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Consultant says voters would support effort to 'issue and sell $480 million' in improvement bonds

By Tucson Standard Report | Jun 2, 2023

The Tucson Unified School District heard a report from its bond consultant during its May 23 meeting on community support of a potential $480 million bond proposal for the fall election.

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Rep. Grijalva Calls for Accountability in Wake of CBP Shooting

By Tucson Standard Report | Jun 2, 2023

Following the death of Tohono O’odham Nation tribal member Raymond Mattia by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued a statement calling for accountability and urging Secretary Mayorkas to limit the involvement of CBP’s Office of Personnel Responsibility (OPR) given the conflicted history within CBP’s former Critical Incident Teams (CITs).

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Rep. Grijalva Announces 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winner

By Tucson Standard Report | Jun 1, 2023

On May 26, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced Grecia Solorio, a senior at Nogales High School, as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.

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Ciscomani Introduces Bill to Increase Punishments on Individuals Aiding Cartel Activity at Southern Border

By Tucson Standard Report | Jun 1, 2023

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced new legislation to increase punishments on individuals who aid cartel operations at the southern border.

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Ciscomani Celebrates House Passage of His Veterans Workforce Bill

By Tucson Standard Report | May 31, 2023

The Arizona congressman’s district is home to over 70,000 veterans.

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Rep. Grijalva Blasts House Republicans for Attempt to Overturn Pres. Biden’s Student Debt Relief

By Tucson Standard Report | May 30, 2023

On May 24, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) blasted House Republicans for their latest efforts to roll back emergency student debt relief:

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Rep. Grijalva Introduces Package of Education Bills to Improve Dual Language Learning

By Tucson Standard Report | May 29, 2023

On May 23, Representative. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced a package of education bills, including the Supporting Young Language Learners’ Access to Bilingual Education (SYLLABLE) Act, Families Learning and Understanding English Together (FLUEnT) Act, and Reaching English Learners Act (RELA).

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Tucson Standard area weekly mass times

By Tucson Standard | May 27, 2023

The following parishes in the Tucson Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Rep. Grijalva Calls for Oversight into Deaths of Migrant Children

By Tucson Standard Report | May 24, 2023

On May 18, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued a statement following news of the death an eight-year-old girl in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody in Harlingen, Texas:

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Top 100 Pima County home sales for 2022

By Tucson Standard | May 23, 2023

These are the top 100 home sales for Pima County in 2022, calculated for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Rep. Grijalva Calls for Urgent and Comprehensive Response to Systemic Abuse of Indigenous Peoples and Massive Health Care Fraud

By Tucson Standard Report | May 23, 2023

On May 17, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued a statement following Arizona’s announcement to cut off funding to over 100 fraudulent medical group homes taking advantage of tribal communities and defrauding Arizona of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

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Tucson Standard area weekly mass times

By Tucson Standard | May 20, 2023

The following parishes in the Tucson Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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TUSD's Areinoff: Communicable Disease Task Force recommends district 'simply retire' COVID-19 mandates

By Sam Jackson | May 18, 2023

During its May 9 meeting, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) discussed and made changes to the district's vaccine, health and safety, and mask protocols.

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TUSD's Hamadeh on budget request for hotspots: 'A lot of our students still need that connectivity' to internet at home

By Sam Jackson | May 18, 2023

During its May 9 meeting, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) approved a renewed budget item to help provide home internet access for students who need it.

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Tucson Unified School District's Trujillo: Schools again facing 'district utility cost increase'

By Sam Jackson | May 18, 2023

During its May 9 meeting, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) discussed and later approved a $2 million increase in its utilities budget for the remainder of the fiscal year.

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Ciscomani, Golden Lead Bipartisan Group Effort to Give Biden Administration Expulsion Authority at the Southern Border, Extend Title 42

By Tucson Standard Report | May 17, 2023

The bill is companion legislation to one introduced by Senators Sinema and Tillis.

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Rep. Grijalva Statement on House Republicans’ H.R. 2, the Seal the Border Bill

By Tucson Standard Report | May 16, 2023

Representative Raúl M. Grijalva issued a statement after voting against the House Republicans’ extreme anti-immigrant bill to seal the border:

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Ciscomani Joins Speaker McCarthy, House GOP Leadership in Celebrating Passage of H.R. 2

By Tucson Standard Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), the only Mexican-born member of the House Republican Conference, joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his colleagues today in celebrating the passage of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, their border security package.

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ACT: How many Santa Cruz County students passed their Mathematics tests during 2021?

By Tucson Standard | May 15, 2023

There were 712 Santa Cruz County students who took the ACT Mathematics test in 2021, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

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Rep. Grijalva Statement on Lifting of Title 42

By Tucson Standard Report | May 15, 2023

On May 11, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) issued a statement on the lifting of Title 42: