Tucson's 'unreasonable' increased water charges for Pima County residents dumped by judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_tucson_pima_water/tucsons-unreasonable-increased-water-charges-pima-county-residents-dumped-by-judge/
Tucson Water won't be able to soak residents of unincorporated parts of Pima County with higher water bills than city customers, a judge ruled. A 2021 price increase wasn't based on a study required by state law, the court found.
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Jonathan L., who shaped Tucson music scene with radio & writing, dead at 76 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091523_jonathan_l_obit/jonathan-l-who-shaped-tucson-music-scene-with-radio-writing-dead-76/
Internationally syndicated DJ Jonathan L. Rosen, better known as Jonathan L, died Wednesday. He was 76. The former Tucson resident was described as the "Godfather of Alternative" and influential in the early local music scene.
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‘Inevitable they’ll go broke’: The AZGOP’s financial situation gets worse https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_azgop_finances/inevitable-theyll-go-broke-azgops-financial-situation-gets-worse/
The Arizona Republican Party’s most recent federal campaign finance report shows just how dire the situation is for the state GOP heading into a monumentally important 2024 election year, sparking concern for some Republicans, who fear the party is now on an unsustainable path.
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‘Inevitable they’ll go broke’: The AZGOP’s financial situation gets worse https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_azgop_finances/inevitable-theyll-go-broke-azgops-financial-situation-gets-worse/
The Arizona Republican Party’s most recent federal campaign finance report shows just how dire the situation is for the state GOP heading into a monumentally important 2024 election year, sparking concern for some Republicans, who fear the party is now on an unsustainable path.
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Az elections official becomes target of virtual manhunt by GOP activists on public records crusade https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_poll_worker_manhunt/az-elections-official-becomes-target-virtual-manhunt-by-gop-activists-public-records-crusade/
Records requests are a powerful tool for greater government transparency, but they are also being used to bolster lies about elections and push more restrictive voting laws, challenge the outcome of elections in court, and fuel threats that upend people’s lives.
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The history of voting in the United States https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091523_voting_history/the-history-voting-united-states/
The right to choose leaders was originally reserved only for a privileged few; however, the franchise moved into the reach of the average American - here's how voting rights have evolved in America, how much has been accomplished, and how much remains to be done.
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No rules for Arizona school vans; council tasked with making them has no members https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_school_van_rules/no-rules-arizona-school-vans-council-tasked-with-making-them-has-no-members/
The Student Transportation Advisory Council, tasked with making recommendations ensuring people driving vans full of K-12 students in Arizona are properly qualified, isn't doing its job, because the council effectively doesn’t exist — and hasn’t for at least a year.
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U.S. Senate to examine AI’s wide-ranging impact, Schumer & Rounds say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091523_artificial_intel_senate/us-senate-examine-ais-wide-ranging-impact-schumer-rounds-say/
A bipartisan and private-sector consensus is needed about government oversight of artificial intelligence on a range of issues - including elections, defense and health care - and the U.S. Senate is off to a “a great start” in establishing a legislative approach to AI, according to legislators.
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Judge denies 2 mistrial motions in Backpage case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_backpage_mistrials/judge-denies-2-mistrial-motions-backpage-case/
Defense attorneys for former executives of Backpage.com may be attempting to replicate an 2021 mistrial, making two two separate motions during the federal prostitution-facilitation and money laundering trial Thursday.
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Ranked choice voting grows in popularity - and so have efforts to ban it https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091523_democracy_ranked_choice/ranked-choice-voting-grows-popularity-and-so-have-efforts-ban-it/
Ranked choice voting has the potential to make voting more representative of the majority, ease intense conflicts between political parties and make gerrymandering nearly impossible - but despite the upsides and successes, bans continue throughout the country.
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Community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091523_jewish_holidays_op/community-has-always-been-heart-jewish-high-holidays/
Starting the evening of Sept. 15, 2023, and again the evening of Sept. 24, Jews around the world will be marking the High Holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur — a time when the focus is on the entire Jewish community, and its collective relationship with God and history.
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Phx Sky Harbor workers vote to strike over dangerous conditions & low wages https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_sky_harbor_strike/phx-sky-harbor-workers-vote-strike-over-dangerous-conditions-low-wages/
Two groups of airport workers are speaking out about what they say are dangerous working conditions and low wages at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after concession workers voted to authorize a strike - though currently there are no plans for workers to walk out.
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Barber & Henninger: Arizonans love their state & trust each other https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091523_az_democracy_op/barber-henninger-arizonans-love-their-state-trust-each-other/
The Arizona Democracy Resilience Network’s mission is to bolster confidence and trust in our elections and to push back against false statements that are causing voters to question the fairness, security and safety of our elections. — Ron Barber & Don Henninger
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A democracy lost: Tom Volgy watched Hungarian freedom born & has seen it die https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091523_volgy_democracy_op/a-democracy-lost-tom-volgy-watched-hungarian-freedom-born-has-seen-it-die/
In 1990, Tom Volgy traveled to his native Hungary to help usher in democracy. Viktor Orban and his party, Fidesz, have since turned it into an empty husk. The press and the market are no longer free. Elections are rigged. Corruption is rampant. It could happen here.
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Gerrymandering in college towns will suppress student vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091523_democracy_college_vote/gerrymandering-college-towns-will-suppress-student-vote/
Many state legislatures make it intentionally difficult for college students to vote by gerrymandering their districts, creating polling places miles away from campus that can disincentivize casting a ballot.
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Arizona’s 'election bible’ set for update, but not without controversy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091523_election_manual_update/arizonas-election-bible-set-update-but-not-without-controversy/
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes expects to complete the state’s Election Procedures Manual by the end of the month, although there are still some legal wrinkles to sort out. The Democrat said conspiracist claims about ballot checks could result in "cruelty" to some voters.
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CBP releasing migrants on Bisbee & Casa Grande streets as border crossings spike https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091323_migrants_released_cochise/cbp-releasing-migrants-bisbee-casa-grande-streets-as-border-crossings-spike/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released migrants on the streets of Bisbee and Casa Grande after an influx of people along Arizona's border pushed federal facilities beyond capacity. Pima County officials said they are in "standby mode" to deal with unsheltered releases in Tucson.
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks limits on White House communication with social media firms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091423_scotus_biden_social_media/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-limits-white-house-communication-with-social-media-firms/
The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that the Biden administration suppressed protected speech it considered misinformation.
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Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091423_hunter_biden_indictment/hunter-biden-indicted-gun-charges/
Marking the first prosecution of a child of a sitting president, Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on felony gun charges, following the collapse of his plea with federal prosecutors for both tax and gun crimes this past June.
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Jim Love leaves Flowing Wells school board after 23 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091423_jim_love_retirement/jim-love-leaves-flowing-wells-school-board-after-23-years/
Longtime Flowing Wells School Board member Jim Love stepped down on Wednesday. Love said he worked to help underserved kids because “as a young man, I had a really rough, bad childhood.”
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