IRS is building a vast system to share millions of taxpayers’ data with ICE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072125_irs_ice/irs-building-vast-system-share-millions-taxpayers-data-with-ice/
The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data.
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With fewer protections and more paperwork, LGBTQ+ Americans face a Medicaid coverage cliff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072125_lgbtq_medicaid/with-fewer-protections-and-more-paperwork-lgbtq-americans-face-medicaid-coverage-cliff/
Millions are expected to lose health care coverage through President Trump’s “one big, beautiful” tax and spending law — and LGBTQ+ Americans, who rely heavily on social services due to high rates of poverty and disability, are among those who will be most impacted.
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Insurers & customers brace for double whammy to Obamacare premiums https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072025_aca_cost_increase/insurers-customers-brace-double-whammy-obamacare-premiums/
Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential one-two punch next year — double-digit premium increases along with a sharp drop in the federal subsidies that most consumers depend on to buy the coverage, also known as Obamacare.
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Some frozen federal funds for schools released to states by Trump administration https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072025_doe_school_funds/some-frozen-federal-funds-schools-released-states-by-trump-administration/
President Trump’s administration confirmed Friday that it’s releasing funds that support before- and after-school programs as well as summer programs, a portion of the $6.8 billion in withheld funds for K-12 schools that were supposed to be sent out two weeks ago.
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Flowing Wells to discuss fed grant freezes; TUSD has new teacher performance gauge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072025_agenda_schools_op/flowing-wells-discuss-fed-grant-freezes-tusd-has-new-teacher-performance-gauge/
The Flowing Wells Unified School District is taking a good look at how to handle federal education cuts, while rules and regs force more administrative work to comply; plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week
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Pima County asking for public comments on candidates for vacancy in Superior Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072025_court_vacancy/pima-county-asking-public-comments-candidates-vacancy-superior-court/
A Pima County commission is asking for public comments on 10 candidates to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court in Pima County created by the retirement of Judge Peter W. Hochuli.
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Call Fiorello LaGuardia: FC Tucson will be having a Fusion party https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/072025_fc-tucson/call-fiorello-laguardia-fc-tucson-will-having-fusion-party/
FC Tucson will face Ventura County Fusion, a team they've beaten in their last two meetings, in the Western Conference semifinal on Sunday night.
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'A fantastic event:' MegaMania draws hundreds to PCC Downtown campus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072025_megamania/a-fantastic-event-megamania-draws-hundreds-pcc-downtown-campus/
MegaMania saw 1,200, many of whom dressed up as characters from their favorite fandoms, attend the pop-culture event at the Downtown campus of Pima Community College on Saturday.
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Deputizing National Guard officers as immigration judges would likely violate constitutional rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072025_jag_immigration_op/deputizing-national-guard-officers-as-immigration-judges-would-likely-violate-constitutional-rights/
A plan by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to deputize Florida’s nine National Guard Judge Advocate General’s Corps officers to serve as immigration judges bypasses a framework that is set in law, and violates the constitutionally mandated separation of powers.
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Mum’s the word on SCOTUS shadow docket https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071925_shadow_scotus/mums-word-scotus-shadow-docket/
Living up to its infamous moniker, the Supreme Court is increasingly issuing unsigned and unreasoned emergency docket rulings that allow President Donald Trump to wield unilateral authority over the government.
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Ciscomani & Schweikert face well-funded Democrats in toss-up districts that could be key in 2026 midterms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071925_congressional_races/ciscomani-schweikert-face-well-funded-democrats-toss-up-districts-that-could-key-2026-midterms/
The three Arizona Republicans whose U.S. House seats the Democrats hope to nab next year hold comfortable fundraising leads, midyear campaign filings show.
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TUSD's Sadie Shaw seeks to unseat Tucson Councilman Kevin Dahl https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071825_ward_3_race/tusds-sadie-shaw-seeks-unseat-tucson-councilman-kevin-dahl/
Tucson City Councilman Kevin Dahl faces challenger Sadie Shaw in the Aug. 5 Democratic primary
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Hobbs: State gov't partners with nonprofit to pay off millions in medical debt for Arizonans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071824_hobbs_debt/hobbs-state-govt-partners-with-nonprofit-pay-off-millions-medical-debt-arizonans/
Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans will be receiving an unexpected surprise in the mail after state government funds were leveraged to pay off more than $400 million in medical debt.
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NASA finally announces 2025 space research grants, but lack of awards puts Tucson's PSI in trouble https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071825_roses_psi/nasa-finally-announces-2025-space-research-grants-but-lack-awards-puts-tucsons-psi-trouble/
Nearly six months after Valentine's Day, NASA finally put out ROSES, but the total number of grant awards was cut by nearly three-quarters compared to last year. That puts Tucson's Planetary Science Institute in a tight spot.
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Trump sues over Wall Street Journal story about Epstein birthday card https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071825_trump_wsj_epstein/trump-sues-over-wall-street-journal-story-epstein-birthday-card/
President Donald Trump sued conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the Dow Jones Company over a Wall Street Journal article detailing a bawdy letter Trump supposedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.
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Lawsuit over terminated visas for Arizona int'l students ends quietly with dismissal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071825_student_visas_lawsuit/lawsuit-over-terminated-visas-arizona-intl-students-ends-quietly-with-dismissal/
A federal judge dismissed three lawsuits filed by more than a dozen international students in Arizona who sued the federal government for suddenly terminating their visas, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and deportation.
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Abandoned immigrant kids seek to restore deportation safeguards scrapped by Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071825_immigrant_children/abandoned-immigrant-kids-seek-restore-deportation-safeguards-scrapped-by-trump/
The Trump administration quietly and illegally ended Biden-era protections for immigrant kids who were abused, neglected or abandoned by their parents, putting 150,000 youth at risk of deportation as they apply for permanent legal status, according to a Thursday lawsuit.
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RFK Jr. faces 21-state lawsuit over rule gutting Affordable Care Act coverage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071825_mayes_aca_lawsuit/rfk-jr-faces-21-state-lawsuit-over-rule-gutting-affordable-care-act-coverage/
A multistate coalition, including Arizona, sued the Trump administration challenging a proposal by the DHHS they warn would make it more difficult to receive health care though Affordable Care Act marketplaces and throw 1.8 million people off their health insurance.
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White House officials tour Alcatraz amid potential reopening plans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071825_alcatraz_plans/white-house-officials-tour-alcatraz-amid-potential-reopening-plans/
Top White House officials toured the infamous Alcatraz prison off the coast of San Francisco as part of a “fact-finding mission” to determine the feasibility of President Donald Trump’s suggestion that it be reopened as a federal penitentiary.
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Northern Arizona wildfires hurt tourism economy of Grand Canyon area https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071825_north_canyon_fires/northern-arizona-wildfires-hurt-tourism-economy-grand-canyon-area/
With wildfires raging across Northern Arizona and destroying more than 100 structures in Grand Canyon National Park on the North Rim, businesses relying on tourist revenue have taken a hit.
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