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Nearly two dozen money-in-politics bills are floating around Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Members of the House and Senate have introduced more than 20 bills this year that would affect some aspect of the role money plays in the political system, but few — if any — have a chance of becoming law.

Dispensaries defend cashless ATM smokescreen from fraud claims tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Fighting against fraud and racketeering claims in state court, Trulieve Cannabis Corp and its Arizona-based subsidiaries told a judge that its use of cashless ATMs did not directly violate the rules of or deceive credit card companies that still prohibit cannabis purchases.

Almost 400k Arizonans will pay more for health insurance if Republicans don’t extend credits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Funding for premium tax credits from the federal government as part of the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of this year. Unless a funding plan is in place by Oct. 1, multiple federal agencies and programs will be forced to stop work.

Grijalva wins with 70% landslide in Southern Az congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With the release of the first batch of early ballots in Tuesday’s special Congressional District 7 election, Democrat Adelita Grijalva was headed to a 69-30 victory over Republican Daniel Butierez. She will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Arizona.

Pima women's soccer rallies twice, earns tie at Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (4-1-3, 4-0-2 in ACCAC) had their four-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a game that featured two NJCAA Division II nationally ranked teams.

Buffalo Exchange founder Kerstin Block dies at 83 tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Kerstin Block died peacefully in her home in August after half a century working to build the chain of secondhand stores founded in Tucson.

Grijalva wins by 70% landslide in Southern Az congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With the release of the first batch of early ballots in Tuesday’s special Congressional District 7 election, Democrat Adelita Grijalva was headed to a landslide 71-27 victory over Republican Daniel Butierez. She will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Arizona.

Grijalva winning by 70% landslide in Southern Az congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With the release of the first batch of early ballots in Tuesday’s special Congressional District 7 election, Democrat Adelita Grijalva was headed to a landslide 71-27 victory over Republican Daniel Butierez. She will be the first Latina elected to Congress from Arizona.

Whistleblower: 'Inaccurate statements' to court put kids at risk as officials prepped Labor Day deportations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal whistleblower alleged a Trump administration official made "inaccurate statements" to a federal judge, as part of the attempted deportation of around 600 Guatemalan and Honduran kids from the U.S. —including 69 from Arizona—over Labor Day weekend.

Whistleblower: Trump admin's 'inaccurate statements' to court put kids at risk as officials prepped Labor Day deportations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal whistleblower alleged a Trump administration official made "inaccurate statements" to a federal judge, as part of the attempted deportation of around 600 Guatemalan and Honduran kids from the U.S. —including 69 from Arizona—over Labor Day weekend.

‘Your countries are going to hell’: Trump attacks allies’ policies in combative UN address tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump harshly criticized fellow world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly days after key allies of the United States recognized a Palestinian state, and as NATO vows to defend Europe amid recent Russian air incursions.

'Be Moved' by Ballet Tucson's 2025-2026 season tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
This year, Ballet Tucson presents a carefully selected series of performances through April, including collaborations with other groups, like the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Guitar Society and Tucson Desert Song Festival.

Medical experts counter Trump-Kennedy autism theories about Tylenol with established science tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump-Kennedy announcement and Kennedy’s characterizations about autism have raised questions about why someone would be diagnosed, what types of research have been done and what reputable science has found about causes.

Arizona fake electors prosecution hits roadblock as court declines appeal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals declined to take up Attorney General Kris Mayes’ appeal of a lower court’s decision to send the Arizona fake electors case back to a grand jury.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, Tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.

Los científicos dicen que Trump distorsiona los datos sobre el autismo, el Tylenol y las vacunas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
El anuncio de la Casa Blanca sobre el autismo exagera los vínculos con el Tylenol, induce a error sobre las vacunas y hace retroceder el campo al ignorar décadas de investigación, dicen los científicos.

Arizona congresswoman fights Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ media intimidation tactics tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari led a movement to officially condemn President Trump’s escalating efforts to shut down speech critical of him and his allies, and credited it as one of the factors in reversing the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts racts on autism, Tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.

Supreme Court pulls trigger on FTC firing, siding with Trump over precedent tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump secured a major victory at the Supreme Court, receiving the go-ahead to fire a Federal Trade Commission member protected by nearly a century of precedent, though the justices also agreed to hear arguments in the case during their upcoming term.

Polls open until 7 pm for Tucson special congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the special election in Arizona's Congressional District 7.

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