Stephanie Grisham, one-time top Trump spox & former Tucsonan, boosts Harris at DNC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_grisham_harris/stephanie-grisham-one-time-top-trump-spox-former-tucsonan-boosts-harris-dnc/
"I love my country more than my party, said Stephanie Grisham, a former Tucson resident who was one of Donald Trump's "closest advisors" in the White House, as she endorsed Kamala Harris for president at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.
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Yassamin Ansari prevails in CD3 Democratic race after recount https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_082024_ansari_cd3/yassamin-ansari-prevails-cd3-democratic-race-after-recount/
Yassamin Ansari will represent the Democratic ticket for a West Valley congressional district in November, after a recount found that she beat out her primary opponent by less than 40 votes.
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3 names sent to Ariz. Gov. Hobbs to fill vacancy at Pima County Superior Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_court_nominees/3-names-sent-ariz-gov-hobbs-fill-vacancy-pima-county-superior-court/
On Tuesday, the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments said they selected three nominees for Gov. Hobbs to choose from to fill a vacancy left after Judge Javier Chon-Lopez retired earlier this year.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated & happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated and happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-and-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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After blocking uranium ore transportation, the Navajo Nation & a mining company are negotiating https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_navajo_mining/after-blocking-uranium-ore-transportation-navajo-nation-mining-company-are-negotiating/
Negotiations started last week between the Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels Resources, Inc., about transporting uranium ore through Navajo lands to a processing facility in Utah.
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Inside Project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082024_abortion_2025/inside-project-2025-former-trump-official-outlines-hard-right-turn-against-abortion/
Project 2025’s passages on abortion depart significantly from what Donald Trump has said about the issue, but the campaign’s message is undermined by the document’s authorship; its contributors include a number of high-ranking officials from Trump’s first administration.
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Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082024_temperature_swings_op/heat-risk-isnt-just-highs-large-daily-temperature-swings-can-harm-human-health/
This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, but it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter. How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks.
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9th Circuit affirms monitor’s authority in Maricopa County racial profiling case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_az_racial_profiling/9th-circuit-affirms-monitors-authority-maricopa-county-racial-profiling-case/
The federal judge's inherent powers supersede federal Civil Rules of Procedure, the 9th Circuit panel found.
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Pacific landlocked against Arizona soccer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081924_arizona-soccer/pacific-landlocked-against-arizona-soccer/
Arizona now has three wins as a member of the Big XII, adding to their total with a 5 - 0 romp against Pacific.
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Pima supervisors to set property taxes, spend another $100,000 on Pioneer Fire case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081624_agenda_taxes_op/pima-supervisors-set-property-taxes-spend-another-100000-pioneer-fire-case/
Updated: To meet a deadline in Arizona law, the Pima County supervisors are meeting Monday to put the final stamp on property taxes. Plus, they'll look at a new heat ordinance, while Pima College is getting ready for another round of accreditation reviews. Plus more in local government meetings.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_black_women_harris/black-women-quickly-mobilize-boost-kamala-harris-presidential-bid/
Kamala Harris' nomination has energized a strong and loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party: Black women.
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Hualapai Tribe sues feds over lithium mining project near sacred spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_hualapai_mining_suit/hualapai-tribe-sues-feds-over-lithium-mining-project-near-sacred-spring/
The Hualapai Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management on August 16 challenging its approval of the The Big Sandy Project.
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Since fall of Roe v. Wade, 'self-managed' abortions have increased https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_self_managed_abortions/since-fall-roe-v-wade-self-managed-abortions-have-increased/
A new study says the percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy without medical assistance increased after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, though critics don't believe the findings, saying they benefit people who provide abortion pills.
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Ciscomani, Engel set to debate in Southern Arizona congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_cd6_debate_cal/ciscomani-engel-set-debate-southern-arizona-congressional-race/
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and his Democratic challenger, Kirsten Engel, have agreed to a televised debate later this month. Plus other scheduled debates in the Sentinel political calendar:
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Major fintech companies ramp up 2024 lobbying spending https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_2024_lobbying/major-fintech-companies-ramp-up-2024-lobbying-spending/
Many companies in the fintech space set new lobbying records in the first two quarters of 2024. From peer-to-peer money transfer apps — apps that let users borrow from their next paycheck — to “neobanks,” lobbying spending is up, and details on why are scant.
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New battlefield of online sexual exploitation: Gaming platforms popular with children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_online_exploitation/new-battlefield-online-sexual-exploitation-gaming-platforms-popular-with-children/
In the last several years, increases in online access, new technology, and the rise of encryption are contributing to growing online sexual exploitation of children. – part of a growing trend that authorities contend should put parents on alert.
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Years into 'American Dream,' Tom Kiefer still has hundreds of confiscated objects to photograph https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081724_kiefer_photos/years-into-american-dream-tom-kiefer-still-has-hundreds-confiscated-objects-photograph/
Tom Kiefer — known worldwide for his photographic project “El Sueño Americano / The American Dream" — has taken pictures of about 800 images, but still has hundreds of objects confiscated from migrants to document.
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