Tucson Mayor Regina Romero tapped for Rodel fellowship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111822_tucson_romero_rodel/tucson-mayor-regina-romero-tapped-rodel-fellowship/
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has selected as a 2023 Rodel fellow, and will join other local and state-level elected officials of both parties from around the U.S. at a series of seminars to talk about ethics, leadership and democracy over the next two years.
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Tucson Mayor Regina Romero tapped for Rodel fellowship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111822_tucson_romero_rodel/tucson-mayor-regina-romero-tapped-rodel-fellowship/
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has selected as a 2023 Rodel fellow, and will join other local and state-level elected officials of both parties from around the U.S. at a series of seminars to talk about ethics, leadership and democracy over the next two years.
#Tucson #Arizona
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero tapped for Rodel fellowship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111822_tucson_romero_rodel/tucson-mayor-regina-romero-tapped-rodel-fellowship/
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has selected as a 2023 Rodel fellow, and will join other local and state-level elected officials of both parties from around the U.S. at a series of seminars to talk about ethics, leadership and democracy over the next two years.
#Tucson #Arizona
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero tapped for Rodel fellowship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111822_tucson_romero_rodel/tucson-mayor-regina-romero-tapped-rodel-fellowship/
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has selected as a 2023 Rodel fellow, and will join other local and state-level elected officials of both parties from around the U.S. at a series of seminars to talk about ethics, leadership and democracy over the next two years.
#Tucson #Arizona
Trump breaches court order by tying FEMA relief to states' compliance with ICE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101425_fema_immigration/trump-breaches-court-order-by-tying-fema-relief-states-compliance-with-ice/
The Trump administration is continuing to make federal emergency relief contingent on states’ compliance with immigration enforcement, despite a court order barring that very action.
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Mayor Romero, Tucson officials unveil new 'Safe City' program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101425_safe_city_initiative/mayor-romero-tucson-officials-unveil-new-safe-city-program/
Mayor Regina Romero and a group of city officials discussed how they are responding to increased public "frustration" about public drug use, crime and homelessness on Monday.
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STAR Village opening in Tucson, begins sheltering up to 25 people this week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101425_star_village/star-village-opening-tucson-begins-sheltering-up-25-people-this-week/
Tucson officials and two nonprofits plan to open a city-sanctioned homeless encampment Wednesday morning.
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New LDS President Dallin Oaks inherits global faith far more diverse than many realize https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101425_lds_president_op/new-lds-president-dallin-oaks-inherits-global-faith-far-more-diverse-than-many-realize/
Oaks will inherit leadership of a religious institution that is both deeply American and increasingly global – diversity at odds with the way it’s typically represented in mainstream media, from “The Secret Life of Mormon Wives” to “The Book of Mormon” musical.
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Judge slams ‘misleading’ Hegseth over slashes to defense research grants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101425_defense_research_cuts/judge-slams-misleading-hegseth-over-slashes-defense-research-grants/
The Department of Defense breached federal procedure when it decided to cut research grant reimbursements without so much as “a nod” to Congress, according to a federal court.
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Can states, and a little bit of faith, convert church land into affordable housing? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101425_church_housing/can-states-and-little-bit-faith-convert-church-land-into-affordable-housing/
If Arizona and other states are to meet the nation’s demand for new apartments, developers are going to need land, and parcels owned by faith-based organizations are starting to become a part of the solution for some states.
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FactCheck: Q&A on the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccines https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101425_factcheck_covid_vax/factcheck-qa-2025-2026-covid-19-vaccines/
Amid growing doubts about the vaccine guidance coming from the CDC, states and expert organizations have issued their own updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations — some that are different from the agency’s for the first time in decades.
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The U.S.-Mexico border wall may pose perils to pollinators https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101425_border_pollinators/the-us-mexico-border-wall-may-pose-perils-pollinators/
Early research has shown the federally-funded border wall-in-progress at the U.S.-Mexico border can stop or deter the migration of pivotal pollinators through habitat destruction and the walls themselves.
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Frida Kahlo-inspired exhibit opens at Tucson Botanical Gardens https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101425_fridas_garden/frida-kahlo-inspired-exhibit-opens-tucson-botanical-gardens/
She's easy to recognize with her "unibrow" and flower crown, and she's at the center of the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Frida's Garden, an exhibition inspired by renowned painter Frida Kahlo, has opened here.
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