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Club sues to ban unstaffed ballot drop boxes in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club - dedicated to “taking on the establishment and the radical left” - and a state resident filed suit in Superior Court challenging Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over the use of unstaffed ballot drop boxes in elections across the state.

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Hispanic Chamber: Support Prop. 413 pay increase for mayor & Council for a better Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"City Council members earn a meager $24,000 annually, equivalent to just $11.54 per hour; a shocking $2.31 less than minimum wage. Yet, Tucson is one of the 40 largest cities in America and each Council member is charged with representing wards of approximately 90,000 people — a clearly full-time job." — Rob Elias, Tucson Hispanic Chamber

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Sahuarita streamlines worker rules; TUSD updates social media policy tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Sahuarita Town Council will revise its employee handbook with curious changes to sexual harassment policies. Amphi Superintendent Todd Jaeger will get get a job review. And more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.

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Arizona Indian Health Service facility becomes first to be designated a voter registration agency tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Indigenous people in Arizona have often faced significant hurdles when registering to vote, and to help ease those hurdles, Native Health, an urban Indian Health Services facility, has been officially designated a voter registration agency in the Phoenix area.

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Many women can’t access miscarriage drug because it’s also used for abortions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Mifepristone is taken almost exclusively to induce abortions and manage miscarriages, the latter of which is an off-label use, and the drug remains widely unavailable to patients experiencing pregnancy loss - even in states that do not otherwise restrict abortion.

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High home prices & interest rates contribute to tough market for first-time homebuyers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
High home sales prices and mortgage interest rates are squeezing out first-time Arizona home buyers from entering the market, especially as incomes have not kept up, and there’s no relief anticipated until possibly sometime next year.

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Arizona GOP lawmakers, again, convene a COVID hearing chock full of misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the second time in five months, Arizona Republican lawmakers held special hearing billed as examining the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic that was instead rife with conspiracy theories, misinformation and fear-mongering around vaccines and public health.

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Israel, Ukraine, global aid & border funding would hit $106 billion under Biden request tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration asked Congress on Friday to approve nearly $106 billion in new funding for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Israel and other countries and to improve security on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Social Security overpays billions, then demands money back tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Social Security Administration is trying to reclaim billions of dollars from many of the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable — payments it sent them but now says they never should have received.

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There is a victory of skill over strength, or a draw anyway: Wildcat soccer ties Trojans tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Arizona scored the first goal, but had to settle with sharing points on Sunday afternoon as they tied 1-1 with the 11th-ranked USC Trojans.

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Rookie season: Political newcomers seek to unseat Democratic incumbents on Tucson City Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A look at the 2023 campaigns for Tucson mayor and City Council: It’s been 14 years since a Republican won an election in the city of Tucson.

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Az Pickleball Players League growth powered by sport’s popularity tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
With more than 30,000 games played by over 4,700 excited players in the state, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States – and the Arizona Pickleball Players League is a prime example of the sport’s incredible growth over the past few years.

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Americans talk about peace − just not the same way people do in other countries tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Americans don’t talk much about peace, instead saying they care about safety and security and issues like terrorism, crime, illegal drugs and immigration, but it turns out they care about peace a lot – they just don’t talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict.

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What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
With the unsustainable American child care system on the brink of collapse, Canada’s experience with a program of $10 a day for child care and public funds to underwrite child care programs may hold the most relevant lessons on how to make universal child care possible.

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Democrats crushing Republicans in fundraising for Tucson mayor & Council races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: With just three weeks to go before the Nov. 7 election, Mayor Regina Romero and three Democrats seeking re-election to the Tucson City Council have far outstripped their challengers on the fundraising front.

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Pima volleyball snags 1st set against No. 1 Scottsdale but fall in 4 sets tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (10-16, 6-8 in ACCAC) faced a tough test on Friday as they hosted Scottsdale Community College (19-0, 14-0) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

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Turn over a new leaf: Fun things to do in Tucson this fall tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
In case visiting a pumpkin patch or eating apple pie are the only plans you have for this fall, here are some events to pencil - or type - into your calendar.

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Sandhill cranes back in Arizona: Spot them on Game & Fish livestream tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The long-legged, red-beaked sandhill cranes have returned to the marshes of Southeast Arizona for their yearly migration, and viewers can spot the birds via a livestream camera from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

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Az dispensaries recalling marijuana product over aspergillus contamination tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling a marijuana product due to possible contamination with aspergillus, a fungus that can cause allergic reactions or infection — usually in people already sick with something else.

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Monday deadline for comments on proposed Border Patrol road across protected land near Nogales tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Concerned citizens have until midnight on Monday to submit comments on a proposed road for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which will be carved through a section of the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz.

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