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Arizona Legislature defends ‘misleading’ analysis of measure to change primary elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Maricopa County judge will decide Monday whether the legislative council’s description of a measure to introduce open primaries in state and federal elections unfairly focuses attention on the possibility for ranked choice voting, which critics say will make the measure less popular.

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In Pima County’s District 3, candidates for Board of Supervisors split on most issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters have a pretty clear choice between the candidates running for the open District 3 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. Democrat Jen Allen wants the county to do more, while Republican Janet Wittenbraker says it should do a lot less.

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GOP Supe candidate Wittenbraker: Pima County trying to do too much tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Janet “JL” Wittenbraker started her political career just last year, when she marched down the Pima County Republican Party’s headquarters to let them know she was ready to volunteer to help whoever was running for mayor.

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Jen Allen turns to Nov. race for Pima County D3 supervisor after Dem primary win tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrat Jen Allen cleared the first hurdle of her political career in the July 30 Democratic primary, capturing 53 percent of the vote in a four-way race for the open District 3 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors

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Sparking a rant: Snoop Dogg's bowl to get cash from Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County's investment in Arizona Bowl has prompted a rant about a columnist's ancient pet peeve. Also: Supervisors will settle elections on behalf of unopposed school board candidates, andTuesday shall be El Guero Canelo Day.

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Pascua Yaqui Tribe wasn’t notified of deadline for priest sex abuse claims tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Survivors of sexual abuse can now file a claim against the Franciscan Friars in a bankruptcy case, though notification of a deadline was initially not provided to Native American tribes in Arizona and New Mexico, where many of the accused Catholic priests spent time.

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Harris & Walz draw huge crowd in Arizona, promise action on immigration, abortion tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A massive and enthusiastic crowd gathered Friday evening at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale to cheer on Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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Suresh Garimella confirmed as new University of Arizona president tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Suresh Garimella is the new president of the University of Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents announced. "I've had one mission as my primary driving force and that is to serve our students," the new UA head said at an afternoon event.

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Tucson Vogue creates a hub for queer culture in Southern Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A group of local LGBTQ+ dancers founded Tucson Vogue for people interested in vogueing and ballroom performances. Mentored by the Kiki House of Paragon, they are part of Arizona's new and emerging queer ballroom scene.

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2 migrant men wounded by gunfire evacuated by CBP helicopter in Southern Az tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter evacuated two people wounded by gunfire in northern Mexico on Friday, officials said.

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Tucson Vogue creates a hub for queer culture in Southern Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A group of local LGBTQ+ dancers founded Tucson Vogue for people interested in vogueing and ballroom performances. Mentored by the Kiki House of Paragon, they are part of Arizona's new and emerging queer ballroom scene.

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Trump says abortion will be a ‘small issue’ in November, leaves door open to federal restrictions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he believes abortion will be a “small issue” in the November elections now that the power to ban abortion is in the hands of state lawmakers, but added that he is open to federal restrictions on abortion that would “supplement” state policy.

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Republican states sue to block Obamacare for Dreamers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is spearheading a multistate effort by Republicans to stop the expansion of the Affordable Care Act to include Dreamers, longtime undocumented residents who arrived in the U.S. as minors and receive some immigration protections.

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Members of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy – with antidemocratic rhetoric tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Differences over politics and policy have a long history of being divisive, of course, but it’s one thing to disagree over substantive matters such as tax rates or foreign aid and something very different to undermine the legitimacy of your opponents.

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Group abandons Az minimum wage ballot measure hours before judge rules against it tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A judge ruled that a citizen-led initiative to increase Arizona’s minimum wage did not gather enough signatures to make the November ballot, just hours after the backers of the measure announced they would abandon their effort to put the issue to voters.

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Abortion foes will ask Az Supreme Court to keep an abortion rights measure off the ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An anti-abortion organization is pushing forward with a lawsuit aimed at keeping an abortion rights initiative off Arizona’s ballot this year, despite a trial court dismissing the challenge earlier this week as groundless.

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Vice president candidates Walz & Vance present stark contrast on voting issues tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The selection of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate spotlights a clear contrast with JD Vance, his counterpart on Donald Trump’s ticket, on voting and election issues.

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Relaunched program will help Az's rural & tribal communities tap into cash for infrastructure projects tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Rural and tribal communities in Arizona that are looking to develop infrastructure projects to support their communities now have access to financial assistance to help complete them with the relaunched Greater Arizona Development Authority.

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Pinal County supervisor asks Az attorney general to investigate primary election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Pinal County supervisor who lost his bid for sheriff is asking the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to investigate the county’s primary election results, claiming that he has identified a suspicious pattern that signals they are inaccurate.

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Drop off old papers, paint & more at Tucson collection event Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.

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