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Ballot questions tackle high property taxes that come with rising home values https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081424_property_tax_values/ballot-questions-tackle-high-property-taxes-that-come-with-rising-home-values/
This year’s flurry of ballot measures to cut property taxes in states across the country - including Arizona - all aim to reduce taxes for some or all property owners, as home market values have increased about 50% since August 2019.
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Indigenous voters get a nod during presidential campaign rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081424_harris_native_voters/indigenous-voters-get-nod-during-presidential-campaign-rally/
Vice President Kamala Harris, the freshly minted Democratic nominee for president, is making a clear pitch for the Native vote, a position greeted favorably in Indian Country.
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FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081424_fda_ptsd_mdma/fda-rejects-mdma-assisted-therapy-ptsd-treatment/
The FDA declined to approve the company’s application for the use of MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder - the first such decision issued on a psychedelic drug application - though many have been predicting a psychedelics boom.
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UA shakes off another leader as Provost Glover quickly heads back to Florida https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_ua_glover_quits/ua-shakes-off-another-leader-as-provost-glover-quickly-heads-back-florida/
Just weeks after becoming the University of Arizona's provost and senior vice-president for academic affairs, Jon Glover said Tuesday he will return to the University of Florida — another school where financial issues have arisen.
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9th Circuit overturns conviction of 'rip-crew' member linked to murder of BP's Brian Terry https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_terry_murder_conviction/9th-circuit-overturns-conviction-rip-crew-member-linked-murder-bps-brian-terry/
A federal appeals court overturned the conviction of a Mexican man found guilty in 2019 of first-degree murder for his role in a firefight near Nogales, Ariz., that killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010.
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'No quiero ser Santo Alvaro': Conoce al artista que pone cruces en el desierto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081324_enciso_crosses_esp/no-quiero-ser-santo-alvaro-conoce-al-artista-que-pone-cruces-en-el-desierto/
Álvaro Enciso, de Tucson, coloca cruces hechas a mano para marcar dónde murieron migrantes en el desierto del sur de Arizona, y con ellos, el sueño de un mejor futuro en Estados Unidos. Se considera un artista, no un activista.
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Artist who marks Az desert deaths with crosses doesn't want to be 'St. Alvaro' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081324_enciso_crosses/artist-who-marks-az-desert-deaths-with-crosses-doesnt-want-st-alvaro/
Tucson's Alvaro Enciso places hand-made crosses to mark where migrants and their dreams of the future died in Southern Arizona's desert. He considers himself an artist, not an activist.
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Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy set to face his Democratic challenger at Saturday forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_politcal_calendar/pima-county-supervisor-steve-christy-set-face-his-democratic-challenger-saturday-forum/
Updated: This weekend brings a showdown between the sole Republican on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, Steve Christy, and his Democratic challenger, Visit Tucson executive Vanessa Bechtol.
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Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy set to face his Democratic challenger at Saturday forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_politcal_calendar/pima-county-supervisor-steve-christy-set-face-his-democratic-challenger-saturday-forum/
This weekend brings a showdown between the sole Republican on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, Steve Christy, and his Democratic challenger, Visit Tucson executive Vanessa Bechtol.
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Project 2025 would raise taxes on Arizonans while cutting their social security & health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081224_project_2025_az/project-2025-would-raise-taxes-arizonans-while-cutting-their-social-security-health-care/
If former President Donald Trump is elected and enacts Project 2025, Arizonans can expect to see worse taxes, social security, health care and much more, though he has disavowed Project 2025 on his social media platform, and has said he has no idea what it is or who wrote it.
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Arizona judge orders rewrite of ‘misleading’ description for open primary initiative https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_primary_initiative_rewrite/arizona-judge-orders-rewrite-misleading-description-open-primary-initiative/
A state judge ordered the Arizona Legislature to rewrite its description of a ballot initiative she said is misleading to voters because it selectively focuses on one part of the measure over another.
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Arizona receives nearly $1 billion in federal funding for broadband expansion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_broadband_funding/arizona-receives-nearly-1-billion-federal-funding-broadband-expansion/
Arizona’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program was approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce, allowing the state to request access to more than $993 million to deploy or upgrade high-speed Internet networks across the state.
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As Paris Olympics end, gender equity, inclusivity discussions continue https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081324_olympics_inclusivity/as-paris-olympics-end-gender-equity-inclusivity-discussions-continue/
From this year’s Paralympics’ mascot proudly displaying a disability to the introduction of the first nursery in the Olympic Village, the Paris Games inspired conversations about inclusivity.
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Paris Olympics showcase athletes who choose to train in Arizona’s heat, high altitude https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081324_az_olympic_training/paris-olympics-showcase-athletes-who-choose-train-arizonas-heat-high-altitude/
From Flagstaff’s mountainous elevations to the scorching deserts of Tucson and Phoenix, the combination of high-altitude and extreme heat training available in Arizona helps prepares athletes for high-level competition.
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Abortion rights constitutional amendment cleared for the November Az ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_abortion_amendment/abortion-rights-constitutional-amendment-cleared-november-az-ballot/
Voters in November will be able to decide whether to amend the Arizona Constitution to guarantee the right to abortion after the Arizona Abortion Access Act collected around 578,000 valid signatures, significantly more than the nearly 384,000 it needed to qualify for the ballot.
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Hobbs agrees to nominate new agency directors after losing suit from GOP legislative leaders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081224_hobbs_directors/hobbs-agrees-nominate-new-agency-directors-after-losing-suit-from-gop-legislative-leaders/
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has come to an agreement with the Republican state legislative leaders who sued her last year over her attempt to circumvent their oversight of her appointment of state agency directors.
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Hobbs calls for special audit after Horne loses millions in funding for needy Az schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081224_hobbs_education_audit/hobbs-calls-special-audit-after-horne-loses-millions-funding-needy-az-schools/
Gov. Katie Hobbs and legislative Democrats are calling for a special audit of some of the Arizona Department of Education’s allocations after the department lost $29 million in federal school funding because the money wasn’t spent before the deadline to use it.
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Project 2025 will raise taxes on Arizonans while cutting their social security and health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081224_project_2025_az/project-2025-will-raise-taxes-arizonans-while-cutting-their-social-security-and-health-care/
If former President Donald Trump is elected and enacts Project 2025, Arizonans can expect to see worse taxes, social security, health care and much more, though he has disavowed Project 2025 on his social media platform, and has said he has no idea what it is or who wrote it.
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Republicans line up to support Ruben Gallego & Kamala Harris https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081224_dems_gop_support/republicans-line-up-support-ruben-gallego-kamala-harris/
Far from amassing support among independents and Democrats, Donald Trump and Kari Lake’s election denialism, along with her vitriolic speeches and divisive rhetoric, have driven some Grand Canyon State Republicans toward Democratic candidates.
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Corrections officer who drowned last month was 6th Pima County Jail CO to die in 8 months https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081224_pima_co_deaths/corrections-officer-who-drowned-last-month-was-6th-pima-county-jail-co-die-8-months/
Brayan Torres, a 20-year-old corrections officer at the Pima County Sheriff's Department, was the sixth CO to die in eight months after drowning in Patagonia Lake on July 24.
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