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Let Bartlett be Bartlett: CatFoot sup't outlines goals for school year; C-notes for math in Flowing Wells tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Catalina Foothills Superintendent Denise Bartlett is set to lay out her to-do list. Plus: electric buses coming to TUSD, Flowing Wells kids to get cash incentives for honors math and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

Pima volleyball opens season with 1-3 outcome at the NMMI Classic tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team opened the 2024 season on Friday and Saturday as part of the New Mexico Military Classic in Roswell, N.M.

Ismael Ruiz nets 2 goals as No. 5 Pima men's soccer takes opener at Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (1-0, 1-0 in ACCAC) opened the 2024 season on Sunday with a road win at Scottsdale Community College (0-1, 0-1).

Mendez & Garate net goals, Valencia has 10 saves as Pima women beat Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-0, 1-0 in ACCAC) opened the 2024 season on Sunday, picking up a tight win at Scottsdale Community College (0-1-1, 0-1-1).

Pima Superior Court seeks applicants to replace retiring Judge Renee Bennett tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Applications are being accepted to fill a vacancy on the Pima County Superior Court bench created by the retirement of Judge Renee Bennett.

‘Open primaries’ measure will appear on Az ballot, but votes for it might not be counted tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona voters will see a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries on their ballots in November, but whether their votes will actually count remains very up in the air.

Amid fears of a November crisis, states have legal mechanisms to ensure votes get certified tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Election experts say they’re confident that the system’s checks and balances will quash efforts to delay or avoid certifying results, but election officials are still concerned that the attempts could push the process close to strict deadlines and stoke doubts about the integrity of the election.

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detail harsh conditions & abuse in ICE custody tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A new report claims that nearly a third of queer detainees interviewed were sexually assaulted while in the custody of federal immigration authorities, and almost all of those interviewed reported being harassed for being LGBTQ+ or an immigrant in custody.

Kari Lake stalls discovery in defamation suit, Richer ordered to pay $25k for documents tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A judge has, for a second time, ordered Kari Lake and her husband to hand over documents to Stephen Richer that pertain to her defamatory statements about the Maricopa County Recorder, while Richer was order to pay $25k for documents submitted by Merissa Hamilton.

Feds accuse RealPage of price-fixing rent tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Justice Department on Friday sued RealPage, a company that provides pricing software to apartments, arguing its software is depriving renters of fair competition and creating collusion between landlords.

‘Vibrant as its people’: Arizona launches new brand celebrating state’s diverse culture tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Showcasing the colors, geography and experiences of the state, the Arizona Office of Tourism unveiled “Vibrant Arizona,” a new brand highlighting the state’s diversity and vibrant culture.

Red states sue to block spousal citizenship program tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Texas again leads a coalition of 16 Republican-led states in a new lawsuit against the Biden administration to stop a program that grants resident status to spouses of U.S. citizens who are in the United States illegally.

Tucson Council to discuss RTA Next deal & sales tax plan, Sahuarita dives into splash pad funding tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will consider proceeding with a Regional Transportation Authority compromise, and a sales tax to fight crime and address housing. What does a park bathroom cost in Sahuarita? Plus read more coming up in government meetings next week.

Lake & Gallego agree to debate in race for Az Senate seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Senate candidates Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego, the Arizonans facing each other in one of the most-watched races in the nation, have agreed to a televised debate.

Open primaries measure isn’t unconstitutional & can appear on ballots, Az high court rules tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries will be allowed to appear on the November ballot, though the initiative is still facing another legal challenge to its place on the ballot that won't be settled for several weeks.

Boys to Men Tucson offers male-identified youth a safe space to grow tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Growing up as a man is complicated. Boys to Men Tucson, an organization based out of the Historic Y just north of Downtown, is trying to make it a little easier by lighting the way.

Arizona Wildcat soccer fells NAU Lumberjacks tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Arizona soccer defeated Northern Arizona in the team's opening run as a Big 12 school on Thursday, earning a third win of the season and third shutout in as many matches. Five different Wildcats scored and a pair of Arizona freshmen registered their career points with assists on the goals.

Voters will get to decide whether to give Az judges virtual lifetime appointments tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona voters will decide whether state judges should be awarded lifetime appointments, after the Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday cleared a proposal to do just that for the November ballot.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends presidential bid, backs Trump tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he is suspending his campaign and threw his support behind former President Donald Trump — the GOP presidential nominee.

Open primaries measure isn’t unconstitutional & can appear on ballots, high court rules tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a ballot proposition to end partisan primaries will be allowed to appear on the November ballot, though the initiative is still facing another legal challenge to its place on the ballot that won't be settled for several weeks.

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