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Feds outline planning process for Colorado River water management tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation laid out the planning process on the development of post-2026 operational guidelines and strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

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Arizona legislators examine college campus freedom of speech after controversial ASU event tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A committee assembled to investigate freedom of speech in Arizona’s three public universities heard testimony about an ASU event that included controversial radio talk show host Dennis Prager and conservative Charlie Kirk, leading to protests and a closure of the university center.

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Arizona Republicans emphasize legality, not practicality in push for hand-counting ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As they tour the state to try to convince county decision-makers to hand-count ballots in the upcoming presidential election, Arizona Republican lawmakers are emphasizing one point: They believe it’s legal here - but ignore the problems that crop up when trying perform hand-counts.

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Az county official tells Congress ‘anti-ESG’ bills threaten public investments tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Coconino County Treasurer Sarah Benatar told House lawmakers Tuesday that it’s her job to get the best, and safest, return on public investments for taxpayers, but that “anti-ESG” legislation puts public dollars at risk.

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Latest student debt-relief plan could mean $1 billion for 20,000 in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
More than 20,000 Arizona residents would see $1 billion in student debt erased under a Biden administration plan unveiled just two weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a previous debt-forgiveness plan.

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National bill on voting standards pushed anew by Democrats in Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional Democrats said they plan to again introduce a bill to set national voting standards to establish national standards for early voting, mail-in ballots and protection of poll workers and volunteers from harassment.

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Divorce complete: Diamondbacks split with Bally Sports Arizona, MLB takes over tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Baseball fans will no longer find Diamondbacks games on Bally Sports Arizona after a bankruptcy judge approved Diamond Sports Group’s request to end its contract with the team, and local fans can now view games on other cable and streaming options.

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Navajo Nation Council celebrates 100 years as governing body for Navajo people tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Celebrating 100 years of government on the Navajo Nation, tribal leaders and community members rode up to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock on horseback to kick off the 25th Navajo Nation Council summer session on Monday.

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Kari Lake asks Arizona Supreme Court to overturn her loss, let her skip the appeals process tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake has — once again — appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court in her bid to overturn her 17,000-vote loss last year that has so far been rejected at every turn because she has failed to produce evidence backing up her bombastic claims of fraud and vote-rigging.

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Kari Lake asks Supreme Court to overturn her loss, let her skip the appeals process tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake has — once again — appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court in her bid to overturn her 17,000-vote loss last year that has so far been rejected at every turn because she has failed to produce evidence backing up her bombastic claims of fraud and vote-rigging.

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Texas investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into Rio Grande tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Texas Office of the Inspector General is investigating claims DPS troopers were told to push migrants, which include small children and women with nursing babies, back into the river and turning away a 4-year-old girl who later passed out on the riverbank from the heat.

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Incumbents outspending challengers in Tucson Council primary races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Council incumbents are outspending their challengers in the Aug. 1 Democratic primary, while outside groups are laying out more than most of the candidates in the election.

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Arizona Helping Hands launches mobile unit to assist foster children and families throughout state tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Helping Hands kicked off its back-to-school season by opening a mobile unit that will distribute backpacks to foster children and provide services to foster families throughout the state.

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Pima County taps Scott DiBiase to lead Enviromental Quality dep't tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After nearly 20 years of managing air quality in Pinal County, Scott DiBiase was chosen to lead Pima County's Department of Environmental Quality.

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Judge: No proof means no new trial for Hamadeh in bid to overturn Az election loss tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Abraham Hamadeh won’t be granted a third try at overturning his 2022 loss, after a Mohave County judge ruled that he lacks both the evidence and legal basis to do so.

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Arizona advocates fear long-term impact of court’s discrimination ruling tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates say a Supreme Court ruling that struck down anti-discrimination protections will likely have little immediate impact in Arizona – beyond confusion – but they worry it opens the door to abuses down the road.

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Judge balks at voting advocates' bid to release 'privileged' Arizona Legislature records tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge appeared likely to side against voting rights advocates asking him to order the Arizona Legislature to release nearly 200 internal communications documents the governing body claims are protected by legislative privilege.

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Hobbs talks tribal commitments in historic speech to Navajo Nation Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Katie Hobbs made history on Monday, becoming the first sitting Arizona governor to address the Navajo Nation Council, congratulating the council on its 100 years as a governing body and discussing her office’s commitment to Arizona’s tribal nations.

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AG Mayes says Horne can’t defund Arizona's dual-language education tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne doesn’t have the power to punish schools for using dual-language instructional models, according to Attorney General Kris Mayes - though Horne is preparing to sue schools teaching students in two languages.

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Runbeck rejects claims AI used to process Maricopa ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Runbeck Election Services rebutted claims - raised by the Republican-led Arizona legislature - that artificial intelligence was used to verify signatures on Maricopa ballots, and said it will not provide a lengthy list of documents and video footage requested by GOP committee members.

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