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Dahl’s Tucson Council campaign qualifies for city matching funds tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Ward 3 Councilman Kevin Dahl’s reelection campaign qualified for matching funds last week and he’s now eligible to receive up to roughly $140,000 from the city of Tucson.

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Trump guts nuclear safety regulations tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump signed a pair of orders aimed at streamlining the licensing and construction of nuclear power plants — while panning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its “myopic” radiation safety standards.

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CD7 special election candidates to meet in forum this week tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Debates set for Congressional District 7 special election and Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

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Cody Fire nearly half contained as firefighters work blaze north of Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As the temperatures cooled and the winds relaxed in the early hours of Sunday morning, residents in Oracle woke up to learn that in just 24 hours, firefighting crews had brought the Cody Fire from 5% containment to 47%.

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Civil rights concerns in Arizona’s pediatric healthcare desert tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona faces a persistent challenge in pediatric healthcare — one that disproportionately affects minority children. The Arizona Advisory Committee to the Commission on Civil Rights recently examined disparities in healthcare access across the state, finding high numbers of uninsured children, a severe shortage of healthcare providers in rural areas, and inadequate data collection.

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The forgotten history of Memorial Day tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country as an annual commemoration in which the nation honors its military dead.

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Our Fallen: Tucsonans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: In nearly two decades of war, dozens from Tucson and Southern Arizona died in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Here is our brief tribute to them.

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How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As an unstable climate delivers too little water, careening temperatures and chaotic storms, the fates of human food production and birds are ever more linked — with the same climate anomalies that harm birds hurting agriculture too.

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Arizona Democrats criticize Ciscomani over vote for Trump budget tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Tucson voted in lockstep with his GOP colleagues, providing the deciding vote on on President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" package of tax cuts and program reductions.

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The one-size-fits-all diversity training model is broken – here’s a better alternative tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized - and in the age of social media, where just about everything is customized and personalized, this sounds like a no-brainer, but with diversity training, where the one-size-fits-all approach still rules, this is radical.

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Another win against Redlands FC puts FC Tucson on top of division table tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson's opponent Redlands FC proved to be both skilled and feisty despite playing their third game in eight days.

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As teacher burnout deepens, states scramble to fill school job vacancies tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States that are struggling with post-pandemic teacher shortages have spent millions to lure replacements and retain veterans with hiring bonuses and bumps in salaries. But hiring gaps remain, so some states also are trying another tactic: changing their standards.

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TUSD set to ask voters for budget override; Amphi cuts teacher positions tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The TUSD Governing Board will consider an override to bag another $45 million; Amphi Public Schools faces a budget shortfall, CatFoot looks at graduation requirements, and more from local government meetings around Tucson this week:

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Az Republican calls out rank politics & ‘performative outrage’ amid split on animal welfare bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
During a debate about a proposed bill that would strengthen consequences for people convicted of animal abuse, Rep. Walt Blackman engaged in a heated exchange with fellow Republican Rep. Alexander Kolodin on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives.

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6 years after her son’s homicide, a Navajo mother still searches for answers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Thousands have lost loved ones to a national crisis of Indigenous people disproportionately dying of homicide or going missing, and infrequent updates from law enforcement have intensified the pain they’re already feeling.

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5 years after George Floyd’s murder, activists say promise of change remains unfulfilled tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death is approaching, a time that many remember as a “racial reckoning” that heightened the world’s attention on police brutality and its deadly impact on Black people - now, the majority of Americans say that moment has passed.

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Trump & Congress need to support Inflation Reduction Act, keep promise of lowering cost of living tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Trump and his Republican Congress ran on lowering the cost of living. Now, they need to keep that promise by letting the Inflation Reduction Act work in peace.

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FC Tucson plays home opener against top-in-conference Redlands tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson played a tune-up match at Kino North Stadium at the beginning of the month, but this week kicks off their season in earnest. The team plays its first home match of 2025 on Saturday against Redlands FC.

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Hellertoon: Memorial Day tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Remembering the reasons behind Memorial Day.

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Policy makers: Heinz & Cunningham buck trend, put ideas on table tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Voters elect city council members and county supervisors to set policies. The staff's job is to carry out those policies and turn them into action. But when an elected leader comes up with an idea for action, things stop. People look around.

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