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Legislative Roundup: Tanning, guns, tuition costs
Christianna Silva / Arizona Sonora News Service PHOENIX -This was the busiest week yet this session for Arizona lawmakers, with committee hearings taking hours and bills vetted by the dozens. The week...
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A wall being built in Naco’s backyard stirs up emotions
One of the shuttered businesses on Towner Avenue in Naco, Arizona. Photo by: Erik Kolsrud/Arizona Sonora News NACO, Arizona — Sonia Urcadez woke up one October morning to the sound of cement trucks....
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Out of the Gates: Youngest female jockey in the West off to good start
Amelia Hauschild, age 16, greets her horse before her first professional race. (Photo by Jordan Glenn / Arizona Sonora News) PHOENIX — As the Sunday morning sunshine illuminates the turf at one of...
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Arizona law enforcement might not back up Trump’s immigration order
The U.S.-Mexico border fence extends through the Altar Valley near the Baboquivari Mountains in the area where the Arizona Border Recon camps out looking for border crossers. (Photo by Kendal...
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Diversity matters, often misunderstood
Bethany Livas, a sales associate at Hippie Gypsy, stands against a Beatles mural on 4th Avenue in Tucson on Jan. 30, 2017. (Photo by: Mackenzie Boulter/Arizona Sonora News) Diversity broadens...
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Eye killing is the new pastime of the 21st century
University of Arizona student Catherine Lowe ’17 falls into the technology trap by putting herself at risk for future eye problems. The children of the 21st century have a new nickname: vision killers....
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Homeless youth invisible in Southern Arizona
Teri’s mom left her homeless when she was 14 years old. Since then, she has always carried cereal and an extra pair of clothes everywhere she goes in anticipation of sleeping somewhere new. Photo by...
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Health insurance keeps me alive
Jessica Carpenter, a member of the University of Arizona women’s rugby team, gets ready for a game against UCLA at William David Sitton field. (Photo by Emily Carpenter) I am a 21-year-old student...
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Nogales nightlife thrives behind the fence
Marcos, the charismatic bartender at Tequila Bar & Grill, poses with the large beer selection available in the kitschy, Mexican-American themed watering hole in Nogales, Sonora. (Photo by: Trey...
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Child poverty in Southern Arizona runs rampant
A homeless youth stands in a street tunnel in Tucson/ (Photo by: Our Family Services) Children in Southern Arizona are more likely to be living in poverty than anywhere else in the state. This...
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El Jefe: Missing in action
El Jefe caught in pictures taken by a trail camera in the Santa Rita Mountains. El Jefe, Tucson’s lone male jaguar, caught the attention of Arizonans while residing in a tree in Southeastern Arizona....
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Sanctuary movement: perception or power?
Rev. Jim Wiltbank, pastor at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, allowed Francisco Perez Cordova to live in sanctuary at his church from September to December 2014. Photo by:...
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Men slow to accept HPV treatment
Lee Ann Hamilton, assistant director of health promotion and preventive services at UA Campus Health, standing next to a flier that encourages students to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases....
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Legislative Roundup: Cell phones and tampon tax
Christianna Silva / Arizona Sonora News Service PHOENIX – On Tuesday, Valentine’s Day, the capitol was full of gratuitous shows of love: singing on the House floor, heart-shaped balloons on the rose...
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Arizonans ask for regulation rollbacks on taxes, water-use, hot dogs
A screenshot of the Regulation Rollback website at RedTape.AZ.gov PHOENIX – Gov. Doug Ducey’s hotline for red tape tips is gaining more complaints than suggestions. Ducey promised to eliminate 500...
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