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Safe storage & minimum age gun laws would curb violence tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Gun policy has been a topic of debate in America for decades, and its prominence has increased as gun-related deaths and mass shootings have risen nearly every year since 2014, but a new report says certain laws can make a difference.

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Az GOP Sen. Wendy Rogers used state resources to endorse Cottonwood city council candidate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Flagstaff Republican State Sen. Wendy Rogers appears to have violated Arizona’s version of the Hatch Act, which bars the use of government resources for campaign activity, after she published a letter on official Senate letterhead endorsing a candidate for Cottonwood City Council.

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Judge overturns right-of-way for Copper World across Santa Rita Experimental Range tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A judge in Maricopa County ruled that state officials violated open meeting law when it approved the value of a right-of-way for the Copper World mine project, located about 30 miles southeast of Tucson in the Santa Rita Mountains.

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Betting boom: Arizona sports wagering poised for another record NFL season tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The sports betting industry has seen steady growth throughout its time as a legal venture in Arizona, and as football season begins, sports betting is back and bigger than ever before.

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Government shutdown deadline nearing as U.S. House stumbles on stopgap spending bill tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, though leaders in the Republican House and Democratic Senate haven’t felt the need to start negotiations just yet.

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Court rejects challenge to Az ‘open primaries’ measure, says votes for Prop. 140 will be counted tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge said that a ballot proposition 140 - to end partisan primaries in Arizona - will have votes cast for it counted after all, though opponents of the ballot measure will appeal the matter to the state Supreme Court.

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Tucson is in a homelessness crisis. Why is the city wasting money on false solutions? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"The city of Tucson has made a pattern of wasting resources and taxpayer money on expensive, inefficient, and dangerous responses to homelessness, instead of creating and funding actual models of care that would help houseless folks, neighbors, local businesses and our communities."

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Az voters can watch video debate over immigration proposition Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters will have a chance to hear pro and con arguments regarding Prop. 314 in a live-streamed video debate Thursday night.

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Millions in federal aid for homeless students in Arizona schools, unspent after 3 years, about to expire tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Education is scrambling to urge schools to tap millions of dollars earmarked to help homeless students before the funds expire at the end of the month.

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Pima volleyball's 5-match winning streak snapped at Glendale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-6, 5-2 in ACCAC) faced a tough test on the road at Glendale Community College (9-3, 5-2) on Wednesday in an ACCAC conference matchup between two NJCAA Division II nationally ranked programs.

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Az ‘open primaries’ ballot measure seemingly has too few signatures, but fate is unclear tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona ballot proposition to end partisan primaries appears to have thousands of duplicate signatures, putting it below the threshold to be placed on the ballot. But what that means for voters remains to be seen.

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GOP, Fontes ask AZ Supreme Court not to disenfranchise 97,000 improperly registered voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
GOP leaders are siding with Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state in a legal dispute over whether roughly 97,000 voters should get a full ballot this election, arguing that despite the uncertainty that those voters ever turned in proof of citizenship, they still have a right vote.

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Campaigns battle over fate of 2 Az Supreme Court justices who rebooted 1864 abortion ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two campaigns are fighting to persuade voters to either retain or throw out two Arizona Supreme Court justices - at the same time voters will be considering a constitutional amendment that would essentially give judges lifetime appointments.

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Spark the Spectrum empowers Arizona voters with disabilities after court ruling expands accessibility tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As the November general election approaches, Arizona is taking a significant step toward ensuring that voters with disabilities are fully prepared to participate in the democratic process.

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Pima County voters will face 2-card ballot this November tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County voters will see a four-page ballot spread over two cards when they start casting their votes next month.

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Rogue's 'Skin of Our Teeth' is a provocative adventure in theatre tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Rogue Theatre brings verve and precision to "The Skin of Our Teeth," in a bold and imaginative production that embraces Thornton Wilder's signature blend of pathos and absurdity.

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Campaign funds can be used for child care, AG Kris Mayes says tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona candidates for public office can use their campaign funds to pay for child care needs while they are campaigning, placing the Grand Canyon State among 34 other states, along with Washington D.C., in allowing candidates to pay for child care costs with campaign funds.

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Parkland survivors endorsements elevates gun debate in Az Dems vs. NRA-backed Republican races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
March For Our Lives, the group founded by survivors of a 2018 high school shooting rampage in Parkland, Florida, has thrown its weight behind Democrats in two contentious races in Arizona.

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In vitro fertilization bills from both Democrats & GOP blocked in U.S. Senate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The closely divided U.S. Senate gridlocked over the best way to provide nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization, despite lawmakers from both political parties maintaining they want to do so.

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Havasupai Tribe continues to oppose controversial uranium mine as Energy Fuels assures safety tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Havasupai are continuing the 40-year fight against the Pinyon Plain Mine, near the Havasupai’s ancestral homelands, despite assurances from mine owner and operator Energy Fuels Inc., which has stated all mining operations are safe.

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