Booker coming to Tucson for 'People's Town Hall'; Rockafellow plans launch party https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/04105_political_calendar/booker-coming-tucson-peoples-town-hall-rockafellow-plans-launch-party/
Updated: 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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PCC's Camacho's 15 strikeouts earns ACCAC Pitcher of the Week recognition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041025_pcc_softball/pccs-camachos-15-strikeouts-earns-accac-pitcher-week-recognition/
Pima Community College softball pitcher Belen Camacho (Pueblo HS) produced two quality starts for the week of March 30-April 5 and was awarded for her efforts.
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Passover is a Jewish holiday remembering sorrowful events & celebrating hope for a better future https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041225_passover_history_op/passover-jewish-holiday-remembering-sorrowful-events-celebrating-hope-better-future/
Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while looking ahead toward better ones to come, a particularly poignant time to recognize the tragedies of the past year and offer hope for the future.
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Lack of standards, transparency undermines police LGBTQ+ programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041225_police_lgbtq/lack-standards-transparency-undermines-police-lgbtq-programs/
Many local law enforcement agencies have programs meant to provide support for specific communities, foster trust in reporting crimes and encourage people to work with police, yet there is little evidence from local police departments that they have done any of that.
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Trump orders U.S. military to occupy federal land along southern border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041225_border_takeover/trump-orders-us-military-occupy-federal-land-along-southern-border/
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing several agencies to start militarizing a stretch of the southern border, an escalation of the administration’s use of the U.S. military amid its immigration crackdown.
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Photos: UA soccer & Circa circus: On the shoulders of giants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041125_circa_wildcats/photos-ua-soccer-circa-circus-shoulders-giants/
Australian circus group Circa will perform at Centennial Hall on Saturday. On Friday, the Aussie performers taught the UA Wildcat soccer team how to tumble and work together.
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UA soccer & Circa circus: On the shoulders of giants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041125_circa_wildcats/ua-soccer-circa-circus-shoulders-giants/
Australian circus group Circa will perform at Centennial Hall on Saturday. On Friday, the Aussie performers taught the UA Wildcat soccer team how to tumble and work together.
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Federal judge clears way for ICE raids at churches https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_ice_churchs/federal-judge-clears-way-ice-raids-churches/
A federal judge denied a multifaith coalition’s request to block a Trump administration policy reversal that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to freely enter places of worship to arrest migrants.
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The solid one: Richard Fimbres leaves Tucson City Council better than he found it https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041125_fimbres_op/the-solid-one-richard-fimbres-leaves-tucson-city-council-better-than-he-found-it/
Richard Fimbres, on the Tucson City Council for nearly 16 years, has been a good guy who likes public service. Sometimes it doesn't have to be more complicated than that.
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Tucson Councilman Richard Fimbres resigning in May; in 16th year in office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041125_fimbres_resign/tucson-councilman-richard-fimbres-resigning-may-16th-year-office/
Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres will step down on May 1, leaving his Ward 5 seat open amid an ongoing election. He announced in January that he was not seeking reelection this year, after holding office since 2009.
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Smithsonian museum visitors reject Trump’s view that exhibits are ‘divisive’ & ‘woke’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_smithsonian_exhibits/smithsonian-museum-visitors-reject-trumps-view-that-exhibits-are-divisive-woke/
President Donald Trump’s order to scrub anything “divisive” from the Smithsonian to shield Americans from “woke” propaganda has – at least temporarily – had the opposite effect, as visitors are flocking to see certain exhibits before they’re taken down.
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Democrats: Insiders may have profited off market turmoil triggered by launch, abrupt pause on tariffs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_tariff_trading/democrats-insiders-may-have-profited-off-market-turmoil-triggered-by-launch-abrupt-pause-tariffs/
Democrats - including Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego - asserted that President Trump, family members and members of his administration may have profited off inside information about his recent moves on tariffs that caused the market to plummet and then rebound.
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Arizona wine industry facing Trump’s tariff war effects, amid other market struggles https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041125_wine_tariffs/arizona-wine-industry-facing-trumps-tariff-war-effects-amid-other-market-struggles/
Amid a volatile U.S. tariff war, the Arizona wine and spirits industry is weighing how the ever-changing landscape could affect local businesses and consumers.
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Immigrants without legal status must now register & carry documents, after court order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_immigrant_registration/immigrants-without-legal-status-must-now-register-carry-documents-after-court-order/
Millions of immigrants in the country without legal authorization are required as of Friday to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement.
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Az GOP lawmakers send bill mandating ICE cooperation to Hobbs’ likely veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041125_ice_hobbs/az-gop-lawmakers-send-bill-mandating-ice-cooperation-hobbs-likely-veto/
Republican lawmakers hoping to turbocharge President Trump’s mass deportation campaign have successfully pushed through a proposal that would force every law enforcement agency in Arizona to cooperate with ICE agents — but it’s headed straight for Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto pen.
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House approves bill clamping down on national injunctions amid furor over court delays of Trump agenda https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_house_injunctions/house-approves-bill-clamping-down-national-injunctions-amid-furor-over-court-delays-trump-agenda/
House Republicans passed a bill that would slap new restrictions on federal courts affecting their ability to issue nationally binding injunctions, which so far have hampered parts of the Trump administration’s ambitious agenda.
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Az GOP aims to ban ‘discriminatory’ DEI in government, compares it to pre-Civil Rights era racism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041125_dei_legislature/az-gop-aims-ban-discriminatory-dei-government-compares-it-pre-civil-rights-era-racism/
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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Trump administration extends deadline for schools to meet anti-DEI order or lose funds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_dei_school_funding/trump-administration-extends-deadline-schools-meet-anti-dei-order-or-lose-funds/
The U.S. Education Department has agreed to delay for nearly two weeks enforcement of a disputed directive seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a court filing in the case challenging the order.
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Pima County’s career & tech education campus hosting health fair this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041025_jted_health_fair/pima-countys-career-tech-education-campus-hosting-health-fair-this-weekend/
Pima County’s career and tech ed campus will host a community health fair this Saturday, April 12. Attendees can get a variety of screenings and learn the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
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Justice Dep't withdraws from Arizona voter citizenship lawsuit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041025_voter_citizenship/justice-dept-withdraws-from-arizona-voter-citizenship-lawsuit/
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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