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AHCCCS reaches out to recipients, community to help with Medicaid 'unwinding' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
For the past six months, the nation has been undergoing a Medicaid “unwinding,” wherein millions of individuals who were enrolled in Medicaid health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic are being disenrolled because their current income makes them ineligible.

States that send a mail ballot to every voter really do increase turnout, scholars find tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
When every registered voter gets sent a ballot in the mail — a system known as universal vote-by-mail — voting rates tend to rise, numerous studies have found.

Photos: Hundreds of Tucsonans pray for victims of violence in Israel tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Hundreds of people filled the sculpture garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on Monday night to show solidarity for Israel after the country endured a series of attacks over the weekend.

Jobs report surprises as employers add 336,000 jobs in September tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Employers continued their hiring streak in September, surprising economists by boosting jobs for workers in restaurants, health care, and government.

UA Poetry Center opens exhibit of Kore Press feminist publishing tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Poetry Center at the University of Arizona is opening an exhibit dedicated to the Kore Press titled "FieldNotes: 30 Years of Kore Press + Institute." The opening reception is accessible to the public and will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.

Photos: Hundreds of Tucsonans pray for victims of violence in Israel tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of people filled the sculpture garden at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on Monday night to show solidarity for Israel after the country endured a series of attacks over the weekend.

ASU paid $11k in security costs for a white nationalist who spoke on campus in 2022 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona State University spent more than $11,000 on security for a speech on campus by white nationalist Jared Taylor last year, public records show.

‘Nobody really knows’ where to find the right care after a sexual assault tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Across the U.S., forensic nurses are scarce, and despite a 2022 law requiring a national directory of sexual assault nurse examiner locations, there is no comprehensive national resource to direct survivors of violence to the nearest forensic exam.

FactCheck: Biden’s border wall, explained tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After the Department of Homeland Security announced it would waive laws to enable miles of border wall construction in Texas, President Joe Biden said he “can’t stop” the money being spent on border barriers because of the way it was appropriated by Congress. That’s correct, experts told us.

Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for state employees tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona legislators said they are “disappointed” that the state has agreed to pay for gender-affirming surgeries for state employees in a consent decree that settles years of class action litigation by a University of Arizona professor.

There you go again: Lake's Senate candidacy is a test of which universe we inhabit tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
This election is a debatable question of whether we still live in a universe where up is still above us and down is still below. If so, Kari Lake can't win. If it's the opposite, she can't lose.

Abortion rights advocates say consequences dire if SCOTUS declines to hear pill case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court decided states could set their own abortion laws, including bans, the nation's highest court now could cut off abortion access in states where abortion is still legal.

There you go again: Lake's Senate candidacy is a test of which universe we inhabit tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
This election is a debatable question of whether we still live in a universe where up is still above us and down is still below. If so, Kari Lake can't win. If it's the opposite, she can't lose.

Huskies Dü: Arizona beaten by Washington in see-saw soccer contest tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
After a lackluster performance in Thursday’s match against Washington State, Arizona’s soccer team was hoping to reverse its fortunes in Sunday afternoon’s match at Mulcahy Stadium. In a way they did, scoring three goals on Washington.

Hobbs opposes 1864 abortion ban in court, calls on judges to preserve 15-week limit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court should consider the privacy and well-being of women in the Grand Canyon State and dismiss an attempt to revive a near-total abortion ban from 1864, according to Gov. Katie Hobbs.

What's open, what's closed on Indigenous Peoples' Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Some state and federal government services and private businesses will be closed Monday, as Tucsonans mark the former "Columbus Day" with a holiday honoring Native residents.

Pima men's cross country take 2nd place at Central Az meet tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed at the George Young Invitational on Saturday held at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Ariz.

Tuesday deadline to register to vote in Tucson, Vail & school district elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Midnight on Tuesday, October 10, is the deadline to register to vote in the November 7 general election in Tucson — double-check your registration online even if you're already signed up. Voters will cast ballots for mayoral candidates, and half of the City Council seats.

Shaffer & Ross combine for 15 kills but Pima volleyball drops 5th straight tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-14, 4-6 in ACCAC) lost a fifth straight match on Saturday as they fell to Eastern Arizona College (17-10, 6-3) in Thatcher.

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