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  Following the lead of the Trump administration, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want to ban state government from using diversity, equity and inclusion in its hiring practices.
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  The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss its claims against Arizona in regards to two Republican-backed voter citizenship laws that the Biden administration had argued violated federal law.
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  A roundup of upcoming political events: Sen. Cory Booker coming to Tucson, Sentinel reporters on the air, deadlines approaching for pecial congressional election; Rockafellow plans launch party in Ward 6 Council race
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  Housing, workforce development and the importance of Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and the Prosperity Initiative were central issues during a public forum Wednesday night for the six applicants vying for the open Board of Supervisors seat.
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  Bonds are an easier sell when voters can be told  "This what is needed, here's how much it is going to cost and when it's paid for the tax for it disappears." Unfortunately, Pima County's PAYGO approach scuttles that bargain.
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  Just minutes after Trump ‘border czar’ Tom Homan was welcomed into the Arizona House of Representatives and began his speech where he warned immigrants they ‘should be looking over your shoulder’, Democratic lawmakers in attendance filed out of the chamber in protest.
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  U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got an enthusiastic welcome from the Make America Healthy Again crowd during a stop at the Arizona Senate, but shut down questions about  the measles outbreak that has primarily sickened the unvaccinated.
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  President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at boosting the declining U.S. coal industry, as U.S. electricity demand - driven by data center growth and transportation electrification - is expected to increase 2% annually and 50% by 2050.
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  Arizona voters who haven’t proven their citizenship are being treated differently across the state as they try to update their voter registration, in some cases seeing their registration suspended entirely until they provide proof.
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  Trump administration officials were speakers at the 2025 Border Security Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center, and most extolled Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, including the acting ICE director, who said his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants.
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  The Tucson City Council voted to consider reimplementing fares on public transit Tuesday in the face of a potential $68 million budget shortfall. Public transportation has been free since March 2020, and will remain so until at least this summer.
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  University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella named the second-in-command at his former school to be his "enforcer" in his new position Tuesday, announcing Patricia Prelock will move from Vermont to become the UA's provost.
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  The U.S. stock market continued its bloodletting Monday, following days of fears about the financial impact of expansive tariffs announced last week by the Trump administration - but Republican members of Congress have largely refused to break with the White House messaging on tariffs.
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  Deep cuts at federal agencies are hitting Americans who served in uniform especially hard, and in response, Az freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego put a freeze on VA nominations in protest.
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  House Republicans finally announced their plan to ensure that Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities can pay its bills next month, which would prevent a looming disaster for families of the nearly 60,000 Arizonans with disabilities, but also comes with some tough cuts.
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  A dozen candidates have filed to run for Tucson City Council in Wards 3, 5 and 6 ahead of Monday's deadline to submit paperwork. Ten Democrats and just two Republicans handed in nominating petitions, but some may face challenges.
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  A total of six applicants are aiming to fill the open District 5 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The office is up for grabs because Democrat Adelita Grijalva stepped down last week to run for Congress.
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  The Tucson City Council will vote on raising water rates on county customers, while taxes could offset free bus fares; Flowing Wells not READY for grant that fosters DEI, plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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  Sixteen states with Democratic attorneys general sued the National Institutes of Health, claiming the agency has purposefully delayed and disrupted medical research grant awards and terminated grants that had already been issued.
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  Lawmakers must commit to a four-year Arizona Department of Housing renewal to ensure long-term planning and strategic investment, and expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit will unlock housing, create jobs, and strengthen communities statewide.
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  Thousands of angry Arizonans, including thousands at the state Capitol, rallied across the state Saturday to send a message to President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk: Keep your hands off vital government services, the economy and civil rights.
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  Cano wants Board of Supes seat; Hernandez raises $300K in CD7 special election while Giffords and Kelly endorse Grijalva, RTA election unlikely in November, & more.
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  Tens of thousands of longtime Pima County residents are being advised to prove their citizenship in order to remain on the voter rolls.
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  Three inmates were killed in an "altercation" on Friday morning at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, officials said.
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  A measure sponsored by Tucson Rep. Rachel Keshel would prohibit the Arizona attorney general from prosecuting members of a county board of supervisors if they refuse to certify election results.
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