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Why Biden’s decision to drop out doesn’t mean a chaotic replacement process tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would step aside as the Democratic nominee for president sets off a frantic decision-making process for the Democratic Party, but the it could seal up the matter and move forward on a normal election schedule.

Study examines changes in U.S. immigrant population tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Number of unauthorized immigrant residents grew to 11.0 million in 2022, reversing a long-term downward trend from 2007 to 2019.

Hobbs, other Arizona Dems rally behind Harris for presidential nomination after Biden bows out tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s Democratic delegates, federal lawmakers and governor have rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s new presidential nominee.

FactCheck: Experts agree delegates free to pick Democratic presidential nominee tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Although President Joe Biden was chosen by the vast majority of primary and caucus voters, he has not been formally nominated. And since he has voluntarily dropped out of the race, delegates pledged to him are no longer obligated to vote for him and can vote for someone else.

Arizona tribal leaders: Investments in Indian Country will be part of Biden’s legacy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, tribal leaders and organizations in Arizona praised Biden’s work as president and his investments in Indian Country.

Democratic delegates swiftly give Harris enough support to clinch presidential nomination tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough endorsements from Democratic delegates to make her the party’s presidential nominee, and if they follow through, Harris will officially become the nominee when the vote occurs next month.

Conflict of interest a hitch: No 2025 Rillito Park horse racing season tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Spurred by an apparent "unfair advantage" of a member of the Horse Racing Commission intending to submit a response to an RFP for a new operator at Rillito Park, Pima County has canceled that process and will review the condition of the track. There will be no 2025 racing season.

Conflict of interest a hitch for Rillito Park horse racing RFP tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Spurred by an apparent "unfair advantage" of a member of the Horse Racing Commission intending to submit a response to an RFP for a new operator at Rillito Park, Pima County has canceled that process and will review the condition of the track before asking for proposals for a new track manager.

South Tucson to approve final budget of season; Vail schools to ban trans kids from teams tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
South Tucson's budget is a few days late and a few hundred thousand dollars short. Transgender athletes in Vail are about to be banned from girls sports, and Sunnyside Schools are ready to open — plus more from local gov't meetings around Tucson.

They will play in Peoria: FC Tucson ekes out 1-goal win over Ventura County tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson defeated the well-pedigreed visitors from Ventura County 1 - 0 at Kino North Stadium on Sunday night in the division semifinal.

Joe Biden has dropped out. Here’s what it means for Arizona ballots. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 race, delegates that were previously pledged to him now will have the opportunity at the convention to choose a new candidate.

Trump rally shooting puts election officials on even higher alert over political violence tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Within hours of when former President Donald Trump and others were shot at a political rally in Pennsylvania, election officials in Arizona were scrambling to assess the implications for the early voting already in progress for the state’s July 30 primary.

Massive IT outage spotlights major vulnerabilities in global information ecosystem tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games represents a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments.

Democratic delegates face big decisions on presidential nominee tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democratic National Convention delegates from across the country praised President Joe Biden’s decision Sunday to end his reelection bid, and a few state party leaders followed Biden’s endorsement and immediately threw their support to Vice President Kamala Harris.

Legislation introduced to ratify Yavapai-Apache Nation water rights settlement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona congressional delegation introduced bipartisan legislation to ratify and fund the Yavapai-Apache Nation’s Water Rights Settlement Agreement, an agreement that would resolve the tribe’s water rights claims and bring additional water supplies to the Verde Valley and the tribe.

‘Unbelievable’ RNC finale with Hulk Hogan leaves Az GOP delegates dazzled & hopeful tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republicans were awestruck after a week devoted to all things Donald Trump – dazzled by a high-spirited finale and moved to tears in some cases as he recounted his narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet just five days earlier.

State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the past two years, more than 30 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts alleging that companies such as RealPage and Yardi are equipping corporate landlords with software algorithms that allow competitors to collude on rent prices.

Claytoonz: Joe's out, Kamala's in tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris. Do you think Trump is second-guessing his selection of J.D. Vance?

Biden's withdrawal revives pre-1968 convention nomination process tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to national convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party - for the first time in over 50 years.

Until 1968, presidential candidates were picked by party conventions – Biden’s withdrawal revives process tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to national convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party - for the first time in over 50 years.

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