Red-Blue Showcase highlights Az Wildcats men’s basketball team, with surprise celebrity appearances https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100725_red_blue_showcase/red-blue-showcase-highlights-az-wildcats-mens-basketball-team-with-surprise-celebrity-appearances/
For many years, the Red-Blue Showcase has been Tucson’s unofficial start to basketball season. The event is more than just a preseason spectacle, it is an annual moment for the Tucson community to come together and celebrate Arizona basketball and its fans.
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Conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors goes before the Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_scotus_conversion_therapy/conversion-therapy-lgbtq-minors-goes-before-supreme-court/
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth.
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Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_illinois_guard/illinois-sues-trump-over-national-guard-deployment/
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard.
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How moving to new HQ will transform election work at Pima County Recorder’s Office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_pima_recorder/how-moving-new-hq-will-transform-election-work-pima-county-recorders-office/
Pima County Recorder’s Office now occupies three office spaces in Tucson, but the move from spaces that could not fully accommodate its needs to one that will consolidate operations in the same building as the Elections Department will allow more time to serve voters.
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With federal watchdogs furloughed, Hatch Act complaints over Trump website messages stall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_hatch_complaints/with-federal-watchdogs-furloughed-hatch-act-complaints-over-trump-website-messages-stall/
It turns out that complaints about federal agency websites blaming “radical left” Democrats for the government shutdown are going into an abyss, since the Office of Special Counsel’s Hatch Act unit, which handles such complaints, has been furloughed.
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Film series at Fox Theatre highlights stories of the Borderlands https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100626_borderlands_fox/film-series-fox-theatre-highlights-stories-borderlands/
The Fox Tucson Theatre and Cinema Tucsón have been partners for years, and that alliance is expanding this month with a film series highlighting the borderlands between the United States and Mexico.
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Arizona doctors blame GOP for blocking health care tax credit extension https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100625_az_health_credit/arizona-doctors-blame-gop-blocking-health-care-tax-credit-extension/
Arizona doctors are calling on the state’s Republican congressional delegation to support the extension of health care premium tax credits, saying that allowing them to expire will have devastating consequences for hospitals and patients alike.
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Enviros reject Trump admin's attempt to pause legal fight over border wall construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100625_border_wall_stay/enviros-reject-trump-admins-attempt-pause-legal-fight-over-border-wall-construction/
Justice Department attorneys have sought stays in at least a half-dozen cases in the District of Arizona after the federal government shuttered last week, however the Center for Biological Diversity demanded the lawsuit proceed so long as border wall construction is ongoing.
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Gutierrez: Trump 'compact' represents loss of academic freedom for UA https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100625_gutierrez_compact_op/gutierrez-trump-compact-represents-loss-academic-freedom-ua/
I am appalled that the University of Arizona was chosen to consider signing the Trump compact. This proposal not only takes away certain rights from the UA, but it also assumes that the university will agree to giving an incredible amount of control to the Trump administration.
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Over Pritzker’s objections, Trump sending 300 National Guardsmen to Chicago https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100625_chicago_guard/over-pritzkers-objections-trump-sending-300-national-guardsmen-chicago/
After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced Saturday.
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GOP falsely ties shutdown to Democrats’ alleged drive to give all immigrants health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100625_shutdown_health_care/gop-falsely-ties-shutdown-democrats-alleged-drive-give-all-immigrants-health-care/
Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the federal closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally - but the Democrat proposal would restore access to certain health care programs for legally present immigrants.
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FactCheck: What we know about political violence in America https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100625_political_violence/factcheck-what-we-know-political-violence-america/
While there is evidence of a rise in left-wing violence in recent years, data show that political violence in America spans the ideological spectrum - and until this past year, political violence in the U.S. had mostly been driven by right-wing extremism — white supremacy in particular.
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Federal judges question Trump administration’s IRS-ICE tax sharing deal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100625_irs_ice_database/federal-judges-question-trump-administrations-irs-ice-tax-sharing-deal/
A panel of judges on an appeals court seemed split about whether the Trump administration’s move to request taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of immigration enforcement is lawful.
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Judge blocks Trump from sending California, Texas troops to Portland https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100625_portland_guard/judge-blocks-trump-from-sending-california-texas-troops-portland/
The Trump administration cannot send any federalized National Guard troops to Oregon for two weeks, an order that capped a weekend of rapid developments over troop deployments to U.S. cities.
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Tribal traditional healing gets Medicaid reimbursement in Az, three other states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100625_medicaid_healing/tribal-traditional-healing-gets-medicaid-reimbursement-az-three-other-states/
For the first time, tribal traditional healing practices are eligible for Medicaid coverage in Arizona and three other states, after the federal government approved Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage of traditional healing practices.
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Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show aimed to spur enthusiasm, dispel myths https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100525_reptile_show/tucson-reptile-amphibian-show-aimed-spur-enthusiasm-dispel-myths/
The 23rd annual Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show and Sale brought reptile education and businesses together at the Pima County Fairgrounds this weekend.
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'Just freakin' cool:' Az Insect Fest celebrates nature's smallest creatures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100525_insect_fest/just-freakin-cool-az-insect-fest-celebrates-natures-smallest-creatures/
Bugs were in cages, plants, the air and even the food this weekend at the University of Arizona Department of Entomology's yearly event.
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Monday deadline to register to vote in Tucson, school district elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_political_calendar/monday-deadline-register-vote-tucson-school-district-elections/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Deadline to register to vote in Tucson and school district elections on Monday; early voting in all-mail ballot election starts Oct. 8; Sentinel team on the airwaves; & more
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Blind spots: Tucson Council to take up transit safety; Marana working deal with retailer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100525_agenda_safety_op/blind-spots-tucson-council-take-up-transit-safety-marana-working-deal-with-retailer/
The Tucson City Council will be looking into transit safety this week during a study session, marking a turn for the gaggle of Democrats. Marana is looking to give sales tax breaks to a retail developer, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.
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I heart darkness: Az dark money case part of a thickening plot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100525_dark_money_op/i-heart-darkness-az-dark-money-case-part-thickening-plot/
The ins and outs of a dark money court case in Arizona make for an interesting legal debate. Practically, the GOP under Donald Trump shouldn't want political funding to be so dark.
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