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  Indigenous students enrolled in schools run by the Bureau of Indian Education will have access to more comprehensive, culturally relevant agricultural training and education as part of a new partnership the BIE established with the Native American Agriculture Fund.
 
  President Joe Biden unveiled Tuesday new protections for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens and measures to make it easier for immigrants brought illegally as children to qualify for work authorization.
 
  Gun policy has been a topic of debate for decades, but has become especially prominent as the number of gun-related deaths and mass shootings has grown almost every year since 2014, with this past week offering reminders of the continuing salience of guns in American life.
 
  The deadline is approaching for qualified candidates to file paperwork to run as write-in candidates in this year's elections. One has signed up to run for an office that would otherwise have had no candidates at all — Pima County constable in JP9.
 
  Arizonans nearly found themselves back in the 1800s, policy-wise. A Civil War-era abortion ban repealed in May would have become enforceable on Sept. 26 – temporarily – if the Legislature didn’t adjourn in time.
 
  The Marana Town Council is set to change its land development code to allow for duplexes and townhouses throughout that community. Local governments will vote on budgets galore, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.
 
  "County Attorney Laura Conover can’t seem to tell the truth. At campaign fundraisers, at candidate forums, debates and house parties, Conover continually lies to the voters and to reporters as well." — former County Attorney Barbara LaWall
 
  The federal government has sought to bolster election security for years through a popular grant program, but the wildly fluctuating funding levels have made it difficult for state officials to plan their budgets and their projects.
 
  The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office is working to reach Native voters across the state with Native Voting Hour, a way to hear from voters within Indigenous communities directly as well as provide them with information about their voting rights.
 
  At least half a dozen states have changed or are considering legislation to start an employer child care assistance program to specifically include child care workers at all income levels who work at least 20 hours a week, though money for programs in some states may soon run out.
 
  With much of the Southwest baking under record temperatures, immigrants’ rights advocates worry President Biden’s decision to effectively close the border to asylum seekers will endanger lives and further marginalize climate-displaced people seeking refuge in the U.S.
 
  Within the last few years, Indigenous voters have been considered more as a driving force in elections, and Indigenous voters speak about what issues they’re concerned about or if Joe Biden or Donald Trump has their vote for the presidential election in November.
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