Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect if there’s a dockworkers strike https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/093024_dockworker_strike_op/brown-bananas-crowded-ports-empty-shelves-what-expect-if-theres-dockworkers-strike/ The International Longshoremen’s Association’s six-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports will expire on Sept. 30, 2024, at midnight unless the two sides reach an agreement before that deadline. Here's what to expect if there’s a dockworkers strike in the U.S. #Tucson #Arizona

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. #Tucson #Arizona

Glendale got the Pentagon to help kill an affordable housing bill earlier this year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092424_dod_affordable_housing/glendale-got-pentagon-help-kill-affordable-housing-bill-earlier-this-year/ A California congressman who wanted to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill aimed at spurring “starter home” construction has finally gotten some answers, but he still isn’t satisfied. #Tucson #Arizona

Health plan floated by JD Vance could weaken ACA protections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092024_vance_health_care/health-plan-floated-by-jd-vance-could-weaken-aca-protections/ A health care proposal suggested by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance could gut a popular Affordable Care Act protection, making it legal for companies to charge more for or deny coverage of expensive medical conditions, including pregnancy. #Tucson #Arizona

Advocates fight for access to elections for voters not fluent in English https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091424_fractured_language_barriers/advocates-fight-access-elections-voters-not-fluent-english/ As demographics shift, advocates from Las Vegas to Alaska are fighting to make voting accessible for citizens who speak different languages. But challenges remain –from the cost of translating materials to outright resistance to the idea. #Tucson #Arizona