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#Arizona

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Number of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since 1974, but the Trump administration’s tariffs and deportations of potential construction workers, plus higher interest rates, could be a wet blanket on the boom.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comNumber of new apartments is at a 50-year high, but states expect a slowdownBy Tim Henderson

Trump team’s $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientists tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration’s unprecedented $500 million grant for a broadly protective flu shot has confounded vaccine and pandemic preparedness experts, who said the project was in early stages, relied on old technology, and was just one of more than 200 such efforts.
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TucsonSentinel.comTrump team’s $500 million bet on old vaccine technology puzzles scientistsBy Arthur Allen

Director of Arizona Medicaid agency resigns following fraud scheme response tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Carmen Heredia, the director of Arizona’s embattled Medicaid agency resigned this week, just as she was expected to face questions from lawmakers about her handling of a massive fraud scheme that largely targeted Native Americans.
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TucsonSentinel.comDirector of Arizona Medicaid agency resigns following fraud scheme responseBy Mary Hudetz

Election certification trial pushed back, pending judge’s decision on motion to dismiss tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The trial to determine whether Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby conspired to interfere in the duties of the Secretary of State’s Office when he refused to certify the results of the 2022 election has been pushed back from May to September.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comElection certification trial pushed back, pending judge’s decision on motion to dismissBy Caitlin Sievers

The return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to know tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After a five-year pause, the Trump administration is bringing back financial penalties for the many millions of borrowers who are too far behind on their student loan payments. It’s led to confusion and financial uncertainty.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comThe return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to knowBy Meredith Kolodner

Gulf of TBD: The crusade to change a 500-year-old name tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, other entities including state governments, businesses and nonprofits are grappling with the implications.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comGulf of TBD: The crusade to change a 500-year-old nameBy Gabriel Tynes

Hobbs vetoes GOP bills that would force cooperation with ICE tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs once again thwarted Republican efforts to facilitate mass deportations in Arizona, vetoing legislation that would have made it easier for federal immigration agents to arrest people while at the same time blocking elected officials from preventing discriminatory actions.
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TucsonSentinel.comHobbs vetoes GOP bills that would force cooperation with ICEBy Gloria Rebecca Gomez

William "Owen" Hines will spend 17 years in prison for his part in the "Gilbert Goons" attack that killed Preston Lord and for a drunken driving crash that left another teen with traumatic brain injuries.

The 19-year-old was sentenced May 2 to 12 years in prison for manslaughter in Lord's attack at a 2023 Halloween party in Queen Creek. He got another five years for aggravated assault in the drunken driving case.

She had a lot of time to think, and wisely used it.

And the more she pondered what she was told, the more she realized that it did not match up with reality, her life and experience.

And she had to make a choice between continuing to believe words that had no substance in reality, or trusting in herself.

Not a difficult choice, really.

Turning Point art print -- 2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/f

Today in Labor History May 5, 2018: Capping several weeks of teacher unrest across the country, public educators in Arizona won raises of 10 to 20 percent. Just prior to this, Oklahoma teachers struck for nine days and won roughly $6,000 in annual increases. And before that, teachers in West Virginia, won a five percent raise after their nearly two-week walkout. However, in almost all of the teacher strikes that occurred that year, the unions negotiated sell-out contracts that gave workers a fraction of what they demanded.

Music, tacos & margaritas galore for Cinco de Mayo tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Cinco de Mayo is bringing live performances, food and drink specials, and lots of color and fun to the Tucson community. Aside from delicious local cuisine, there's plenty of culture and entertainment.
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TucsonSentinel.comMusic, tacos & margaritas galore for Cinco de MayoBy Bianca Morales