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Frank: 'We the people' need to vote; not the year to sit it out tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"We are all exhausted by politics and our ailing world. We need a break. We’re tired and we need replacements. But this is not the year to sit it out." — Green Valley resident Gail B. Frank

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Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September.

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Az Dem Party endorses Mark Kelly for VP, urges Kamala Harris to pick him tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Democratic Party on Wednesday formally endorsed U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly to be the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to become the Democratic nominee for president next month.

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Prop. 314, allowing Az cops to enforce federal immigration laws, would see same legal hurdles as SB1070 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Prop 314 would make it a crime under Arizona law to cross the border illegally – allowing police to arrest anyone who can’t prove U.S. citizenship or legal residency and state courts to order deportations - but even if voters approve the measure in November, it faces high legal hurdles.

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U.S. House GOP spending cuts a preview of Project 2025, lead Dem appropriator says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The cuts to labor, health care and education proposed in a U.S. House Republican bill this week are previews of what would happen to federal agencies under a second Trump term, and referenced Project 2025, the conservative policy blueprint for a possible second Trump presidency.

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Az GOP lawmakers defend use of ‘unborn human being’ in description of abortion rights ballot measure tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers that used the phrase “unborn human being” to describe the Arizona Abortion Access Act in a voter information pamphlet are pushing back on a lawsuit accusing them of unlawful partisanship, defending the phrase as impartial and legally accurate.

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Az’s Prop 314, authorizing local enforcement of federal immigration law, would face legal hurdles if approved tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Prop 314 would make it a crime under Arizona law to cross the border illegally – allowing police to arrest anyone who can’t prove U.S. citizenship or legal residency and state courts to order deportations - but even if voters approve the measure in November, it faces high legal hurdles.

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Biden passes the torch with a country over candidacy message tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In an Oval Office address on Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden explained his historic decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, arguing that he needed to pass the torch to the next generation for the good of the country.

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GOP lawmakers defend use of ‘unborn human being’ in description of abortion rights ballot measure tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers that used the phrase “unborn human being” to describe the Arizona Abortion Access Act in a voter information pamphlet are pushing back on a lawsuit accusing them of unlawful partisanship, defending the phrase as impartial and legally accurate.

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Arizona starting new fiscal year with $400 million more than expected tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona closed out the 2024 fiscal year with nearly $600 million more revenue than budget analysts predicted in January — and more than $400 million than lawmakers expected when they approved a state budget in mid-June.

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Maricopa County officials ‘well tested & well prepared’ for July 30 primary election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Maricopa County is expecting about three in 10 voters to cast ballots in the July 30 primary election, with about 10% of voters showing up at polling sites to cast their ballots on Election Day, and officials stressed they have been working to ensure voter and election worker safety.

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San Carlos Apache tribal member charged with arson, accused of igniting Watch Fire tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 22-year-old member of the San Carlos Apache tribe was arrested and charged with arson for allegedly igniting the Watch Fire, which burned 2,162 acres destroying 21 homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 400 people.

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Pima County wants you to design new library cards tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Library's 2024 library card design competition is accepting submissions until August 14.

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Migrants regularly die in searing Arizona heat, but desert often claims remains & death toll is uncertain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
More than half the deaths among migrants in the Americas occur in the U.S.-Mexico border region, but the precise toll is unknown. 9,520 people have been found dead since 1998 after crossing from Mexico. But many others are never discovered, and the true number is likely much higher.

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AI deepfakes could wreak havoc in elections, but Az officials are determined to avoid that tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has opened the doors to a flood of new possibilities in politics – including convincing deepfakes and the rapid spread of disinformation - and Arizona election officials are taking steps to prepare for AI-based disruptions.

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Critics: Letting ‘Secure Border Act’ go to voters would neuter Az Constitution rule tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Four immigrant advocacy organizations are urging the Arizona Supreme Court to overrule a lower court judge and block a GOP ballot referral that would give police officers permission to jail migrants, saying that it violates the state’s constitutional requirement to stick to one topic.

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SpaceX ruling could gut U.S. labor oversight tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday cast new doubt on the National Labor Relations Board’s ability to oversee labor disputes, agreeing with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that the agency’s board members and administrative law judges are likely serving unconstitutionally.

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Migrants regularly die in searing Arizona heat, but desert often claims remains & death toll is uncertain tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More than half the deaths among migrants in the Americas occur in the U.S.-Mexico border region, but the precise toll is unknown. 9,520 people have been found dead since 1998 after crossing from Mexico. But many others are never discovered, and the true number is likely much higher.

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Sen. Mark Kelly is being vetted as a possible VP pick for Kamala Harris tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat who has won two consecutive elections in once solidly red Arizona, is among the five contenders being seriously considered as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate.

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‘I’m a pretty sore loser’: BMX pro Y Tucson native Daleny Vaughn set for Paris Olympics tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
To be an Olympian requires an ecosystem, and for Team USA BMX rider and Tucson native Daleny Vaughn, her ecosystem is a bit closer to home, and they will have a chance to see her perform as an Olympian when she competes in the Paris Games beginning August 1.

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