Tucson Pride 2024 brings entertainment & education to Tucson's LGBTQ+ community, allies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091724_tucson_pride_2024/tucson-pride-2024-brings-entertainment-education-tucsons-lgbtq-community-allies/
Tucson Pride has been part of Tucson since 1977.
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Harris says she’d back an elimination of the filibuster to restore abortion rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092424_harris_filibuster/harris-says-shed-back-elimination-filibuster-restore-abortion-rights/
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Tuesday during a radio interview that she supports changing a Senate procedure in order to codify the right to an abortion.
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Haitian nonprofit files citizen criminal charges against Trump, Vance over pet-eating claims in Springfield, Ohio https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092424_haitian_claims_lawsuit/haitian-nonprofit-files-citizen-criminal-charges-against-trump-vance-over-pet-eating-claims-springfield-ohio/
A Haitian nonprofit on Tuesday filed citizen criminal charges against Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance for baselessly claiming on the campaign trail that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing and eating people's pets.
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Glendale got the Pentagon to help kill an affordable housing bill earlier this year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092424_dod_affordable_housing/glendale-got-pentagon-help-kill-affordable-housing-bill-earlier-this-year/
A California congressman who wanted to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill aimed at spurring “starter home” construction has finally gotten some answers, but he still isn’t satisfied.
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Carolyn Campbell — Pima County’s ‘Queen of the Environmentalists’ — abdicates throne https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092424_campbell_retirement/carolyn-campbell-pima-countys-queen-environmentalists-abdicates-throne/
Longtime environmental leader Carolyn Campbell is stepping down from her gig as executive director of the Coaltion for Sonoran Desert Protection
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Arivaca residents worry about BP's role in fatal rollover; driver faces federal charges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092424_arivaca_crash/arivaca-residents-worry-bps-role-fatal-rollover-driver-faces-federal-charges/
Federal prosecutors indicted a U.S. citizen after a vehicle carrying seven migrants flipped over on Ruby Road near Arivaca, Ariz. One woman died, and others were taken to the hospital. Residents of the rural area question the high-speed pursuit that preceded the crash.
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Carolyn Campbell — Pima County’s ‘Queen of the Environmentalists’ — abdicates throne https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/v1/carolyn-campbell-pima-countys-queen-environmentalists-abdicates-throne/
Longtime environmental leader Carolyn Campbell is stepping down from her gig as executive director of the Coaltion for Sonoran Desert Protection
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Ready for primetime: Girls flag football on rise in Arizona with Cardinals backing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092424_girls_flag_football/ready-primetime-girls-flag-football-rise-arizona-with-cardinals-backing/
Over the last year, girls flag football has drawn attention around the world, and few states have embraced the sport more enthusiastically than Arizona, with more than 100 schools are participating at the 6A, 5A and 4A levels this season.
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It was good to hear your voice: Popularity of Suns broadcaster Al McCoy spanned generations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092424_mccoy_obit/it-was-good-hear-your-voice-popularity-suns-broadcaster-al-mccoy-spanned-generations/
Al McCoy - who passed away on Saturday at 91 - was the voice of the Phoenix Suns for 51 years and a beloved figure in Arizona sports, but those who knew him best say that he was just as beloved as a person – someone who cared about the welfare of others.
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In the tightest states, new voting laws could tip outcome in November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092424_voting_laws/in-tightest-states-new-voting-laws-could-tip-outcome-november/
This year’s presidential election won’t be decided by a margin of millions of votes, but likely by thousands in seven tightly contested states, and how legislatures, courts and election boards have reshaped ballot access in those states in the past four years could make a difference.
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Community Project Funding: A bang for the buck https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092424_project_funding_op/community-project-funding-bang-buck/
Community Project Funding is one of the more well-known elements of the annual appropriations process, and helps restore the legislative branch’s power of the purse by empowering members to allocate funding to projects that will make significant impacts on their communities.
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Arizona AG gives clarity on portion of voter registration law SCOTUS let be enforced https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092424_mayes_voter_registration/arizona-ag-gives-clarity-portion-voter-registration-law-scotus-let-enforced/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has provided guidance to the state’s county recorders on how to handle a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that changed the state’s voter registration law just 10 weeks before the election.
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Hobbs backs tribe’s call for updated environmental review of Pinyon Plain Mine https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092424_hobbs_pinyon_mine/hobbs-backs-tribes-call-updated-environmental-review-pinyon-plain-mine/
Gov. Katie Hobbs is asking the U.S. Forest Service to conduct a new environmental review of the Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon, a request the Havasupai Tribe has made for years.
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Vance rewrites history about Trump & Obamacare https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092424_vance_obamacare/vance-rewrites-history-trump-obamacare/
Sen. JD Vance said that former President Donald Trump built up the Affordable Care Act, following statements from Trump where he said of the ACA, “I saved it” - but most of the Trump administration’s ACA-related actions involved cutting the program.
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Tucson Family Food Project fights meal insecurity by teaching kids to cook https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092324_tucson_family_food_project/tucson-family-food-project-fights-meal-insecurity-by-teaching-kids-cook/
The Tucson Family Food Project distributes prepared meal kits to middle school-age students and teaches them how to cook. Founder Steven Cota-Robles says the goal is to fight childhood food insecurity while teaching life skills.
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TUSD workers to get 12 weeks parental leave, PCC starts budgeting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092324_agenda_tusd_leave_op/tusd-workers-get-12-weeks-parental-leave-pcc-starts-budgeting/
A new TUSD parental leave policy would reflect other school districts' effort to retain workers, Vail's "Beyond Textbooks" plan to bring in upwards of $1 million, and more from government meetings around Tucson.
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Mexican Baseball Fiesta returns to Tucson on Thursday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092324_mexican_baseball_fiesta/mexican-baseball-fiesta-returns-tucson-thursday/
The 13th annual Mexican Baseball Fiesta returns to the Kino Sports Complex on Oct. 3, with weekend festivities including double-header games, the UA Wildcats and live entertainment.
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‘Respect tribal sovereignty’: New Navajo law regulating radioactive material transportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092324_navajo_uranium/respect-tribal-sovereignty-new-navajo-law-regulating-radioactive-material-transportation/
After uranium ore was transferred across the Navajo Nation in July with little warning, tribal leaders started looking for ways to address the issue that would best benefit their people and community. The solution: strengthen tribal law.
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Secret Service report highlights failures before attempted Trump assassination https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092324_trump_secret_service/secret-service-report-highlights-failures-before-attempted-trump-assassination/
Poor communication and technological failures created an opening for a 20-year-old gunman to open fire on former President Donald Trump at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pa, an internal review by the Secret Service found.
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The Deciders: Issues & states that will determine who wins the White House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092324_election_deciders/the-deciders-issues-states-that-will-determine-who-wins-white-house/
Despite the historic lead-up to Election Day, the race has now settled into familiar territory: Much like 2020’s contest, top political strategists on both sides of the aisle expect control of the White House could come down to just a few thousand votes in a handful of battleground states.
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