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Dems set to get their wish for bipartisan budget legislation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Faced with the prospect of a government shutdown before a presidential election, House Republicans abandoned their gambit to score a policy win amid budget negotiations and sat down with Democrats to hammer out a plan to maintain federal spending through the end of the year.

Child brides say Az FLDS follower pressured them to marry abuser tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two more witnesses in a federal child sex abuse trial surrounding a polygamist religious sect said defendant LaDell Bistline Jr. pressured them into marrying the man who sexually abused them for three years while they were children.

Progressive groups plead with Az congressional delegation for Supreme Court reforms tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of Arizona progressive groups are calling on Congress to take swift action on proposed structural reforms they say will provide greater accountability and balance to a high court to a “broken” U.S. Supreme Court that “has been captured by dangerous right-wing interests.”

Aztec men endure first season loss at Phoenix tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team suffered the first blemish of their season on Saturday as they dropped an ACCAC conference match at Phoenix College.

Pima women strike but suffer first loss at Phoenix College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (6-1) could not maintain their lead on Saturday in a game at Phoenix College (7-0-1).

Trump says Jewish voters would be partly to blame for his election loss tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday night that if he loses the election in November to Vice President Kamala Harris, Jewish voters “would really have a lot to do with that.”

Voters affected by citizenship-check error can cast a full ballot, Az Supreme Court rules tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The 98,000 Arizona voters whose eligibility has been in limbo because of a system error that was discovered earlier this month will be allowed to vote a full ballot in November, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.

McReynolds has 15 kills & 4 aces as PCC volleyball dominates tiebreaker to beat Phx College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (9-6, 6-2 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Friday as they hosted Phoenix College (1-10, 0-8) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

Judge Aileen Cannon, who tossed case vs. Trump, failed to disclose right-wing junket tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.

Racing toward Election Day, control of U.S. Senate & House up for grabs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The country’s next president will need a friendly Congress to make their policy dreams a reality, but control of the two chambers remains deeply uncertain with just weeks until Election Day — and whether the outcome will be a party trifecta in the nation’s capital.

The Buffet, Tucson's oldest bar, celebrates 90 years tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Buffet Bar & Crock Pot, which stakes a claim to being Tucson's oldest drinking establishment, is celebrating its 90th birthday this Saturday.

Tucson City Council looks to pump up water rates, ban camping in washes tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council is set to issue a notice of intent to raise water rates, ban camping in washes, review regulations for hookah lounges, and discuss the ongoing drama of the Regional Transportation Next plan.

Tucson forum on election security & voter intimidation set for Sat. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters can learn about the steps election officials are taking new steps this year to avoid trouble at the polls at a forum on Saturday in Tucson.

Tucson City Council to vote next week to ban camping in washes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson City Council is set to vote next Wednesday on an ordinance that would make it illegal to sleep in city washes and watercourses, with city officials citing monsoon floods and fires to push a ban on homeless camps in those areas.

U.S. oil & gas production surged to record highs under both Trump and Biden-Harris tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The United States is producing more oil and natural gas today than ever before, and far more than any other country, and under each of the three most recent presidencies, U.S. oil and gas production was higher at the end of the administration’s term than at the beginning.

Hualapai Tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling it says jeopardizes a sacred site tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Several Haluapai tribal members testified during a preliminary injunction hearing in Phoenix, where the tribe is fighting to extend the pause on drilling for the Big Sandy Valley Lithium Exploration Project for the duration of the tribe’s lawsuit seeking to block the project entirely.

More migrants are coming from outside the Americas, but claims of ‘military invasion’ by China are unfounded tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republicans have been warning that “military-aged” men have been crossing the Southwest border in threatening droves, and although migration from China has generally been rising, there is no evidence Chinese and Russian citizens are crossing the border for military purposes

Health plan floated by JD Vance could weaken ACA protections tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A health care proposal suggested by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance could gut a popular Affordable Care Act protection, making it legal for companies to charge more for or deny coverage of expensive medical conditions, including pregnancy.

PCC volleyballers Haylee Gilleland & Jasmin Joseph sweep Player of the Week awards tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team swept the ACCAC Division II Player of the Week awards for the week of Sept. 8-14.

Brandon Sanchez's 4 goals earn Player of the Week honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College men’s soccer player Brandon Sanchez (Canyon del Oro HS) helped the Aztecs score a total of 14 goals for the week of Sept. 8-14, and was rewarded for his efforts.

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