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Next steps remain unclear for deported migrants in Panama City tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Hundreds of people who have recently been deported from the U.S. to Panama are desperately searching for a way out of their predicament, which leaves them facing detention, desertion in a foreign third country or fatal persecution in their home nations.

Revision time again: TUSD, Sunnyside & CatFoot to vote on budget changes tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
It's the season for final budget revisions for the local school districts, TUSD is set to vote on an artificial intelligence policy that seems kind of defensive, plus Sahuarita gets an update on its privately run water system, and more from government meetings around Tucson.

Book excerpt: 'Arizona FriendTrips': A visit to Sonoita’s horse country tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An excerpt from 'Arizona Friendtrips: Stories from the Road,' a new book by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger and Julie Morrison that explores the Grand Canyon State in poetry, prose and photography

Southern Az Dem congressional hopeful Donat to speak at DGT Monday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Congressional candidate Chris Donat speaks to DGT; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

Noriega & Nunez spark rally with home runs as Pima softball advances to championship tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (49-7) is heading back to the Region I Championship Round, this time in Division II, as they celebrated a milestone for head coach Rebekah Quiroz.

Martin's RBI double walk-off secures back-to-back regional championship for Aztec softball tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (50-7) earned their first 50-win season since 2013 and made history on Saturday as they won their second consecutive regional division championship with a 3-2 win.

Pima Baseball claims Region I runner-Up trophy as rally falls short at South Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team fell to the No. 1 Cougars 11-6, claiming the Region I, Division II runner-Up spot on Friday at South Mountain Community College (45-16).

How women have been impacted by Musk-led federal layoffs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Women and people of color are among those most affected by the push to slash agency jobs across the executive branch by tech billionaire Elon Musk, and the layoffs and buyouts have shaken the government employee base.

The psychology behind why your mom may be the mother of all heroes tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Each May, the United States celebrates Mother’s Day, and for good reason. According to surveys I’ve conducted, over 25% of Americans cite their mother as their number one hero. Fathers come in a distant second at 16%. Moms are indeed the mother of all heroes.

Mendoza: This Mother’s Day, moms deserve more tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
If we truly care about families, then we must deliver real support where it counts. — Democratic congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza

Inside America’s most dangerous sport as increased safety measures aim to protect riders, horses tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Rodeo events are fast-paced and require a brave rider to mount a charging horse or even a bull. The dangers of the sport threaten the health of those who keep it running, but the industry is doing its part to make injuries a thing of the past.

She’s devoted her life to teaching your kids — in a country that now wants to deport her tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There are 15,000 immigrant educators who rely on temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. But they fear for their futures under Trump.

Newark mayor detained by federal agents during protest at ICE jail tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and one of six Democrats running to be New Jersey’s next governor, was arrested and detained by federal immigration agents Friday during a protest at an immigrant detention center in Newark.

August default looms without debt limit action, Treasury Department warns tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Treasury Department announced Friday that Congress must address the debt limit before August, setting a firm deadline for Republicans to wrap up work on the “big, beautiful bill” that will raise the nation’s borrowing limit by up to $5 trillion.

Arizona’s cannabis industry struggles as Q1 sales plummet 13% from 2024 levels tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After falling in 2024, marijuana sales in Arizona accelerated their slide in the first quarter of 2025, falling more than 13% over the prior year.

NIL in high school? Arizona’s next-gen athletes balance books & brands in a new era of sports tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
In the evolving world of amateur sports, the three-letter acronym NIL has begun rewriting the rulebook, as the financial revolution once seemingly only available for college athletes is now trickling down all the way to the high school level.

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Justice David Souter - who served over 19 years on the Supreme Court bench - died in his New Hampshire home Thursday at the age of 85.

‘Out of control’: Kristi Noem on defense over Homeland Security spending overrun tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The top Democrat on a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee panel Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of her agency’s funding and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Trump asks SCOTUS to revoke humanitarian status for over half-a-million migrants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to slash legal pathways for over half-a-million migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who are temporarily in the U.S. for humanitarian needs as lower court losses pile up.

Trump administration has all but stopped enforcing environmental laws tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Protecting the nation from polluters is a core function of the Environmental Protection Agency, but in the last few months, federal enforcement of major violations of environmental laws appears to have ground to a halt.

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