Project Blue developer tells county they're still building Tucson data center https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091725_pima_project_blue/project-blue-developer-tells-county-theyre-still-building-tucson-data-center/
Updated: The developers of a planned Tucson data center say they're moving ahead after the City Council rejected a deal for reclaimed water for the site. Project Blue will instead use a "closed-loop" air-cooling system that will consume no water but use more power, the company said. "I smell a rat," said Councilman Paul Cunningham.
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Project Blue developer tells county they're still building Tucson data center https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091725_pima_project_blue/project-blue-developer-tells-county-theyre-still-building-tucson-data-center/
Updated: The developers of a planned Tucson data center say they're moving ahead after the City Council rejected a deal for reclaimed water for the site. Project Blue will instead use a "closed-loop" air-cooling system that will consume no water but use more power, the company said.
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GOP ex-lawmaker, Turning Point Action leader, offered plea deal in petition signature forgery case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091725_austin_smith_plea_deal/gop-ex-lawmaker-turning-point-action-leader-offered-plea-deal-petition-signature-forgery-case/
Former Arizona legislator Austin Smith has been offered a plea deal in a multiple-felony criminal case that alleges he personally forged numerous voter signatures on his own petitions for reelection.
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Randall: Don't rip away the ladder of opportunity provided by higher education https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091725_randall_college_op/randall-dont-rip-away-ladder-opportunity-provided-by-higher-education/
The "Trojan Horse" argument that universities are dangerous must be dismantled and the motivations inside need to be exposed. The very people railing against higher education have built their careers on it.
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Former CDC chief says RFK Jr. fired her for refusing to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091725_cdc_chief_firing/former-cdc-chief-says-rfk-jr-fired-her-refusing-rubber-stamp-vaccine-recommendations/
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason.
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Grijalva raises more than $1.3M in Southern Az congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091725_cd7_fundraising/grijalva-raises-more-than-13m-southern-az-congressional-race/
With the Sept. 23 special Congressional District 7 election less than a week away, campaign finance reports show that Democrat Adelita Grijalva has raised more than six times as much money as Republican Daniel Butierez.
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Arizona’s Cochise County asks Justice Department to look back at 2022 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091725_cochise_election/arizonas-cochise-county-asks-justice-department-look-back-2022-election/
Cochise County officials want the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a longstanding and disputed claim that the federal laboratories that test voting systems across the country weren’t properly accredited before the 2022 midterm election.
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Dittmer: In Arizona, electricity is survival. The Constitution must protect it. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091725_az_power_op/dittmer-arizona-electricity-survival-constitution-must-protect-it/
Arizona has been selling its water, land and now electricity as if they were infinite. But what happens when that spark burns out, and Arizonans are left in a blackout? What protections stand between us and a deadly outcome?
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Hobbs: Flags to half-staff to honor firefighters killed near Show Low https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091725_half_staff/hobbs-flags-half-staff-honor-firefighters-killed-near-show-low/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags at all state buildings lowered to half-staff on Wednesday and Thursday in honor of the two firefighters who lost their lives in a crash Sunday.
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Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091725_poverty_trend/poverty-dropped-most-states-last-year-but-trend-could-reverse-as-cuts-loom/
Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday.
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U.S. Senate Dems push GOP for extension of expiring health care subsidies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091725_healthcare_subsidies/us-senate-dems-push-gop-extension-expiring-health-care-subsidies/
A trio of Senate Democrats urged Republican lawmakers at a Tuesday press conference to extend and make permanent the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025.
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Other Highland festivals folding tents, but Tucson won't give up the jig https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091725_celtic_fest/other-highland-festivals-folding-tents-but-tucson-wont-give-up-jig/
The Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games are coming at a time when events of its kind are being canceled across the world.
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Mendez & Mendoza each score 2 goals as Pima women trounce Glendale 7-1 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091725_pcc_womens_soccer/mendez-mendoza-each-score-2-goals-as-pima-women-trounce-glendale-7-1/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (3-1-2, 3-0-1 in ACCAC) handed Glendale Community College their first defeat of the season (3-1, 3-1) on Tuesday as the teams locked up in an ACCAC conference game at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Mina & Flores net goals as Pima men shut out Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091725_pcc_mens_soccer/mina-flores-net-goals-as-pima-men-shut-out-glendale/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (5-1, 3-1 in ACCAC) earned a second straight shutout victory on Tuesday in their game against Glendale Community College at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Tucson Council candidates discuss gun violence & political rhetoric at forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091625_tucson_council_forum/tucson-council-candidates-discuss-gun-violence-political-rhetoric-forum/
The candidates in this year’s Tucson City Council election discussed gun violence and political speech at a forum on Monday.
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Mexican Independence Day draws defiant crowd in Phoenix amid deportation raids https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091625_phx_deportations/mexican-independence-day-draws-defiant-crowd-phoenix-amid-deportation-raids/
The Arizona Capitol was alive with music and cheering on Monday night in a celebration that emphasized the presence and belonging of immigrants in the country.
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9th Circuit reverses injunction on Arizona election canvass rule https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091625_az_canvass_ruling/9th-circuit-reverses-injunction-arizona-election-canvass-rule/
A 9th Circuit panel reversed an injunction against a new election guideline conservative activists say could disenfranchise whole counties of Arizona voters but affirmed an injunction against another it says could violate First Amendment free speech.
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New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091625_nm_child_care/new-mexico-will-first-state-make-child-care-free/
In an unprecedented move, New Mexico is making child care free.
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First section of new border wall in Az's San Rafael Valley visible Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091625_srv_border_wall/first-section-new-border-wall-azs-san-rafael-valley-visible-monday/
The first 250-foot stretch of a new black-painted border wall has been erected in a "biological hotspot" southeast of Tucson, with environmentalists calling the construction an "ecological disaster in the making" and "cruel political theater."
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Pima County Treasurer sends out 500 blank property tax statements https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091625_blank_tax_statements/pima-county-treasurer-sends-out-500-blank-property-tax-statements/
More than 500 property owners in Pima County were recently sent property tax statements that were blank. The Treasurer's Office quickly moved to send corrected documents to residents whose home addresses are kept confidential from the public.
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