Sens. Mark Kelly& Ted Cruz join forces to cut red tape on U.S. semiconductor projects https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092724_kelly_cruz_microchips/sens-mark-kelly-ted-cruz-join-forces-cut-red-tape-us-semiconductor-projects/
But this week, Sens. Mark Kelly and Ted Cruz, an Arizona Democrat and a Texas Republican, together succeeded in pushing through a measure to cut red tape that delays new U.S. semiconductor factories.
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Arizona voters concerned about climate change, but Harris & Trump both support some fossil fuels https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092724_climate_election/arizona-voters-concerned-climate-change-but-harris-trump-both-support-some-fossil-fuels/
Heat, wildfires and less rainfall are among the risks of climate change in Arizona, and some voters are looking to the November election for climate action, but it's hard to define how Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump plan to take on these challenges.
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Az Sen. Justine Wadsack's speeding trial delayed — momentarily — after Tucson judge's recusal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_wadsack_delay/az-sen-justine-wadsacks-speeding-trial-delayed-momentarily-after-tucson-judges-recusal/
Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a local Republican, will have an extra day to prepare for her October trial on a criminal speeding charge after the judge assigned to the case recused herself.
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'Against the American Grain': Nabhan book explores 'creative disruptions' of Borderlands migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092624_nabhan_book_signing/against-american-grain-nabhan-book-explores-creative-disruptions-borderlands-migrants/
Ethnobotanist and 2024 James Beard Award recipient Gary Paul Nabhan will be at Petroglyphs for a signing event on Saturday for his latest book, "Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance," which is set to be published next week.
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Gov. Hobbs visits Tucson to promote new small business loan program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_hobbs_small_business/gov-hobbs-visits-tucson-promote-new-small-business-loan-program/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs made a visit to Tucson on Thursday afternoon to tour a transitional living center that received a loan from the state's Microbusiness Loan Program, which provides loans from $2,000 to $50,000 to qualifying small businesses.
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Navajo uranium mine survivors demand action on stalled compensation program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_reca_rally/navajo-uranium-mine-survivors-demand-action-stalled-compensation-program/
People exposed to radiation from atomic bomb tests and uranium mines rallied at the U.S. Capitol – along with tribal leaders – to demand action on a stalled compensation program.
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'Against the American Grain': New book by Gary Paul Nabhan explores 'creative disruptions' of Borderlands migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092624_nabhan_book_signing/against-american-grain-new-book-by-gary-paul-nabhan-explores-creative-disruptions-borderlands-migrants/
Ethnobotanist and 2024 James Beard Award recipient Gary Paul Nabhan will be at Petroglyphs for a signing event on Saturday for his latest book, "Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance," which is set to be published next week.
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Warrants issued for man convicted of harrassing Judge Ray Carroll https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_carroll_harassment/warrants-issued-man-convicted-harrassing-judge-ray-carroll/
Arrest warrants have been issued for a Green Valley man who was convicted of harassing Justice of the Peace Ray Carroll and who a probation officer said has vowed retribution.
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VP Kamala Harris to visit Southern Az border town Friday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_harris_douglas/vp-kamala-harris-visit-southern-az-border-town-friday/
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris will visit the Southern Arizona border town of Douglas on Friday to deliver what's being billed as a "major speech" on tougher border security measures.
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Summer returns, out for revenge: Excessive heat warning Fri & Sat for Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_excessive_heat_warning/summer-returns-out-revenge-excessive-heat-warning-fri-sat-southern-az/
The calendar says summer is over, but thermometers in Southern Arizona declare otherwise. Parts of the Tucson region will be remain under an excessive heat warning Friday and Saturday, with unseasonably hot temperatures continuing next week. Western Pima County could see highs of 112 degrees.
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Tucson City Council backs off ordinance that would ban camping in washes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_wash_camping/tucson-city-council-backs-off-ordinance-that-would-ban-camping-washes/
The Tucson City Council didn't vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal to camp in washes at a meeting Wednesday. The item was pulled from the agenda "at the request of staff because it was not ready to be put before the mayor and council for their action," officials said.
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More than 8,000 Catholic employers can now deny workers time off for an abortion or IVF https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092624_catholic_employers/more-than-8000-catholic-employers-can-now-deny-workers-time-off-abortion-or-ivf/
More than 8,000 Catholic employers across the country will not be required to provide accommodations for workers needing abortion or fertility care, and injunction that will impact 1,380 Catholic employers and 7,100 Catholic parishes.
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Az Republicans, Idaho AG, accuse pediatricians of consumer violations for gender-affirming policies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092624_gender_policies/az-republicans-idaho-ag-accuse-pediatricians-consumer-violations-gender-affirming-policies/
Arizona’s top Republicans have joined the Idaho Attorney General and officials from 20 U.S. states in accusing the American Academy of Pediatrics of possible “violations of state consumer protection statutes” over its standards and recommendations for gender dysphoria care for children.
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America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors − but their path to immigration is getting harder https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092624_immigrant_doctors_op/america-increasingly-dependent-foreign-doctors-8722-but-their-path-immigration-getting-harder/
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.
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Weatherbie goes for 45 assists & 4 aces as Pima volleyball beats Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092524_pcc_volleyball/weatherbie-goes-45-assists-4-aces-as-pima-volleyball-beats-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (10-8, 7-2 in ACCAC) got back to ACCAC Division II conference play on Wednesday as they hosted Chandler-Gilbert Community College (8-7, 4-5) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Navajo uranium mine survivors demand action on stalled compensation program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092624_reca_rally/navajo-uranium-mine-survivors-demand-action-stalled-compensation-program/
People exposed to radiation from atomic bomb tests and uranium mines rallied at the U.S. Capitol – along with tribal leaders – to demand action on a stalled compensation program.
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U.S. Senate panel probes federal government’s role in affordable housing crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092624_housing_crisis/us-senate-panel-probes-federal-governments-role-affordable-housing-crisis/
Housing experts urged senators to take a multipronged government approach to tackling the lack of affordable housing, such as reforming zoning, expanding land for building and streamlining permits.
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Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092624_abortion_election/will-abortion-swing-first-post-roe-presidential-election/
Arizona and Wisconsin are among seven swing states expected to determine the country’s next president and federal leaders, and in many ways they’re being viewed as referendums on how much the right to have an abortion can move the needle in a tight presidential election.
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Arizona bans high-potency kratom, but it is easy to find because no one is enforcing the law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092524_kratom_ban/arizona-bans-high-potency-kratom-but-it-easy-find-no-one-enforcing-law/
Tablets that claim to consist, in part, of the leaf of a plant called kratom often have higher concentrations of the active ingredient than one can get from the plant alone, but the pills are pills easily available, and enforcement and testing of these products seems to exist in a gray area.
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Days ahead of government shutdown, House passes short-term spending patch https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092524_house_spending/days-ahead-government-shutdown-house-passes-short-term-spending-patch/
Congress appeared on track Wednesday afternoon to avert a government shutdown, as the House passed short-term budget legislation that will fund federal programs into the winter.
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