Dittmer: Project Blue showed the real problem: Secrecy. Fix the law, not just this deal. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090225_dittmer_ndas_op/dittmer-project-blue-showed-real-problem-secrecy-fix-law-not-just-this-deal/
Project Blue is one of the clearest examples in Arizona right now of how secrecy and sweetheart-style arrangements can undermine democratic oversight.
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Sun Tran hosting public meetings to outline changes to Tucson bus system https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090225_political_calendar/sun-tran-hosting-public-meetings-outline-changes-tucson-bus-system/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Sun Tran public meetings to outline changes to bus service; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more
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D.C. Circuit allows Trump to claw back billions in green energy funds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090225_green_funds/dc-circuit-allows-trump-claw-back-billions-green-energy-funds/
A D.C. Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can claw back nearly $16 billion in green energy grants, overturning a federal judge’s injunction that required the Environmental Protection Agency and Citibank to continue making the payments.
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Federal judge: Trump broke the law by sending National Guard to L.A. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090225_cali_guard_trump/federal-judge-trump-broke-law-by-sending-national-guard-la/
A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s deployment of the military to Los Angeles violated federal laws and, his use of the armed forces must be heavily curtailed in California.
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American kids are less likely to reach adulthood than foreign peers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090225_kids_adulthood/american-kids-are-less-likely-reach-adulthood-than-foreign-peers/
Babies and children in the United States are nearly twice as likely to die before reaching adulthood compared with their peers in other wealthy countries. Firearms and premature births are among the leading causes of death.
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RFK Jr. defends ouster of CDC director by distorting list of public health achievements https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090225_factcheck_rfk_cdc/rfk-jr-defends-ouster-cdc-director-by-distorting-list-public-health-achievements/
Amid upheaval at the CDCn, including the firing of the agency’s director, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. distorted the facts to falsely claim that the agency’s website lists abortion as one of the “10 greatest advances in medical science.”
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As national park visitors hit record numbers, here’s how they can have a great experience despite cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090225_nps_visitors_op/as-national-park-visitors-hit-record-numbers-heres-how-they-can-have-great-experience-despite-cuts/
Reductions in federal funding and staffing at national parks means visitors may see longer lines to enter parks, fewer visitor services and educational programs, and fewer rangers to ask for advice or assistance, but if you plan carefully, you can create a great experience.
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Songs for Labor Day: Union tunes & working man blues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090125_labor_day_songs/songs-labor-day-union-tunes-working-man-blues/
The labor movement and the songbook are intertwined; folk singers, country pickers, punks and popular balladeers have hailed the American worker, and chronicled the trials of earning a paycheck. Here are our picks for the best songs about work, for your Labor Day listening. "If Woody Guthrie were alive today, he'd have a lot to write about...." (with videos)
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Judge: Planned Parenthood clinics can remain Medicaid providers while lawsuit continues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090125_planned_parenthood/judge-planned-parenthood-clinics-can-remain-medicaid-providers-while-lawsuit-continues/
A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to strip Medicaid funds from primarily Planned Parenthood-affiliated abortion providers.
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How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090125_unions_scabs_op/how-organized-labor-shames-its-traitors-8722-story-scab/
Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich vocabulary for shaming those deemed traitors to its cause.
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Tucson Comic-Con draws together thousands at TCC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/083125_comic_con/tucson-comic-con-draws-together-thousands-tcc/
Tucson's largest annual pop-culture convention came back in full force on Labor Day weekend.
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Pima women's runners earn 4th at opening cross-country meet of 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/083025_pcc_womens_cross_country/pima-womens-runners-earn-4th-opening-cross-country-meet-2025/
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team completed their first race of the 2025 season on Saturday in Flagstaff, taking fourth place.
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Gutierrez has hat trick, Mina dishes out 3 assists as Pima men ride over Yavapai https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/083025_pcc_mens_soccer/gutierrez-has-hat-trick-mina-dishes-out-3-assists-as-pima-men-ride-over-yavapai/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (2-0) picked up their second straight road win against an NJCAA/ACCAC Division I opponent on Saturday, beating the Yavapai Roughriders 6-2.
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Robots: They’re taking the jobs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/083125_hellertoon_labor_day_op/robots-theyre-taking-jobs/
Labor Day for some is a celebration of the legacy of workplace reform and improved conditions for employees, and for others it’s an extra day off. I for one welcome our new robot overlords but hope we’ll have jobs to go back to.
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Labor Day & May Day emerged from the movement for a shorter workday in industrial America https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/083125_labor_day_op/labor-day-may-day-emerged-from-movement-shorter-workday-industrial-america/
Americans and Canadians have celebrated Labor Day as a national holiday on the first Monday in September since 1894, a holiday that arose in the midst of an explosive labor uprising in America’s industrial heartland and united native-born and immigrant workers.
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Aztec cross country opens 2025 season taking 5th in Flagstaff meet https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/083025_pcc_mens_cross_country/aztec-cross-country-opens-2025-season-taking-5th-flagstaff-meet/
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team completed its first race of the 2025 season on Saturday at the George Kyte Invitational at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff,.
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Data center eruption keeps rumbling at Pima County; Nogales settles water suit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/083025_agenda_blue_debris_op/data-center-eruption-keeps-rumbling-pima-county-nogales-settles-water-suit/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will talk about Project Blue behind closed doors, vote on a policy on NDAs and another on environmentally sensitive economic development projects; Oro Valley goes for middle mile connectivity, and more from government meetings around Tucson.
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Appeals court rejects Republican challenge to how Arizona verifies mail-in ballot signatures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083025_ballot_signatures/appeals-court-rejects-republican-challenge-how-arizona-verifies-mail-in-ballot-signatures/
An appeals court has dismissed a challenge from the Arizona Republican Party and its allies that aimed to change the way the state verifies voter signatures on mail-in ballots.
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Arizona rejects Trump admin demands for complete voter registration database https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083025_voter_database/arizona-rejects-trump-admin-demands-complete-voter-registration-database/
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says he has refused demands from the U.S. Department of Justice to hand over voter registration information and provide his office’s voter list maintenance procedures.
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Pima volleyball snaps 6-match skid in 5-set thriller over Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/082925_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-snaps-6-match-skid-5-set-thriller-over-glendale/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (1-6) closed out their portion of the 3rd Annual Aztec Classic on Friday with two non-conference matches against Scottsdale and Glendale, beating the Gauchos but dropping the match to the Artichokes.
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