, libraries could lose $3.8 million in grants from federal cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040925_library_cuts/arizona-museums-libraries-could-lose-38-million-grants-from-federal-cuts/

President Trump’s executive order slashing several small federal agencies could cripple key Arizona library and museum programs, wiping out Wi-Fi hotspot lending, literacy efforts, foster family services and more.

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Maricopa County conducts mock election to prepare for two-page ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_maricopa_mock_election/maricopa-county-conducts-mock-election-prepare-two-page-ballot/

Maricopa County held a mock election Wednesday to prepare poll workers and election officials for the upcoming November election to learn what challenges they’ll face with processing and counting ballots that will be two pages long.

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A men’s movement takes the reins in a nationwide quest to end abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100423_abortion_christian_males/a-mens-movement-takes-reins-nationwide-quest-end-abortion/

Overwhelmingly, men are driving the quest to restrict and remove women’s reproductive rights in as many states as possible, and a more extremist male-dominated faction has risen up who are finding support in conservative churches and among conservative Christian lawmakers.

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Maricopa County air quality raises health concerns for affected minority communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092823_az_air_quality/maricopa-county-air-quality-raises-health-concerns-affected-minority-communities/

A 2023 environmental report card ranked Phoenix the seventh worst city in the country for particle pollution and fifth worst for ozone level - poor air quality that has led to an increase in health concerns, particularly for marginalized communities.

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Trans woman’s arrest in Flagstaff sparks community outrage at handling of her case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092023_trans_arrest_flagstaff/trans-womans-arrest-flagstaff-sparks-community-outrage-handling-her-case/

The arrest of a transgender woman last month in Flagstaff sparked protests in the community and outrage at the handling of trans cases in the criminal justice system – both during her arrest and her time in the men’s side of the jail.

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A democracy lost: Tom Volgy watched Hungarian freedom born & has seen it die https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091523_volgy_democracy_op/a-democracy-lost-tom-volgy-watched-hungarian-freedom-born-has-seen-it-die/

In 1990, Tom Volgy traveled to his native Hungary to help usher in democracy. Viktor Orban and his party, Fidesz, have since turned it into an empty husk. The press and the market are no longer free. Elections are rigged. Corruption is rampant. It could happen here.

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Gerrymandering in college towns will suppress student vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091523_democracy_college_vote/gerrymandering-college-towns-will-suppress-student-vote/

Many state legislatures make it intentionally difficult for college students to vote by gerrymandering their districts, creating polling places miles away from campus that can disincentivize casting a ballot.

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Narcan now available at Arizona pharmacies, libraries – and in high demand https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091423_naloxone_demand/narcan-now-available-arizona-pharmacies-libraries-8211-and-high-demand/

Naloxone became available over the counter with no prescription needed at thousands of pharmacies across the United States last week – though some Arizona pharmacies aren’t able to keep up with demand based on allocations.

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Thinking big: PCC board sets priorities, TUSD prepares to sue social media https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091123_agenda_big_think_op/thinking-big-pcc-board-sets-priorities-tusd-prepares-sue-social-media/

Southern Arizona governments this week will be thinking big, reassessing and adopting new policies to govern how they do business, plus TUSD has Elon Musk in their litigious sights, and more from local meetings around Tucson.

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Pima women fall to top-ranked Phoenix College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090323_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-women-fall-top-ranked-phoenix-college/

The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-3) were shut out on the road on Saturday as they visited No. 1-ranked Phoenix College (4-0).

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Montill scores on a penalty kick but Pima men fall short at Phoenix College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090323_pcc_mens_soccer/montill-scores-penalty-kick-but-pima-men-fall-short-phoenix-college/

The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday at Phoenix College (3-0).

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Anti-abortion 'abolitionists' take slavery rhetoric to the next level https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090123_abortion_abolitionists/anti-abortion-abolitionists-take-slavery-rhetoric-next-level/

The co-opting of imagery from slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and other Black experiences to argue against abortion goes back more than a century, but the “abolitionist” sect of anti-abortion groups has gained momentum in political circles and state legislatures in recent years.

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PACC at critical capacity after taking in 300 pets in 3 days https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_pacc_critical_capacity/pacc-critical-capacity-after-taking-300-pets-3-days/

After taking in more than 300 animals in three days, Pima County Animal Care Center is beyond critical capacity and asking the community for immediate help.

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EPA rolls back federal water protections following high court decision https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083023_epa_scotus_water/epa-rolls-back-federal-water-protections-following-high-court-decision/

Keeping pace with a spring Supreme Court decision that slashed protections for U.S. wetlands, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule that could cut federally protected waters by more than half.

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Maricopa election official shares emotional story as harasser sentenced to prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083023_election_threat_sentence/maricopa-election-official-shares-emotional-story-as-harasser-sentenced-prison/

Threats against Maricopa County Supervisor Chairman Clint Hickman, fellow supervisors, and other Arizona election officials have gone on for years, and Hickman described the effect on him and family during the sentencing of his perpetrator, who says he was misled by election lies.

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Ukrainians to train on F-16 jet fighters in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082623_ukrainian_pilot_training/ukrainians-train-f-16-jet-fighters-tucson/

Ukrainian military pilots are expected to begin training to fly F-16 fighter jets in Tucson later this year, as the United States continues to back that country in the face of Russian's invasion.

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Tucson-area leaders fear for future of abortion rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082523_abortion_roundtable/tucson-area-leaders-fear-future-abortion-rights/

A group of local elected officials expressed concern about abortion rights in Arizona after the state Supreme Court agreed to consider whether to reinstate a territorial-era law that would almost entirely ban abortion and punish doctors with jail time.

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