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Swallow's promotion means Tucson has first all-female ass't city manager lineup tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kristina Swallow has been appointed as a Tucson assistant city manager, in charge of Parks and Rec, Transportation, Development Services and other departments, officials said. She joins three other women as the city manager's top staffers.

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Pima County musicians to perform at inaugural Desert Streams Live show tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Desert Streams is a project of the Pima County Public Library to promote local musicians. The first live show will take place on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at Groundworks.

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Additional security will be in place for Jan. 6, 2025 certification of presidential vote tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Capitol Police are welcoming a special security designation from the Department of Homeland Security for Jan. 6, 2025, when Congress will gather to certify the Electoral College vote count for the winner of the presidential election.

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How immigrants navigate their digital footprints in a charged political climate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In a time where citizenship status is highly politicized and social media is surveilled, a look at how young people represent themselves online.

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Rent is eating up a greater share of tenants’ income in almost every state tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There were 21 states - including Arizona - where a majority of tenant households spent 30% or more of their incomes on rent and utilities last year, compared with just seven states in 2019.

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How unfounded GOP claims about noncitizen voting could cost some eligible voters their rights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republicans continue to allege that voting by noncitizens is a pressing problem that demands a legislative solution, and the assertions aren’t just political theater: They are already affecting actual voters, and the impact could grow.

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High Native suicide rates linked to limited insurance, income & internet service tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Internet access, health insurance and income levels are more strongly associated with suicide rates in American Indians and Alaska Natives than the general population, and are factors that weigh more heavily among Native Americans.

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Arizona officials defend election guidelines after conservative challenge tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two conservative special-interest groups attacked two provisions of Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual in federal court on Thursday, arguing the state's updated election provisions infringe on free speech and the right to vote.

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Doug Emhoff, husband of VP Harris, makes abortion rights center of Tucson speech tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Doug Emhoff, husband of VP Kamala Harris, made a campaign stop in Tucson just hours after Donald Trump’s appearance Thursday. Emhoff spoke about fighting for reproductive rights in Arizona, where abortions are illegal after 15 weeks.

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Interior Sec touts 'New ERA' loans to Southern Az electrical coops tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighed more than $600 million in recent financing to support renewable energy in rural Arizona, including $83.5 million to Trico Electric Cooperative to expand battery storage and increase the reliability of electricity for residents on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation.

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In Tucson stop, Trump vows to launch massive deportation effort, end Ukraine war & fill days with 'joy' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former president Donald Trump told a Tucson crowd Thursday that undocumented immigrants and refugees were "raping and sodomizing" American women, and "walking off with pets." "We are being conquered and occupied by a foreign element," said the Republican candidate.

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Down payment boost available for 1st-time homebuyers from Pima IDA tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
First-time homebuyers in Pima County can get help with down payments as well as lower interest rates through the Lighthouse program. Applications opened this week.

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On 9/11 anniversary, GOP state Sen. Wendy Rogers boosts old Trump claim that bombs took down Twin Towers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Flagstaff Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers shared a post on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks amplifying debunked conspiracy and antisemitic claims around the national tragedy.

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Pima volleyball rallies from 0-2 deficit to stun Mesa in a tiebreaker tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (7-5, 4-1 in ACCAC) rallied to pick up another huge win for the second straight day as they hosted No. 15 Mesa Community College on Wednesday.

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Mother of child brides testifies in Az polygamist sex abuse trial tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The mother of two underage girls married to religious leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman testified Wednesday in the trial of two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in Bateman’s child sex abuse ring.

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Arizona ID laws may disenfranchise thousands of trans voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
LGBTQ+ voting rights advocates are raising concerns over Arizona’s strict voter ID laws that were reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The reason? The law inadvertently makes it harder for transgender people to vote.

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The complicated reality of voting as an American abroad tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The precise number of American citizens residing outside the country is unknown. The U.S. State Department estimates the figure at 9 million people, with only 7.8% participating in the 2020 election - with varied reasons for such a low turnout.

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Maricopa County: We’re ready for ‘the Super Bowl of elections’ and its 2-page ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the first time in nearly 20 years, voters in Maricopa County will cast their votes on a two-page ballot and election officials say they’re ready, even if that means everything is now double.

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Fontes asks Mayes to explain how Az can implement reinstated voter registration law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants Attorney General Kris Mayes to provide elections officials guidance on how Arizona can enforce part of a voter registration law that the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed to go into effect, even as another court weighs its constitutionality.

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Arizona ‘essential’ in battle for U.S. Senate, as Ruben Gallego maintains lead over Kari Lake tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats can’t keep control of the U.S. Senate unless Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego defeats Republican hopeful Kari Lake - both vying for the seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who is not seeking a second term.

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