Cochise County asks insurer to cover indicted supervisor’s legal bills in Arizona election case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071425_cochise_insurance/cochise-county-asks-insurer-cover-indicted-supervisors-legal-bills-arizona-election-case/
Cochise County wants an insurer to cover $300,000 in legal bills for county supervisor Thomas Crosby, charged with trying to delay certification of the 2022 midterm election results.
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Why the federal government is making climate data disappear https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071425_climate_data/why-federal-government-making-climate-data-disappear/
For 25 years, a group of the country’s top experts has been fastidiously tracking the ways that climate change threatens every part of the United States, but a lot of information about the changing climate has disappeared under President Donald Trump’s second term.
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Congressional hopeful Goldman speaks to Dems of Greater Tucson on Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071425_political_calendar/congressional-hopeful-goldman-speaks-dems-greater-tucson-monday/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Immigration lawyer discusses congressional campaign; CD7 primary Election Day is almost here; early voting underway in Tucson City Council election; voters will decide Sentinel team on the airwaves & more
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Draw, schmaw: Scoreless contest bumps FC Tucson into playoffs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/071425_fc-tucson/draw-schmaw-scoreless-contest-bumps-fc-tucson-into-playoffs/
FC Tucson celebrated Fan Appreciation Night at Kino North Stadium Sunday night with a scoreless draw against Surprise-based Stars FC.
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Pima County emergency voting sites open Monday ahead of Tuesday CD7 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071425_cd7_emergency_voting/pima-county-emergency-voting-sites-open-monday-ahead-tuesday-cd7-election/
Emergency voting sites are opening in Southern Arizona's special Congressional District 7 primary election on Monday ahead of Tuesday's special congressional election
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One ‘big, beautiful’ reason why Republicans in Congress just can’t quit Donald Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071225_trump_loyalty_op/one-big-beautiful-reason-why-republicans-congress-just-cant-quit-donald-trump/
Critics are wondering how the president retains the loyalty of so many congressional Republicans, but increasingly, politicians are voting in line with the president because their political futures are as tied up with the president’s reputation as they have ever been.
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World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts & chaos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071225_cancer_cuts/worlds-premier-cancer-institute-faces-crippling-cuts-chaos/
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades.
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AI & art collide in Georgia engineering course that puts human creativity first https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071325_ai_art_op/ai-art-collide-georgia-engineering-course-that-puts-human-creativity-first/
A course that will include a new community-based learning collaboration with Atlanta’s art communities aims to help students learn to recognize AI’s limitations and harness its failures to reclaim creative authorship.
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No Labels party can’t stop Arizona members from running in local elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071325_no_labels_candidates/no-labels-party-cant-stop-arizona-members-from-running-local-elections/
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said that No Labels, a centrist political party, can't stop its members in Arizona from competing in local and national elections, even if the party's leadership only wants to field candidates for the U.S. presidency and vice presidency.
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Dirty deeds: Pima County to ask state for help erasing racist subdivisions restrictions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071325_agenda_pima_deeds_op/dirty-deeds-pima-county-ask-state-help-erasing-racist-subdivisions-restrictions/
Pima County staff want the Legislature to make it easier to take on racist property restrictions of the past; Southern Arizona Chamber faces questions, TUSD is working to fix deficits and more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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Tucson Samaritan files federal claim after being stopped at gunpoint by agents on Az border road https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071325_kocourek_detain_suit/tucson-samaritan-files-federal-claim-after-being-stopped-gunpoint-by-agents-az-border-road/
Two volunteers with a Tucsonhumanitarian group filed claims against the federal government, alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and false arrest and imprisonment stemming from a March incident near Sasabe, Ariz.
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Trump’s tax bill eliminates clean energy incentives, costing Arizona billions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071025_clean_incentives/trumps-tax-bill-eliminates-clean-energy-incentives-costing-arizona-billions/
The “one big, beautiful bill” that Republicans crafted and President Donald Trump signed last week eliminates a number of incentives for clean energy that will directly lead to billions in lost investments for the state of Arizona and thousands of lost jobs.
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‘We won’: Navajo Nation lifts all evacuations as Oak Ridge Fire nears containment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071025_oak_ridge_containment/we-won-navajo-nation-lifts-all-evacuations-as-oak-ridge-fire-nears-containment/
As the Oak Ridge Fire on the Navajo Nation approaches containment, most families in the evacuation zones can now unpack their emergency bags, and those who were evacuated can finally return home after being displaced for nearly two weeks.
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The child tax credit is changing. Here’s what it means for your family. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071025_child_tax_credit/the-child-tax-credit-changing-heres-what-it-means-your-family/
A new child tax credit is coming next year, bringing significant changes that will alter how much assistance families receive — and which families can receive it.
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Parked cars are now a leading source of stolen guns, new report finds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071025_car_guns/parked-cars-are-now-leading-source-stolen-guns-new-report-finds/
As gun violence continues to grip communities across the country, a growing body of research suggests that firearm theft — particularly from vehicles — is a key, but often overlooked, source of weapons used in crimes.
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New House members saw PAC donations jump after getting committee assignments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071025_house_donations/new-house-members-saw-pac-donations-jump-after-getting-committee-assignments/
First-quarter FEC reports found plenty of first-term lawmakers now filling their re-election campaign coffers with PAC money from industries that fall under the jurisdiction of the committees the lawmakers now sit on.
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'Strategic & compassionate': Tucson nonprofits fighting to keep meals accessible for senior adults https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071025_meals_program_cut/strategic-compassionate-tucson-nonprofits-fighting-keep-meals-accessible-senior-adults/
Local organizations say federal funding cuts, along with the rising cost of food, have impeded their ability to serve one of Southern Arizona's most vulnerable populations. The Pima Council on Aging has halted meals for seniors at eight locations, and other groups are facing cuts.
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Local PAC mailer 'hatchets' Miranda Schubert in Tucson City Council race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071025_ward_6_mailer/local-pac-mailer-hatchets-miranda-schubert-tucson-city-council-race/
Ahead of the start of early voting in the Aug. 5 Tucson City Council primary, an independent campaign sent mailers to Ward 6 Democratic voters urging them to support attorney Leighton Rockafellow Jr. and targeting KXCI operations manager Miranda Schubert.
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Is this ‘what they signed up for?’ New military missions ignite interest in conscientious objectors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071025_conscientious_objectors/is-this-what-they-signed-up-for-new-military-missions-ignite-interest-conscientious-objectors/
The number of would-be conscientious objectors has remained relatively small in the years since Sept. 11, 2001, but the numbers rise around new missions, and even when a service member meets the requirements, the path of conscientious objection carries significant personal costs.
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Judge blocks Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071025_birthright_block/judge-blocks-trumps-order-end-birthright-citizenship/
A federal judge ruled to block President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, certifying a class action covering all children who would be affected by Trump’s change to a centuries-old constitutional right.
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