Pima Supes move to appease bond market; Marana Council to vote on RTA https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091425_agenda_pima_funds_op/pima-supes-move-appease-bond-market-marana-council-vote-rta/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors want the ratings agencies to know the fiscal year 2026 fund balance of 15% is a one-shot deal. Santa Cruz County is set to provide some free landfill use, plus more from government meetings around Tucson this week.
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Upcoming Tucson Jazz festival has added fresh venues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091325_tucson_jazz_fest/upcoming-tucson-jazz-festival-has-added-fresh-venues/
The Tucson Jazz Festival, coming early next year, is incorporating two new concert venues.
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Jacome has 28 assists & 5 aces as Pima volleyball downs Park University https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091325_pcc_volleyball/jacome-has-28-assists-5-aces-as-pima-volleyball-downs-park-university/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (3-7) stepped away from ACCAC conference play on Saturday for a non-conference home match against Park University VR, winning in four sets.
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Film Fest Tucson reframes format, to hold screenings over months https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091425_film_fest_tucson/film-fest-tucson-reframes-format-hold-screenings-over-months/
The festival, which has been held on one weekend for almost a decade, is changing formats. Film Fest Tucson 2025 has no designated weekend this year. But, according to festival director Herb Stratford, that doesn't mean it isn't happening.
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At CDC, worries mount that agency has taken anti-science turn https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091425_cdc_science/at-cdc-worries-mount-that-agency-has-taken-anti-science-turn/
Public health and access to lifesaving vaccines are on the line in a high-stakes leadership battle at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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‘The right not to be coerced’: Push to restore old sports team names reopens wounds for Native communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091425_native_mascots/the-right-not-coerced-push-restore-old-sports-team-names-reopens-wounds-native-communities/
For many Native Americans, the decision to replace the former names of Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB team was not just symbolic. Now, after President Donald Trump called on both franchises to restore those names, old fears are resurfacing.
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Pima Health Dep't will offer COVID vax at county clinics https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091225_pima_covid_update/pima-health-dept-will-offer-covid-vax-county-clinics/
Pima County will offer COVID-19 immunization shots at its clinics this fall, even for people who cannot otherwise get a prescription for the vaccine.
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Pima volleyball drops match in straight sets at No. 12 Mesa CC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091225_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-drops-match-straight-sets-no-12-mesa-cc/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (2-7, 1-1 in ACCAC) was back in action on Friday as they played an ACCAC conference match at Mesa Community College (9-2, 3-0).
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Friday deadline to request early ballot in S. Az congressional election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091225_political_calendar/friday-deadline-request-early-ballot-s-az-congressional-election/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Public meeting on the proposed homeless camping site; Sun Tran public meetings to outline changes to bus service; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more
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Climate change, bandshell renovations limit Tucson Pops Orchestra concerts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091225_pops_climate_change/climate-change-bandshell-renovations-limit-tucson-pops-orchestra-concerts/
The Tucson Pops Orchestra is hosting fewer free concerts this fall, citing September's excessive heat, and coming renovations at Reid Park.
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Az Supreme Court hears challenge to dark money disclosure law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091225_dark_money_law/az-supreme-court-hears-challenge-dark-money-disclosure-law/
The fate of Proposition 211, an overwhelmingly popular law passed in 2022, was placed in the hands of the Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Arizona Republicans want Trump to pay back $744M in border security costs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091225_az_border_costs/arizona-republicans-want-trump-pay-back-744m-border-security-costs/
Republican legislative leaders are asking the Trump administration to reimburse Arizona for spending $744 million on border security over the past four years — a month after Gov. Katie Hobbs sent her own request, which remains unanswered.
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Appeals court allows provision freezing Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091225_planned_parenthood_funding/appeals-court-allows-provision-freezing-medicaid-funding-planned-parenthood/
The Trump administration can block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood after an appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s preliminary injunction.
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22-year-old Utahn suspected of killing Charlie Kirk in custody https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091225_kirk_suspect/22-year-old-utahn-suspected-killing-charlie-kirk-custody/
A suspect in Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting is in custody, federal and state officials announced Friday morning.
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Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091225_conversion_therapy/conversion-therapy-lgbtq-people-long-discredited-could-make-comeback/
Conversion therapy has been denounced by major medical organizations, who say it’s ineffective and harmful and puts LGBTQ+ people at risk, but conservative majorities in the courts, in state legislatures and at the federal level have opened the door to reinstate the practice.
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AI has a hidden water cost − here’s how to calculate yours https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091225_ai_water_cost_op/ai-has-hidden-water-cost-8722-heres-how-calculate-yours/
When people move from seeing AI as simply a resource drain to understanding its actual footprint, where the effects come from, how they vary, and what can be done to reduce them, they are far better equipped to make choices that balance innovation with sustainability.
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Social Security praises new chatbot ex-officials say was tested but shelved under Biden https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091225_ai_social_security/social-security-praises-new-chatbot-ex-officials-say-was-tested-but-shelved-under-biden/
Social Security’s Facebook page is pockmarked with negative reviews of the uncooperative bot rolled out by the Trump administration that was tested but deemed not yet ready during the Biden administration, and many worry it foreshadows a less human Social Security.
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Hobbs defies federal limits on COVID vaccines with executive order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091125_hobbs_covid_vax/hobbs-defies-federal-limits-covid-vaccines-with-executive-order/
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday that expands access to the COVID-19 vaccine, adding to a growing list of states that are bucking the federal government’s efforts to limit access to the updated shot.
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For Sen. Kelly, killing of Charlie Kirk renews concern about toxic politics & gun access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091125_kelly_kirk/for-sen-kelly-killing-charlie-kirk-renews-concern-toxic-politics-gun-access/
The killing of right-wing star Charlie Kirk brought on a flood of unpleasant memories for Sen. Mark Kelly – of the day when his wife, Gabby Giffords, then a member of Congress, was shot in the head while meeting with constituents.
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New COVID vax restrictions create hurdles for Pima residents; Hobbs orders blanket Rx for Arizonans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091125_covid_vax_update/new-covid-vax-restrictions-create-hurdles-pima-residents-hobbs-orders-blanket-rx-arizonans/
With federal officials changing up COVID vaccination recommendations, Pima County residents may have a harder time getting a shot this year. Responding to restrictions, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered state officials to issue a "standing order" that serves as a blanket prescription for everyone in the state on Thursday.
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