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Pima County school board races shaping up https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070824_school_board_candidates/pima-county-school-board-races-shaping-up/
Candidates for local school boards filed their nominating petitions this week.
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Judge dismisses murder case vs.Southern Az rancher, ruling out retrial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071124_kelly_dismissal/judge-dismisses-murder-case-vssouthern-az-rancher-ruling-out-retrial/
A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge has dismissed the criminal case against George Alan Kelly, a Kino Springs resident accused of the second-degree murder of Gabriel Cuen Buitimea, a 48-year-old Mexican citizen.
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AG Mayes investigating Az school voucher program for illegal payments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071124_esa_investigation/ag-mayes-investigating-az-school-voucher-program-illegal-payments/
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is investigating the state’s school voucher program for alleged illegal payments that were approved without documentation required by state law.
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Arizona schools combat phone use in classrooms, see effect on youth mental health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071124_school_phone_bans/arizona-schools-combat-phone-use-classrooms-see-effect-youth-mental-health/
Across Arizona, school districts are limiting or outright banning phone use during the school day in an effort to curb distractions. An added perk could be reducing negative mental health outcomes tied to social media use on phones.
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Drop off your household hazardous waste at Tucson collection event Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071124_hhw_collection/drop-off-your-household-hazardous-waste-tucson-collection-event-saturday/
Tucson residents can drop off old cleaning products, batteries, paint and paper documents at the city's monthly household hazardous waste collection event this Saturday, July 13.
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Ocasio-Cortez files articles of impeachment against Justices Thomas & Alito https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071124_alito_thomas_impeachment/ocasio-cortez-files-articles-impeachment-against-justices-thomas-alito/
Congressional Democrats fired their latest salvo in their battle against ethical malfeasance at the Supreme Court, as New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez filed articles of impeachment against Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito.
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Beat the heat: Enjoy Tucson’s best attractions & events after dark https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070124_after_dark/beat-heat-enjoy-tucsons-best-attractions-events-after-dark/
You can skip the summer heat and check out Tucson's after-dark activities at Tohono Chul park, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Reid Park Zoo, Children's Museum, Pima Air and Space Museum and more.
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District 3 Democratic candidates for open Pima Supes seat meet in forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071024_d3_supervisor_debate/district-3-democratic-candidates-open-pima-supes-seat-meet-forum/
Political hopefuls mostly agree on issues, stress how their backgrounds have prepared them for the job, as Democratic candidates vie for votes to fill seat held for decades by Sharon Bronson.
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Beat the heat: Enjoy Tucson’s best attractions & events after dark https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070124_after_dark/beat-heat-enjoy-tucsons-best-attractions-events-after-dark/
You can skip the summer heat and check out Tucson's after-dark activities at Tohono Chul park, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Reid Park Zoo, Children's Museum, Pima Air and Space Museum and more.
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McLean: 'Edgar Soto cares and is a winner.' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071024_mclean_soto_op/mclean-edgar-soto-cares-and-winner/
'There’s no doubt that he would bring this optimistic, caring and committed attitude with him to make the Pima County Board of Supervisors more successful.' — Wade McLean
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Jette: 'Your well-being & safety are my top priorities' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071024_jette_election_op/jette-your-well-being-safety-are-my-top-priorities/
"My professional journey thus far has instilled in me a profound understanding that justice is not merely about punishment but about restoring balance, ensuring safety to the community, and providing the necessary services to both defendants and victims." — Mike Jette, candidate for Pima County attorney
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Rex Scott: Don't invest public trust in politicians who do bidding of gun lobby https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071024_scott_guns_op/rex-scott-dont-invest-public-trust-politicians-who-do-bidding-gun-lobby/
"Arizona is emblematic of states where the interests of the gun lobby supersede the concerns and fears of our citizens. Pima County will continue to insist on our responsibility and our right to address gun safety and gun violence." — Pima County Sup. Rex Scott.
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Tucson & Phoenix won’t push emergency utility relief to public housing tenants this summer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071024_utilities_public_housing/tucson-phoenix-wont-push-emergency-utility-relief-public-housing-tenants-this-summer/
The federal government’s top official for public housing appeared with Tucson’s mayor on June 13 to announce emergency relief aimed at making it “as easy as possible” to help residents of public housing “afford air conditioning,” but city officials say tenants won’t see any of the aid this year.
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Phoenix man denies stealing election center security keys, faces charges in other cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071024_election_theft/phoenix-man-denies-stealing-election-center-security-keys-faces-charges-other-cases/
A man seen on security footage stealing security keys from a Maricopa County elections center appeared in court to plead not guilty Tuesday morning, and also faces a slew of other theft cases.
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Az Democratic delegates reject calls for Biden to quit race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071024_az_biden_delegates/az-democratic-delegates-reject-calls-biden-quit-race/
Arizona Democrats who’ll serve as convention delegates are standing by President Joe Biden despite widespread concerns about his ability to serve four more years or fend off rival Donald Trump.
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New legislation would ratify Colorado River water settlements for 3 Az tribes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071024_tribal_water/new-legislation-would-ratify-colorado-river-water-settlements-3-az-tribes/
A bipartisan coalition of Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced the The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 to address one of the longest-running water issues facing three Arizona tribes.
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Under increasing pressure to migrate, more women are dying at U.S.-Mexico border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071024_migrant_women_deaths/under-increasing-pressure-migrate-more-women-are-dying-us-mexico-border/
Historically, men made up the majority of those dying in the border desert, but in recent years, the balance has shifted and increasingly, those dying are women.
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RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070924_gop_platform_abortion/rnc-approves-platform-that-would-give-rights-fetuses-endangering-abortion-ivf/
The Republican Party on Monday adopted a “Make America Great Again!” policy platform ahead of its national convention that does not call for a federal ban on abortion, but supports states establishing fetal personhood, which grants equal protection under the law to all American citizens.
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Prominent Az Republicans urge GOP allies to stop spreading election conspiracies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070924_gop_conspiracies/prominent-az-republicans-urge-gop-allies-stop-spreading-election-conspiracies/
Some Arizona Republicans are preparing for an uphill battle in an attempt to restore voter confidence in the state’s elections, and now the Democracy Defense Project, a bipartisan group of current and former politicians, has formed with the goal of bolstering faith in the election system.
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Az lawmakers approve language for lengthy list of November ballot questions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070924_ballot_list/az-lawmakers-approve-language-lengthy-list-november-ballot-questions/
Arizona lawmakers approved of the descriptions that will be printed on November ballots for a multitude of questions that will be posed to voters this fall after a long and sometimes contentious debate on Monday.
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