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As millions of acres burn, firefighters say U.S. Forest Service has left them with critical shortages tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Forest Service — the largest of the federal agencies responsible for fighting wildfires — said that it had reached 101% of its hiring goal for 2024. However, firefighters on the ground say that the agency is understating how badly depleted their ranks are.

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‘Unborn human being’ will stay in description of abortion rights initiative sent to Az voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The words “unborn human being” will be printed in the description of an Arizona abortion rights initiative in a pamphlet sent to all registered voters, the state Supreme Court ordered in a split decision, reversing an earlier ruling from the trial court.

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VETS program gives former military members an Arizona outdoor boost tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Veteran Engagement and Trail Stewardship aims to give Arizona veterans a safe space where they can return to nature, find community and purpose.

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Enviros: Erosion from SunZia powerline construction damaging watershed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Construction from the SunZia transmission line project has created "extensive erosion" and environmental damage because the company has failed to install control measures, according to a letter sent to Southern Arizona lawmakers and federal officials.

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Az Supreme Court rejects bid to block ‘Secure Border’ measure from going to the ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Az Supreme Court said a GOP ballot referral that would make it a state crime for migrants to cross the southern border can go before voters in November, rejecting a claim from opponents that the proposal violates a constitutional provision limiting ballot questions to a single subject.

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Workers across the U.S. rally after string of heat-related deaths tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Service workers rallied at major airports in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Phoenix on Tuesday and called for immediate action from employers to ensure their safety in the workplace, joined by laborers in fast food, retail, and the farm sector this week to demand on-the-job heat protections.

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A matter judged? 9th Circuit asked to revive sexual abuse negligence claim tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A former youth tennis star who was assaulted in multiple states in 2010 at just 14 and 15 years old asked a Ninth Circuit panel for another opportunity to litigate negligence claims stemming from sexual abuse by her private instructor when she was a minor.

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Disruptions as Arizona counties certify primary election may signal what’s to come in November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voting in Arizona’s July 30 primary went smoothly around the state, with no major technical or logistical issues - but there were disruptions Monday in two of the state’s largest counties, as their boards of supervisors moved to certify the results.

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Right to Life says Az Supreme Court should block abortion rights initiative from the ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An anti-abortion group is hoping the Arizona Supreme Court will step in and block voters in November from deciding whether to amend the state constitution to include a right to abortion.

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Ballot questions tackle high property taxes that come with rising home values tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
This year’s flurry of ballot measures to cut property taxes in states across the country - including Arizona - all aim to reduce taxes for some or all property owners, as home market values have increased about 50% since August 2019.

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Indigenous voters get a nod during presidential campaign rally tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Vice President Kamala Harris, the freshly minted Democratic nominee for president, is making a clear pitch for the Native vote, a position greeted favorably in Indian Country.

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FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The FDA declined to approve the company’s application for the use of MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder - the first such decision issued on a psychedelic drug application - though many have been predicting a psychedelics boom.

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UA shakes off another leader as Provost Glover quickly heads back to Florida tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Just weeks after becoming the University of Arizona's provost and senior vice-president for academic affairs, Jon Glover said Tuesday he will return to the University of Florida — another school where financial issues have arisen.

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9th Circuit overturns conviction of 'rip-crew' member linked to murder of BP's Brian Terry tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal appeals court overturned the conviction of a Mexican man found guilty in 2019 of first-degree murder for his role in a firefight near Nogales, Ariz., that killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010.

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'No quiero ser Santo Alvaro': Conoce al artista que pone cruces en el desierto tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Álvaro Enciso, de Tucson, coloca cruces hechas a mano para marcar dónde murieron migrantes en el desierto del sur de Arizona, y con ellos, el sueño de un mejor futuro en Estados Unidos. Se considera un artista, no un activista.

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Artist who marks Az desert deaths with crosses doesn't want to be 'St. Alvaro' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Tucson's Alvaro Enciso places hand-made crosses to mark where migrants and their dreams of the future died in Southern Arizona's desert. He considers himself an artist, not an activist.

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Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy set to face his Democratic challenger at Saturday forum tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: This weekend brings a showdown between the sole Republican on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, Steve Christy, and his Democratic challenger, Visit Tucson executive Vanessa Bechtol.

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Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy set to face his Democratic challenger at Saturday forum tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
This weekend brings a showdown between the sole Republican on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, Steve Christy, and his Democratic challenger, Visit Tucson executive Vanessa Bechtol.

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Project 2025 would raise taxes on Arizonans while cutting their social security & health care tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If former President Donald Trump is elected and enacts Project 2025, Arizonans can expect to see worse taxes, social security, health care and much more, though he has disavowed Project 2025 on his social media platform, and has said he has no idea what it is or who wrote it.

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Arizona judge orders rewrite of ‘misleading’ description for open primary initiative tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A state judge ordered the Arizona Legislature to rewrite its description of a ballot initiative she said is misleading to voters because it selectively focuses on one part of the measure over another.

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