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‘Project 2025’ just latest from conservatie group with 50-year history of steering GOP tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation and the new, ambitious and controversial policy plan, Project 2025, for the first time, but it was founded in 1973 to not only develop conservative policy ideas but also to advance them through direct political advocacy.

Peck: Ball, Wilson & Buglewicz for Pima justices of the peace tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Two of the judges seeking re-election are among the finest in our state. A third candidate promises to be a tremendous addition to the bench." — former JP John Peck

Carvalho: Conover has 'decimated' diversion programs at Pima County Attorney's Office tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Pima County Attorney Laura Conover has decimated diversion programming at the Pima County Attorney’s Office — programming vitally important to providing restorative justice as an alternative to prosecution for those who have committed nonviolent crimes." — Jordanna Carvalho, former PCAO program manager

Arizona poised to provide MDMA therapy to first responders with PTSD, if FDA approves psychedelic tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Police and firefighters in Arizona who suffer from PTSD could soon use workers’ compensation to cover therapy that involves the psychedelic drug commonly known as ecstasy or molly.

Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ just latest plan from group with 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation and the new, ambitious and controversial policy plan, Project 2025, for the first time, but it was founded in 1973 to not only develop conservative policy ideas but also to advance them through direct political advocacy.

Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Updated: President Joe Biden stepped down as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at the top of the ticket.

More early voting centers open in Pima County for July 30 primary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County voters have new spots to cast a ballot or drop off early ballots this week.

Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden stepped down as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Sunday, giving no indication about who he thought should replace him at the top of the Democratic Party ticket.

Sen. Justine Wadsack claims 'political persecution' over Tucson criminal speeding ticket tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a Tucson-area Republican, is claiming "political persecution" over a criminal speeding ticket dating from a March incident that police allege saw her driving her Tesla down Speedway at more than 70 mph.

Global computer outage snarls Arizona’s early voting, raises alarm about November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A global Microsoft-based computer outage early Friday crippled the electronic systems Arizona’s two largest counties use for early in-person voting, causing election officials to quickly divert to backup plans to keep early voting open for the state’s primary election.

Gun rights advocates at Republican convention spell out plans if GOP gains control in November tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republicans speaking at a concealed carry event on Tuesday, just days after a gunman attempted to kill their presidential nominee, insisted the party won’t change its stance on Second Amendment rights.

FC Tucson, Ventura County advance after wins at Kino tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Ventura County won a chippy and drawn out match against Colorado SC Abion and FC Tucson took a win at home against Flatirons FC.

A big nope to President Mark Kelly, a man unfit for these sadistic times tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
We happen to live in an age when voters prefer presidents who endlessly brag about what they didn't do to those who get stuff done without being obnoxious about it. Offensiveness is our new national fetish and Mark Kelly just doesn't have it.

Tucson neighborhood proposes naming garden after community organizer Kha Dang tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
To honor his involvement in the community, the Garden District Neighborhood Association is asking the city of Tucson to name a plot at 1933 N. Bell Ave. as “Kha Dang Park."

Sen. Justine Wadsack claims 'political persecution' over Tucson criminal speeding ticket tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a Tucson-area Republican, is claiming "political persecution" over a criminal speeding ticket dating from a March incident that police allege saw her driving her Tesla down Speedway at more than 70 mph.

Festivities along Sun Link route to celebrate 10 years of Tucson streetcar tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A full day of celebrations of the first decade of the Sun Link streetcar will take place on Saturday, July 20.

In Arizona, a court ruling narrows path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.

GOP shift to more inclusive language on same-sex marriage welcomed by LGBTQ+ Republicans, could appeal to swing voters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The newest version of the Republican platform scrubs phrases condemning same-sex marriage, striking a more inclusive tone on contentious social issues as the focus shifts to the general election.

Biden announces new round of student loan forgiveness amid GOP legal challenges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden laid out his latest round of student loan forgiveness, announcing he would cancel 35,000 public service workers' debts, which total over $1.2 billion - just before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted Republican-led states' request to halt the SAVE Plan.

Proponents of Az open primaries ballot measure sue over ‘misleading’ description tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The group behind a ballot measure that would overhaul Arizona’s election laws is suing lawmakers for approving a description of the measure that the group says only serves to mislead and confuse voters.

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