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Hamadeh gears up to appeal latest dismissal, sanctions still pending https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072023_hamadeh_appeal/hamadeh-gears-up-appeal-latest-dismissal-sanctions-still-pending/
Abraham Hamadeh, who has unsuccessfully attempted three times to overturn his 2022 loss for Arizona attorney general to Democrat Kris Mayes, is appealing his latest rejection, hoping the courts will reconsider his case after a judge dismissed it last week.
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Pima Dems to 'ratify' lawmaker picks in last-minute fix to open-meeting law violation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072023_ld20_appointment/pima-dems-ratify-lawmaker-picks-last-minute-fix-open-meeting-law-violation/
Democrats in a Pima County legislative district will meet on Monday to make a last-minute fix to comply with state open meeting laws with their picks of three potential replacements for an open seat in the Legislature. The Board of Supervisors is set to pick the new lawmaker Tuesday.
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Rio Rico landowner wants rezoning for Hermosa Mine processing plant https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_mining_rezoning/rio-rico-landowner-wants-rezoning-hermosa-mine-processing-plant/
Updated: Santa Cruz County officials have insisted a rezoning in Rio Rico has nothing to do with mining. But leaked letter from landowner Andrew Jackson shows he explicitly supports South32 building a processing plant on the land.
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17 years after being dropped from endangered list, tiny pygmy owl gains new protections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_pygmy_owl_protected/17-years-after-being-dropped-from-endangered-list-tiny-pygmy-owl-gains-new-protections/
Once at the center of fights over land use around Pima County, the rare, diminutive and publicly prominent cactus ferruginous pygmy owl will again be protected under federal law.
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Rio Rico landowner wants rezoning for Hermosa Mine processing plant https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_mining_rezoning/rio-rico-landowner-wants-rezoning-hermosa-mine-processing-plant/
Santa Cruz County officials have insisted a rezoning in Rio Rico has nothing to do with mining. But leaked letter from landowner Andrew Jackson shows he explicitly supports South32 building a processing plant on the land.
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Feds outline planning process for Colorado River water management https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_colorado_river_ops/feds-outline-planning-process-colorado-river-water-management/
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation laid out the planning process on the development of post-2026 operational guidelines and strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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Arizona legislators examine college campus freedom of speech after controversial ASU event https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_asu_free_speech/arizona-legislators-examine-college-campus-freedom-speech-after-controversial-asu-event/
A committee assembled to investigate freedom of speech in Arizona’s three public universities heard testimony about an ASU event that included controversial radio talk show host Dennis Prager and conservative Charlie Kirk, leading to protests and a closure of the university center.
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Arizona Republicans emphasize legality, not practicality in push for hand-counting ballots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_ballot_hand_count/arizona-republicans-emphasize-legality-not-practicality-push-hand-counting-ballots/
As they tour the state to try to convince county decision-makers to hand-count ballots in the upcoming presidential election, Arizona Republican lawmakers are emphasizing one point: They believe it’s legal here - but ignore the problems that crop up when trying perform hand-counts.
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Az county official tells Congress ‘anti-ESG’ bills threaten public investments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_climate_banking/az-county-official-tells-congress-anti-esg-bills-threaten-public-investments/
Coconino County Treasurer Sarah Benatar told House lawmakers Tuesday that it’s her job to get the best, and safest, return on public investments for taxpayers, but that “anti-ESG” legislation puts public dollars at risk.
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Latest student debt-relief plan could mean $1 billion for 20,000 in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_az_student_debt/latest-student-debt-relief-plan-could-mean-1-billion-20000-arizona/
More than 20,000 Arizona residents would see $1 billion in student debt erased under a Biden administration plan unveiled just two weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a previous debt-forgiveness plan.
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National bill on voting standards pushed anew by Democrats in Congress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071923_voting_standards/national-bill-voting-standards-pushed-anew-by-democrats-congress/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/071923_diamondback_bally_split/divorce-complete-diamondbacks-split-with-bally-sports-arizona-mlb-takes-over/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_navajo_anniversary/navajo-nation-council-celebrates-100-years-as-governing-body-navajo-people/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_supreme_court_lake/kari-lake-asks-arizona-supreme-court-overturn-her-loss-let-her-skip-appeals-process/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_supreme_court_lake/kari-lake-asks-supreme-court-overturn-her-loss-let-her-skip-appeals-process/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071923_texas_migrants/texas-investigating-claim-that-dps-troopers-were-told-push-migrants-back-into-rio-grande/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071923_primary_election_reports/incumbents-outspending-challengers-tucson-council-primary-races/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071423_foster_help/arizona-helping-hands-launches-mobile-unit-assist-foster-children-and-families-throughout-state/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071823_pdeq_director/pima-county-taps-scott-dibiase-lead-enviromental-quality-dept/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071823_hamadeh_trial_denied/judge-no-proof-means-no-new-trial-hamadeh-bid-overturn-az-election-loss/
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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