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No postcode envy: FC Tucson gets draw against Royals AZ tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
A second-half goal from Scottish-born Leigha Dobbins earned FC Tucson’s women’s team a draw against Royals AZ at Kino North Stadium on Saturday night.

LGBTQ+ veterans’ suit over discharge papers clears first judicial hurdle tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ veterans who were discharged under rules that barred gay Americans from serving in the military cleared its first judicial hurdle when a federal judge denied a motion filed by the U.S. Department of Defense to dismiss the case.

Progress Arizona challenges GOP ballot measure that would give judges lifetime appointments tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Progressive activists are challenging a ballot initiative that if approved by Arizona voters, would give lifetime appointments to state judges, claiming that the name of the measure is “deceptive.”

‘Dark legacy’: Indian boarding school commission gains ground in Senate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional efforts to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies got another boost, leaving the Senate poised to consider a bill to investigate the history and trauma of Native boarding schools.

‘Dark legacy’: Indian boarding school commission gains ground in U.S. Senate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional efforts to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies got another boost, leaving the Senate poised to consider a bill to investigate the history and trauma of Native boarding schools.

Conover: LaWall's attacks in Pima County Attorney race are distractions tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"It is ludicrous to think Southern Arizona should spend but a moment distracted by LaWall's 'newly found Democrat' she found to run for office against another sitting Democrat, when we should not take our eyes for a second off of flipping the Legislature and defeating Trump from another presidency." — Laura Conover

A tale of two states: Arizona & Florida diverge on how to expand kids’ health insurance tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona and Florida - whose rates of uninsured children are among the highest in the nation - set goals last year to widen the safety net that provides health insurance to people 18 and younger, but their plans to expand coverage illustrate differences on the government’s role.

From sheep camp to the city to study uranium’s damage to Navajo people tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Diné data-cruncher looks to get a better understanding with public health training of how the legacy of uranium and other metals impacts the entire Navajo Nation and other tribal lands.

Supeme Court: Substitute expert witness testimony is inadmissible in Az drug case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that substitute expert testimony used in an Arizona man’s drug conviction was unconstitutional, finding that his Sixth Amendment rights had been violated.

Tucson's Catalina UMC welcomes first openly queer, married pastor tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Catalina United Methodist Church is welcoming its first openly queer, married pastor. Rev. Kelli Knight will be starting her service as the church's associate pastor on Monday, July 1.

How a network of nonprofits enriches fundraisers while spending almost nothing on its stated causes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers.

I've got 6; that's all there is: FC Tucson men deliver strong win in strong winds tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson’s men’s squad subjugated the Southern California Eagles on Friday night. When the final whistle blew at Kino, los Tucsonenses posted six unanswered goals and earned the win.

2 write-in candidates file in Pima constable race that lacked anyone listed on ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A second person has filed to run as a write-in candidate for Pima County constable in JP9, which had no one listed on the ballot after the incumbent was booted from the race — but one may face a legal challenge.

More forums on tap for Southern Arizona politicians next week tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters can get a look at candidates in several Southern Arizona primary races next week.

Free sandbags available from Pima County, Oro Valley as monsoon prep begins tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County and the town of Oro Valley are opening multiple sites where residents can pick up free sandbags.

Az officials pull back on 'recall' announcement over ‘Diamond Shruumz’ linked to illness tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: The Arizona Department of Health Services has dialed back on their announcement of a "recall" of "Diamond Shruumz" mushroom-infused candies, which have been associated with several severe reactions across the country.

Supreme Court: No guns for those with DV restraining orders tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that prevents someone under a domestic violence restraining order from possessing firearms, with Justice Clarence Thomas casting the dissenting vote.

Az hits record low unemployment but Biden hasn’t seen political payoff from emphasis on job growth tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s unemployment rate fell in May to its lowest rate ever recorded, reaching a seasonally adjusted 3.4% and falling below the previous record of 3.5%, but the job boom has yet to translate into popularity for President Joe Biden.

Arizona hits record low unemployment but Biden hasn’t seen political payoff from emphasis on job growth & workers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s unemployment rate fell in May to its lowest rate ever recorded, reaching a seasonally adjusted 3.4% and falling below the previous record of 3.5%, but the job boom has yet to translate into popularity for President Joe Biden.

Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Voters in as many as nine states could sidestep legislators and directly decide whether to expand access to abortion through citizen-led ballot initiatives, though GOP lawmakers have tightened signature requirements or raised the percentage of the vote required for initiatives to pass.

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