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School vouchers were pitched as saving taxpayer dollars, instead blew massive hole in Arizona’s budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071724_vouchers_budget/school-vouchers-were-pitched-as-saving-taxpayer-dollars-instead-blew-massive-hole-arizonas-budget/
In 2022, Arizona pioneered the largest school voucher program in the history of education, and nearly a dozen states have enacted programs similar to Arizona’s ESA system - but in a lesson for other states, Arizona’s voucher experiment has since precipitated a budget meltdown.
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Kari Lake bashes Ruben Gallego, starts ‘build the wall’ chant at RNC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071724_rnc_lake/kari-lake-bashes-ruben-gallego-starts-build-wall-chant-rnc/
Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Arizona Kari Lake stuck to her regular talking points during a brief speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, as she campaigns for the U.S. Senate and continues to appeal the results of her 2022 election challenge.
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Democrat Jen Allen raises more than 3 primary opponents in race for open Pima County Supes seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071724_bos_fundraising/democrat-jen-allen-raises-more-than-3-primary-opponents-race-open-pima-county-supes-seat/
Democrat Jennifer Allen has raised more money than all three of her opponents combined in the race for an open seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, according to reports covering the second quarter of the year.
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Indigenous fashion designer brings skateboarding to her Navajo community https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/071724_native_skate/indigenous-fashion-designer-brings-skateboarding-her-navajo-community/
Amy Denet Deal, founder of 4KINSHIP and the Diné Skate Garden project, discusses the empowerment of skateboarding and her dreams for Indigenous youth.
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Ciscomani faces GOP challenger in Southern Arizona congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071724_cd_6_primary/ciscomani-faces-gop-challenger-southern-arizona-congressional-race/
As he runs for a second term representing Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani is facing Republican Kathleen Winn in the July 30 primary
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Democratic challenger Engel outraising GOP incumbent Rep. Ciscomani https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071624_cd6_fundraising/democratic-challenger-engel-outraising-gop-incumbent-rep-ciscomani/
As she seeks a rematch against Republican U.S. Rep Juan Ciscomani, Democratic congressional candidate Kirsten Engel outraised the freshman congressman in the latest fundraising quarter.
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Sentinel's Ingram earns 1st place national reporting award https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071624_aan_awards/sentinels-ingram-earns-1st-place-national-reporting-award/
Tucson Sentinel's Paul Ingram was awarded 1st place for beat reporting in a national journalism competition, while Blake Morlock won 2nd place for his column writing and Daniel Shailer took 3rd place for environmental reporting.
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Dupnik: Nanos offers leadership & continuity as Pima County sheriff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071624_dupnik_nanos_op/dupnik-nanos-offers-leadership-continuity-as-pima-county-sheriff/
"I am proud to support a sheriff who is proving in action every day that he is the right person for the job. Our safety is far too important to lose out to political platitudes and uninformed promises." — former Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik
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‘It was a cult’: Traumatizing troubled teens at Az facilities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071624_teen_help_fraud/it-was-cult-traumatizing-troubled-teens-az-facilities/
An Arizona facility for troubled teens was just hit with a $2.5 million judgment for fraud — for survivors, just one small step towards greater accountability. But Spring Ridge Academy is just one part of a larger ecosystem that still has roots in the state
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Amid heat waves & drought, Arizona Republicans reject expert consensus on climate change as ‘fake science’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071624_gop_climate_change/amid-heat-waves-drought-arizona-republicans-reject-expert-consensus-climate-change-as-fake-science/
Climatologists have no doubt the climate is changing, but Arizona Republicans in Congress reject the scientific consensus that the climate is changing, that human activity is the culprit, and that it may already have reached or passed a dangerous tipping point.
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Az RNC delegates support Trump’s choice of Vance as vice president candidate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071624_trump_vance_az/az-rnc-delegates-support-trumps-choice-vance-as-vice-president-candidate/
Cheers erupted from the Arizona delegation to the Republican National Convention at the announcement Monday that Donald Trump had picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate.
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Arizona’s monsoon means danger for those with asthma. Here’s how to cope. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071624_monsoon_asthma/arizonas-monsoon-means-danger-those-with-asthma-heres-how-cope/
A dust and rain storm rolled through the Arizona this past weekend, building on a slow but thundering start to Arizona’s monsoon, and while some may look forward to the season, those with asthma prepare for discomfort and distress.
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Inside the Republican private pressure campaign to force hand-counting of Arizona ballots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071624_ballot_hand_count/inside-republican-private-pressure-campaign-force-hand-counting-arizona-ballots/
Republican lawmakers in Arizona privately pressured county leaders across the state to count ballots by hand instead of using machines, according to previously unreported text messages.
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‘Our voice is our power’: Indigenous leaders recognize 76 years of Native voting rights in Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071624_native_voting_rights/our-voice-our-power-indigenous-leaders-recognize-76-years-native-voting-rights-az/
The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona and the Arizona Native Vote hosted an event and panel discussion to recognize the 76th anniversary of Native voting rights in Arizona and the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.
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Pima County opens more early voting sites for July 30 primary election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071524_early_voting_sites/pima-county-opens-more-early-voting-sites-july-30-primary-election/
Pima County voters have a few more spots to cast their early ballots, but one site at the Oro Valley library is temporarily closed due to a/c problems.
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Trump picks Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071524_trump_vance/trump-picks-ohio-us-sen-jd-vance-as-his-running-mate/
Donald Trump announced Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate Monday during the first day of the Republican National Convention, capping off months of speculation about who would get the nod as his vice presidential pick.
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How climate change is heating up weather around the world https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071524_climate_change_heat_op/how-climate-change-heating-up-weather-around-world/
Less than a month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has already experienced an extreme heat wave, and the early season heat, part of a warming trend fueled by humans, is putting lives at risk around the world.
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FC Tucson clinches playoff spot, but... https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/071524_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-clinches-playoff-spot-but/
FC Tucson played their final match of the season on Sunday night at Kino North Stadium, one that was delayed by both weather and a lost team bus. The match ended in a dreary draw with Coachella FC, 1 - 1.
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Tucson KIDCO after-school registration for upcoming school year begins Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070124_afterschool_kidco/tucson-kidco-after-school-registration-upcoming-school-year-begins-monday/
Tucson's KIDCO after-school program will be open for registration on Monday, July 15, at 8 a.m.
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Arizona farmers turn to solar panels to shade crops, save water & generate power https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071524_solar_farms/arizona-farmers-turn-solar-panels-shade-crops-save-water-generate-power/
The University of Arizona, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has created an agrivoltaics research site in Phoenix to study ways that solar farming could benefit Arizona.
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