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Gila River Indian Community receives $107 million for Colorado River conservation projects tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Gila River Indian Community has been a leader in Colorado River conservation efforts in Arizona, and their efforts are growing as funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will help the tribe launch new water conservation projects in October.

Anti-Trump GOP group hopes to convince Arizona Republicans to back Harris tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A group formed by anti-Trump Republicans is spending big in the closing weeks of the election to convince Republicans in the Grand Canyon State to support Vice President Kamala Harris.

Autoworkers, Boeing machinists, cannabis drivers: Labor unions are mobilizing in new & old industries alike tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Americans from violinists, grocery store clerks, college dorm counselors, nurses, teachers to the tech, digital media and cannabis industries are organizing unions over an array of issues that include retirement plans, technology replacing workers and lagging wages as inflation increased.

Supreme Court’s 2024 term puts a finger on the scale for the next president tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As voters prepare to head to the polls, Supreme Court justices return to the bench with a docket full of appeals that could help or hurt the next administration’s policy goals.

Arizona union workers weigh 2024 presidential choices as Kamala Harris & Donald Trump vie for support tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
About 10,000 votes would have tipped the last presidential contest in Arizona. The state has about 133,000 union members so, like other slivers of the electorate, these and their issues could be decisive.

Arizona Supreme Court set to decide fate of open primaries ballot measure tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The saga surrounding Prop. 140 has now extended more than a month past the ballot-printing deadline, and now both sides await a ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court on the fate of open primaries ballot measure.

Arizona tribes’ long fight for share of Colorado River water nears resolution in Congress tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Representatives from four Arizona tribes – the Yavapai-Apache Nation, Hopi, San Juan Southern Paiute and the Navajo Nation – said water rights settlements, once approved by Congress, will secure their long-standing claims and provide more accessible water for their people.

7 things Pima County voters should know ahead of the November election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County voters should prepare for a long ballot in the Nov. 5 election, with many more races at stake than the presidential contest at the top of the page.

7 things Pima County voters should know head of the November election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County voters should prepare for a long ballot in the Nov. 5 election, with many more races at stake than the presidential contest at the top of the page.

In swing states that once went for Trump, unions organize to prevent a repeat tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As the Nov. 5 presidential election nears, both parties are counting on union workers to deliver voters, particularly in the swing states of Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where unions have remained an influential bloc, even as their strength has declined over the decades.

Obon executive chef Dromgoole to battle 2-time champion Foy for Tucson Iron Chef tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Two local chefs will compete at the 16th annual Iron Chef Tucson on Saturday, Oct. 5: Obon Sushi and Ramen executive chef Anthony Dromgoole will put his skills to the test against two-time champion Kenneth Foy of Dante's Fire.

Social isolation could be a factor in why more older men are dying from extreme heat tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Researchers largely agree that women are more susceptible to heat-related deaths - except in the United States, where older men are dying at far greater numbers than women across the country due to extreme heat, and social isolation might impact heat deaths.

Pima County Supes set to discuss Tucson-area housing crisis tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher will present the Board of Supervisors with an update on what her team is doing to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis in Pima County. Plus more in local government meetings around Southern Arizona.

PCC men's cross country takes 3rd at ACCAC conference championships tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday, taking third place.

Grammy-nominated Samantha Fish pays homage to Hendrix in an all-star Fox concert tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Samantha Fish is part of an esteemed group of shredders — the show at the Fox on Sunday also features Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, and Zakk Wylde, to name a few — hailed by critics and aficionados as the "Guitar Event Of The Year,"

Arizona defeats Cincinnati in all-cat contest tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Goals from Gianna Christensen and Nyota Katembo powered an impressive 2 - 0 Arizona Wildcat win over the visiting Cincinnati Bearcats on Thursday night at Mulcahy Stadium.

Castro sets tone 54 seconds into match as Pima men shut out Southern Nevada 8-0 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (9-1) played their first non-conference match of the season on Thursday against the College of Southern Nevada (2-6), earning an 8-0 victory.

Reatta Danhof claims ACCAC Division I Individual crown as Pima cross country takes 2nd tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team competed at the ACCAC Division I Conference Championships on Friday held at the Glendale Heroes Regional Park.

Reversal of fortune: Rio Nuevo looks to boost Park Place's prospects tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Retail sales at Park Place and El Con malls were supposed to subsidize Rio Nuevo, but now the polarity has reversed and those major retail sites are getting Downtown dollars.

Harris rejects 'false choice' between border security & humane immigration during Arizona border visit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said she'll take tough steps on border security, restricting asylum claims and combating the flow of fentanyl, while pushing to "modernize" the U.S. immigration system, at a campaign stop in Douglas, Ariz.

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