Congress limps toward the end of a disappointing session, with just 78 laws to show https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080824_congress_session/congress-limps-toward-end-disappointing-session-with-just-78-laws-show/
Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the end of the year in the nation’s capital, a fitting end to one of the least productive sessions in decades that so far has placed just 78 public laws on the books, a fraction of the hundreds enacted during prior sessions.
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Jacobs Park to get $2.9M revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_park_grant/jacobs-park-get-29m-revamp-with-federal-grant-palo-verde-park-closing-construction/
Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.
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Jacobs Park to get $2.9 revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_interior_dept_grant/jacobs-park-get-29-revamp-with-federal-grant-palo-verde-park-closing-construction/
Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.
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EPA emite prohibición de emergencia del pesticida Dacthal por amenazas graves a la salud fetal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_epa_pesticide_ban_esp/epa-emite-prohibicion-de-emergencia-del-pesticida-dacthal-por-amenazas-graves-la-salud-fetal/
El químico DCPA, cuyo cual se ha descubierto que causa riesgos para la salud de los fetos es utilizada en Arizona para controlar las malezas en los cultivos. La decisión es la primera prohibición de emergencia por la EPA en casi 40 años. 'La DCPA es tan peligrosa que debe ser retirada del mercado inmediatamente,' dijeron los funcionarios.
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EPA issues emergency ban on pesticide Dacthal over serious fetal health threats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_epa_pesticide_ban/epa-issues-emergency-ban-pesticide-dacthal-over-serious-fetal-health-threats/
The chemical DCPA, which has been found to cause health risks to unborn babies, is used in Arizona for weed management in crops. The decision is the first emergency EPA ban in nearly 40 years. "DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately," officials said.
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2 Tucson men guilty of attempting to join ISIS, were intercepted by FBI in 2019 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_isis_tucson_plead_guilty/2-tucson-men-guilty-attempting-join-isis-were-intercepted-by-fbi-2019/
Two Somali men arrested at the Tucson airport as part of an FBI sting five years ago pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to provide material support for a terrorist organization.
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Tucson writer Paar debuts essay collection 'The Exit is the Entrance: Essays on Escape' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080624_paar_essay_book/tucson-writer-paar-debuts-essay-collection-the-exit-entrance-essays-escape/
Lydia Paar's first essay collection "The Entrance is the Exit: Essays on Escape" is an exploration of her personal life experiences, weaved into reflections about the workforce, class and other topics.
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Parents of Arizona ‘Gilbert Goon’ deny responsibility for suspected beating https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_gilbert_parents/parents-arizona-gilbert-goon-deny-responsibility-suspected-beating/
The father and stepmother of a teenager accused of threatening and orchestrating an assault on another teenager last May in Gilbert argued before an Arizona judge Tuesday that they shouldn’t be held liable for their son’s violent behaviors.
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Az Justice Montgomery says ‘strong feelings’ on abortion don’t make him biased, won’t recuse in initiative case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_montgomery_recusal/az-justice-montgomery-says-strong-feelings-abortion-dont-make-him-biased-wont-recuse-initiative-case/
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery, who once accused Planned Parenthood of committing genocide, has refused to recuse himself from a case that will decide whether “unborn human being” is used in the state’s abortion rights initiative in an election information pamphlet.
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Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_heat_officers/can-chief-heat-officers-protect-us-cities-from-extreme-heat/
Governments rarely have someone dedicated solely to the issue of heat, despite the fact that urban centers bear the brunt of extreme warmth, but now there are more heat officers around the globe, including a chief heat officer in Arizona — the first-ever position covering an entire state.
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GOP ballot measure to curb emergency powers will have real life consequences https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080724_emergency_powers_op/gop-ballot-measure-curb-emergency-powers-will-have-real-life-consequences/
The overall purpose of an emergency declaration at the state level is to provide the government with the authority and resources needed to respond to crises that threaten public safety and health, and Prop. 135 would significantly limit the governor’s ability to respond to emergencies.
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Judge rules that ‘Tipped Workers Protection Act’ will stay on Nov. ballot in Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_tipped_workers/judge-rules-that-tipped-workers-protection-act-will-stay-nov-ballot-az/
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that Proposition 138, also known as the “Tipped Workers Protection Act” will remain on the Arizona ballot for the November election, despite claims it is “sufficiently deceptive to the point of fraud."
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1st guilty plea in Az fake elector case comes from GOP activist Lorraine Pellegrino https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_pellegrino_plea/1st-guilty-plea-az-fake-elector-case-comes-from-gop-activist-lorraine-pellegrino/
The first of Arizona’s 11 fake electors has pleaded guilty of attempting to undermine the will of voters in the state in 2020 to keep former President Donald Trump in office, even though voters in Arizona — and nationwide — rejected him and instead chose Joe Biden.
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Border officials reviewing Feb. death of newborn after migrant mom transported to Az hospital https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080624_migrant_baby_death/border-officials-reviewing-feb-death-newborn-after-migrant-mom-transported-az-hospital/
The February death of an newborn baby whose mother was an Angolan migrant picked up near Lukeville, Ariz., is being reviewed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Against 'political cynicism': Ruben Gallego heads into fight for Arizona's Senate seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080624_gallego_tucson/against-political-cynicism-ruben-gallego-heads-into-fight-arizonas-senate-seat/
Days after the primary, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego meets Tucson Mayor Regina Romero for her endorsement and presses forward into the general election.
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Court blocks enforcement of Arizona’s voter intimidation rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080624_voter_intimidation/court-blocks-enforcement-arizonas-voter-intimidation-rules/
Arizona’s rules aimed at preventing specific types of voter intimidation and harassment near polling places and drop boxes, some of which have been in place for years, are too broad and violate free speech rights, a ruling that comes as Republican groups pledge to watch over the polls.
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Former geography teacher Tim Walz is really into maps https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080624_walz_maps/former-geography-teacher-tim-walz-really-into-maps/
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz really, really likes maps. The former Mankato geography teacher, now a vice presidential candidate, identifies as a “GIS nerd” and proclaimed November 15, 2023 as Geographic Information Systems Day.
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Claytoonz: Ballz to the Walz https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080624_walz_claytoonz/claytoonz-ballz-walz/
Tim Walz will make a great vice president. He’s going to be great on the campaign trail. America is going to get to know him and when they do, they’ll like him. But they’re not going to make Kamala Harris president because of him.
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Congratulations, Sen. Kelly; Kamala Harris set you free https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080624_kelly_not_veep_op/congratulations-sen-kelly-kamala-harris-set-you-free/
So ends the meteoric rise and unspectacular blinking out of Sen. Mark Kelly's vice presidential star. I'm happy for him. Good on ya, Mark — now you don't have to worry about one of the worst jobs in the world.
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Phoenix attorney Lee Stein appointed to Az Board of Regents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080624_stein_abor/phoenix-attorney-lee-stein-appointed-az-board-regents/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Lee Stein, a Phoenix attorney, to the Arizona Board of Regents, filling a seat vacant since February.
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