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Mother of child brides testifies in Az polygamist sex abuse trial tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The mother of two underage girls married to religious leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman testified Wednesday in the trial of two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in Bateman’s child sex abuse ring.

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Arizona ID laws may disenfranchise thousands of trans voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
LGBTQ+ voting rights advocates are raising concerns over Arizona’s strict voter ID laws that were reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The reason? The law inadvertently makes it harder for transgender people to vote.

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The complicated reality of voting as an American abroad tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The precise number of American citizens residing outside the country is unknown. The U.S. State Department estimates the figure at 9 million people, with only 7.8% participating in the 2020 election - with varied reasons for such a low turnout.

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Maricopa County: We’re ready for ‘the Super Bowl of elections’ and its 2-page ballot tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the first time in nearly 20 years, voters in Maricopa County will cast their votes on a two-page ballot and election officials say they’re ready, even if that means everything is now double.

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Fontes asks Mayes to explain how Az can implement reinstated voter registration law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants Attorney General Kris Mayes to provide elections officials guidance on how Arizona can enforce part of a voter registration law that the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed to go into effect, even as another court weighs its constitutionality.

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Arizona ‘essential’ in battle for U.S. Senate, as Ruben Gallego maintains lead over Kari Lake tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats can’t keep control of the U.S. Senate unless Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego defeats Republican hopeful Kari Lake - both vying for the seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who is not seeking a second term.

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Az’s 15-week abortion ban: What it means for pregnant women & how it compares to other states tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
States have imposed a wide range of abortion rules since the Supreme Court ended constitutional protection more than two years ago,and voters in Arizona and nine other states will decide whether to move in that direction in November..

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Tucson author Richard Grant pens new book about Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An interview with author Richard Grant ahead of a book launch party for "A Race to the Bottom of Crazy: Dispatches from Arizona."

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‘Three to one’: Republicans protest presidential debate fact checking unfair to Trump tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans complained Wednesday that the previous night’s ABC News presidential debate was unfair toward the GOP nominee, claiming ABC moderators sided with Harris by fact-checking a few of Trump’s more outlandish claims.

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Sonoran Restaurant Week celebrates local eateries tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
From Tucson's upscale restaurants to casual joints, Sonoran Restaurant Week showcases them all, with discounted prix fixe menus that pay off for local restaurateurs.

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GOP’s short-term budget patch disintegrates amid party dissent tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Facing a fiscal deadline in just over two weeks, House Republicans on Wednesday abandoned plans to vote on a budget patch that would have kept the government funded into the new year after support for the plan cratered.

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$10 million headed to Arizona to manage wildfires in hotter, drier climate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Backdropped by the eponymous cacti at Saguaro National Park East, a Biden administration official said this week that Arizona will receive $10 million in funding to help mitigate wildfires.

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Election deniers focus recruitment in ‘out of the way places’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Election deniers are now putting energy into grassroots organizing, a quieter version of the loud-and-proud campaigning led by former President Donald Trump that occurred in the movement’s nascent days.

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5 key House races to watch in November tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With the election less than two months away, control of the presidency and both national legislative bodies rests on a veritable knife's edge - here are five key House races to watch in November, all rated as "toss-ups."

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T visa rule changes could help human trafficking survivors seeking immigration status tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month, and those who work in the field of human trafficking say they are already seeing positive effects.

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T visa rule changes could help survivors of human trafficking seeking immigration status tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month, and those who work in the field of human trafficking say they are already seeing positive effects.

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Trial begins against 2 involved in polygamist child sex abuse case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Federal prosecutors Tuesday began presenting their case on the first day of the trial against two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in a child sex abuse ring involving 10 girls as young as nine years old.

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Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfires in West tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years.

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FactCheck: The Harris-Trump debate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts were repeatedly trampled and distorted.

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9th Circuit keeps transgender girls in Arizona school sports tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday sided with a group of transgender Arizona student athletes and confirmed a federal ruling that will for now allow student athletes to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity rather than biological sex.

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