Notices by Tucson Sentinel (tucsonsentinel@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com), page 4

Native nations with scarce internet are building their own broadband networks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012024_native_broadband/native-nations-with-scarce-internet-are-building-their-own-broadband-networks/
Native nations historically have lagged in access to high-speed internet, because of the cost and incomplete broadband coverage data, among other barriers, so some nations are taking the matter into their own hands by building their own high-speed internet networks.
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What Kwanzaa means for Black Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122721_kwanzaa_black_americans_op/what-kwanzaa-means-black-americans/
The weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa, beginning on Dec. 26 this year, are a time of communal self-affirmation for the African-American community and a recognition that knowledge of Black history is worthwhile.
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Hobbs endorses Arizona Abortion Access Act https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112923_hobbs_abortion_act/hobbs-endorses-arizona-abortion-access-act/
With the flourish of a pen on Tuesday morning, Gov. Katie Hobbs declared her support for an initiative that has the potential to enshrine abortion access in the Arizona constitution.
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Hobbs ends leases for water-guzzling alfalfa farms owned by Saudi Arabia https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100423_fondomonte_leases_canceled/hobbs-ends-leases-water-guzzling-alfalfa-farms-owned-by-saudi-arabia/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs terminated the lease of state trust land by a controversial Saudi Arabian company, and said the state would not renew the farm's leases next year. The deals have been controversial because of the large amounts of water used to grow alfalfa for export.
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Cleaning Tohono O’odham water polluted by copper mine will take 30 years, $126 million https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080423_tohono_mine_cleanup/cleaning-tohono-oodham-water-polluted-by-copper-mine-will-take-30-years-126-million/
The EPA has finalized a 30-year plan to clean drinking water in a Tohono O'odham village polluted by decades of copper mining. Meanwhile, a different EPA department is negotiating to reopen the mine with the same company first responsible for the waste.
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'Excessive heat warning' extended through next week for Tucson, Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070623_heat_warning/excessive-heat-warning-extended-through-next-week-tucson-southern-az/
"Dangerously hot" temperatures as high as 115 degrees will continue through next week, with blistering highs meaning excessive heat warnings for Tucson and Pima County, Phoenix and elsewhere.
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Feds move forward on introducing imperiled species outside historic habitat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070523_endangered_habitats/feds-move-forward-introducing-imperiled-species-outside-historic-habitat/
The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a plan to introduce experimental populations of endangered and threatened species in suitable habitats outside their historic range to help them survive as climate change and invasive species make their original territories unlivable.
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Arizona students walk out over anti-LGBTQ bills, demand action from lawmakers & schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041723_lgbtq_student_protest/arizona-students-walk-out-over-anti-lgbtq-bills-demand-action-from-lawmakers-schools/
For the second year in a row, Arizona Republicans have sought to restrict the behavior of LGBTQ students, and for the second year in a row, students across the state walked out of class to protest that hostility.
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Arizona governor signs executive order banning discrimination based on hair style or texture https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032123_hobbs_crown_act/arizona-governor-signs-executive-order-banning-discrimination-based-hair-style-or-texture/
An executive order issued by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Friday prohibits hair-based discrimination against state employees and contractors in the workplace and public schools. The order was inspired by the CROWN Act, which was enacted by Tucson and Tempe in 2021.
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