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National bill on voting standards pushed anew by Democrats in Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional Democrats said they plan to again introduce a bill to set national voting standards to establish national standards for early voting, mail-in ballots and protection of poll workers and volunteers from harassment.

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Divorce complete: Diamondbacks split with Bally Sports Arizona, MLB takes over tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Baseball fans will no longer find Diamondbacks games on Bally Sports Arizona after a bankruptcy judge approved Diamond Sports Group’s request to end its contract with the team, and local fans can now view games on other cable and streaming options.

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Navajo Nation Council celebrates 100 years as governing body for Navajo people tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Celebrating 100 years of government on the Navajo Nation, tribal leaders and community members rode up to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock on horseback to kick off the 25th Navajo Nation Council summer session on Monday.

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Kari Lake asks Arizona Supreme Court to overturn her loss, let her skip the appeals process tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake has — once again — appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court in her bid to overturn her 17,000-vote loss last year that has so far been rejected at every turn because she has failed to produce evidence backing up her bombastic claims of fraud and vote-rigging.

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Kari Lake asks Supreme Court to overturn her loss, let her skip the appeals process tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake has — once again — appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court in her bid to overturn her 17,000-vote loss last year that has so far been rejected at every turn because she has failed to produce evidence backing up her bombastic claims of fraud and vote-rigging.

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Texas investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into Rio Grande tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Texas Office of the Inspector General is investigating claims DPS troopers were told to push migrants, which include small children and women with nursing babies, back into the river and turning away a 4-year-old girl who later passed out on the riverbank from the heat.

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Incumbents outspending challengers in Tucson Council primary races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Council incumbents are outspending their challengers in the Aug. 1 Democratic primary, while outside groups are laying out more than most of the candidates in the election.

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Arizona Helping Hands launches mobile unit to assist foster children and families throughout state tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Helping Hands kicked off its back-to-school season by opening a mobile unit that will distribute backpacks to foster children and provide services to foster families throughout the state.

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Pima County taps Scott DiBiase to lead Enviromental Quality dep't tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After nearly 20 years of managing air quality in Pinal County, Scott DiBiase was chosen to lead Pima County's Department of Environmental Quality.

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Judge: No proof means no new trial for Hamadeh in bid to overturn Az election loss tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Abraham Hamadeh won’t be granted a third try at overturning his 2022 loss, after a Mohave County judge ruled that he lacks both the evidence and legal basis to do so.

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Arizona advocates fear long-term impact of court’s discrimination ruling tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates say a Supreme Court ruling that struck down anti-discrimination protections will likely have little immediate impact in Arizona – beyond confusion – but they worry it opens the door to abuses down the road.

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Judge balks at voting advocates' bid to release 'privileged' Arizona Legislature records tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge appeared likely to side against voting rights advocates asking him to order the Arizona Legislature to release nearly 200 internal communications documents the governing body claims are protected by legislative privilege.

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Hobbs talks tribal commitments in historic speech to Navajo Nation Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Katie Hobbs made history on Monday, becoming the first sitting Arizona governor to address the Navajo Nation Council, congratulating the council on its 100 years as a governing body and discussing her office’s commitment to Arizona’s tribal nations.

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AG Mayes says Horne can’t defund Arizona's dual-language education tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne doesn’t have the power to punish schools for using dual-language instructional models, according to Attorney General Kris Mayes - though Horne is preparing to sue schools teaching students in two languages.

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Runbeck rejects claims AI used to process Maricopa ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Runbeck Election Services rebutted claims - raised by the Republican-led Arizona legislature - that artificial intelligence was used to verify signatures on Maricopa ballots, and said it will not provide a lengthy list of documents and video footage requested by GOP committee members.

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Runbeck refutes claims election contractor used AI to process Maricopa ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Runbeck Election Services rebutted claims - raised by the Republican-led Arizona legislature - that artificial intelligence was used to verify signatures on Maricopa ballots, and said it will not provide a lengthy list of documents and video footage requested by GOP committee members.

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Heat-related illnesses soaring in Arizona and Florida as the planet warms & temperatures rise tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Among the hottest states in the country, none saw a sharper spike in summertime temperatures over the last century than Arizona and Florida - and as the number of heat-related emergency room visits sharply rises, poor communities are bearing the brunt of sickening heat.

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Trump says special counsel is investigating him for Jan. 6 charges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A third indictment may be imminent after former President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that he received notice from the Justice Department that he has been targeted in the special counsel’s investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Veteran local journalist Jim Nintzel joins Tucson Sentinel staff tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: Longtime Southern Arizona journalist Jim Nintzel, who worked as a reporter and editor at the Tucson Weekly for more than three decades before stepping down last year, is joining the Tucson Sentinel staff to serve as the Government & Political Impact reporter.

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Happy when it rains... A monsoon tunes playlist tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
It's hot, it's humid, and it's (finally) raining buckets of cats and dogs, or at least kittens and puppies, across parts of Tucson. Here are a few monsoon tunes to play as you celebrate.

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