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Az locals sour on U.S. Rep Eli Crane’s attempts to hide from his dissenters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In Northern Arizona, a growing number of locals say they’re being steamrolled by the people elected to represent them, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues - and their frustrations point squarely at U.S. Rep. Eli Crane.

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Abortion providers challenge FDA’s remaining mifepristone restrictions in federal court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Abortion pills — and questions over their inherent safety — were back in federal court as abortion providers arguing the remaining restrictions should be lifted to match the drug’s 25-year record of safety and efficacy.

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The 'invasion' invention: The far right’s long legal battle to make immigrants the enemy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.

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Silence on e. coli outbreak highlights how Trump team’s changes undermine food safety tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
From failing to publicize a major outbreak to scaling back safety alert specialists and rules, the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory and cost-cutting push risks unraveling a critical system that helps ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply.

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Republicans target tax that keeps state Medicaid programs running tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House spending bill targets a strategy states have used to boost the Medicaid dollars they get from the federal government. The measure would cap or freeze taxes states levy on medical providers, potentially leaving states with major holes in their Medicaid budgets.

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Gun trafficking from the U.S. to Mexico: The drug connection tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Illegal firearm trafficking is inseparable from the illegal drug trade: Weapons are often bought with drug money, can strengthen cartels and can be traded for drugs.

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Supreme Court declines Apache bid to protect Az sacred land from Oak Flat copper mine tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In a rare loss for religious rights at the Supreme Court, the justices refused to halt a massive copper mining project on Oak Flat, a sacred site for the Apache in Arizona.

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9th Circuit revives Az tribal challenge to SunZia energy transmission line tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Southern Arizona tribes will have another chance to challenge the construction of a transmission line through their ancestral homeland after the Ninth Circuit found the trial judge dismissed it based on the wrong standards.

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NPR sues over Trump order cutting off funding, citing 1st Amendment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A collection of National Public Radio stations sued the Trump administration, seeking to block an executive order that would cut off their federal funding.

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UA consolidates cultural resource centers following demands from Trump administration tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Following pressure from the Trump administration to disband DEIA programs, the University of Arizona said Tuesday it would consolidate campus resource centers under a new unit led by the UA provost.

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Stagehands at Arizona Theatre Company vote to unionize tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Updated: Stagehands at Arizona Theatre Company’s Tucson branch voted this month to unionize with the local chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

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U.S. gun trafficking to Mexico: Independent gun shops supply the most dangerous weapons tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Independent firearm businesses are the largest suppliers of crime guns bought in the U.S. and trafficked to Mexico.

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Universities ramp up lobbying in response to Trump crackdown on higher education tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Universities across the U.S. are on pace to spend a record amount of money on lobbying in 2025 as President Trump works to reshape higher education through massive cuts in federal financial support, and many are aligning with firms and lobbyists tied to Trump’s inner circle.

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College Board cancels award program for high-performing Black & Latino students tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The College Board this month changed the criteria for its National Recognition Program awards in a move that could shift tens of thousands of scholarship dollars from Black and Latino students to white students, and could affect University of Arizona programs.

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Call centers replaced many doctors’ receptionists. Now, AI Is coming for call centers. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The turn toward call centers in health care created more distance between a caller and a health provider but preserved the human touch - now, startups are marketing AI products with lifelike voices to schedule or cancel medical visits, refill prescriptions, and help triage patients.

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Uncertainty about FEMA federal disaster aid looms as storms roll in tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Multiple states bordering the Mississippi River are still waiting for federal disaster aid decisions as President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to significantly scale back FEMA and pass disaster recovery costs onto states.

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Stagehands at Arizona Theatre Company vote to unionize tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Stagehands at Arizona Theatre Company’s Tucson branch voted this month to unionize with the local chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

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Cody Fire 83% contained despite hot & dry conditions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Cody Fire burning in the mountains north of Tucson is now 83 percent contained, fire officials announced Monday. The gains were "a testament to the continued hard work and coordination of firefighting resources across the incident," officials said.

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ASU prof: Arizona university presidents should join colleagues, unite to defend mission of higher education tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Higher education in our country is under direct attack by those in Washington who seek to interfere in the way universities govern themselves." — ASU English Prof. Richard Newhauser

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To help pay for tax cuts, GOP budget would take SNAP benefits from at least 3.2 million people tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The massive tax and spending bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would likely result in 3.2 million people losing food assistance benefits, and saddle states with around $14 billion a year in costs.

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