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Tucson school district to dismantle ethnic studies
A school district in Tucson voted to dismantle its ethnic studies program after more than $1 million of monthly state funding was to be cut off in response to conclusions...
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Judge orders desegregation expert to help TUSD
A federal judge has ordered a desegregation expert to help resolve a decades-long battle to end racial disparity in the Tucson Unified School District. U.S. District Judge David Bury asked...
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Arizona to improve mental health records for gun checks
A state commission says it will use a nearly $600,000 federal grant to improve records that Arizona submits to a national criminal databank so that they include mental health matters...
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Giffords walking without cane, writing left-handed
[caption id="attachment_36497" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is seen here with her mother Gloria Giffords. The photo was taken May 17, 2011 at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston,...
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Defense cost in border activist trials: $951K
The total cost to defend three border activists ultimately convicted of killing a southern Arizona man and his young daughter in a 2009 home invasion was more than $951,000, making...
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Court orders renewed federal oversight of Tucson school desegregation
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a lower court to renew its oversight of a decades-long desegregation order against the Tucson Unified School District. A three-judge panel of...
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3rd border activist convicted in Arizona killings
A third border activist has been convicted of killing a southern Arizona man and his young daughter in a 2009 home invasion. Authorities said 44-year-old Albert Gaxiola was one of...
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Husband: Giffords had reunion with staff in Tucson
A weekend visit home to Tucson that included a reunion with staff members, Father’s Day breakfast and Mexican takeout food was good medicine for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as she recovers...
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Tucson school board delays vote on ethnic studies
The Tucson Unified School District board is delaying a vote on changes to the ethnic studies program until it hears from the public. Board President Mark Stegeman made the recommendation...
