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Order to end minting of pennies will save taxpayers millions without much impact on Az copper mines tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Most copper mined in the U.S. comes from Arizona - but President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that he will halt production of pennies won’t make a dent in the state’s mining industry, as nearly all of the metal used has been zinc since 1982.

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Arizona women’s basketball finding footing, ASU still searching in Big 12 debut tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Women’s basketball fans packed into McKale Center Saturday to watch as Arizona, fresh off a win against West Virginia but reeling from recent losses, found their footing in a 66-59 victory over a struggling ASU team mired in a nine-game skid.

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Arizona unlikely to reach compromise on bill to speed up election results tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers in Arizona pledged to find a way to speed up election results, but it appears unlikely this year that they’ll send Gov. Katie Hobbs a bill that she would actually sign - though voters will likely see a related question on their ballot in 2026.

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9th Circuit: Forest Service lawfully approved cattle grazing lands, despite risks to endangered wolves tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court decision, ruling the U.S. Forest Service acted lawfully when it authorized a cattle grazing project in New Mexico and Arizona, despite activists’ claims that it could impact the endangered Mexican gray wolf population in the area.

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Arizona ‘fake electors’ aim for dismissal of criminal charges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Maricopa County judge heard arguments Tuesday on more than half a dozen motions to dismiss criminal actions against Arizona Republicans and Trump allies who submitted false documentation certifying themselves as presidential electors in 2020.

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Appeals court nixes $75K fee award in Az GOP Jan. 6 defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision to award attorney fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker who was sued by GOP elected officials who said she had defamed them by connecting them to the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Appeals court nixes $75K fee award in Az GOP Jan. 6 defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision to award attorney fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker who was sued by GOP elected officials who said she had defamed them by connecting them to the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Arizona universities face massive cuts to medical research if Trump’s plan is implemented tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If the Trump administration succeeds in implementing the steep cuts to medical research grants that a court temporarily blocked on Monday, more than $250 million in grants to Arizona universities, research institutions and companies would be at risk.

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After decades of seeking death, Aaron Gunches will be executed March 19 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a warrant of execution for Aaron Gunches - who killed a man in 2002 and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2004 - setting his execution date out 35 days, which is March 19.

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Wyatt Tee Walker: Chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. in struggle for civil rights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There were a number of people who made valuable contributions to the the civil rights movement, and among them was Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker – hailed as “one of the keenest minds of the nonviolent revolution” by none less than Martin Luther King Jr. himself.

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City mailing Prop. 414 ballots to all Tucson voters on Wednesday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson voters can start deciding the fate of Prop. 414 this week as a total of 305,520 ballots for the March 11 election are being mailed to voters Wednesday, according to the Tucson City Clerk’s Office.

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Valentine's Day in Tucson is everything but ordinary tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Stargazing, free weddings, the can-can, exploring the city dump and more things to enjoy with loved ones on Valentine's Day.

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GOP bill would force Arizona police to work with ICE to expand deportation powers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates rallied at the state Capitol in opposition of a Republican push to require police departments across the state to work with federal immigration officials, potentially facilitating President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans.

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Tucson research CEO: Diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility are important for science & the workplace tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"At a time when these principles are being purged by our government from a large swath of federal programs, you should know they actually advance science, thereby advancing the interests of our country, and are important for the workplace." — Planetary Science Institute CEO Mark Sykes

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Steve Bannon pleads guilty to felony in ‘We Build the Wall’ case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York to one felony count related to his role in a scheme to defraud Trump supporters under the false pretense of raising funds to construct a border wall.

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Trump sued over his suspension of refugee resettlement tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of faith groups who provide refugee services filed a lawsuit in federal court over the Trump administration’s executive order suspending refugee resettlement as well as withholding funds for those services appropriated by Congress.

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Tucson researcher: Diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility are important for science & the workplace tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"At a time when these principles are being purged by our government from a large swath of federal programs, you should know they actually advance science, thereby advancing the interests of our country, and are important for the workplace." — Planetary Science Institute CEO Mark Sykes

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Phoenix-based LGBTQ+ clinic stops providing gender affirming care to minors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The same day Phoenix Children’s Hospital was shown to have quietly removed a portion of its transgender care services, Prisma Community Care - one of Arizona’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ clinics - has done the same in order to comply with federal grants and contracts.

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$50M allocation to enforce the Az ‘Secure Border Act’ could spark a constitutional showdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican bill that would appropriate $50 million from the state general fund to the Arizona Department of Public Safety to enforce “border related crimes” and implement a measure voters approved last year cleared its first hurdle Monday afternoon.

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Federal judge orders all grant and loan payments must be resumed by Trump administration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge told the Trump administration that it must comply with a previous ruling that required the government to unfreeze funding on grants and loans, but questions remain whether or not Trump will comply with the judge's order.

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