GOP primed to make another pickup in Az House races, expanding their majority https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110824_gop_house_races/gop-primed-make-another-pickup-az-house-races-expanding-their-majority/
Republicans on Thursday took the lead in a hotly contested northeast Phoenix race for the state House of Representatives, setting the stage for the GOP to increase their majority by two seats when lawmakers return to the Capitol in January.
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Judge extends lithium drilling freeze, a major win for Hualapai Tribe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110824_lithium_drilling_freeze/judge-extends-lithium-drilling-freeze-major-win-hualapai-tribe/
A federal judge extended a temporary pause of exploratory drilling as part of a lithium mining project near the Hualapai Tribe’s sacred site after the court found that irreparable harm from drilling is likely.
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Kari Lake shrinks Ruben Gallego’s lead in race for U.S. Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110824_gallego_lake_senate/kari-lake-shrinks-ruben-gallegos-lead-race-us-senate/
U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego’s lead over his opponent Kari Lake in the contest for one of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seats shrunk Thursday, as more results slowly trickled in.
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Hanging & dangling: Incomplete vote results show Southern Az's swinging political landscape https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110724_pima_elex_swing_op/hanging-dangling-incomplete-vote-results-show-southern-azs-swinging-political-landscape/
I can see a route for Democrats to win all five seats on the Pima County Board of Supervisors next time around. I also see a way for Republicans to win a majority four years hence. That's good. Elected officials should feel accountability to voters and not entitlement to their seats.
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Nearly all incuments win reelection in K-12 school board races in Pima County https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_school_boards/nearly-all-incuments-win-reelection-k-12-school-board-races-pima-county/
Voters decided the future of school boards across Pima County, and ousted members of the Pima Community College Board on Election Day
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LD17: Democrats maintain lead in heavily GOP Tucson-area legislative race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_ld17_election/ld17-democrats-maintain-lead-heavily-gop-tucson-area-legislative-race/
The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other districts targeted by Democrats, but challengers maintain margins in LD17.
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Pinal County takes 24 hours to count Election Day ballots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_pinal_ballots/pinal-county-takes-24-hours-count-election-day-ballots/
Pinal County, the fast-growing neighbor of Maricopa County, ultimately took more than 24 hours to count all the ballots cast at polling places - and that's unusual, even in Arizona, a state known for its long counting period.
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137K ballots yet to count in Pima County, races still too close to call https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_ballots_remaining/137k-ballots-yet-count-pima-county-races-still-too-close-call/
Two days after Election Day, Pima County has about 137,000 ballots left to review — an estimate that hit 175,000 at one point Thursday — but the exact number that will be added to the count is still unknown.
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Christy widens lead in race for Pima County Board of Supervisors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/11074_pima_supes/christy-widens-lead-race-pima-county-board-supervisors/
Democrats will continue their control of the Pima County Board of Supervisors for the next four years, but it remains to be seen if there will still be a single Republican supervisor.
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137K ballots yet to count in Pima County, races still too close to call https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_ballots_remaining/137k-ballots-yet-count-pima-county-races-still-too-close-call/
Updated: Two days after Election Day, Pima County has about 137,000 ballots left to review — an estimate that hit 175,000 at one point Thursday — but the exact number that will be added to the count is still unknown.
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Engel retakes lead with 209 votes over Ciscomani in Az CD6 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_ciscomani_engel/engel-retakes-lead-with-209-votes-over-ciscomani-az-cd6/
Democrat Kirsten Engel took back the lead from U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani in Arizona's CD6 race, ahead by 209 votes after several counties updated their vote tallies Thursday.
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Pima women's fall at Phoenix College in overtime in Division II soccer regional final https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110624_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-womens-fall-phoenix-college-overtime-division-ii-soccer-regional-final/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (12-4) was in another tough battle with Phoenix College (16-1-1) on Wednesday as the teams vied for the Region I, Division II Championship in Phoenix.
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Ciscomani takes 1,600-vote lead over Engel in Arizona's CD6 race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110624_ciscomani_engel/ciscomani-takes-1600-vote-lead-over-engel-arizonas-cd6-race/
Updated: U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani held a narrow lead Thursday in his race for reelection against former state lawmaker Kirsten Engel.
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Trump’s victory spells doom for federal criminal cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110724_trump_criminal_cases/trumps-victory-spells-doom-federal-criminal-cases/
With his return to power, Donald Trump will be able to outright end his case of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, as well as an ongoing appeal of Trump-appointee U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal in his classified documents case.
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What Trump’s victory means for his criminal sentencing & other New York legal woes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110724_trump_civil_cases/what-trumps-victory-means-his-criminal-sentencing-other-new-york-legal-woes/
Donald Trump’s presidential victory could make it easier for him to evade responsibility with his most pressing legal issue: his upcoming sentencing for criminal charges in New York, but barring successful appeals, he’ll still owe more than $500 million in civil penalties from his other cases.
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Despite a deluge of Democratic cash, Republicans poised to grow their legislative majorities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_gop_legislature/despite-deluge-democratic-cash-republicans-poised-grow-their-legislative-majorities/
The record spending by Democrats in their pursuit of legislative majorities appears likely to be a swing and a miss, as Republicans are poised to actually expand their hold on power in both chambers after ballots were counted Wednesday.
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Ruben Gallego continues to lead Kari Lake in U.S. Senate race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_gallego_lake/ruben-gallego-continues-lead-kari-lake-us-senate-race/
Democratic U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego was still leading the race for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday evening, but it was clear that his Republican opponent Kari Lake and her followers still believed she might eke out a victory.
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Big money, big stakes: 5 things everyone should know about money in 2024 elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110724_election_money/big-money-big-stakes-5-things-everyone-should-know-money-2024-elections/
The 2024 election marks a historic moment in U.S. politics, not only for candidates but also for the record sums of money spent on political campaigns and ballot measures nationwide.
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Another Arizona woman imprisoned for role in polygamist child sex abuse ring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_polygamist_sentencing/another-arizona-woman-imprisoned-role-polygamist-child-sex-abuse-ring/
A sixth spiritual wife of an Arizona religious leader who sexually abused 10 underage girls in the name of God was sentenced to prison for marrying her underage daughter off to the man who would repeatedly rape the girl for two years.
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Arizona voters hand local police more power to crack down on immigration https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110724_police_immigration/arizona-voters-hand-local-police-more-power-crack-down-immigration/
Arizona voters on Tuesday approved a controversial ballot measure to crack down on illegal immigration and fentanyl sales but rejected two initiatives that would have reduced wages for tipped workers and eliminated judicial retention elections.
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