Arizona Democrats bar press from convention events, defying norms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082224_press_access/arizona-democrats-bar-press-from-convention-events-defying-norms/
In 2024, the Arizona Democrats and Republicans both denied access to journalists, puzzling some delegates who said there was nothing sensitive – just the usual speechifying and daily pep rally.
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Lack of eviction data obscures extent of the affordable housing crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082224_eviction_data/lack-eviction-data-obscures-extent-affordable-housing-crisis/
Evictions are a window into America’s rental housing crisis: In 2022, more than half of all renters spent over a third of their income on housing, and millions of tenants who miss rent payments are evicted each year - but eviction data doesn't come close to painting a full picture.
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3 years after fall of Kabul, Congress still hasn't acted to secure future of more than 70k Afghan evacuees in U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082224_afghan_refugees/3-years-after-fall-kabul-congress-still-hasnt-acted-secure-future-more-than-70k-afghan-evacuees-us/
Amid the chaos that followed the U.S. pullout of Afghanistan, the Biden admin declared that evacuated Afghans would be allowed to enter the U.S. via humanitarian parole, yet three years later, Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in U.S.
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U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee stumps for Harris-Walz ticket in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_lee_visit/us-rep-barbara-lee-stumps-harris-walz-ticket-tucson/
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee visited Tucson last week to rally supporters for Kamala Harris’ White House run. "This election runs through here,” Lee told supporters at the Donna Liggins Neighborhood Center, on 6th Avenue on the edge of the Sugar Hill, a historically Black neighborhood.
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Pima County faces fallout over Casa Alitas migrant shelter conflict of interest, overcharging https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_casa_alitas_laundry/pima-county-faces-fallout-over-casa-alitas-migrant-shelter-conflict-interest-overcharging/
Pima County may face a federal investigation after the nonprofit that manages the Casa Alitas migrant shelters using millions in federal funding was found to be over-paying a laundry vendor owned by the mother of its director. Officials are stonewalling releasing records, and U.S. Rep. Ciscomani has demanded a probe.
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Federal court blocks lithium mine drilling near Hualapai sacred site, for now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_hualapai_mine_blocked/federal-court-blocks-lithium-mine-drilling-near-hualapai-sacred-site-now/
A federal judge granted the Hualapai Tribe's request for a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, freezing an exploratory drilling lithium project in the Big Sandy River watershed near the tribe's sacred spring.
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Garcia: It's time to protect the Great Bend of the Gila permanently https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082124_gila_bend_op/garcia-its-time-protect-great-bend-gila-permanently/
Southwestern Arizona has a landscape that needs and deserves such permanent protection: the Great Bend of the Gila. Despite being nestled between the cities of Phoenix and Yuma, many people—including me until last year—don't know that this area is home to tens of thousands of petroglyphs and was a critical crossroads for different people.
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Fontes corrects errors in Az primary results for Green Party candidates https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_green_primary_az/fontes-corrects-errors-az-primary-results-green-party-candidates/
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office corrected errors in its finalized primary election results after realizing it incorrectly determined which Green Party candidates will move on to the November election.
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New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082124_panhandling_speech/new-bans-panhandling-medians-spark-debate-over-free-speech-rights/
Despite court rulings that soliciting money is protected as free speech, some cities and at least one state are considering new restrictions on panhandling in traffic medians, arguing it’s a safety hazard.
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Stuck bridges, buckling roads − extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082124_heat_infrastructure/stuck-bridges-buckling-roads-8722-extreme-heat-wreaking-havoc-americas-aging-infrastructure/
Summer 2024’s record heat is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails, and it doesn’t help that the worsening heat is hitting a U.S. infrastructure system that’s already in trouble.
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‘I don’t want to be in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale': Abortion access drives Az delegates to get out the vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_abortion_vote/i-dont-want-the-handmaids-tale-abortion-access-drives-az-delegates-get-out-vote/
Democrats in Arizona view the fight over reproductive rights as a key to victory in November. The strategy is front and center at the Democratic National Convention too.
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Abortion rights will be on the ballot after Az Supreme Court rejects challenge from foes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082124_abortion_rights_ballot/abortion-rights-will-ballot-after-az-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-from-foes/
Arizona voters will have the final say on whether abortion should be a right in the Grand Canyon State in November after the Arizona Supreme Court shot down a last-chance attempt from abortion foes to prevent the question from appearing on the ballot.
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Stephanie Grisham, one-time top Trump spox & former Tucsonan, boosts Harris at DNC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_grisham_harris/stephanie-grisham-one-time-top-trump-spox-former-tucsonan-boosts-harris-dnc/
"I love my country more than my party, said Stephanie Grisham, a former Tucson resident who was one of Donald Trump's "closest advisors" in the White House, as she endorsed Kamala Harris for president at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.
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Yassamin Ansari prevails in CD3 Democratic race after recount https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_082024_ansari_cd3/yassamin-ansari-prevails-cd3-democratic-race-after-recount/
Yassamin Ansari will represent the Democratic ticket for a West Valley congressional district in November, after a recount found that she beat out her primary opponent by less than 40 votes.
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3 names sent to Ariz. Gov. Hobbs to fill vacancy at Pima County Superior Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_court_nominees/3-names-sent-ariz-gov-hobbs-fill-vacancy-pima-county-superior-court/
On Tuesday, the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments said they selected three nominees for Gov. Hobbs to choose from to fill a vacancy left after Judge Javier Chon-Lopez retired earlier this year.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated & happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated and happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-and-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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After blocking uranium ore transportation, the Navajo Nation & a mining company are negotiating https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_navajo_mining/after-blocking-uranium-ore-transportation-navajo-nation-mining-company-are-negotiating/
Negotiations started last week between the Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels Resources, Inc., about transporting uranium ore through Navajo lands to a processing facility in Utah.
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Inside Project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082024_abortion_2025/inside-project-2025-former-trump-official-outlines-hard-right-turn-against-abortion/
Project 2025’s passages on abortion depart significantly from what Donald Trump has said about the issue, but the campaign’s message is undermined by the document’s authorship; its contributors include a number of high-ranking officials from Trump’s first administration.
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Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082024_temperature_swings_op/heat-risk-isnt-just-highs-large-daily-temperature-swings-can-harm-human-health/
This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, but it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter. How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks.
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