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Az House & Senate candidates for western Pima County debated housing, education & policy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State Senator Brian Fernandez and his Republican challenger Michelle Altherr clashed over education spending, water use, housing and immigration policy during a debate Thursday moderated by Tucson Sentinel reporter Jim Nintzel.

Drop off household hazardous waste at Tucson collection event Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson residents can drop off old cleaning products, batteries, paint and paper documents at the city's monthly household hazardous waste collection event, set for Saturday morning, Sept. 14.

Republicans, Democrats work to restore voter trust tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
From cross-partisan groups working in battleground states to off-the-record meetings of conservatives in Republican strongholds, new initiatives nationwide aim to restore trust in elections and shore up democracy.

5 things to know about the Harris-Trump presidential debate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will take the stage tomorrow in the only planned debate between the respective Democratic and GOP presidential candidates between now and November.

Ruiz scores 2 goals as Aztec men blank GateWay for 3rd straight shutout tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (5-0) continued a stellar start to the season as they earned a third straight shutout victory on Saturday.

Gilleland has 18 kills, Weatherbie with 42 assists as Pima volleyball downs South Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (5-5, 2-1 in ACCAC) picked up an ACCAC conference road win on Friday at South Mountain Community College (2-9, 0-3).

Trump promotes raising tariffs, corporate tax cut in battle over economy with Harris tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would protect American industries if he is reelected by increasing tariffs on imports while cutting other taxes and regulations, comments that come as the economy has taken center stage in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections. Farmworkers want more. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While farmworker advocates praise U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for drawing attention to the harmful and sometimes fatal impacts of heat and wildfire smoke, they worry federal dollars won’t reach the most vulnerable.

Fontes: Voters should decide fate of Prop 140, not the courts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told the Arizona Supreme Court that voters, and not the courts, should decide the fate of Proposition 140, known as the Make Elections Fair Act.

Sweltering 2024: Earth breaks record for hottest summer ever tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
This summer was the hottest on record globally, making it even more likely that 2024 will surpass last year as the warmest year ever measured, and states in the Southwest baked in heat waves, with Phoenix surpassing 110 degrees 55 times this summer, tying a record set just last year.

Hat tricks for Walker & Razcon as Pima women stack up 11 goals to beat GateWay tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (5-0) left no doubt in their match on Saturday against GateWay Community College.

Donald Trump hush-money sentencing delayed to Nov. 26 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A New York Judge agreed to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing until after the November presidential election. Now, voters will be unsure whether Trump will face prison for his state felonies until after they cast their ballots.

Az House & Senate candidates for western Pima County debated housing, education and & policy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State Senator Brian Fernandez and his Republican challenger Michelle Altherr clashed over education spending, water use, housing and immigration policy during a debate Thursday moderated by Tucson Sentinel reporter Jim Nintzel.

Controversial crisis pregnancy centers gain ground amid Az’s abortion access battles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Crisis pregnancy centers have emerged as the latest frontier in the increasingly fraught battle over reproductive rights, as anti-abortion advocates have promoted the centers as an alternative for women seeking abortions.

Patients suffer when Indian Health Service doesn’t pay for outside care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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.

Napier: Arizona's 'Secure Border Act' is simply a bad idea & not worthy of support tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"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

Maricopa County promises it’s ready for long 2-page ballot in November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Kroger CEO insists proposed Albertsons merger will lower grocery prices tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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.

Trump’s Jan. 6 case won’t be delayed by upcoming presidential election, judge says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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.”

Documentary about Sonoita nuns screens at Fox on Sunday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
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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