JD Vance visits Arizona’s 2 largest metro areas in bid for Hispanic voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101124_vance_mesa/jd-vance-visits-arizonas-2-largest-metro-areas-bid-hispanic-voters/
God, conservative values, immigration and Donald Trump were the main talking points at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Mesa on Wednesday, where former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, made his second appearance in Arizona in the day.
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Immigration: Where do Trump & Harris stand? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101124_harris_trump_immigration/immigration-where-do-trump-harris-stand/
Immigration remains at the forefront of the 2024 presidential election, with both candidates taking a tougher stance than in the past on the flow of migrants into the United States.
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Obama will stump for Harris-Walz in Tucson next Friday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101124_obama_tucson/obama-will-stump-harris-walz-tucson-next-friday/
With early voting underway, former President Barack Obama will visit Tucson next Friday to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as they seek election to the presidency.
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Appeals court rules Gallegos’ divorce records should be unsealed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101124_gallego_divorce/appeals-court-rules-gallegos-divorce-records-should-unsealed/
The Court of Appeals ruled the divorce records of U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego should be unsealed, after a conservative political news outlet sued to unseal the records back in January.
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In Nogales, CBP head praises agency 'fight' for stemming migration at U.S. border, dismantling fentanyl rings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_cbp_miller_nogales/in-nogales-cbp-head-praises-agency-fight-stemming-migration-us-border-dismantling-fentanyl-rings/
The head of Customs and Border Protection said his agency has "taken the fight" to criminal organizations, launching a combination of efforts targeting fentanyl smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border and attempting to mitigate the movement of people in the deserts between the border crossings.
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Borderline personality: Lake goes full Kari in Arizona Senate debate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101024_lake_gallego_debate_op/borderline-personality-lake-goes-full-kari-arizona-senate-debate/
Kari Lake put on a masterclass in making lunacy sound like a mom's stove-side common sense. She seemed super together, so long as viewers didn't pay attention to the actual words coming out of her mouth. They were bat-guano nuts.
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Pima cross country standout Reatta Danhof named NJCAA Division I National Runner of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100924_pcc_womens_cross_country/pima-cross-country-standout-reatta-danhof-named-njcaa-division-i-national-runner-week/
Pima Community College women’s cross country runner Reatta Danhof (Ironwood Ridge HS) earned praise at the national level for her performance at the Vaquero CAMPY Invitational.
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Gilleland has 13 kills but Pima volleyball falls to Scottsdale in straight sets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100924_pcc_volleyball/gilleland-has-13-kills-but-pima-volleyball-falls-scottsdale-straight-sets/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (11-10, 8-4 in ACCAC) faced a tough road test on Wednesday as they played at Scottsdale Community College (14-2, 11-2).
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‘We can’t go back’: Tribal leaders welcome vice presidential candidate Tim Walz to Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_tribal_walz/we-cant-go-back-tribal-leaders-welcome-vice-presidential-candidate-tim-walz-arizona/
Gila River Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis welcomed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to Arizona, and reminded the room full of tribal leaders and voting advocates that the key for Indian Country to move forward is to turn out the Native vote across the state.
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Pinal County’s $150,000 audit confirms that its primary election was accurate and secure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_pinal_audit/pinal-countys-150000-audit-confirms-that-its-primary-election-was-accurate-and-secure/
Pinal County spent at least $150,000 on an independent audit of its primary election after a losing candidate claimed fraud, a county spokesperson said Thursday, and the audit came back completely clean.
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Milton moves match: Arizona to play Central Florida in Houston https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101024_arizona-soccer/milton-moves-match-arizona-play-central-florida-houston/
Two Big 12 road wins bolstered by a strong defense this week can propel the University of Arizona Wildcat soccer team up the conference table.
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U.S. Treasury says tribally owned entities should be tax-exempt https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101024_tribal_tax/us-treasury-says-tribally-owned-entities-should-tax-exempt/
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued a long-awaited proposal to clarify that tribally owned businesses and entities should share the tax-exempt status of their tribes.
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Az Wildcats dominate Naranjeros de Hermosillo in Mexican Baseball Fiesta ahead of first Big 12 season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101024_wildcats_mexican_fiesta/az-wildcats-dominate-naranjeros-de-hermosillo-mexican-baseball-fiesta-ahead-first-big-12-season/
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium came alive as Tucsonans flocked to the diamond for a vibrant weekend of baseball, food and lively music to celebrate Mexican culture during National Hispanic Heritage Month.
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American Red Cross launches initiative to bring in Latino blood donors tied to Hispanic Heritage Month https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_latino_blood_drive/american-red-cross-launches-initiative-bring-latino-blood-donors-tied-hispanic-heritage-month/
The Southwest Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross is running a campaign to encourage more Latinos in Arizona to donate blood.
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Total 2024 election spending projected to exceed previous record https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101024_election_spending/total-2024-election-spending-projected-exceed-previous-record/
With weeks left until Election Day, the 2024’s federal election cycle is on track to be the costliest ever, with a total cost of at least $15.9 billion in spending. This will surpass the 2020 cycle’s record-smashing total of $15.1 billion.
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Report: Arizona’s existing abortion limit costs state up to $3.4 billion a year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_abortion_limit_cost/report-arizonas-existing-abortion-limit-costs-state-up-34-billion-year/
Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is projected to cost the state billions every year, with women forced out of the labor market as a result of inadequate reproductive health care, a new report says.
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Az restaurants rally voters to put pay cut for servers & bartenders in constitution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_prop_138_wages/az-restaurants-rally-voters-put-pay-cut-servers-bartenders-constitution/
Arizona restaurants are hoping voters will change the state’s constitution to let them pay servers and bartenders 25% less than the minimum wage, allowing them to pad their profit margins.
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Pima defender Ariela Sanchez-Hermosillo named ACCAC Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100924_pcc_womens_soccer1/pima-defender-ariela-sanchez-hermosillo-named-accac-player-week/
Pima Community College women’s soccer player Ariela Sanchez-Hermosillo (Sahuaro HS) did work on both sides of the ball as she earned recognition from the ACCAC conference for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
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Gallego, Lake spar over Az Senate seat in their only debate, clashing on immigration & abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_gallego_lake_debate/gallego-lake-spar-over-az-senate-seat-their-only-debate-clashing-immigration-abortion/
Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego both tried to convince Arizonans on Wednesday that they were the only reasonable choice for the U.S. Senate, while accusing the other of extremism.
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Republicans falsely link illegal immigration to federal relief funds as Hurricane Milton slams Florida https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101024_fema_politics/republicans-falsely-link-illegal-immigration-federal-relief-funds-as-hurricane-milton-slams-florida/
As Hurricane Milton slams into Florida, and North Carolina residents dig out from Hurricane Helene, Republicans are pushing claims – widely debunked – that federal disaster aid has been depleted because of illegal immigration.
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