Here’s what I found testing Arizona’s ballot signature checking process https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101623_ballot_check_test_op/heres-what-i-found-testing-arizonas-ballot-signature-checking-process/
Lawsuits filed by the Arizona Republican Party and other conservative groups raise a question about whether signature verification is the best way to verify an early voter’s identity – a question particularly important in a state where the vast majority of voters use this method to vote.
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Pima women overpowered by No. 9 Arizona Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101023_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-women-overpowered-by-no-9-arizona-western/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (6-5-2, 5-3-2 in ACCAC) found themselves in a tough matchup on Tuesday against Arizona Western College (11-1, 10-0).
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Pima men come up short vs. Az Western in a battle of top NJCAA & ACCAC programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101023_pcc_mens_soccer/pima-men-come-up-short-vs-az-western-battle-top-njcaa-accac-programs/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (10-2, 7-2 in ACCAC) and Arizona Western College (10-0-3, 7-0-2) put on a show on Tuesday in a match between top teams in the NJCAA and in the ACCAC conference.
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U.S. stresses support for Israel as 1 million residents of North Gaza ordered to evacuate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101423_gaza/us-stresses-support-israel-as-1-million-residents-north-gaza-ordered-evacuate/
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel, the New York Democrat’s office said Friday as Israel ordered around 1 million people to leave the northern half of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip amid war with the militant group.
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Kenna Simon has 12 kills as Pima volleyball snaps 6-match skid to beat Phoenix College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101323_pcc_volleyball/kenna-simon-has-12-kills-as-pima-volleyball-snaps-6-match-skid-beat-phoenix-college/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (9-15, 5-7 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Friday as it beat Phoenix College (0-14, 0-12) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Water catchments across Arizona provide drinking water for wildlife https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_az_water_catchments/water-catchments-across-arizona-provide-drinking-water-wildlife/
According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, there are roughly 3,000 catchments — systems that collect rainwater and use it to fill a drinking hole for desert-dwelling animals — across Arizona.
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Tohono O'odham leaders blast feds' move not to charge Border Patrol agents in fatal shooting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_mattia_shooting/tohono-oodham-leaders-blast-feds-move-not-charge-border-patrol-agents-fatal-shooting/
Calling it a "travesty of justice," the chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation blasted the Justice Department's decision not to press charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a tribal member near his home earlier this year.
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Tohono O'odham leaders blast feds' move not to charge Border Patrol agents in fatal shooting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_mattia_shooting/tohono-oodham-leaders-blast-feds-move-not-charge-border-patrol-agents-fatal-shooting/
Calling it a "travesty of justice," the chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation blasted the Justice Department's decision not to press charges against U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a tribal member near his home earlier this year.
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Dimensional Energy CEO: Gov't shutdown would slow clean energy progress in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101323_clean_energy_op/dimensional-energy-ceo-govt-shutdown-would-slow-clean-energy-progress-arizona/
The clean energy boom is proof that technological innovation doesn’t need to be synonymous with environmental devastation. But this progress is at risk of being jeopardized by a government shutdown.
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Traditional downtowns are dead or dying in many U.S. cities − what’s next for these zones? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101323_downtown_growth_op/traditional-downtowns-are-dead-or-dying-many-us-cities-8722-whats-next-these-zones/
Many cities are confronting the prospect of an urban doom loop, with a massive oversupply of office and retail space, fewer commuters and a looming urban fiscal crisis, and the growth of commercial office complexes that has long been promoted has probably come to an end.
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Legislators in 49 states ask SCOTUS to preserve access to abortion pill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101323_scotus_abortion_pill/legislators-49-states-ask-scotus-preserve-access-abortion-pill/
A group of more than 600 Democratic legislators from 49 states have signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to overturn an appellate court decision that would roll back access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used to safely terminate early pregnancies and treat miscarriages.
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Whatton & Gilleland produce double-doubles but Pima volleyball drops 6th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101123_pcc_volleyball/whatton-gilleland-produce-double-doubles-but-pima-volleyball-drops-6th-straight/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-15, 4-7 in ACCAC) hosted Chandler-Gilbert Community College (10-8, 7-5) on Wednesday.
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Pima County moves to block release of grand jury transcripts in Remington case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_remington_transcripts/pima-county-moves-block-release-grand-jury-transcripts-remington-case/
The Pima County Attorney’s Office is pushing to keep grand jury transcripts under wraps while considering a third indictment against former Tucson Police Officer Ryan Remington for shooting and killing a man in a motorized wheelchair during a confrontation over shoplifting in November 2021.
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Only 5% of Arizonans are Black, but they make up nearly 1 in 3 eviction filings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_az_black_evictions/only-5-arizonans-are-black-but-they-make-up-nearly-1-3-eviction-filings/
A new report highlights the racial disparities in evictions and reveals that Black Arizonans face eviction at a higher rate than their counterparts.
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Scalise drops out of race for U.S. House speaker https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101323_scalise_drops_out/scalise-drops-out-race-us-house-speaker/
Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise withdrew from the race for U.S. House speaker on Thursday evening, just one day after his colleagues nominated him for the role.
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Tucson Meet Yourself celebrates 50 years of Tucson folklife https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101223_tucson_meet_yourself_2023/tucson-meet-yourself-celebrates-50-years-tucson-folklife/
Tucson Meet Yourself returns to Downtown this weekend to honor and enjoy the living traditions and diverse cultures that make up our community.
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Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101323_congenital_syphilis/congenital-syphilis-rates-are-soaring-but-resources-stem-infections-are-lacking/
States - including Arizona - are seeing an alarming surge in cases of congenital syphilis, a preventable infection that can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death — or lifelong complications such as blindness or deafness.
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Amid rising evictions and rents, states grapple with protections in tenant-landlord laws https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101223_tenant_landlord_laws/amid-rising-evictions-and-rents-states-grapple-with-protections-tenant-landlord-laws/
As the number of renters rises in the U.S. - 46 million, or more than a third of U.S. households, are renters - organizers pushing for renters’ rights are finding more of their own among the ranks of state legislatures across the country.
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Backpage defense asks for mistrial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101223_backpage_trial/backpage-defense-asks-mistrial/
Attorneys defending former executives of Backage.com took issue with “day in the life” testimony of a woman whose sexual services were advertised regularly on the site.
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Arizona soccer prepares for 'combat' against Oregon State https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101223_arizona-soccer/arizona-soccer-prepares-combat-against-oregon-state/
If the Arizona Wildcats soccer team want to find some solace while they contemplate their four-match losing streak, they might want to look at Friday’s opponent Oregon State. The Beavers haven’t won a match since September 7 and have only scored three goals in five PAC-12 contests.
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