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Wednesday deadline to mail back Tucson primary ballots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Wednesday is the recommended deadline to send back early ballots in the city primary election; Upcoming Project Blue public meetings; Tucson City Council primary election and South Tucson recall coming up on Aug. 5; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Navajo Nation president, vice president reconcile after year-long rift tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After nearly two years of estrangement, allegations of sexual harassment and a call for resignation, the Navajo Nation president and vice president are ready to work together again.

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Rex Scott: Why I support Project Blue tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"I was proud and enthused to be part of the voting majority on the Board of Supervisors that approved the land acquisition agreement and rezoning that were the first two steps in moving Project Blue forward." — Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott

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Conover: Feds still obstructing Pima County murder case against carjacker tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover said Tuesday that Trump administration officials are still limiting local prosecutors' access to a Mexican man who allegedly shot and killed a 69-year-man during an attempted carjacking in June.

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Noah's Ark sculpture mysteriously floated away from Tucson's Reid Park tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Notable Tucson artist Charles Clement's 1966 "Noah's Ark" sculpture was last seen in early 2017 at a Reid Park Zoo storage facility. Both the large & heavy artwork and records of its location seem to be missing.

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358 Tucson voters received wrong ballots for next week's Council primary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Local election officials said Monday that 358 incorrect ballots had been mailed to voters for next week's city of Tucson primary.

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Tucson Council primary candidates split on return of bus fares tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As costs climb and the city faces a budget squeeze, the Tucson City Council will have to decide whether to reimpose fares for bus service. The Democrats running in the Aug. 5 Council primary disagree about maintaining fare-free transit.

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5 nominees named for Pima Superior Court post; Hobbs to pick new judge tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs will choose from among five nominees when appointing a new judge to the Pima County Superior Court bench.

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Study shows impact of abortion restrictions on LGBTQ+ Arizonans tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new national survey shows queer and trans Americans are struggling to access basic care, including abortion and gender-affirming treatment, and in Arizona, the consequences of those laws are especially stark for queer people seeking care.

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Citing potential for fraud, blue & red states pass new crypto ATM laws tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While officials say cryptocurrency ATMs can be used for legitimate purposes, Arizona and other states are are increasingly warning about the potential for fraud, and imposing new regulations to protect consumers.

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White House ordered to restore Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics through the GOP’s tax legislation, building on an earlier ruling that restored funding to just 10 clinics.

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Arizona, other states sue Trump administration over demand for SNAP user info tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona AG Kris Mayes and other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration over a demand for SNAP user information, claiming President Trump seeks to build a database of people’s information to target immigrants.

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Trump administration targets EPA’s authority to address global warming emissions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The EPA has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health, a move that former agency officials say would gut the EPA’s authority to reduce emissions and is sure to end up in the courts.

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Due process: What it means in U.S. law & its implications for migrant rights tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As the United States edges up to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the core principle of due process - that the government must act with accountability and in accordance with the rule of law – is being strongly tested.

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Tucson to hold 2 more public meetings on controversial Project Blue tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The meetings are slated for July 31 through Teams and for Aug. 4 at the Tucson Convention Center

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Dem candidates for Tucson Council oppose proposed Project Blue data center tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson City Council is tentatively scheduled to decide whether to move forward with a Southeast Side data center before the city’s November election, but Council candidates are weighing on whether they would support Project Blue if they were in office.

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DHS watchdog finds border scanners devoted to cargo & rail cars still in storage tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While the Trump administration has used fentanyl smuggling as a reason to crack down on the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has struggled to deploy and maintain dozens of scanners designed to peer into vehicles and cargo and intercept contraband, a federal watchdog found.

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Tesla wants to bring ‘robotaxis’ to Az, a skeptical tech engineer says they aren’t safe tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tesla wants to bring autonomous “robotaxis” to Arizona, despite safety concerns from critics.

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Weight-loss drugs too costly for Arizona Medicaid patients, until obesity leads to diabetes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona is one of 32 states where Medicaid doesn’t cover drugs such as Trulicity and Ozempic without a diagnosis of diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure or other related ailments.

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U.S. Education Department to unfreeze contested K-12 funds tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration said it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools throughout the country.

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