Betting on the future: Sports gambling thrives in Az, but at what cost to students & athletes? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081724_az_sports_betting/betting-future-sports-gambling-thrives-az-but-what-cost-students-athletes/
Since legalization in 2021, sports gambling has surged in the state of Arizona. In April, the state outpaced the betting mecca of Nevada, with almost $100 million more wagered at sportsbooks in the month.
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Legendary rocker Alice Cooper steers 'Too Close for Comfort' tour to Tucson's AVA Amphitheater https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081724_slug/legendary-rocker-alice-cooper-steers-too-close-comfort-tour-tucsons-ava-amphitheater/
From his origins as a teen rocker in Phoenix who released his first single in 1965, Vincent Furnier transformed himself into Alice Cooper — and changed rock'n'roll along the way.
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Pima supervisors to set property taxes, spend another $100,000 on Pioneer Fire case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081624_agenda_taxes_op/pima-supervisors-set-property-taxes-spend-another-100000-pioneer-fire-case/
To meet a deadline in Arizona law, the Pima County supervisors are meeting Monday to put the final stamp on property taxes. Plus, they'll look at a new heat ordinance, while Pima College is getting ready for another round of accreditation reviews. Plus more in local government meetings.
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'Celebration of All Things S-cuk Son' marks 249-plus years of Tucson history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081624_all_things_scukson/celebration-all-things-s-cuk-son-marks-249-plus-years-tucson-history/
See deer dancers, mariachi performers, uniformed re-enactors and more at the Celebration of All Things S-cuk Son this Saturday evening at the Presidio Museum in Downtown, marking 249 years since the founding of modern Tucson.
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After permit tussle, Cloud Covered Streets providing mobile showers & laundry to Tucson's homeless https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_cloud_covered_streets/after-permit-tussle-cloud-covered-streets-providing-mobile-showers-laundry-tucsons-homeless/
Updated: After city officials stalled its launch over concerns about gray water dumping, the Cloud Covered Streets trailer made a first appearance in Tucson, offering showers, laundry and haircuts to people experiencing homelessness.
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Amid Medicaid ‘unwinding,’ many states wind up expansions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081624_medicaid_expansions/amid-medicaid-unwinding-many-states-wind-up-expansions/
Since April 2023 — when protections that had blocked states from disenrolling Medicaid beneficiaries during the pandemic expired — states have disenrolled more than 24 million people, but the ‘unwinding’ coincided with moves in more than a dozen states to expand health coverage.
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What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081624_mpox_explained/what-mpox-microbiologist-explains-whats-known-this-smallpox-cousin/
Mpox – previously called monkeypox – was declared a public health emergency of international concern, and though usually mild, mpox can still potentially cause severe illness. Health officials are concerned that more cases will arise with increased travel.
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Conservationists sue to protect San Pedro groundwater https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081624_san_pedro_groundwater/conservationists-sue-protect-san-pedro-groundwater/
Conservationists sued Arizona’s governor and director of water resources, demanding they revoke a guaranteed water certificate from a 7,000-home development project they say will illegally siphon groundwater from the last free-flowing river in the Southwest.
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Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081624_project_2025_training/inside-project-2025s-secret-training-videos/
One centerpiece of Project 2025 is dozens of never-before-published videos created for Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy, to coach future appointees on everything from the nuts and bolts of governing to how to outwit bureaucrats.
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Az abortion rights initiative campaign calls anti-abortion challenger’s arguments ‘nonsense’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081624_abortion_ballot_arguments/az-abortion-rights-initiative-campaign-calls-anti-abortion-challengers-arguments-nonsense/
The arguments of the anti-abortion group that is attempting to stop an abortion rights initiative from being put to voters this fall are “nonsense,” according to the campaign supporting the Arizona Abortion Access Act.
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Colorado River allotment cuts coming to Arizona, Nevada, Mexico https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081624_river_water_cuts/colorado-river-allotment-cuts-coming-arizona-nevada-mexico/
Even though the water level on Lake Powell rose half a foot this year, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that Lake Mead is projected to be in a “shortage condition” in 2025 — meaning Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico will see cuts in how much water they can use from the Colorado River.
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Voters will decide if Arizona should have open primary elections, judge rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_open_primaries_ballot/voters-will-decide-if-arizona-should-have-open-primary-elections-judge-rules/
The Make Elections Fair Act, that would amend the Arizona Constitution to create an open primary system, gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Tucson's Int'l Wildlife Museum up for auction — animals not included https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_wildlife_museum_auction/tucsons-intl-wildlife-museum-up-auction-animals-not-included/
The former site of the International Wildlife Museum is up for auction. The museum, which opened in 1988 displaying taxidermied wild animals, quietly closed its doors last December 31, but interested parties can bid on the building in an online auction beginning September 23.
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After permit tussle, Cloud Covered Streets providing mobile showers & laundry to Tucson's homeless https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_cloud_covered_streets/after-permit-tussle-cloud-covered-streets-providing-mobile-showers-laundry-tucsons-homeless/
After city officials stalled its launch over concerns about gray water dumping, the Cloud Covered Streets trailer has begun traveling around Tucson, offering showers, laundry and haircuts to people experiencing homelessness.
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After tussle over city permits, Cloud Covered Streets opens mobile trailer providing showers & laundry to Tucson's homeless https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081424_cloud_covered_streets/after-tussle-over-city-permits-cloud-covered-streets-opens-mobile-trailer-providing-showers-laundry-tucsons-homeless/
After city officials stalled its launch over concerns about gray water dumping, the Cloud Covered Streets trailer has begun traveling around Tucson, offering showers, laundry and haircuts to people experiencing homelessness.
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Ever dreamed of living in a castle full of taxidermy? Tucson's Int'l Wildlife Museum up for auction — animals not included https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_wildlife_museum_auction/ever-dreamed-living-castle-full-taxidermy-tucsons-intl-wildlife-museum-up-auction-animals-not-included/
The former site of the International Wildlife Museum is up for auction. The museum, which opened in 1988 displaying taxidermied wild animals, quietly closed its doors last December 31, but interested parties can bid on the building in an online auction beginning September 23.
#Tucson #Arizona
Tight Phoenix-area congressional primary goes to automatic recount in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_cd3_recount/tight-phoenix-area-congressional-primary-goes-automatic-recount-arizona/
Maricopa County will begin a recount Friday in a Democratic congressional primary separated by just a few dozen votes, as former Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari leads activist and former state Senator Raquel Terán by only 42 votes.
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New lines of attack form against the Affordable Care Act https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081524_aca_attack/new-lines-attack-form-against-affordable-care-act/
The Affordable Care Act is back under attack. Not as in the repeal-and-replace debates of yore, but in a fresher take from Republican lawmakers who say key parts of the ACA cost taxpayers too much and provide incentive for fraud.
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Az Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick recuses on challenge to abortion rights ballot measure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081524_bolick_recusal/az-supreme-court-justice-clint-bolick-recuses-challenge-abortion-rights-ballot-measure/
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick has recused himself from participating in an appeal aimed to block an abortion rights initiative that would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability from being put to voters in November.
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Koch network’s flagship super PAC pours big money into 2024 elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081524_koch_pac_spending/koch-networks-flagship-super-pac-pours-big-money-into-2024-elections/
The Koch network’s flagship group, Americans for Prosperity, has spent two decades pouring money into influencing U.S. elections, and as the group celebrates its 20-year anniversary, its hybrid super PAC ranks third in outside spending in the 2024 cycle..
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