Fontes corrects errors in Az primary results for Green Party candidates https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_green_primary_az/fontes-corrects-errors-az-primary-results-green-party-candidates/
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office corrected errors in its finalized primary election results after realizing it incorrectly determined which Green Party candidates will move on to the November election.
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New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082124_panhandling_speech/new-bans-panhandling-medians-spark-debate-over-free-speech-rights/
Despite court rulings that soliciting money is protected as free speech, some cities and at least one state are considering new restrictions on panhandling in traffic medians, arguing it’s a safety hazard.
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Stuck bridges, buckling roads − extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082124_heat_infrastructure/stuck-bridges-buckling-roads-8722-extreme-heat-wreaking-havoc-americas-aging-infrastructure/
Summer 2024’s record heat is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails, and it doesn’t help that the worsening heat is hitting a U.S. infrastructure system that’s already in trouble.
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‘I don’t want to be in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale': Abortion access drives Az delegates to get out the vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_abortion_vote/i-dont-want-the-handmaids-tale-abortion-access-drives-az-delegates-get-out-vote/
Democrats in Arizona view the fight over reproductive rights as a key to victory in November. The strategy is front and center at the Democratic National Convention too.
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Abortion rights will be on the ballot after Az Supreme Court rejects challenge from foes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_abortion_rights_ballot/abortion-rights-will-ballot-after-az-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-from-foes/
Arizona voters will have the final say on whether abortion should be a right in the Grand Canyon State in November after the Arizona Supreme Court shot down a last-chance attempt from abortion foes to prevent the question from appearing on the ballot.
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Stephanie Grisham, one-time top Trump spox & former Tucsonan, boosts Harris at DNC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_grisham_harris/stephanie-grisham-one-time-top-trump-spox-former-tucsonan-boosts-harris-dnc/
"I love my country more than my party, said Stephanie Grisham, a former Tucson resident who was one of Donald Trump's "closest advisors" in the White House, as she endorsed Kamala Harris for president at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.
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Yassamin Ansari prevails in CD3 Democratic race after recount https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_082024_ansari_cd3/yassamin-ansari-prevails-cd3-democratic-race-after-recount/
Yassamin Ansari will represent the Democratic ticket for a West Valley congressional district in November, after a recount found that she beat out her primary opponent by less than 40 votes.
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3 names sent to Ariz. Gov. Hobbs to fill vacancy at Pima County Superior Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_court_nominees/3-names-sent-ariz-gov-hobbs-fill-vacancy-pima-county-superior-court/
On Tuesday, the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments said they selected three nominees for Gov. Hobbs to choose from to fill a vacancy left after Judge Javier Chon-Lopez retired earlier this year.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated & happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated and happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-and-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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After blocking uranium ore transportation, the Navajo Nation & a mining company are negotiating https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_navajo_mining/after-blocking-uranium-ore-transportation-navajo-nation-mining-company-are-negotiating/
Negotiations started last week between the Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels Resources, Inc., about transporting uranium ore through Navajo lands to a processing facility in Utah.
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Inside Project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082024_abortion_2025/inside-project-2025-former-trump-official-outlines-hard-right-turn-against-abortion/
Project 2025’s passages on abortion depart significantly from what Donald Trump has said about the issue, but the campaign’s message is undermined by the document’s authorship; its contributors include a number of high-ranking officials from Trump’s first administration.
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Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082024_temperature_swings_op/heat-risk-isnt-just-highs-large-daily-temperature-swings-can-harm-human-health/
This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, but it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter. How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks.
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9th Circuit affirms monitor’s authority in Maricopa County racial profiling case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_az_racial_profiling/9th-circuit-affirms-monitors-authority-maricopa-county-racial-profiling-case/
The federal judge's inherent powers supersede federal Civil Rules of Procedure, the 9th Circuit panel found.
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Pacific landlocked against Arizona soccer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081924_arizona-soccer/pacific-landlocked-against-arizona-soccer/
Arizona now has three wins as a member of the Big XII, adding to their total with a 5 - 0 romp against Pacific.
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Pima supervisors to set property taxes, spend another $100,000 on Pioneer Fire case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081624_agenda_taxes_op/pima-supervisors-set-property-taxes-spend-another-100000-pioneer-fire-case/
Updated: To meet a deadline in Arizona law, the Pima County supervisors are meeting Monday to put the final stamp on property taxes. Plus, they'll look at a new heat ordinance, while Pima College is getting ready for another round of accreditation reviews. Plus more in local government meetings.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_black_women_harris/black-women-quickly-mobilize-boost-kamala-harris-presidential-bid/
Kamala Harris' nomination has energized a strong and loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party: Black women.
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Hualapai Tribe sues feds over lithium mining project near sacred spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_hualapai_mining_suit/hualapai-tribe-sues-feds-over-lithium-mining-project-near-sacred-spring/
The Hualapai Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management on August 16 challenging its approval of the The Big Sandy Project.
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