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Obama Holds Rally in Tucson to Campaign for Harris-Walz
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Obama Holds Rally in Tucson to Campaign for Harris-Walz

Senatorial candidate Ruben Gallego and former President Barack Obama visit The University of Arizona on October 18 in Tucson, Arizona. By Emmanuel Rodriguez Former President Obama rallied Arizona voters on Friday, Oct. 18 at The University of Arizona. Crowds gathered to listen to the 44th president and hear his support for the Harris-Walz ticket and his heavy criticism of former President Donald Trump. The event featured speeches and remarks from notable Arizona leaders like Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Ariz. Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano, Congressional candidate Kirsten Engel, Senator Mark Kelly, Former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, Governor Katie Hobbs and Senatorial candidate Ruben Gallego.  Voters at the ...
AZ is a Swing State—Vote!
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AZ is a Swing State—Vote!

By Tae Esperanza Cooper The next President of the United States may be determined by a handful of votes in swing states—also known as battleground states, toss-up states or purple states—because they can be reasonably won by either Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican nominee Donald Trump. This differs from red and blue states, where a specific side is supported more than the other. Arizona is a key swing state, along with Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Arizona voters will determine the state's direction in this 2024 Presidential Election. "Voting is a powerful way for students to shape their future and make their voices heard on issues that matter to them,” said Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, who coordinates voter registration in Tucs...
J.A.D.E. Retreat Looking for Social Justice Leaders
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J.A.D.E. Retreat Looking for Social Justice Leaders

By Mike Korchmaros and Pima Leadership Institute Image courtesy of Pima Leadership Institute Are you interested in leadership? Social Justice? Want to grow as an equitable leader? Apply to be a participant at this year's J.A.D.E. (Justice, Advocacy, Dialogue, and Empowerment) retreat! The J.A.D.E. program, by the Pima Leadership Institute, is a one-day social justice-focused event. They're hosting its once a semester workshop on Friday, March 29, 2024 at the PCC East Campus' Community Room from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. It includes lunch, a graduation cord and other goodies. At the end of attending J.A.D.E., participants will: - Understand social justice, activism and allyship and develop introductory knowledge and skills that can be applied to navigate effectively in higher ed...
Fraud and loathing in Pima County
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Fraud and loathing in Pima County

The Pima County Courthouse in downtown Tucson. (Michael Barera/Wikimedia Commons License) By JOSHUA BAILEYPima Post Last year, Pima County suffered a loss of nearly $43,000 due to a fraudulent account that used county taxpayers' funds, as per a fiscal report by the state's Auditor General released in March. The report stated the account was created by an employee of a construction company contracted by the county, and the procurement department failed to obtain a tax form to change the account's log-in credentials for an online money transfer service, leading to the loss. The audit report also highlighted issues with the county's verification procedures and recommended measures such as staff training and creating a monitoring system for vendors. The report further revealed t...
Two weeks notice: midterm election looms, here are your AZ debates
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Two weeks notice: midterm election looms, here are your AZ debates

This combination of photos shows Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters, left, and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., before a televised debate in Phoenix, Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Members of the media watch Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, left, and his Republican challenger Blake Masters, right, during a debate in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Republican Senate challenger Blake Masters smiles on stage prior to a televised debate with Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Libertarian candidate Marc Victor in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, left, smiles as he stands on stage with Republican challenger Blake Masters, right, prior to a televised debate in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct...
A ‘coward’ and a ‘conspiracy theorist’ walk into a bar and ask for your vote
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A ‘coward’ and a ‘conspiracy theorist’ walk into a bar and ask for your vote

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake arrives to a former President Donald Trump rally, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs speaks at a roundtable event in Phoenix, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Hobbs announced Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, that her office's review of signatures turned in a week ago to refer the expansion of the state's private school voucher law to the ballot came up short of the nearly 119,000 that were needed. Hobbs is a Democrat running for governor who opposed the plan. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Pima Post The Citizens Clean Elections Commission sponsors statewide and legislative debates. This Arizona election cycle has not lacked drama. Much of the dramatics were stirred up over the gubernatorial ...
Pima College adding travel rider to cover out-of-network services, namely abortion
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Pima College adding travel rider to cover out-of-network services, namely abortion

Pima College announced Monday that it is in the final stages of adding a travel rider to the college's plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona that will cover $5,000 of expenses tied to travel and lodging to receive covered services that they are unable to receive locally. Terminating a pregnancy is not the only service covered by the new insurance coverage, although it was the focal point of the announcement from Chancellor Lee Lambert. Phil Burdick, Vice Chancellor of External Relations, was able to give us additional details that weren't included in the email announcement sent college-wide Monday. The services are expected to be available beginning October 1. Pima college had 2,368 employees at the end of the pay period ending on September 9. Slightly fewer than half of all...
BRIEF: Snowden granted Russian citizenship
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BRIEF: Snowden granted Russian citizenship

Edward Snowden receives the Sam Adams award for Intelligence Integrity on November 7, 2013, in Moscow. (Photo courtesy McZusatz under Attribution 3.0 Unported) Multiple sources are reporting Edward Snowden has been granted Russian citizenship. It has been 9 years since material leaked by Snowden was used by The Guardian in 2013 to reveal a top-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) granted an order requiring Verizon to hand over data on all telephone calls in their system to the FBI over a 3-month period. According to the Guardian, "Under the terms of the blanket order, the numbers of both parties on a call are handed over, as is location data, call duration, unique identifiers, and the time and duration of all calls. The contents of the conversation itself are no...
BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
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BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution

FILE - The BP Whiting refinery in East Chicago, Ind., is shown on Sept. 21, 2017. Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations at the Whiting facility in Indiana. (DroneBase via AP, File) By JOHN FLESHERAP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement Thursday over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations at the Whiting facility in Indiana. The agreement is the second in the past year between advocacy groups and BP involving the refinery on the southwestern Lake Michigan shoreline between Hammond, Indiana, and Chicago. Both c...
Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
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Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for Micron's planned $15 billion semiconductor plant in Boise, Idaho, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, and said that America needs to start making things with American parts and American labor. Granholm took part Monday in the groundbreaking for what by the end of the decade is expected to be the largest chipmaking cleanroom in the United States, covering 10 football fields and creating 17,000 American jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler) By KEITH RIDLERAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chipmaker Micron's planned $15 billion investment in a new factory in the company's hometown of Boise will help protect the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized semiconductor market, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm sai...