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GOP Rep. Eli Crane easily defeats challenger Jack Smith in reelection bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_crane_smith/gop-rep-eli-crane-easily-defeats-challenger-jack-smith-reelection-bid/
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Eli Crane has easily defeated challenger Jack Smith in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, according to unofficial election results.
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Kari Lake defeats Mark Lamb for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_lake_lamb/kari-lake-defeats-mark-lamb-gop-us-senate-nomination/
Kari Lake has defeated Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press, which called the race for Lake shortly after initial vote totals were released.
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Conover swamps Jette in Pima County Attorney race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_pima_county_atty_election/conover-swamps-jette-pima-county-attorney-race/
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover captured 67 percent of the vote against challenger Mike Jette in early returns in the 2024 Democratic primary. With no other candidates on the ballot in the general election, she'll retain her seat as the county's top prosecutor for another four years.
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Southern Az primary election results: Incumbents holding on to offices https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_election/southern-az-primary-election-results-incumbents-holding-offices/
Updated: Voters are having their say Tuesday in a number of contested primaries for offices ranging from U.S. Senate to Pima County supervisor, sheriff and attorney. Here are the latest results in Southern Arizona races.
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Polls closed at 7 pm in Arizona primary election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_election/polls-closed-7-pm-arizona-primary-election/
Updated: Voters had until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Arizona's July 30 primary election. Check back for results just after 8 p.m.
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Polls close at 7 pm in Arizona primary election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_election/polls-close-7-pm-arizona-primary-election/
Updated: Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Arizona's July 30 primary election.
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Polls close at 7 pm in Arizona primary election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_election/polls-close-7-pm-arizona-primary-election/
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Arizona's July 30 primary election.
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Az restaurants sue to keep $18 minimum wage off November ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_restaurant_wages/az-restaurants-sue-keep-18-minimum-wage-off-november-ballot/
The Arizona Restaurant Association is suing to block a ballot initiative that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $18, claiming the union-backed group behind it failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
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Extreme heat is making schools hotter — and learning harder https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/073024_heat_schools/extreme-heat-making-schools-hotter-and-learning-harder/
Children have a harder time thermo-regulating and take longer to produce sweat, making them more vulnerable than adults to heat exhaustion and illness, and now the effect extreme heat is having on schools and child care is starting to get the attention of policymakers and researchers.
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Restaurants sue to keep $18 AZ minimum wage measure off the November ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_restaurant_wages/restaurants-sue-keep-18-az-minimum-wage-measure-off-november-ballot/
The Arizona Restaurant Association is suing to block a ballot initiative that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $18, claiming the union-backed group behind it failed to gather enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
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Life-saving method: Medevac helicopters start carrying blood, but what about ambulances? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_ambulance_blood/life-saving-method-medevac-helicopters-start-carrying-blood-but-what-ambulances/
Quick access to blood, whether at the hospital or at the scene, is often the difference between life and death, but many aren’t so lucky as not all emergency units carry blood on board - something not common in ground transportation ambulances in Arizona.
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Data privacy after Dobbs: Is period tracking safe? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_dobbs_data/data-privacy-after-dobbs-period-tracking-safe/
As more states move to restrict and criminalize reproductive choices around pregnancy, wearable devices that track biometric data and period tracking apps could become digital evidence in court cases.
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Wanted: Poll workers — Must love democracy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/073024_poll_worker_shortage/wanted-poll-workers-must-love-democracy/
This week, a coalition of election officials, businesses, and civic engagement, religious and veterans groups will make a national push to encourage hundreds of thousands of Americans to serve as poll workers in November’s presidential election.
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Polls open 6 am-7 pm for Arizona primary election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073024_election/polls-open-6-am-7-pm-arizona-primary-election/
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the Arizona's July 30 primary election.
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Rogue Theatre has staged 20 years of classical & contemporary works https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072924_rogue_theatre/rogue-theatre-has-staged-20-years-classical-contemporary-works/
The Rogue Theatre is a 'theatrical home' for Tucson actors and audience alike, enlivening their home stage just north of Downtown with performances that pack houses and earn critical nods.
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Apprentice program seeks to fix Arizona's 'legal desert' by boosting those who narrowly failed bar exam https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072924_lawyer_apprentices/apprentice-program-seeks-fix-arizonas-legal-desert-by-boosting-those-who-narrowly-failed-bar-exam/
In many rural areas, it's hard for Arizonans to find legal representation. A new program will allow aspiring lawyers who narrowly miss a passing score on the bar exam to work as apprentices in rural communities before becoming licensed to practice on their own.
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Proposed federal commission would investigate abuses at Native boarding schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072924_native_boarding_abuse/proposed-federal-commission-would-investigate-abuses-native-boarding-schools/
A move is underway in Congress to bring accountability to the federal government for promoting policies that led to hundreds of thousands of Native American children being forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools.
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Proposed federal commission would investigate abuses at Native American boarding schools that operated until the 1970s https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072924_native_boarding_abuse/proposed-federal-commission-would-investigate-abuses-native-american-boarding-schools-that-operated-until-1970s/
A move is underway in Congress to bring accountability to the federal government for promoting policies that led to hundreds of thousands of Native American children being forcibly removed from their homes and sent to boarding schools.
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Az GOP lawmakers spread debunked ‘body double’ conspiracies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072924_gop_body_doubles/az-gop-lawmakers-spread-debunked-body-double-conspiracies/
Two Arizona Republican state lawmakers have shared a debunked conspiracy theory that alleges, in part, that President Joe Biden is using body doubles.
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Biden calls for Supreme Court reform https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072924_biden_scotus_reform/biden-calls-supreme-court-reform/
President Joe Biden called for Supreme Court term limits, an enforceable ethics code and a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity, to counter waning public faith in the institution.
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