Write-in candidate files for Pima County constable, but may not be eligible to run https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062024_write_in_constable/write-in-candidate-files-pima-county-constable-but-may-not-eligible-run/
A write-in candidate has filed to run for constable in Justice Precinct 9, which had zero candidates for the office after the incumbent was booted from the ballot. Gerard Acuña filed paperwork to run on June 10 — but in April he tried to run for constable in a different precinct, raising questions about his residency.
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The Pima County tax hike that almost isn't one https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061924_county_tax_op/the-pima-county-tax-hike-that-almost-isnt-one/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors left the total county tax rate right where it was for the current (about to end) fiscal year. But taxes were set to end up lower if the board took no action.
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Onset of Tucson's monsoon is still unpredictable, and that’s part of the fun https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_monsoon/onset-tucsons-monsoon-still-unpredictable-and-thats-part-fun/
Monsoon forecasts predict thunderstorms in Southern Arizona by Friday, signaling an earlier than average start for the season. The Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Game begins on July 1, and players can win gift card prizes for their correct rain predictions.
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Onset of Tucson's Mmonsoon is still unpredictable, and that’s part of the fun https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_monsoon/onset-tucsons-mmonsoon-still-unpredictable-and-thats-part-fun/
Monsoon forecasts predict thunderstorms in Southern Arizona by Friday, signaling an earlier than average start for the season. The Southwest Monsoon Fantasy Game begins on July 1, and players can win gift card prizes for their correct rain predictions.
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Arizona recalls ‘Diamond Shruumz’ products amid ongoing FDA investigation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_adhs_shruumz/arizona-recalls-diamond-shruumz-products-amid-ongoing-fda-investigation/
The state's health services recalled “Diamond Shruumz” mushroom-infused candy after reports of severe reactions.
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CBP helicopter crews rescue 5 over weekend from rugged mountains in SE Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_bp_rescue/cbp-helicopter-crews-rescue-5-over-weekend-from-rugged-mountains-se-arizona/
A helicopter crew with U.S. Customs and Border Protection rescued five people during two incidents over the weekend, plucking them from rugged terrain in the Peloncillo Mountain range close to the Arizona-Mexico border, officials said.
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Former Az lawmaker Cano tapped for Tucson city lobbying post https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_cano_tucson/former-az-lawmaker-cano-tapped-tucson-city-lobbying-post/
Andrés Cano, a former Tucson-area lawmaker who resigned last year to undertake graduate studies at Harvard, has been named as the city government's director of Federal & State Relations. The position entails obtaining government grants for Tucson — a high-profile post in an election year in which the Biden administration is focused on Arizona.
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Hobbs: Flags to half-staff Thursday to honor Scottsdale Police Detective Ryan So https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0061924_so_half_staff/hobbs-flags-half-staff-thursday-honor-scottsdale-police-detective-ryan-so/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, June 20, in remembrance of Scottsdale Police Detective Ryan So, who was killed in the line of duty on June 13.
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Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past & present https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061924_juneteenth_past_op/juneteenth-holiday-important-moment-contemplate-our-nations-past-present/
The brutal enslavement of millions of Africans and people of African descent is far from the nation’s only original sin, and it’s also far from the only example from American history that readily gives rise to that question – “What in the world could they have been thinking?”
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Arizona judge won’t dismiss Cochise County election interference case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_cochise_elections/arizona-judge-wont-dismiss-cochise-county-election-interference-case/
A state judge denied multiple motions to dismiss and remand charges against Cochise County supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, accused of interfering with an election officer in 2022.
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Feds link Sinaloa cartel to Chinese bankers in money laundering indictment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061924_cartels_chinese/feds-link-sinaloa-cartel-chinese-bankers-money-laundering-indictment/
A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday exposed what the government calls a complex conspiracy between the Sinaloa cartel and Chinese underground banking networks to launder more than $50 million in drug proceeds.
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Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban too confusing for doctors, Dem lawmakers say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_abortion_clarification/arizonas-15-week-abortion-ban-too-confusing-doctors-dem-lawmakers-say/
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the state’s attorney general to clarify the exception in Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban, saying that women and doctors need better guidelines when faced with life or death situations.
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Hobbs signs $16.1 billion Arizona state budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061924_hobbs_budget/hobbs-signs-161-billion-arizona-state-budget/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law a $16.1 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, amid threats of a lawsuit from the state attorney general and disapproval from both sides of the political aisle.
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Texas National Guard shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at U.S.-Mx border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061924_tx_migrants_pepper_ball/texas-national-guard-shooting-pepper-balls-deter-migrants-us-mx-border/
National Guard members on the Texas-Mexico border have added pepper ball guns to their arsenal, firing at migrants who are gathering on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande or trying to break through the tangle of concertina wire strung along the border.
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Candidates make cases for Pima County's top law jobs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061824_pima_election_forum/candidates-make-cases-pima-countys-top-law-jobs/
In a packed room, a full slate of candidates vying for two of the county's top positions — Pima County attorney and Pima County sheriff — answered questions during a forum Monday night.
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Candidates make their case for Pima County's top law enforcement jobs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061824_pima_election_forum/candidates-make-their-case-pima-countys-top-law-enforcement-jobs/
In a packed room, a full slate of candidates vying for two of the county's top positions — Pima County attorney and Pima County sheriff — answered questions during a forum Monday night.
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'Anti-documentary trilogy' at MOCA Tucson explores connection between water & colonialism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061824_cordova_exhibition/anti-documentary-trilogy-moca-tucson-explores-connection-between-water-colonialism/
Puerto Rican artist Sofía Córdova’s "SIN AGUA" film installation at MOCA Tucson uses research and personal narrative to examine the effects of colonialism on water access in Arizona, while grappling with the catastrophic impact of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico.
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Final defendants arraigned in Arizona's fake Trump elector case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061824_trump_electors/final-defendants-arraigned-arizonas-fake-trump-elector-case/
Two of Donald Trump’s attorneys and a former U.S. Senate candidate for Arizona pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in connection to the 2020 Arizona fake elector scheme.
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New partnership will boost agricultural education for Indigenous students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061824_native_ag_ed/new-partnership-will-boost-agricultural-education-indigenous-students/
Indigenous students enrolled in schools run by the Bureau of Indian Education will have access to more comprehensive, culturally relevant agricultural training and education as part of a new partnership the BIE established with the Native American Agriculture Fund.
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Biden announces new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061824_biden_dreamers/biden-announces-new-protections-undocumented-spouses-us-citizens-daca-recipients/
President Joe Biden unveiled Tuesday new protections for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens and measures to make it easier for immigrants brought illegally as children to qualify for work authorization.
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