Undecided voters are the prize for both Biden & Trump in Thursday debate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062624_debate_preview/undecided-voters-are-prize-both-biden-trump-thursday-debate/
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will get a crucial opportunity to reach undecided voters and set the terms for the 2024 presidential campaign at Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta.
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Biden administration wins Supreme Court brawl to fight online misinformation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062624_biden_social_media/biden-administration-wins-supreme-court-brawl-fight-online-misinformation/
The Supreme Court said the Biden administration could continue communicating with social media companies, allowing the government to share information with platforms about content it believes is harmful.
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For both sides, abortion policy 2 years after Dobbs decision hinges on November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062624_abortion_election/for-both-sides-abortion-policy-2-years-after-dobbs-decision-hinges-november/
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the battles rage over the future of reproductive rights at the state and federal levels, and groups are working to sway voters in more than a dozen states before the November election.
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Journalism has become ground zero for the vocation crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062624_journalism_vocation_op/journalism-has-become-ground-zero-vocation-crisis/
This year has been a grim one for journalism, with layoffs and cuts in newsrooms across the U.S., but this reflects a broader problem – namely, the ways that relentless economic pressures are pushing people away from socially important careers.
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Arizona could see return of waitlist for state child care aid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062624_child_care_wait/arizona-could-see-return-waitlist-state-child-care-aid/
Arizona lawmakers patched a large part of the multimillion-dollar budget hole left by expiring federal pandemic funds, but the money isn’t enough to guarantee the state will avoid the return of a waitlist for families seeking child care assistance.
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Extreme wildfires have doubled in the last two decades https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062624_extreme_wildfires/extreme-wildfires-have-doubled-last-two-decades/
While a number of high profile wildfires in recent years has suggested that global warming has made fire season longer and deadlier, new evidence details how both the frequency and magnitude of extreme wildfires have doubled over the last 20 years.
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Maricopa County assures voters elections are secure following tabulator key theft https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062624_maricopa_elections/maricopa-county-assures-voters-elections-are-secure-following-tabulator-key-theft/
Maricopa County has been scrambling this week to assure voters that its election systems are secure after a temporary worker stole an electronic tabulator key from the county’s Tabulation and Election Center on June 20.
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Tucson ready to warn monsoon drivers with Operation Splash https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062424_operation_splash/tucson-ready-warn-monsoon-drivers-with-operation-splash/
Tucson's city Department of Transportation and Mobility is rolling out its annual program to warn drivers away from dips flooded by monsoon rains.
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Poetry Center's social celebrates 6 new murals on Speedway https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062224_speedway_murals_launch/poetry-centers-social-celebrates-6-new-murals-speedway/
The six muralists will be there to discuss their work in this public event.
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KVOA losing 150+ years of Tucson TV talent: Lupita Murillo to retire as owner Byron Allen slashes ranks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050324_kvoa_layoffs/kvoa-losing-150-years-tucson-tv-talent-lupita-murillo-retire-as-owner-byron-allen-slashes-ranks/
Updated: About 9 Tucson TV news staffers are being let go by KVOA, including a trio who together have more than 150 years of experience. Reporter Lupita Murillo will soon retire as the station cuts staff, while employees who started at KVOA in 1965 and 1975 are being laid off.
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Dahl: Best candidate for Pima County attorney is already in office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062524_dahl_conover_op/dahl-best-candidate-pima-county-attorney-already-office/
"Arizonans are constantly reminded of the high stakes of this election cycle, and how clear our choice is between real solutions and dangerous ideas." — Councilman Kevin Dahl
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Az enviros sue AG Hobbs for 'failing' to protect 'over-allocated' San Pedro River https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062524_san_pedro_lawsuit/az-enviros-sue-ag-hobbs-failing-protect-over-allocated-san-pedro-river/
Environmentalists sued Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and the head of Arizona's Water Resources Department on Monday, alleging state officials are failing to protect the San Pedro River in Southern Arizona.
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Judge allows Az opioid settlement money to go to state prisons https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062524_opioid_prisons/judge-allows-az-opioid-settlement-money-go-state-prisons/
A Maricopa County judge ruled that Arizona can spend opioid settlement money in state prisons, ending a high profile dispute between Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and GOP legislative leaders.
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Happy when it rains... A monsoon tunes playlist https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062523_rain_songs/happy-when-it-rains-monsoon-tunes-playlist/
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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Photos: 26th annual Día de San Juan Fiesta welcomes monsoon to Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062524_san_juan_festival/photos-26th-annual-dia-de-san-juan-fiesta-welcomes-monsoon-tucson/
While the monsoon began with heavy rainfalls across the county last week, tradition holds that Tucson's summer rainy season begins with El Dia de San Juan, June 24.
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Incumbent state senator faces challenger in Southern Az's LD 23 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062524_ld23_senate_primary/incumbent-state-senator-faces-challenger-southern-azs-ld-23/
As he seeks reelection to a second full term, Arizona state Sen. Brian Fernandez is facing challenger Jesus Lugo Jr in the July 30 Democratic primary for a Southern Arizona legislative seat.
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Incubment state senator faces challenger in Southern Az's LD 23 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062524_ld23_senate_primary/incubment-state-senator-faces-challenger-southern-azs-ld-23/
As he seeks reelection to a second full term, Arizona state Sen. Brian Fernandez is facing challenger Jesus Lugo Jr in the July 30 Democratic primary for a Southern Arizona legislative seat.
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Red Hills Visitor center at Saguaro National Park West to be closed July 8-17 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062524_saguaro_park_center/red-hills-visitor-center-saguaro-national-park-west-closed-july-8-17/
The visitor center of Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District will be closed July 8-July 17 for remodeling. The Rincon Mountain Visitor Center in the park's eastern portion will remain open.
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Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Tuesday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062524_air_ozone/pima-county-issues-air-pollution-advisory-tuesday/
Air pollution in the Tucson metro area, including moderate concentrations of ground-level ozone, prompted an advisory Friday from Pima County that some residents should avoid intense physical outdoor activity.
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Gunman sentenced to life in prison for 2022 murder of UA Prof. Thomas Meixner https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062424_dervish_sentenced/gunman-sentenced-life-prison-2022-murder-ua-prof-thomas-meixner/
Updated: A Pima County judge sentenced a former University of Arizona graduate student to natural life in prison without parole Monday for the murder of University of Arizona Prof. Thomas Meixner in 2022.
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