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Battle over Az’s election manual expands to citizenship checks, early voting & hand counts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The release of new draft rules dictating how Arizona’s elections must be run has reopened partisan battles over such issues as how officials handle voter citizenship checks, conduct early voting, and count ballots.

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Take a deep breath — marriage equality is probably here to stay tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
There’s good news for LGBTQ+ married couples who want to stay married: The Supreme Court is not likely to overturn marriage equality any time soon.

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Freeport mining & FWS to build fish barrier on Arizona's Eagle Creek to block nonnative species tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Four species listed under the Endangered Species Act are at the center of a conservation agreement between a mining company and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which will see a fish barrier installed at Eagle Creek, about a hundred miles northeast of Tucson.

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Democrats outraise Republicans in Tucson City Council races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Ahead of the first forum of the general election cycle on Monday night, the Republican candidates in this year’s City Council races are trailing the Democratic candidates on the fundraising front.

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Az Ethics Committee won’t investigate Islamophobic comments from GOP representative tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The House Ethics Committee will not investigate an ethics complaint by Democratic leaders against Kingman Republican John Gillette, after he called Muslims “f***ing savages” and posted a series of Islamophobic comments on social media calling members of the faith “terrorists” from “sh*t hole countries” intent on destroying America.

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Changes at NIH giveTrump political appointees greater power to fund or block health research tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from the world’s largest biomedical research funder — the federal government’s National Institutes of Health.

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With more self-driving cars on the road, states put more rules in place tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Self-driving vehicle technology continues to advance, prompting a wave of liability and safety regulations from state lawmakers.

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More states guarantee students a right to school-day religious instruction off campus tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal courts have dealt a string of blows to conservatives’ push for the biblical Ten Commandments to be posted in public schools, yet many states are working on another route to faith-based education by allowing kids to attend off-campus religious instruction.

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Scottsdale can’t decide whether to sue state over Axon zoning law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Scottsdale City Council last week tabled plans to move forward with a lawsuit over a new state law that cancels a public vote on the proposed headquarters for law enforcement technology company Axon.

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Can a shift in strategy reduce intimate partner violence? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Perceived lenience toward men who have threatened or hurt women is understandably controversial. Yet momentum is growing for less frequent arrests — or at least more selective ones — and more attention to the emotional wounds and stress that can lead men to violence.

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Tucson City Council candidate forum set for Monday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: A City Council candidate forum Monday night, public meeting on a proposed homeless camping site; the special congressional election on Sept. 23; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Coconino prosecutors will investigate Rodney Glassman over alleged campaign finance violations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After numerous counties turned down the case over the past few weeks, Coconino County has finally agreed to investigate allegations that Republican candidate for Attorney General Rodney Glassman violated campaign finance law.

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Pima Supes move to appease bond market; Marana Council to vote on RTA tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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 tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
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 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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 tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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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