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Pima County attorney candidates meet in Dem primary forum this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County County Attorney Laura Conover will face prosecutor Mike Jette, her challenger in the July 30 Democratic primary, in a forum this weekend.

One of Eli Crane’s fundraising consultants was busted for a meth lab in 2016 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican Rep. Eli Crane has paid nearly $150,000 to a fundraising consultant who was a rising star in GOP campaign circles until 2016, when she was arrested after police found an active meth lab at her home.

FactCheck: Trump’s partisan spin on TikTok tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump said he wants young voters to know that “Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok,” but a TikTok ban enjoys broad bipartisan support in Congress, and Trump himself tried to ban TikTok as president through an executive order.

Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
In the late 1800s, women in Arizona had no direct say in laws governing their bodies, and a 2024 ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court that a 160-year-old territorial law that bans abortion will go into effect has the legislature grappling with how to handle the ban.

Rex Scott: RTA Next transportation plan inextricably linked to economic development tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"We are inextricably linked in terms of where we live, work, shop and play. It makes no sense to fail to continue a regional approach to improving infrastructure that benefits all of us." — County Sup. Rex Scott

Backpage executives acquitted of previous prostitution, money laundering convictions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Five months after a jury convicted them on dozens of prostitution and money laundering charges, a federal judge acquitted former executives of the controversial classified advertising website Backpage.com on most of the counts lodged against them.

In blow to green groups, 9th Circuit upholds federal plan for Colorado River dam tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Conservationists lost an appeal to the Ninth Circuit as they attempted to force the federal government to reconsider climate change studies in managing the Glen Canyon Dam and Colorado River.

Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Pushed by conservative activists, 28 states over the past four years have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, and election officials say the ongoing funding uncertainty is untenable.

Arizona abortion law status remains unclear, even as lawmakers near repeal of ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As state lawmakers push to repeal a near-total ban on abortion, Planned Parenthood of Arizona confirmed that it will continue to provide abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy “until the last legal moment” - but when that last legal moment is depends on who’s talking.

California bill would allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions in Golden State tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Arizona doctors will have the ability to travel to California and perform abortions for their patients under a new bill announced the same day that the Arizona House sent a bill to the state Senate that would overturn a near-total abortion ban that became law in 1864.

Annual symposium for Arizona military members & families highlights veteran suicide prevention tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Suicide prevention was a key focus of the Arizona Coalition for Military Families’ 14th Annual Statewide Symposium, that brought together resources to focus on strengthening services and support for the half-million veterans who live in Arizona and their families.

Az grand jury indicts 11 fake electors for Trump, including Kelli Ward & 2 state senators tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A grand jury has indicted 18 people, including two Arizona state senators and the former head of the Arizona Republican Party, in a fake elector scheme that aimed to install Donald Trump as the president after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

Az House votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by state Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the state.

Az House has voted to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by state Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the state.

During forum, Trasoff withdraws from Tucson Council appointment pool tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
At the end of a public candidate forum Tuesday, former Tucson City Councilmember Nina Trasoff announced she was withdrawing her name from consideration for appointment to the Ward 6 seat.

Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan emergency spending law to provide an additional $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, that also included a measure requiring the popular app TikTok be sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a possible ban.

Az House has voted to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by state Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the state.

Hobbs vetoes anti-trans shower bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs pulled out her veto stamp again to strike down another GOP anti-transgender bill aimed at banning trans students from using school showers designated for the gender that aligns with their identity.

With Arizona Coyotes leaving, relocation talk clouds Roadrunners’ future in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Following the announcement of the Arizona Coyotes’ $1.2 billion relocation to Salt Lake City, another relocation rumor now swirls around the AHL Tucson Roadrunners and a move to Arizona State’s Mullet Arena.

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