Patients suffer when Indian Health Service doesn’t pay for outside care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090624_native_health_care/patients-suffer-when-indian-health-service-doesnt-pay-outside-care/
Each year, the Indian Health Service rejects tens of thousands of requests to fund outside referrals for medical care, forcing patients to go without treatment or pay daunting medical bills out of their own pockets.
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Napier: Arizona's 'Secure Border Act' is simply a bad idea & not worthy of support https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090624_napier_border_op/napier-arizonas-secure-border-act-simply-bad-idea-not-worthy-support/
"Securing our border is too serious of a problem for ill-conceived political stunts, which I believe Prop. 314 to clearly be." — former Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier
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Maricopa County promises it’s ready for long 2-page ballot in November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090624_maricopa_ballot/maricopa-county-promises-its-ready-long-2-page-ballot-november/
Election officials in Maricopa County announced that voters can expect to receive a two-page ballot, whether they vote early by mail or on Election Day.
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Kroger CEO insists proposed Albertsons merger will lower grocery prices https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090624_kroger_albertsons/kroger-ceo-insists-proposed-albertsons-merger-will-lower-grocery-prices/
The CEOs of both Kroger and Albertsons testified in an Oregon federal court at the midpoint of a three-week hearing on the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block a proposed merger between the grocery store chains.
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Trump’s Jan. 6 case won’t be delayed by upcoming presidential election, judge says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090624_jan_6_trump/trumps-jan-6-case-wont-delayed-by-upcoming-presidential-election-judge-says/
Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to move ahead with the case accusing former President Donald Trump of subverting the 2020 presidential election results, telling Trump’s attorneys she is “not concerned with the electoral schedule.”
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Documentary about Sonoita nuns screens at Fox on Sunday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090524_final_vows/documentary-sonoita-nuns-screens-fox-sunday/
A new documentary about the lives of Cistercian cloistered nuns in Southern Arizona's Santa Rita Abbey will have its state debut at the Fox Theatre on Sunday.
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Lizzie Walker's 3 goals earns ACCAC Player of the Week honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090424_pcc_womens_soccer/lizzie-walkers-3-goals-earns-accac-player-week-honors/
Pima Community College women’s soccer player Lizzie Walker (Canyon del Oro HS) produced a solid week on the pitch, and it was noticed by the ACCAC.
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‘Our No. 1 job is to make sure that they’re safe’: America confronts election intimidation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090524_election_intimidation/our-no-1-job-make-sure-that-theyre-safe-america-confronts-election-intimidation/
Over those few weeks after the 2020 presidential election, the lives of election workers fundamentally changed. Suddenly, they became the targets of angry mobs fueled by misinformation, and the threats weren’t isolated to the 2020 election..
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Az AG: Policy violations but 'no criminal wrongdoing' by Sheriff's Dept during deputy's sexual assault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_ag_investigation_sheriff/az-ag-policy-violations-but-no-criminal-wrongdoing-by-sheriffs-dept-during-deputys-sexual-assault/
The Arizona Attorney General's office found "no criminal wrongdoing in the investigative process," but questioned the actions of command staff with the Pima County Sheriff's Department the night a deputy was allegedly sexually assaulted by her supervisor
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Risk & reward: Sportsbooks cash in on rise of women’s sports betting, but at what cost? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090524_women_sports_betting/risk-reward-sportsbooks-cash-rise-womens-sports-betting-but-what-cost/
TV networks are not only experiencing the financial benefits of increased interest in women’s sports; sportsbooks are also feeling the impact, and betting companies are searching of ways to increase engagement.
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Pima County jail guard charged with assault after allegedly hitting inmate in face https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090524_co_arrest/pima-county-jail-guard-charged-with-assault-after-allegedly-hitting-inmate-face/
Pima County Corrections Officer Ayden Escarrega, 20, was arrested Wednesday after a weekend altercation with an inmate at the jail resulted in minor injuries. Escarrega was booked on charges of aggravated assault and released on his own recognizance.
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Nanos and Lappin exchange jabs in debate for Pima County Sheriff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_sheriff_debate/nanos-and-lappin-exchange-jabs-debate-pima-county-sheriff/
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and Republican challenger Lt. Heather Lappin faced off for the first time publicly in an online debate Tuesday, with each bringing up the other's personal and professional history and experience.
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Tucson seeks feedback on magistrate judges Surhio, Million https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_magistrate_reappointments/tucson-seeks-feedback-magistrate-judges-surhio-million/
A Tucson review board is seeking comments on the reappointment of City Magistrates Lisa Surhio and Wendy Million.
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Az AG finds policy violations but 'no criminal wrongdoing' by Pima County Sheriff's Dept staff investigating deputy's sexual assault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_ag_investigation_sheriff/az-ag-finds-policy-violations-but-no-criminal-wrongdoing-by-pima-county-sheriffs-dept-staff-investigating-deputys-sexual-assault/
The Arizona Attorney General's office found "no criminal wrongdoing in the investigative process," but questioned the actions of command staff with the Pima County Sheriff's Department the night a deputy was allegedly sexually assaulted by her supervisor
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Apache trout, Arizona’s state fish, dropped from endangered species list after 50-year comeback https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090524_trout_delisted/apache-trout-arizonas-state-fish-dropped-from-endangered-species-list-after-50-year-comeback/
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland declared Wednesday that Arizona’s state fish, the Apache trout, will be removed from the endangered species list – a conservation success story decades in the making.
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Conservative groups step up push for more citizenship checks on Arizona voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090524_voter_citizenship_lawsuit/conservative-groups-step-up-push-more-citizenship-checks-arizona-voters/
Conservative groups want a federal judge to force Arizona counties to further investigate the status of voters who have not provided documented proof of citizenship.
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Pocketbook issues rank high for Latino voters in 2024 election, survey finds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090524_latino_voters/pocketbook-issues-rank-high-latino-voters-2024-election-survey-finds/
Latino voters are concerned with the high cost of living, the minimum wage and rising housing costs heading into the November elections.
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Az Senate candidates in western Pima County district to debate Thursday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090424_ld23_debate_pol_cal/az-senate-candidates-western-pima-county-district-debate-thursday/
The state Senate candidates in Arizona's Legislative District 23 are set to meet in a Clean Elections debate Thursday.
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Record-breaking federal lobbying tops $2.2 billion in first half of 2024 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090424_lobbying_records/record-breaking-federal-lobbying-tops-22-billion-first-half-2024/
Interest groups spent a staggering $2.2 billion lobbying the federal government during the first half of 2024, a flood of money that puts the year on track to set a new nominal record for federal lobbying expenditures.
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Ciscomani: Tackling Arizona's affordable housing crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090424_ciscomani_housing_op/ciscomani-tackling-arizonas-affordable-housing-crisis/
"By removing regulatory burdens, we are not only incentivizing private businesses but also reducing the time and costs of the construction of affordable housing. This puts us on a fast track to solving the housing crisis facing communities across the country." — U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani
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