Texas floating barrier in Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080124_border_barrier/texas-floating-barrier-rio-grande-can-stay-now-appeals-court-says/
The 5th Circuit Court ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain, a ruling by the full circuit court that strikes down a lower court’s ruling and reverses a decision by a subset of the appeals court.
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Public asked for input on candidates for vacancy at Pima Superior Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_superior_court_candidates/public-asked-input-candidates-vacancy-pima-superior-court/
The Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments is seeking public input about candidates to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court after the retirement of Judge Javier Chon-Lopez.
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Former TB clinic at Tucson Medical Center gains historic status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080124_tmc_historic_building/former-tb-clinic-tucson-medical-center-gains-historic-status/
Three buildings on Tucson Medical Center's main campus were added to the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings once functioned as a tuberculosis clinic, sleeping quarters for nurses, and the home of the hospital's main benefactor.
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Az Supreme Court Justice Bolick recuses in abortion initiative lawsuit in which his wife is a defendant https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_bolick_abortion_recusal/az-supreme-court-justice-bolick-recuses-abortion-initiative-lawsuit-which-his-wife-defendant/
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick, whose wife was on the legislative panel being sued for using “unborn human being” in a voter information pamphlet, has decided to step away from the case.
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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_leach_wadsack/leach-unseats-wadsack-ld17-senate-primary-rematch/
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.
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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_leach_wadsack/leach-unseats-wadsack-ld17-senate-primary-rematch/
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.
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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_leach_wadsack/leach-unseats-wadsack-ld17-senate-primary-rematch/
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.
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Arizona reinstates waitlist for families seeking state child care aid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_child_care_waitlist/arizona-reinstates-waitlist-families-seeking-state-child-care-aid/
Arizona will reinstate a waitlist for families seeking state child care assistance, DES announced Wednesday, less than 24 hours before implementing the measure - though the move will not affect families already receiving state aid unless they submit renewal documents late.
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With 2024 campaign growing intense, watchdogs warn of election threats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080124_election_threats/with-2024-campaign-growing-intense-watchdogs-warn-election-threats/
Voter intimidation, an exodus of election workers fed up with harassment, continued misinformation and disinformation campaigns threaten the integrity of the November elections, and now generative artificial intelligence tools make disinformation easier than ever.
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LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be caregivers, at a detriment to their health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_lgbtq_caregivers/lgbtq-people-are-more-likely-caregivers-detriment-their-health/
There are roughly 38 million family caregivers in the United States, and a growing percentage of unpaid caregivers who identify as LGBTQ+ face a myriad of unique challenges that can lead to burnout.
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‘It’s a winning issue’: Dems go all-in on abortion rights campaign ahead of November election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080124_abortion_election/its-winning-issue-dems-go-all-in-abortion-rights-campaign-ahead-november-election/
Democrats in the Grand Canyon State and across the country are betting on passionate pro-choice voters, and those scared of the health consequences of all-out abortion bans, to bring them victory in races across the board in November.
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Across Arizona, Republican officials who defended election system lose primaries https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_election_defense_losses/across-arizona-republican-officials-who-defended-election-system-lose-primaries/
Many Republican state and county officials in Arizona who have defended the fairness of the state’s elections appeared to have lost primary races Tuesday to challengers who campaigned at least in part on the idea of stolen or broken elections.
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Apologize! Report calls for U.S. government to own up to abusive boarding school history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080124_boarding_school_report/apologize-report-calls-us-government-own-up-abusive-boarding-school-history/
The U.S. Department of the Interior released its final investigative report on the ugly history of federal Indian boarding schools, calling for a formal apology from the U.S. government and ongoing support to help Native people recover from the generational trauma that endures.
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My firsthand experience with the unique barriers to voting that face Indigenous Arizonans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080124_native_voting/my-firsthand-experience-with-unique-barriers-voting-that-face-indigenous-arizonans/
Covering elections on the Navajo Nation can be challenging due to the sheer size of their tribal land in Arizona. But what often gets lost is that Indigenous voters face those same challenges — not to do their job, but to participate in their own governance and have their voice heard.
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Hamadeh beats Masters, Toma in GOP primary for Az’s 8th Congressional District https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_cd8_hamadeh/hamadeh-beats-masters-toma-gop-primary-azs-8th-congressional-district/
Former candidate for Arizona Attorney General Abe Hamadeh is the victor in a packed race for the Republican nomination for the state’s 8th Congressional District, widely regarded as a GOP stronghold, and the winner of the Republican primary is virtually guaranteed a win in November.
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Arizona women face prison time in polygamist sex abuse case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_flds_polygamist/arizona-women-face-prison-time-polygamist-sex-abuse-case/
Three Arizona women were sentenced to a total of seven years in prison for obstructing an investigation into child sex abuse among members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Tucson author Lydia Millet is 'Singing with Saguaros' at Desert Museum reading https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/073124_singing_with_saguaros/tucson-author-lydia-millet-singing-with-saguaros-desert-museum-reading/
Saturday evening at the Desert Museum, Lydia Millet will be reading from her new book, and botanist Emmanuel Bernal will speak about children and plants.
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Overcrowded PACC shelter to impound more than 100 large dogs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073124_pacc_adoption/overcrowded-pacc-shelter-impound-more-than-100-large-dogs/
Pima Animal Care Center officials are anticipating taking in more than 100 large dogs, and they're looking for foster homes and adopters to help make room in the already packed animal shelter.
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Election officials send sharp message to U.S. Postal Service: The mail must go through https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/073124_postal_ballots/election-officials-send-sharp-message-us-postal-service-mail-must-go-through/
Frustrated election officials raked a U.S. Postal Service representative over the coals, telling him that his agency hasn’t been delivering ballots on time, and the situation isn’t improving enough despite repeated requests.
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Grand Canyon University resumes defense of nonprofit status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073124_gcu_nonprofit_defense/grand-canyon-university-resumes-defense-nonprofit-status/
A federal judge in Arizona is considering whether to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's claims against Christian Grand Canyon University accusing it of using false or deceptive advertising to market itself as a nonprofit.
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