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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.

Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.

Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.

Arizona reinstates waitlist for families seeking state child care aid tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona will reinstate a waitlist for families seeking state child care assistance, DES announced Wednesday, less than 24 hours before implementing the measure - though the move will not affect families already receiving state aid unless they submit renewal documents late.

With 2024 campaign growing intense, watchdogs warn of election threats tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Voter intimidation, an exodus of election workers fed up with harassment, continued misinformation and disinformation campaigns threaten the integrity of the November elections, and now generative artificial intelligence tools make disinformation easier than ever.

LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be caregivers, at a detriment to their health tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
There are roughly 38 million family caregivers in the United States, and a growing percentage of unpaid caregivers who identify as LGBTQ+ face a myriad of unique challenges that can lead to burnout.

‘It’s a winning issue’: Dems go all-in on abortion rights campaign ahead of November election tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats in the Grand Canyon State and across the country are betting on passionate pro-choice voters, and those scared of the health consequences of all-out abortion bans, to bring them victory in races across the board in November.

Across Arizona, Republican officials who defended election system lose primaries tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Many Republican state and county officials in Arizona who have defended the fairness of the state’s elections appeared to have lost primary races Tuesday to challengers who campaigned at least in part on the idea of stolen or broken elections.

Apologize! Report calls for U.S. government to own up to abusive boarding school history tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of the Interior released its final investigative report on the ugly history of federal Indian boarding schools, calling for a formal apology from the U.S. government and ongoing support to help Native people recover from the generational trauma that endures.

My firsthand experience with the unique barriers to voting that face Indigenous Arizonans tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Covering elections on the Navajo Nation can be challenging due to the sheer size of their tribal land in Arizona. But what often gets lost is that Indigenous voters face those same challenges — not to do their job, but to participate in their own governance and have their voice heard.

Hamadeh beats Masters, Toma in GOP primary for Az’s 8th Congressional District tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former candidate for Arizona Attorney General Abe Hamadeh is the victor in a packed race for the Republican nomination for the state’s 8th Congressional District, widely regarded as a GOP stronghold, and the winner of the Republican primary is virtually guaranteed a win in November.

Arizona women face prison time in polygamist sex abuse case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Three Arizona women were sentenced to a total of seven years in prison for obstructing an investigation into child sex abuse among members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Tucson author Lydia Millet is 'Singing with Saguaros' at Desert Museum reading tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Saturday evening at the Desert Museum, Lydia Millet will be reading from her new book, and botanist Emmanuel Bernal will speak about children and plants.

Overcrowded PACC shelter to impound more than 100 large dogs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima Animal Care Center officials are anticipating taking in more than 100 large dogs, and they're looking for foster homes and adopters to help make room in the already packed animal shelter.

Election officials send sharp message to U.S. Postal Service: The mail must go through tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Frustrated election officials raked a U.S. Postal Service representative over the coals, telling him that his agency hasn’t been delivering ballots on time, and the situation isn’t improving enough despite repeated requests.

Grand Canyon University resumes defense of nonprofit status tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge in Arizona is considering whether to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's claims against Christian Grand Canyon University accusing it of using false or deceptive advertising to market itself as a nonprofit.

Amish Shah leads crowded Dem field in CD1 contest to take on David Schweikert tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A packed Democratic primary race for Arizona’s First Congressional District was too close to call late on election night, with former state Rep. Amish Shah taking a narrow lead in the race to face incumbent Republican Congressman David Schweikert, who handily beat his opponents.

GOP state Sen. Shawnna Bolick fending off challenge from Josh Barnett in north Phoenix district tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican state Sen. Shawnna Bolick appears to have fended off far-right contender Josh Barnett, who is seeking his third different elected office in Arizona since 2020.

Disgraced former Dem lawmaker Leezah Sun trounced in bid to return to Az Capitol tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Disgraced former lawmaker Leezah Sun’s hopes of returning to the state Capitol were dashed Tuesday, as she was trounced by fellow Democrat Eva Diaz in a West Valley legislative race.

Nanos handles challenge in Dem primary for Pima County sheriff tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos beat out Democratic challenger Sandy Rosenthal, capturing 61 percent of the vote in early returns. GOP candidate Heather Lappin led in her primary with 45 percent in a three-way race.

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