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Prop 133 & Prop 140 give voters a choice: Should Arizona primaries be open or partisan? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the November election, Arizona voters will decide whether to open up the state’s primary elections to include all voters and candidates, or to fortify the status quo with closed, partisan primaries.

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Cochise County Supe Peggy Judd pleads guilty in election certification case, avoids felony tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd has entered into a plea deal to avoid a felony after she and another supervisor delayed certifying the 2022 election over fears of non-existent voter fraud in Maricopa County.

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Uhlich asks for RTA update as draft plan goes to public; School boards study systems tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson City Councilmember Karin Uhlich wants umpteenth discussion about the city's involvement in the Regional Transportation Authority, plus new rules for ADU's, school systems and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.

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Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Ride-sharing companies drivers have become a critical part of the medical transportation system in several states, including Arizona, and though some insurance and Medicare and Medicaid plans pay for such ride-hailing services, many ailing patients are still left without a ride.

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In Costa Rica & elsewhere, U.S. ‘Safe Mobility’ program for migrants is unknown, underused tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. tapped four Central American countries for new Safe Mobility offices, where migrants can apply for refugee resettlement without having to travel to the U.S. border to seek asylum, but one of the program’s major shortcomings is the low number of migrants who attempt to use it.

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Court ruling allows medical marijuana dispensaries near Arizona preschools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Medical marijuana dispensaries can operate in close proximity to preschools, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled, reasoning that the voter-approved law legalizing medical cannabis differentiated between “schools” and “preschools.”

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Funding stalled for federal program reducing diabetes among Az Native Americans tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal funding expires at the end of the year for a program that has reduced diabetes among Native Americans, but Congress has yet to act, leaving providers and patients worried.

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Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
An initiative called Progress 2028 that purports to be Kamala Harris’ liberal counter to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is actually run by a dark money network supporting former President Donald Trump.

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Record outside spending floods Az legislative races as Dems make their play for a majority tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The infusion of outside money has created a slight overall advantage for Democrats in the most competitive of Arizona’s legislative districts, and with millions in outside spending already shaping these races, voters can expect an onslaught of messaging in the coming weeks.

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Arizona ballot measure seeks to end judicial retention elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As early ballots are received across Arizona, voters are faced with giving up their voice in the makeup of the state judiciary — a voice that most often goes unused.

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Early voting sites opening on UA campus, in Oro Valley & Sahuarita tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If you don’t want to wait until Election Day on Nov. 5 to cast your ballot but you prefer to do it in person rather than through the mail, you can vote at three new locations in the Tucson area starting this week.

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Festival commemorating de Anza's ride will take place at Tubac's Presidio Park tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The 1773 expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza in Southern Arizona will be commemorated Saturday at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, south of Tucson.

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Obama tells Tucson about Trump: 'When he's not complaining, he's trying to sell you stuff' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Vice President Kamala Harris is “as prepared for the job as any nominee for president has ever been,” former President Barack Obama told a crowd of more than 7,000 at the University of Arizona on Friday.

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Federales piden que 'funcionario electoral' maneje quejas de votaciones, amenazas tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
La Fiscalía Federal de Arizona nombró un funcionario electoral de distrito para supervisar las quejas sobre violaciones de los derechos de los votantes, amenazas de violencia a funcionarios o personal electoral y denuncias de fraude electoral con apenas una semanas antes de las elecciones de noviembre.

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Johnson: Pima County needs to modernize information technology tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"I am still advocating for Pima County to adopt an integrated data system for all property-related functions, which I now realize includes elections as well as property tax." — Brian Johnson, Democratic candidate for treasurer

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Key dossier unsealed in Trump’s election subversion case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge unsealed four exhibits supporting special counsel Jack Smith’s recent immunity brief in Donald Trump’s election subversion case on Friday.

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Key immunity dossier unsealed in Trump’s election subversion case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge unsealed four exhibits supporting special counsel Jack Smith’s recent immunity brief in Donald Trump’s election subversion case on Friday.

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Key dossier unsealed in Trump’s election subversion case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge unsealed four exhibits supporting special counsel Jack Smith’s recent immunity brief in Donald Trump’s election subversion case on Friday.

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Deported vets struggle to find ally in Southern Az Rep. Juan Ciscomani tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani recently told the Sentinel he won't support the Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2023, which would help veterans who have been deported after a run-in with the law return to the United States

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Es difícil para veteranos encontrar un aliado en el representante Juan Ciscomani tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El representante estadounidense Juan Ciscomani le dijo recientemente al Sentinel que no apoyará la Ley de Reconocimiento del Servicio de Veteranos de 2023, cuya ayudaría a los veteranos que han sido deportados después de un enfrentamiento con la ley al regresar a los Estados Unidos.

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