Notices by Tucson Sentinel (tucsonsentinel@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com)

Trump’s victory spells doom for federal criminal cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110724_trump_criminal_cases/trumps-victory-spells-doom-federal-criminal-cases/
With his return to power, Donald Trump will be able to outright end his case of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, as well as an ongoing appeal of Trump-appointee U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s dismissal in his classified documents case.
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With control of White House & Senate, Republicans poised to upend U.S. climate policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110624_gop_climate_policy/with-control-white-house-senate-republicans-poised-upend-us-climate-policy/
The results of the election promise to upend U.S. climate policy: In addition to returning a climate denier to the White House, voters also gave Republicans control of the Senate, laying the groundwork for attacks on everything from electric vehicles to clean energy funding.
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Claytoonz: Taking out the Bannon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/103124_claytoonz_bannon/claytoonz-taking-out-bannon/
Just when Trump is crying that his supporters are not Nazi trash, Steve Bannon is released from prison.
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How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102823_la_catrina_icon_op/how-la-catrina-became-iconic-symbol-day-dead/
La Catrina is Mexican engraver José Guadalupe Posada’s most recognizable creation, and the the icon of Day of the Dead, Mexico’s annual fiesta in honor of the deceased that takes place annually on Nov. 1 and 2.
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Arizona judge Humetewa honored with annual Chief Standing Bear award https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102924_humetewa_award/arizona-judge-humetewa-honored-with-annual-chief-standing-bear-award/
U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa, from Arizona and a member of the Hopi Tribe, was honored as the recipient of the 2024 Chief Standing Bear Award for Courage.
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Arizona has school vouchers for all, low-income families aren’t using to use them https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101424_low_income_vouchers/arizona-has-school-vouchers-all-low-income-families-arent-using-use-them/
Working-class parents have often said they’re at least initially interested in school vouchers, which in Arizona are called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, yet when it comes to lower-income families actually choosing to use vouchers, the numbers tell a very different story.
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If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in U.S., check out the rest of the world https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101424_grocery_prices/if-you-think-grocery-prices-take-big-bite-out-your-paycheck-us-check-out-rest-world/
The cost of food has been a big concern for Americans since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but food that is dirt cheap in comparative terms, even in a time of rising food prices, is a problem virtually every other nation in the world would love to have.
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Arizona ballot Prop. 140 would create open primaries. Here’s what else it would do. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100824_prop_140_primaries/arizona-ballot-prop-140-would-create-open-primaries-heres-what-else-it-would-do/
Out of the 13 propositions on Arizona’s ballot this year, Proposition 140 stands to have the greatest effect on the state’s elections. Here’s how each type of statewide election currently works in Arizona, and how a “yes” vote on 140 would change that.
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Anti-Trump GOP group hopes to convince Arizona Republicans to back Harris https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093024_elections_ads/anti-trump-gop-group-hopes-convince-arizona-republicans-back-harris/
A group formed by anti-Trump Republicans is spending big in the closing weeks of the election to convince Republicans in the Grand Canyon State to support Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Arizona's clean-energy jobs growing, but GOP says Inflation Reduction Act is wasteful https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092524_clean_energy_jobs/arizonas-clean-energy-jobs-growing-but-gop-says-inflation-reduction-act-wasteful/
A planned solar-powered cobalt processing facility will break ground next year in Yuma County, one of two dozen projects underway in Arizona catalyzed by the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation championed by Democrats and criticized by Republicans as a waste of taxpayer money.
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The Deciders: Issues & states that will determine who wins the White House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092324_election_deciders/the-deciders-issues-states-that-will-determine-who-wins-white-house/
Despite the historic lead-up to Election Day, the race has now settled into familiar territory: Much like 2020’s contest, top political strategists on both sides of the aisle expect control of the White House could come down to just a few thousand votes in a handful of battleground states.
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Child brides say Az FLDS follower pressured them to marry abuser https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092324_flds_polygamist/child-brides-say-az-flds-follower-pressured-them-marry-abuser/
Two more witnesses in a federal child sex abuse trial surrounding a polygamist religious sect said defendant LaDell Bistline Jr. pressured them into marrying the man who sexually abused them for three years while they were children.
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Dems set to get their wish for bipartisan budget legislation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092324_budget_legislation/dems-set-get-their-wish-bipartisan-budget-legislation/
Faced with the prospect of a government shutdown before a presidential election, House Republicans abandoned their gambit to score a policy win amid budget negotiations and sat down with Democrats to hammer out a plan to maintain federal spending through the end of the year.
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‘Respect tribal sovereignty’: New Navajo law regulating radioactive material transportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092324_navajo_uranium/respect-tribal-sovereignty-new-navajo-law-regulating-radioactive-material-transportation/
After uranium ore was transferred across the Navajo Nation in July with little warning, tribal leaders started looking for ways to address the issue that would best benefit their people and community. The solution: strengthen tribal law.
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Census data hides racial diversity of US ‘Hispanics’ – to the country’s detriment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091524_hispanic_diversity_op/census-data-hides-racial-diversity-us-hispanics-8211-countrys-detriment/
Countries across the Americas, including the U.S., have revised their census questions to better understand their populations, enabling them to create more inclusive policies that actually address people’s needs – and to recognize the too-often hidden achievements of these groups.
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Arizona ID laws may disenfranchise thousands of trans voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091224_az_trans_voters/arizona-id-laws-may-disenfranchise-thousands-trans-voters/
LGBTQ+ voting rights advocates are raising concerns over Arizona’s strict voter ID laws that were reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The reason? The law inadvertently makes it harder for transgender people to vote.
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Border officer found guilty of kidnapping & sexually assaulting 15-year-old Arizona girl https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083024_cbp_officer_guilty/border-officer-found-guilty-kidnapping-sexually-assaulting-15-year-old-arizona-girl/
After two days of deliberation, a Tucson jury found a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer guilty on Friday of two counts for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Douglas, Ariz., in 2022.
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After scathing GAO report, Border Patrol agents ordered to stop tossing out migrants’ belongings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082824_migrant_belongings/after-scathing-gao-report-border-patrol-agents-ordered-stop-tossing-out-migrants-belongings/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has directed agents to stop discarding migrants’ personal belongings, after a scathing report detailing how medicine, clothes, cell phones, cash and identity documents have been taken by authorities at holding facilities and never returned.
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LGBTQ+ asylum seekers detail harsh conditions & abuse in ICE custody https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082624_lgbtq_asylum_abuse/lgbtq-asylum-seekers-detail-harsh-conditions-abuse-ice-custody/
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.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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