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Arizona voters overwhelmingly reject restaurant-backed measure to cut wages for tipped workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_138_rejected/arizona-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-restaurant-backed-measure-cut-wages-tipped-workers/
Voters resoundingly rejected a ballot proposition that would have amended the Arizona Constitution to give businesses the right to pay tipped workers 25% less than the minimum wage.
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Az abortion rights measure poised to pass with broad support https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_prop_139_abortion_rights/az-abortion-rights-measure-poised-pass-with-broad-support/
Arizona voters are poised to make abortion a constitutionally protected right, in a move that sends a strong rebuke to the state’s GOP legislative majority, most of which backed a near-total ban earlier this year.
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Bomb threat closes Cochise County election center; Pima continues despite Russian 'hoax' threat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cochise_bomb_threat/bomb-threat-closes-cochise-county-election-center-pima-continues-despite-russian-hoax-threat/
Updated: The Cochise County elections office in Bisbee, Ariz., was evacuated Tuesday night after a bomb threat was reported, officials said. The threat came as counties around the state received emailed threats of bombings — including Pima County, which did not halt operations.
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Nanos leading Republican challenger in Pima sheriff race; Dems lead other county races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_pima_elections/nanos-leading-republican-challenger-pima-sheriff-race-dems-lead-other-county-races/
Sheriff Chris Nanos was holding off Republican challenger Heather Lappin, a 19-year veteran of the Sheriff Department, in early vote returns. Democrats were leading nearly all Pima County races Tuesday night, including against GOP incumbents.
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Gallego pulls ahead of Lake after a rancorous race for U.S. Senate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_gallego_lake/gallego-pulls-ahead-lake-after-rancorous-race-us-senate/
Democratic U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego has an early lead over Republican opponent Kari Lake in the race for one of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seats, according to early unofficial results released by the Secretary of State’s Office on election night.
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Bomb threat closes Cochise County election center; Pima continues despite Russian 'hoax' threat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cochise_bomb_threat/bomb-threat-closes-cochise-county-election-center-pima-continues-despite-russian-hoax-threat/
Updated: The Cochise County elections office in Bisbee, Ariz., was evacuated Tuesday night after a bomb threat was reported, officials said. The threat came as counties around the state received emailed threats of bombings — including Pima County, which did not halt operations.
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Pima County vote centers closed at 7 pm in Arizona's election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_election/pima-county-vote-centers-closed-7-pm-arizonas-election/
Updated: Voters had until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the 2024 presidential election. The first election tallies will be released just after 8 p.m., with Arizona's stringent ballot review laws meaning the count will be updated for several days.
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Bomb threat closes Cochise County election center; Pima continues despite Russian 'hoax' threat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_cochise_bomb_threat/bomb-threat-closes-cochise-county-election-center-pima-continues-despite-russian-hoax-threat/
The Cochise County elections office in Bisbee, Ariz., was evacuated Tuesday night after a bomb threat was reported, officials said. The threat came as counties around the state received emailed threats of bombings — including Pima County, which did not halt operations.
#Tucson #Arizona

Navajo Nation wants voting hours extended after technical problems in Az’s Apache County https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_navajo_delays/navajo-nation-wants-voting-hours-extended-after-technical-problems-azs-apache-county/
Multiple polling places on the Navajo Nation faced technical issues on Tuesday morning that caused long lines, and the Navajo Nation has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court asking that the polling places located on the reservation in the county two hours past the scheduled closing time.
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Pima County vote centers to close at 7 pm for presidential election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_election/pima-county-vote-centers-close-7-pm-presidential-election/
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the presidential election, and can drop off or fill out ballots at any of 126 sites across Pima County.
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Hoax Russian bomb threats target 4 Arizona polling sites, officials say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_bomb_threat_hoax/hoax-russian-bomb-threats-target-4-arizona-polling-sites-officials-say/
Arizona is one of several states where polling places have received bomb threats - pertaining to four specific locations in Navajo County - that the FBI is saying originated from Russia.
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Pima County vote centers open until 7 pm for presidential election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_election/pima-county-vote-centers-open-until-7-pm-presidential-election/
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the presidential election, and can drop off or fill out ballots at any of 126 sites across Pima County.
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Photos: All Souls Procession marks 35 years in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110424_all_souls_procession/photos-all-souls-procession-marks-35-years-tucson/
Sudden unexpected rainstorms interrupted the All Souls Procession at moments on Sunday evening, but in the end, hundreds of Tucsonans braved soggy conditions to celebrate lost loved ones.
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Here’s how early voting in Arizona ended up, by the numbers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_early_voting_numbers/heres-how-early-voting-arizona-ended-up-by-numbers/
As Arizonans head to the polls across the state to cast their ballots, more than half of the votes that will determine the next president, who will control the state legislature and whether abortion will be a constitutional right in the Grand Canyon State have already been cast.
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Arizona LGBTQIA+ high school, college students say their ‘lives could change’ with presidential election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_lgbtq_election/arizona-lgbtqia-high-school-college-students-say-their-lives-could-change-with-presidential-election/
While gender-affirming care is supported by millions of medical professionals, Arizona LGBTQIA+ high school and college students say their ‘lives could change’ with presidential election, and they remain worried about options for transgender and nonbinary people being taken away.
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Climate experts recommend Arizona drought declarations stay in effect https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_drought_declaration/climate-experts-recommend-arizona-drought-declarations-stay-effect/
Following the Copper State’s hottest summer in modern history, climate experts agreed to recommend the Arizona governor maintain current drought emergency declarations for the foreseeable future.
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‘Native voters can & will decide this election’: Parties fight to secure Native American votes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_indigenous_voters/native-voters-can-will-decide-this-election-parties-fight-secure-native-american-votes/
Many Native Americans have long felt like politicians overlook them, but both parties are seeking Native Americans’ votes more than ever before – and they could hold the key to the outcome of the presidential election.
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Servicios de guardia a maternidad en zonas rurales de Arizona son impulsados por fondos de AHCCCS https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_maternity_care_esp/servicios-de-guardia-maternidad-en-zonas-rurales-de-arizona-son-impulsados-por-fondos-de-ahcccs/
Aproximadamente una quinta parte de las mujeres embarazadas y las nuevas madres en Arizona reciben poca o ninguna atención prenatal, aunque los fondos del AHCCCS ayudarán a reclutar más proveedores e iniciar nuevos programas.
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Judge allows $1 million voter giveway by Elon Musk to continue https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110524_musk_pac_giveaway/judge-allows-1-million-voter-giveway-by-elon-musk-continue/
Billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump super PAC’s $1 million giveaway for swing state voters survived legal challenges from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, as a judge denied Krasner’s injunction less than 24 hours before general election polls open across the country.
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In bid to win Legislature, Dems flex their cash advantage amid record spending https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110524_legislature_campaign_spending/in-bid-win-legislature-dems-flex-their-cash-advantage-amid-record-spending/
A staggering amount of money has been spent on the fight over control of the Arizona Legislature, with outside groups pouring more than $17 million into a handful of battleground races.
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