Tucson seeks feedback on magistrate judges Surhio, Million https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_magistrate_reappointments/tucson-seeks-feedback-magistrate-judges-surhio-million/
A Tucson review board is seeking comments on the reappointment of City Magistrates Lisa Surhio and Wendy Million.
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Az AG finds policy violations but 'no criminal wrongdoing' by Pima County Sheriff's Dept staff investigating deputy's sexual assault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_ag_investigation_sheriff/az-ag-finds-policy-violations-but-no-criminal-wrongdoing-by-pima-county-sheriffs-dept-staff-investigating-deputys-sexual-assault/
The Arizona Attorney General's office found "no criminal wrongdoing in the investigative process," but questioned the actions of command staff with the Pima County Sheriff's Department the night a deputy was allegedly sexually assaulted by her supervisor
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Apache trout, Arizona’s state fish, dropped from endangered species list after 50-year comeback https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090524_trout_delisted/apache-trout-arizonas-state-fish-dropped-from-endangered-species-list-after-50-year-comeback/
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland declared Wednesday that Arizona’s state fish, the Apache trout, will be removed from the endangered species list – a conservation success story decades in the making.
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Conservative groups step up push for more citizenship checks on Arizona voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090524_voter_citizenship_lawsuit/conservative-groups-step-up-push-more-citizenship-checks-arizona-voters/
Conservative groups want a federal judge to force Arizona counties to further investigate the status of voters who have not provided documented proof of citizenship.
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Pocketbook issues rank high for Latino voters in 2024 election, survey finds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090524_latino_voters/pocketbook-issues-rank-high-latino-voters-2024-election-survey-finds/
Latino voters are concerned with the high cost of living, the minimum wage and rising housing costs heading into the November elections.
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Az Senate candidates in western Pima County district to debate Thursday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_ld23_debate_pol_cal/az-senate-candidates-western-pima-county-district-debate-thursday/
The state Senate candidates in Arizona's Legislative District 23 are set to meet in a Clean Elections debate Thursday.
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Record-breaking federal lobbying tops $2.2 billion in first half of 2024 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090424_lobbying_records/record-breaking-federal-lobbying-tops-22-billion-first-half-2024/
Interest groups spent a staggering $2.2 billion lobbying the federal government during the first half of 2024, a flood of money that puts the year on track to set a new nominal record for federal lobbying expenditures.
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Ciscomani: Tackling Arizona's affordable housing crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090424_ciscomani_housing_op/ciscomani-tackling-arizonas-affordable-housing-crisis/
"By removing regulatory burdens, we are not only incentivizing private businesses but also reducing the time and costs of the construction of affordable housing. This puts us on a fast track to solving the housing crisis facing communities across the country." — U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani
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No. 4 Pima men's soccer shuts out No. 15 Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090324_pcc_mens_soccer/no-4-pima-mens-soccer-shuts-out-no-15-mesa/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (4-0) faced a challenge on Tuesday as two NJCAA Division II teams faced off in Mesa.
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Navarro & Garate each net 2 as Pima women's soccer scores 7 to trounce Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090324_pcc_womens_soccer/navarro-garate-each-net-2-as-pima-womens-soccer-scores-7-trounce-mesa/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (4-0) remained undefeated on Tuesday as they played at Mesa Community College (2-2) in an ACCAC conference road match.
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Proposition 139: What the Arizona ballot initiative would mean for abortion access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_prop_139_abortion/proposition-139-what-arizona-ballot-initiative-would-mean-abortion-access/
In November, Arizona voters will decide on a state constitutional amendment, Proposition 139, that would guarantee access to abortion up to the point of fetal viability - a would mark a major shift in state law that currently bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Swing states prepare for showdown over certifying votes in November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090424_vote_certification/swing-states-prepare-showdown-over-certifying-votes-november/
There is broad concern that despite the checks and balances built into the voting system, Republican members of state and county boards tasked with certifying elections will be driven by conspiracy theories and refuse to fulfill their roles if former President Donald Trump loses again.
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How a Native elections official is breaking down voting barriers in Pima County https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_cazares_kelly_voting/how-native-elections-official-breaking-down-voting-barriers-pima-county/
Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, the first Indigenous person to hold a countywide seat, is working to ensure that every eligible resident has a chance to cast their ballot.
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In 2024, Head Start programs are still funded by a formula set in the 1970s https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090424_head_start_funding/in-2024-head-start-programs-are-still-funded-by-formula-set-1970s/
When Head Start was established in 1965, it was meant to boost outcomes for children from low-income families, and though funding has increased over the past 59 years, the way funding is assigned to individual Head Start programs is still based in part on a formula developed in 1974.
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87,000 Vietnam veterans may qualify for $844 million in benefits. How come nobody told them? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090324_agent_orange_va/87000-vietnam-veterans-may-qualify-844-million-benefits-how-come-nobody-told-them/
A spate of new legislation has expanded benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals in war, but though the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should be the ones notifying veterans when they may be eligible for new benefits, they often don’t.
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Fees for police body camera footage lead to ‘pretty steep’ charges thanks to new law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090324_footage_fees/fees-police-body-camera-footage-lead-pretty-steep-charges-thanks-new-law/
Public records advocates say an Arizona law that allows police departments to charge hourly rates to review body-worn camera footage before releasing it is leading to massive fees for the public and potentially illegal charges.
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Who’s ahead? No polling for Indian Country… just history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090324_native_voting_op/whos-ahead-no-polling-indian-country8230-just-history/
What we all want answered is “who is winning,” but that’s where the polls can be really misleading — and if you are waiting for that poll result? Real numbers will start coming in about a month from now when early voting begins across the country.
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U.S. citizen charged with trying to smuggle 2 children through San Luis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09032_smuggling_attempt/us-citizen-charged-with-trying-smuggle-2-children-through-san-luis/
Yuma-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a woman Friday evening for allegedly trying to smuggle two children into the U.S., authorities said.
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Supreme Court ruling on citizenship proof for new voters has an outsized impact for Native voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090324_native_voters/supreme-court-ruling-citizenship-proof-new-voters-has-outsized-impact-native-voters/
With the recent Supreme Court ruling requiring proof of citizenship be provided with state-created voter registration forms, voting rights advocates want Indigenous people to know that they can still register to vote as tribal citizens.
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Anti-trans laws may complicate access to the ballot for transgender voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090324_trans_ballot/anti-trans-laws-may-complicate-access-ballot-transgender-voters/
As politicians push anti-transgender rhetoric ahead of a historic election, transgender and nonbinary Americans are facing laws and rules that effectively prohibit them and others from obtaining documentation like birth certificates and driver’s licenses that align with their gender identities.
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