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Public lands, private profits: Inside the Trump plan to offload federal land tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration is poised to begin offloading public land, achieving a long-held conservative goal of reducing the government’s footprint in the West, though little has been shared so far about the process for identifying parcels or how they might be sold or transferred.

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‘Lives are on the line’: Families fight to preserve Arizona’s Parents as Paid Caregivers program tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona GOP’s proposal to fix the funding gap would implement a 40-hour weekly cap on Parents as Paid Caregivers services, though parent after parent said that doing so would be devastating, and would leave many families with no way to care for their child.

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‘No tolerance for gamesmanship’: Judge demands answers on return of deported man tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Neither the Trump administration nor the El Salvadoran government has justified Abrego Garcia’s detention in CECOT, but both cast doubt over the Maryland father’s return to the U.S. - and two judges are now considering holding admin officials in contempt for ignoring court orders.

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Federal education cuts & Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States across the country - both liberal- and conservative-led - are worried about demands from the U.S. Department of Education on DEI policies and the possible loss of pandemic-era money, though some have embraced the directive as part of a push to reshape public education.

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Trump registration requirement carries danger for immigrants who comply, groups warn tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigrant rights groups are cautioning migrants without legal status about the dangers of obeying the Department of Homeland Security’s directive to register with authorities.

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Planned Parenthood AZ resumes transgender care after pause over Trump funding threat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After a brief pause last week, Planned Parenthood Arizona has resumed providing gender-affirming care to its patients. The nonprofit said it stopped treatments "out of an abundance of caution" after the Trump administration threatened Medicaid funding for any providers who offer transgender care to minors.

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Democrat Andres Cano appointed to Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to appoint Democrat Andres Cano to the District 5 seat, replacing former Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, who resigned to run for Congress.

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Democrat Andres Cano appointed to Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to appoint Democrat Andres Cano to the District 5 seat, replacing former Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, who resigned to run for Congress.

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FactCheck: What are the ID verification changes for Social Security? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Changes at the Social Security Administration in how and when people verify their identity have prompted questions from beneficiaries wondering if they need to do anything to keep receiving their monthly benefits.

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U.S. human rights law likely violated in $6M payment for El Salvador prison, experts say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The United States is paying El Salvador $6 million to house hundreds of immigrants deported from the U.S. in an immense and brutal prison there, but a U.S. law bars financial support of “units of foreign security forces” facing credible allegations of gross human rights violations.

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Arizona’s cannabis industry records 2nd consecutive year of declining sales tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A cratering medical marijuana industry and a softening recreational market dragged total marijuana sales in Arizona down nearly 10% in 2024, breaking a three-year streak of at least $1.4 billion in legal cannabis purchases and marking the second straight year of decline.

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Is Arizona’s lack of measles cases a fluke, given its low vaccination rate? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Measles – declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2002 thanks to widespread vaccination – has hit 22 states this year, and though Arizona hasn’t reported a single case during the current outbreak, despite its relatively low vaccination rate, the state is no safe haven from the disease.

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‘Bear Down, Baby’: Becky Burke introduced as new Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball coach tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
If it’s true that a team’s identity and culture come from its coach, fans of Arizona women’s basketball are going to like Becky Burke, who comes to Tucson with a fierce passion for the game and a love for the program’s history.

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Senate weighs whether to end daylight saving time, which Arizona hasn’t observed since 1968 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As Arizonans look on with relief and satisfaction - enjoying their exemption - a national consensus has emerged over the last 25 years that it’s time to stop changing the clock twice a year, but Congress has disagreed on which solution to pick: standard time or daylight saving time.

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8 candidates get names on ballot in CD7 special primary election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Five Democrats and three Republicans filed to run for the Southern Arizona House seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva. The primary is set for July, with the general election in September.

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Amid border uncertainty, Arizonans still head to Mexico to visit the dentist tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite border delays and new visa requirements for Americans, hundreds of patients a day travel from the United States to Nogales, Sonora, to visit the dentist.

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Arizona Opera sets 'Aida' against AI-generated scenes on 100 sq.ft. video wall tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Arizona Opera's Joseph Specter said being able to use AI tools to create a cinematic backdrop to their production of "Aida" allowed them to employ more musicians. The performance in Tucson will be at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m.

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Booker, Kelly call on Ciscomani to stop Medicaid cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker joined a group of local Democrats on Sunday to criticize U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani for supporting a budget framework that includes deep cuts to federal programs, including up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade.

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2nd lawsuit filed over Trump administration’s decision to hide budget documents tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Protect Democracy Project filed suit against the Trump administration, alleging its decision to stop posting budget documents in late March violates federal law - the second lawsuit challenging the OMB choice to pull down a webpage with apportionment information.

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Feds planning nearly 25 miles of new border wall near Coronado National Forest tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build nearly 25 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael Valley, sealing up the "biological hotspot" in Southern Arizona as part of a wider push to close gaps left during the last Trump administration.

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