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Beto O'Rourke at UA rally: 'Young people of Arizona are going to decide this election' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_beto_ua/beto-orourke-ua-rally-young-people-arizona-are-going-decide-this-election/
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, campaigning for Democratic candidates, spoke to students on the University of Arizona mall Thursday about the importance of voting in the upcoming election.
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Alabama man sentenced to 30 months for threatening Maricopa elections staff with execution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_maricopa_recorder_threats/alabama-man-sentenced-30-months-threatening-maricopa-elections-staff-with-execution/
An Alabama man charged with repeatedly threatening to kill staff with the Maricopa County Elections over the 2022 election was sentenced to nearly three years in prison, officials said Tuesday.
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Friday deadline to request early ballot in Pima County — via phone only https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_early_ballot_deadline/friday-deadline-request-early-ballot-pima-county-via-phone-only/
Pima County voters who wish to receive an early ballot in the mail must request one by Friday, Oct. 25. They must do so by telephone because the online system to ask for a ballot to be mailed out is not working.
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Gilleland's 19 kills & Harrelson's spark help Pima volleyball in 4-set win over Central Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102324_pcc_volleyball/gillelands-19-kills-harrelsons-spark-help-pima-volleyball-4-set-win-over-central-arizona/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (13-12) stepped away from ACCAC Division II conference play on Wednesday for a match against Central Arizona College (ACCAC Division I) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Phoenix man charged with shooting Dem office had 250k rounds & grenade launcher https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_election_violence/phoenix-man-charged-with-shooting-dem-office-had-250k-rounds-grenade-launcher/
Concerns about political violence leading up to and after Election Day have experts worried, especially in light of revelations about a Phoenix man arrested Tuesday who authorities said was allegedly planning a “mass casualty” event in the state.
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Arizona is launching PFAS mitigation efforts ahead of the EPA deadline. But critics say it isn’t enough https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_pfas_mitigation/arizona-launching-pfas-mitigation-efforts-ahead-epa-deadline-but-critics-say-it-isnt-enough/
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is in the process of testing public water systems for 29 different PFAS in hopes of fulfilling the 2027 EPA deadline, but despite the efforts that have been made to address contamination, the EPA has received criticism.
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Arizona, Colorado put future NFL draft picks to the test with swarm of scouts in attendance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102424_nfl_prospects/arizona-colorado-put-future-nfl-draft-picks-test-with-swarm-scouts-attendance/
The Arizona Wildcats’ showdown against the Colorado Buffaloes and Deion Sanders quickly turned into a lopsided dud last Saturday, but for NFL fans watching, the game featured a surplus of names expected to be called at the 2025 draft.
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‘Metering’ of asylum-seekers at border ruled illegal by 9th Circuit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102424_asylum_metering/metering-asylum-seekers-border-ruled-illegal-by-9th-circuit/
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the since-rescinded "metering" policy, under which asylum-seekers were turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border if Custom and Border Protection officials deemed a crossing to be at capacity, is unlawful.
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Conservationists demand ban on ‘cyanide bombs’ in national forests https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102424_cyanide_ban/conservationists-demand-ban-cyanide-bombs-national-forests/
A environmental coalition urged the U.S. Forest Service to ban the use of so-called cyanide bombs in national forests, arguing that the traps continue to inhumanely kill endangered animals and humans.
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IRS says Arizona can’t challenge federal tax on family rebate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_irs_family_tax/irs-says-arizona-cant-challenge-federal-tax-family-rebate/
The Internal Revenue Service defended its decision to tax Arizona’s 2023 Family Tax Rebate, moving to dismiss a lawsuit from the state claiming violations of federal law and state sovereignty.
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Doctors call on Arizonans to vote yes on Prop. 139 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102424_prop_139_doctors/doctors-call-arizonans-vote-yes-prop-139/
With less than two weeks left before Arizonans decide the fate of a ballot measure that seeks to establish abortion access as a fundamental right, health providers urged voters to support it.
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City of Tucson proposes making you pay for parking on Saturdays too https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_parking_hours/city-tucson-proposes-making-you-pay-parking-saturdays-too/
The city of Tucson is seeking input on extending the enforcement period for parking meters starting in early 2025.
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Pima County candidates split on water stations in desert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_supes_humane_borders/pima-county-candidates-split-water-stations-desert/
Candidates running for the Pima County Board of Supervisors disagree on whether the county should support efforts to maintain water barrels in the deadly Sonoran Desert.
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Democrat Volk hopes to flip a GOP statehouse seat in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_ld17_house_race/democrat-volk-hopes-flip-gop-statehouse-seat-southern-az/
Democrat Kevin Volk, a former teacher who now works for his family’s real-estate brokerage, is hoping to unseat one of the two Republican incumbents, Reps. Cory McGarr and Rachel Jones, who were both first elected in 2022.
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How recent arrivals at the border have changed the country & its attitudes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102324_immigrant_workers/how-recent-arrivals-border-have-changed-country-its-attitudes/
U.S. politicians blame immigrants for all manner of woes, particularly taking American jobs - but there is a dire shortage of blue-collar workers in the U.S.
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In vino veritas: 9th Circuit tests limits of Arizona’s wine regulations for out-of-staters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_wine_regs/in-vino-veritas-9th-circuit-tests-limits-arizonas-wine-regulations-out-of-staters/
Two Arizona residents and wine enthusiasts argued before the Ninth Circuit that Arizona’s complicated wine distribution system discriminates against out-of-state retailers and violates the U.S. Constitution.
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One issue will decide Arizona’s future. Nobody’s campaigning on it. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_water_campaign/one-issue-will-decide-arizonas-future-nobodys-campaigning-it/
Over the past four years, Arizona has become a poster child for water scarcity in the United States, and while voters know they’re deciding the country’s future, it’s unclear if they know that they’re voting on an existential threat in their own backyards.
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Reforms at the U.S. Supreme Court: Where do Harris & Trump stand? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102324_election_scotus_reform/reforms-us-supreme-court-where-do-harris-trump-stand/
The 2024 presidential election reflects a clear party divide over how Supreme Court justices should behave and whether they should remain on the bench for life.
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Arizona companies building tech to reduce carbon emissions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_carbon_capture/arizona-companies-building-tech-reduce-carbon-emissions/
As climate change continues to wreak havoc, companies in Arizona are developing technologies intended to pull greenhouse gas from the air.
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In Arizona, GOP candidates for county recorder campaign on distrust of elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102324_recorder_elections/in-arizona-gop-candidates-county-recorder-campaign-distrust-elections/
Arizona’s election system has been thrown into turmoil over the past four years by false claims of fraud - and some real instances of mistakes - in running elections. Now, Republican candidates for county recorder are playing up those false claims and errors as they try to get elected.
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