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Pima Supes to accept Grijalva resignation, Oro Valley to vote on a height waiver for church school tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County will formally say "adios" to a supervisor, and is set to lose two federal grants that help address the COVID-19 pandemic, while a school at the Church of the Nazarene in Oro Valley wants to build too high up, and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.

Adelita Grijalva to run for her late father's U.S. House seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva announced Monday she will enter the race to fill her late father U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Southern Arizona Democrat died March 13; a special primary is set for July 15, with a Sept. 23 special election filling the seat.

San Carlos Apache tribe demands investigation into group homes after Emily Pike’s murder tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The San Carlos Apache tribe wants state leaders to launch an investigation and implement stricter regulations for state-licensed residential group homes that serve children after a tribal teen ran away from a facility in January and was brutally murdered.

Musk, DOGE won’t release public records, nonprofit says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Department of Government Efficiency won't turn over communications between Elon Musk and his staff, even though those communications are public records under the Freedom of Information Act, though government lawyers have argued that DOGE is not subject to FOIA laws.

Smithsonian director vows museums ‘free of partisanship’ after Trump instigates review tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The director of the Smithsonian Institution told colleagues that the federally funded research institute remained committed to telling “multi-faceted” stories of American history after the Trump administration ordered a review of its museums and programs.

Finchem’s land disposal resolution emboldened by fringe legal theories & Project 2025 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Arizona Sen. Mark Finchem is taking direction from the far-right Project 2025 Project 2025 - created by the conservative Heritage Fund - and the Trump administration in his efforts to encourage the federal government to give up federally-owned land to the state.

Adelita Grijalva to run for her late father's U.S. House seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva announced Monday she will enter the race to fill her late father U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Southern Arizona Democrat died March 13; a special primary is set for July 15, with a Sept. 23 special election filling the seat.

Wadsack's $8M suit claims 'coup' attempt by Tucson officials to violate ex-GOP senator's civil rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack claims that she suffered more than $8 million in damages due to an alleged conspiracy by Tucson police to target her over politics. She cited reporting by the Tucson Sentinel in her suit, claiming TPD "leaked" video to the press and subjected her to "malicious prosecution."

Media matters: Libel law 101 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New York Times v. Sullivan remains the precedent protecting news outlets across the political spectrum from intimidating or frivilous lawsuits. A drawn out libel suit was — and still is — a key weapon of those in power to discourage outlets from investigating potentially criminal activity.

Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an aggressive departure from the nation’s leading homelessness policy.

Trump seeks Supreme Court approval to restart deportation flights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to release the administration from a restraining order grounding flights deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, stating deportations to El Salvador were essential to protect national security and maintain foreign relationships.

Trump names former Az AG Brnovich ambassador to Serbia tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Donald Trump announced that Arizona’s former attorney general, Republican Mark Brnovich, will be the next U.S. ambassador to Serbia, hailing Brnovich as a candidate who will prioritize the country’s interests in the central Balkan Peninsula. .

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