Blue & red states were putting period products in schools — then came the anti-trans backlash https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082824_trans_period_products/blue-red-states-were-putting-period-products-schools-then-came-anti-trans-backlash/ For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states - but the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political. #Tucson #Arizona

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. #Tucson #Arizona

Voters will get to decide whether to give Az judges virtual lifetime appointments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082324_judge_appointment_terms/voters-will-get-decide-whether-give-az-judges-virtual-lifetime-appointments/ Arizona voters will decide whether state judges should be awarded lifetime appointments, after the Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday cleared a proposal to do just that for the November ballot. #Tucson #Arizona

Years into 'American Dream,' Tom Kiefer still has hundreds of confiscated objects to photograph https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081724_kiefer_photos/years-into-american-dream-tom-kiefer-still-has-hundreds-confiscated-objects-photograph/ Tom Kiefer — known worldwide for his photographic project “El Sueño Americano / The American Dream" — has taken pictures of about 800 images, but still has hundreds of objects confiscated from migrants to document. #Tucson #Arizona

Abortion rights constitutional amendment cleared for the November Az ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081324_abortion_amendment/abortion-rights-constitutional-amendment-cleared-november-az-ballot/ Voters in November will be able to decide whether to amend the Arizona Constitution to guarantee the right to abortion after the Arizona Abortion Access Act collected around 578,000 valid signatures, significantly more than the nearly 384,000 it needed to qualify for the ballot. #Tucson #Arizona

Republican states sue to block Obamacare for Dreamers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080924_aca_dreamers/republican-states-sue-block-obamacare-dreamers/ Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is spearheading a multistate effort by Republicans to stop the expansion of the Affordable Care Act to include Dreamers, longtime undocumented residents who arrived in the U.S. as minors and receive some immigration protections. #Tucson #Arizona

Drop off old papers, paint & more at Tucson collection event Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080924_hazwaste_august/drop-off-old-papers-paint-more-tucson-collection-event-saturday/ Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event. #Tucson #Arizona

Against 'political cynicism': Ruben Gallego heads into fight for Arizona's Senate seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080624_gallego_tucson/against-political-cynicism-ruben-gallego-heads-into-fight-arizonas-senate-seat/ Days after the primary, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego meets Tucson Mayor Regina Romero for her endorsement and presses forward into the general election. #Tucson #Arizona

Drag queens unite to form political action committee ahead of 2024 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080224_drag_pac/drag-queens-unite-form-political-action-committee-ahead-2024-election/ A new political action committee is stomping the runway, bringing together some of the biggest names in drag to push back against anti-LGBTQ legislation and politicians, and through a flurry of social media posts, the PAC has begun to raise funds ahead of the November election. #Tucson #Arizona

Harris’ high-stakes veepstakes: Fundraising powerhouses vie for VP slot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080224_harris_veepstakes/harris-high-stakes-veepstakes-fundraising-powerhouses-vie-vp-slot/ Many of Vice President Kamala Harris' potential vice presidential picks are also record-setting fundraisers, something that could prove imperative in the final months before Election Day. #Tucson #Arizona