Dems ready ethics complaint against GOP lawmaker who called Muslims ‘f***ing savages’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_gillette_ethics_complaint/dems-ready-ethics-complaint-against-gop-lawmaker-who-called-muslims-fing-savages/
Arizona House Democratic leadership said Wednesday morning that they intend to file an ethics complaint against Kingman Republican John Gillette after he called Muslims “f***ing savages” in an interview on Monday.
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Chris Donat ends Southern Az congressional bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_donat_drops_out/chris-donat-ends-southern-az-congressional-bid/
Democrat Chris Donat announced Tuesday that he was ending his 2026 campaign for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6 seat.
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Charlie Kirk dies after shooting at Utah Valley University https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_charlie_kirk_shot/charlie-kirk-dies-after-shooting-utah-valley-university/
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, according to reports from the scene.
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Prescribed burn in Cochise County works to deter wildfires amid active season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_ramsey_burn/prescribed-burn-cochise-county-works-deter-wildfires-amid-active-season/
A prescribed pile burn began yesterday in Ramsey Canyon, a part of the Coronado National Forest, and is expected to continue through Friday, Sept. 12. The burn area covers a 10-acre rectangle, just off of East Ramsey Canyon Road, about 8 miles south of Sierra Vista.
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Gutierrez produces 2nd hat trick as Pima score 6 goals at Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090925_pcc_mens_soccer/gutierrez-produces-2nd-hat-trick-as-pima-score-6-goals-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (3-1, 1-1 in ACCAC) bounced back in the win column on Tuesday as they played an ACCAC conference contest at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0-2, 0-2).
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Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_charlie_kirk_shot/charlie-kirk-shot-during-event-utah-valley-university/
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, according to reports from the scene.
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RFK Jr. lists 100+ recommendations to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_maha_100_list/rfk-jr-lists-100-recommendations-make-america-healthy-again/
The Trump administration released its strategy to Make America Healthy Again on Tuesday, which officials hope will reduce chronic diseases and align federal policy with their beliefs.
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Arizona counties defy attorney general opinion on voters caught in proof-of-citizenship error https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_az_voter_id/arizona-counties-defy-attorney-general-opinion-voters-caught-proof-of-citizenship-error/
Thousands of Arizona voters caught up in a state record-keeping error will lose at least some voting rights if they don’t prove their citizenship.
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Federal judge freezes Trump effort to fire Fed official https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_fed_firing_freeze/federal-judge-freezes-trump-effort-fire-fed-official/
A federal judge Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from terminating Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook, setting up a further court battle over the central bank’s independence.
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Dems target Eli Crane for flip-flopping on Epstein file disclosure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_crane_epstein/dems-target-eli-crane-flip-flopping-epstein-file-disclosure/
National Democrats are launching a social media ad blitz in Arizona to call out Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane for flip-flopping on his promise to release more information on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Local officials have a powerful tool to warn residents of emergencies. They don’t always use it. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_emergency_alerts/local-officials-have-powerful-tool-warn-residents-emergencies-they-dont-always-use-it/
In at least 15 major disasters since 2016, officials in the most-harmed communities failed to use a federal system to send emergency alerts to residents — or waited until it was too late.
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Facing sanctions, Wadsack drops $8M 'conspiracy' lawsuit vs. Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_wadsack_drops_suit/facing-sanctions-wadsack-drops-8m-conspiracy-lawsuit-vs-tucson-police/
Updated: Justine Wadsack, who sued the city of Tucson for $8 million over a speeding ticket, has moved to dismiss her case after she missed a series of court hearings, faces possible sanctions and her attorney has attempted to drop her as a client.
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Cervantes nets 2 as Pima women pick up 1st win at Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090925_pcc_womens_soccer/cervantes-nets-2-as-pima-women-pick-up-1st-win-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-1-2, 1-0-1 in ACCAC) picked up their first victory of the season on Tuesday, beating Chandler-Gilbert Community College 3–0.
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Arizona high court rejects Horne’s bid to remove justice from education case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_horne_az_high_court/arizona-high-court-rejects-hornes-bid-remove-justice-from-education-case/
A political spat dating back to 2012 wasn’t enough to convince Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery to recuse himself from a lawsuit that could give state schools Superintendent Tom Horne the ability to crack down on multilingual education in public schools.
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Facing sanctions, Wadsack drops $8M 'conspiracy' lawsuit vs. Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_wadsack_drops_suit/facing-sanctions-wadsack-drops-8m-conspiracy-lawsuit-vs-tucson-police/
Justine Wadsack, who sued the city of Tucson for $8 million over a speeding ticket, has moved to dismiss her case after she missed a series of court hearings, faces possible sanctions and her attorney has attempted to drop her as a client.
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Immigration judges: Many Migrants cannot be released on bond while facing deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09082_bia_detention/immigration-judges-many-migrants-cannot-released-bond-while-facing-deportation/
People in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization cannot be released on bond by a judge — a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that leaves millions in mandatory detention, and facing an "impossible decision," a Tucson attorney said.
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Immigration judges: Many immigrants cannot be released on bond while facing deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09082_bia_detention/immigration-judges-many-immigrants-cannot-released-bond-while-facing-deportation/
People in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization cannot be released on bond by a judge — a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that leaves millions in mandatory detention, and facing an "impossible decision," a Tucson attorney said.
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Thorne: Arizona’s disabled children will pay the price for Trump’s ‘beautiful’ tax cut bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090925_trump_disabled_kids_op/thorne-arizonas-disabled-children-will-pay-price-trumps-beautiful-tax-cut-bill/
Families face devastation as the state is set to slash payments to parents who care for profoundly disabled children.
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Arizona GOP lawmaker calls Muslims ‘f***ing savages’ and ‘terrorists’ from ‘sh*t hole’ countries https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_gillette_muslims/arizona-gop-lawmaker-calls-muslims-fing-savages-and-terrorists-from-sht-hole-countries/
Since the beginning of September, Rep. John Gillette has made a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, aimed at the Muslim faith.
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House Dems reveal birthday note Trump allegedly gave to Epstein https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090925_trump_epstein_card/house-dems-reveal-birthday-note-trump-allegedly-gave-epstein/
U.S. House Democrats on Monday revealed a lewd image and inscription they alleged was a birthday note that President Donald Trump provided for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book compiled by the financier’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.
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