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Grijalva bill would establish Great Bend of the Gila National Monument tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona has introduced a bill that would establish a new national monument on nearly 400,000 acres near Gila Bend, Ariz.

Pima County candidates set to meet in forums as general election takes shape tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Clean Elections Commission and the League of Women Voters are two organizations sponsoring forums with the candidates who are facing off in the Nov. 5 general election.

Az Justice Montgomery can’t be fair in abortion ballot measure case, initiative backers claim tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Backers of Arizona’s abortion rights ballot measure are calling for state Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery, who previously accused Planned Parenthood of committing “genocide,” to step away from a case that could determine the langue used in a voter information pamphlet.

Felony charge planned vs. police chief who led raid on Kansas newspaper tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Special prosecutors plan to charge former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody with a low-level felony for his actions following the raid he led last year on the Marion County Record and the homes of the newspaper publisher and a councilwoman.

Senate Democrat reveals another disclosure lapse by Justice Thomas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden added yet another unreported flight to the list of information Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a central figure in the ongoing debate over ethical misconduct at the high court, has yet to make public.

Federal judge finds Google acted as a ‘monopolist’ to dominate online search tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge slammed Google in his verdict in a landmark antitrust case that threatens the tech giant’s dominance in internet search and represents a major victory for regulators seeking to curb Big Tech's influence in the digital sphere.

Judge rejects lawsuit attempting to block Arizona abortion ballot measure tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bid to block the state’s abortion rights initiative launched by Arizona Right to Life was tossed out of court, with a judge ruling there’s no legal reason to prevent it from being considered by voters.

Harris taps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Democratic VP candidate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Vice President Kamala Harris added Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to the 2024 presidential ticket, and together will be formally anointed as the Democratic challengers to Trump and Vance at the Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago later this month.

TPD assistant chief tapped to head Boise police tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson Police Department Assistant Chief Chris Dennison has been chosen as the next police chief of Boise, Idaho, pending approval by the city council.

Ansari leads Terán by less than 50 votes in Az CD3 race heading to recount tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The race to represent a West Phoenix congressional district is too close to call and will be subject to a recount, with a margin of less than 50 votes between Yassamin Ansari and Raquel Terán.

Court reverses ruling that narrowed voter registration path in Az without proof of citizenship tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Last week, a 9th Circuit panel vacated the initial panel’s temporary ruling to block voter’s registering with the state form without providing documented proof of citizenship. Those registrants will now be added to the voter rolls, but will only be allowed to vote in federal elections, as before.

Arizona human-smuggling coordinator gets 6 years in prison tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Phoenix-area man was sentenced to six years in prison last month after pleading guilty to conspiracy to transport people into the United States for profit.

Election results hold up as Pima County completes primary vote tally tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The last of Pima County’s votes from last Tuesday’s primary election were counted on Monday, with no results shifting as the last ballots were tallied. A Marana Town Council race was decided by just 14 votes.

Ex-Tucsonan Stephanie Grisham, one-time top Trump spox, knocks former boss with 'Republicans for Harris' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Stephanie Grisham, a former Tucson resident who served as a spokeswoman for Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign and White House tenure, has joined a growing group of "Republicans for Harris," supporting the Democratic candidate for president.

In Arizona, a court ruling narrows path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.

In Arizona, a court ruling narrows path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.

VA Sec. McDonough touts expansion of Tucson veterans hospital under PACT Act tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The mental health clinic at the Tucson VA Medical Center will be expanded this year, along with work planned to grow the size of the primary care facility and emergency department, officials said.

Jenna Ellis, former Trump attorney, cuts deal with prosecutors in Az fake electors criminal case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Conservative media personality and former Donald Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis has made a deal to cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in their case against the state’s GOP fake electors who sought to keep Trump in office even though he lost the election.

Much-attacked final Title IX rule goes into effect while still blocked in 26 states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Though the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX extending federal protections to LGBTQ students went into effect nationwide Thursday, a slew of legal challenges has temporarily blocked more than half of all states from enforcing the updated regulations.

Federal judge declines to halt Arizona horse auction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge declined to block the U.S. Forest Service from selling 13 unowned horses found in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest after the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group sued the forest service to stop the sale of the horses.

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