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Energy and climate: Where do Harris and Trump stand? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris share the twin goals of lowering energy costs and increasing U.S. jobs in the sector, but diverge widely in their plans to get there.

Rocco's Little Chicago moves down Broadway, marquee not included tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
After nearly 26 years, Rocco’s Little Chicago is leaving its home on East Broadway. Fans of Rocco’s deep dish pizza, chicken wings, and irreverent signage needn’t worry, however — the Tucson restaurant will re-open in a larger building just down the block next month.

Colorado ex-elections clerk who leaked voting machine data gets 9 years in prison tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Calling former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters a charlatan peddling snake oil, a Colorado judge on Thursday sentenced her to nine years in jail for committing four felonies and three misdemeanors related to a 2021 leak of voting machine data.

Pima County to replace 509 incorrect voter ID cards, mostly in Continental School District tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
More than 500 voters in Pima County are being sent new registration cards after a constituent alerted officials about errors. A "mapping error" assigned some voters to the wrong school district — mostly in the Continental district in the southern part of the county.

Az GOP candidate Vince Leach jokes about feeding dogs to Haitians tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
GOP state Senate candidate Vince Leach embraced a racist lie demonizing a group of legal immigrants, telling a room of gay Republicans last month that Pima County’s stray dogs would be fed to Haitian people if Democrats win elections.

Register to vote before midnight Monday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Anyone wishing to cast a ballot in the Nov. 5 presidential election must register to vote by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7. Voters should double-check their registration before the deadline to make sure they're squared away, officials advised.

Miniature Broadway sets exhibit opens at Mini Time Machine museum tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An exhibit of miniature models of Broadway stages by renowned creative director and designer David Korins opened in the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson, titled "Stages of Imagination."

McReynolds, Gilleland & Meinke combine for 31 kills as PCC volleyball beats South Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (11-8, 8-2 in ACCAC) protected their home floor on Wednesday, earning a straight-set victory against South Mountain Community College (4-15, 2-8).

Budget restrictions, staff issues & AI are threats to states’ cybersecurity tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Many state chief information and security officers say they don’t have the budget, resources, staff or expertise to feel fully confident in their ability to guard their government networks against cyberattacks.

They want abortion to be legal. And they back Trump. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly a quarter of women voters who think abortion should be legal all or most of the time plan to cast their votes for Donald Trump, believing his stance of putting abortion in the hands of the states will increase access.

Women of color could massively influence the 2024 election tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, women of color are emerging as one of the most influential voting blocs in the United States, and their growing political power is reshaping policy debates and driving grassroots activism across the country.

Federal judge unseals Jack Smith immunity filing in Trump’s Jan. 6 case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s major immunity brief in Donald Trump’s election interference case on Wednesday, making public what is likely to be Smith’s most extensive accounting of Trump’s conduct prior to the looming election.

Cities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve homelessness − here’s a better way forward tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A 2024 Supreme Court allows cities to penalize individuals for sleeping in public spaces even when no shelter is available, but criminalizing homelessness perpetuates the problem, and supportive Housing First approaches can be more effective than punitive bans.

Arizona men found guilty of aiding religious child sex abuse ring tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two Arizona men are facing up to life in prison after a jury found them guilty Wednesday afternoon of aiding and participating in a polygamous child sex abuse ring for three years across multiple states.

New $110M AHCCCS program will provide health care & housing support for Az's homeless SMI population tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's Medicaid system AHCCCS announced a program that will provide housing support and health care for homeless patients who have a serious mental illness. The H2O initiative will receive $110 million in funding over five years.

U.S. Rep. Grijalva: 'Everything happened with a little bit of good fortune & luck' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A conversation with U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, who announced this week he would not seek another term in 2026.

Trump describes traumatic brain injuries sustained by U.S. troops in Iraq as a ‘headache’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries after Iranian rocket fire in Iraq in 2020 only experienced a “headache,” dismissing the experiences of dozens of American soldiers who were later awarded the Purple Heart.

Marijuana users must be impaired to face Az DUI penalties, court rules tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona can’t suspend someone’s driver’s license because they have THC in their bloodstream unless they are actually impaired while behind the wheel, the state Court of Appeals ruled, upholding a provision in a marijuana legalization law that voters passed in 2020.

Az congressional candidates Ciscomani, Engel clash on abortion rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Abortion rights are emerging as a major issue in the race for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6, where U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani is facing a rematch from Democrat Kirsten Engel.

Sanchez racks up hat trick, Ruiz has 3 assists as Pima men drop Chandler-Gilbert 9-0 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (10-1, 9-1 in ACCAC) got back to ACCAC Division II conference play on Tuesday as they hosted Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0-10), securing their seventh shutout victory.

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