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Kari Lake didn’t dispute a talk show host’s false claim her opponent supports veteran suicides tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake appeared on the show of an Islamaphobic conspiracy theorist who has espoused white nationalist views and offered no pushback when host Laura Loomer claimed her combat veteran opponent in the U.S. Senate race wants his fellow veterans to kill themselves.

Tucson Council plays turf game with RTA tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council has treated RTA Next for three years the same way four-year-old Blake treated spinach on his plate. Sneer at it. Poke it with a fork. Move it around. Hope it goes away.

FC Tucson starts league season with match against familiar foe Ventura County Fusion tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson is scheduled to play against Ventura County in Ventura on Friday night in their first league match of the season. It would be easy to be bitter about Ventura’s role in keeping the local side from the playoffs last season, but the team learned some important lessons.

Border vigilantes are blurring the lines of law enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
All along the border, organized vigilante groups are filming themselves conducting patrols, taking photos of themselves alongside law enforcement, and sharing footage online to solicit donations - actions that appear to elevate the risk of violence in already volatile areas.

Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Air pollution in the Tucson metro area, including moderate concentrations of ground-level ozone, prompted an advisory Thursday from Pima County that some residents should avoid intense physical outdoor activity.

Members of U.S. Senate face a vote on whether they support contraception access tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. senators will go on record next month with whether they support legislation from Democrats that would guarantee access to contraception — a right currently upheld by two Supreme Court cases, but one that has been singled out by a conservative justice.

Arizona AG join lawsuit, sues Ticketmaster, Live Nation over live concert monopoly tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Az AG Mayes joined the the Justice Department and a coalition of states in an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of them of monopolistic control as "gatekeeper for the delivery of nearly all live music in America today.”

Arizona House advances immigration resolution amid racial profiling claims tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's Senate floor session ended in chaos Wednesday as members of the gallery shouted out in protest of a voter resolution that would establish illegal border entry as a state crime.

Giuliani, Arizona GOP leaders plead not guilty in election interference case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani railed against his latest indictment over his role in the 2020 election in a Maricopa County courtroom Tuesday morning.

Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Wednesday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Air pollution in the Tucson metro area, including moderate concentrations of ground-level ozone, prompted an advisory Wednesday from Pima County that some residents should avoid intense physical outdoor activity.

Arizona counselors use 'sex addiction' to practice conversion therapy, critics say tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
At least three therapists in Arizona who previously advertised they practiced conversion therapy now describe themselves as sex or porn addiction specialists - and some are working with teenagers.

An aging global population & rising temperatures mean millions are at risk tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
High temperatures are oppressive for everyone, but regardless of where or when a heat wave strikes, one pattern is a constant: Older adults are the most likely to die from extreme heat, and this crisis will worsen in the coming years.

Now hear ye: Az Secretary of State seeks arguments on ballot props tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office is accepting pro and con arguments on various ballot measures for an information pamphlet that will mailed to all households with voters ahead of the general election.

Hobbs signs bill allowing casitas in cities across Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two bills - one which makes the the creation of casitas legal across the state, and a bill aimed at encouraging the construction of other than single-family housing - that advocates say will facilitate a desperately-needed increase in Arizona’s housing supply.

Az Republicans set up a ballot measure to squash future ballot measures tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona GOP is pushing a constitutional amendment that would multiply hurdles faced by those attempting to get a measure on the ballot, and make future citizen-led initiatives prohibitively difficult.

House Democrats demand Alito recusal from Trump immunity, Jan. 6 cases tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Dozens of congressional Democrats urged Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to sit out of cases involving former President Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity and any other high court action related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

Giuliani, Arizona GOP leaders plead not guilty in election interference case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani railed against his latest indictment over his role in the 2020 election in a Maricopa County courtroom Tuesday morning.

U.S. Senate Dems tie state abortion bans to fewer beginning physicians tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Bans or severe restrictions on abortion access enacted by Republican state lawmakers have led to a downturn in medical students seeking to practice in those states, and a handful of Democratic U.S. senators said those laws must be reversed.

Hasta Dave: Party Saturday marks Slutes leaving Hotel Congress tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Saturday's farewell shindig for Hotel Congress entertainment director David Slutes marks nearly 30 years of work and fun. Aqua Net not mandatory.

Aztec softball season ends with double losses on 2nd day of NJCAA Division I World Series tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team’s 2023-24 season came to an end on Tuesday in the second day of the NJCAA Division I World Series, as the Aztecs dropped games to Northwest Florida State College and Trinidad State College.

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