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Supreme Court nixes red state fight against power plant pollution cuts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court refused to pause the EPA’s emissions regulation rule for power plants, after over two dozen Republican-led states filed an emergency appeal to block regulations to adopt climate-friendly energy alternatives for fossil fuel power plants.

Judge: Fontes must defend decision not to release names of 220k improperly registered Arizona voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Maricopa County Superior Court Judge ruled that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes must defend his decision to withhold the names of 218,000 voters who have been improperly registered to vote because of a glitch in the state’s driver’s license database.

Arizona’s top court denies Gallegos’ move to keep divorce records sealed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Update: The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a request from U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego to extend a stay on the release of their divorce records in their latest attempt to fend off a legal fight with an out-of-state conservative news outlet.

Border officer shoots, wounds man attempting to drive through DeConcini crossing in Nogales tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Dennis DeConcini border crossing in Nogales, Ariz., remains closed after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shot and wounded a man as he tried to force his way into Mexico.

Seeing red lines? Sheriff Nanos gags opponent Lappin as he lets insinuations fly tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Sheriff Chris Nanos, in my not-so-humble opinion, crossed a fat ethical line by announcing he has called for federal and state investigations of his political opponent, Republican Heather Lappin — who's also one of his employees.

Gallegos ask Arizona’s top court to keep their divorce records sealed – for now tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego asked the Arizona Supreme Court to extend a stay on the release of their divorce records in their latest attempt to fend off a legal fight with an out-of-state conservative news outlet.

Hogan & Guzman lead Pima's 2nd-half charge to score 3 unanswered in win at South Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (14-1, 13-1 in ACCAC) earned a seventh straight win on Tuesday as they played an afternoon match at South Mountain Community College (2-10-1).

Why FEMA’s disaster relief gets political when hurricane season & election season collide tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Rumors and lies about government responses to natural disasters are not new, and the rhetoric around federal emergency management is made only more complicated because most people do not know that much about the federal law that governs disaster relief.

Sheriff Nanos claims challenger Lappin helped reporter pay inmate for story tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Updated: The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, the sheriff said Tuesday. The newsroom says it's being "targeted" over critical coverage.

Religious groups support Apache Stronghold’s opposition to Oak Flat copper mine tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Eighty-five religious organizations stepped up to support Apache Stronghold in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision over the Oak Flat copper mine, saying it discriminates against Native religious beliefs.

Meta fails to knock out states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram are addictive for young users tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge mostly denied Meta's request to dismiss claims by 34 states that it designed social media apps like Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive for minors, resulting in a variety of harms to children, local governments and the public health.

Pentagon upgrades discharges of hundreds of LGBTQ veterans tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Hundreds of gay and lesbian veterans will soon receive honorable discharges, marking a major step forward in the Pentagon’s promise to address decades of discrimination against LGBTQ service members.

Trump vows to levy ‘horrible’ tariffs on imports, rejecting fears of inflation spike tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump defended his plans for steep tariffs, arguing economists who say that those higher costs would get passed onto consumers are incorrect and that his proposals would benefit American manufacturing.

Sheriff Nanos claims challenger Lappin helped reporter pay inmate for story tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Updated: The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, the sheriff said Tuesday. The newsroom says it's being "targeted" over critical coverage.

How Arizona’s system for verifying mail ballots is hurting key voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With more people in Arizona and across the country voting by mail, election officials are increasingly relying on the signatures on ballot envelopes to confirm voters’ identities, but laws in Maricopa County’s signature verification process may lead to disenfranchisement.

Social Security & Medicare: Where do Harris and Trump stand? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Though Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump have both mentioned Social Security and Medicare, neither campaign has sought to elevate the financial stability of the two programs as a core issue.

State supreme court races could determine abortion access in several states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
State supreme court elections are no longer down-ballot, low-information races. Today, with the high stakes of reproductive rights on the line, these races are pivotal.

Sheriff Nanos: Challenger Lappin helped reporter pay inmate for story tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Updated: The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, the sheriff said Tuesday.

Sheriff Nanos: Challenger Lappin helped reporter pay inmate for story tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Updated: The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, the sheriff said Tuesday.

Sheriff Nanos: Challenger Lappin helped reporter pay inmate for story tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, a spokesman for the sheriff said Tuesday.

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