Indigenous victims of Arizona’s sober living scam sue state https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012125_sober_living_lawsuit/indigenous-victims-arizonas-sober-living-scam-sue-state/
Indigenous victims of Arizona’s sober living scam filed a class action lawsuit against the state for negligence and misconduct over how it handled the fallout from the fraudulent sober living homes.
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KVOA losing local TV weathercasters as chain owner cuts stations across U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011925_kvoa_weather/kvoa-losing-local-tv-weathercasters-as-chain-owner-cuts-stations-across-us/
Updated: Broadcast TV chain Allen Media — which owns Tucson's Channel 4 KVOA — is cutting the ranks of local weathercasters across the country to consolidate operations at the company's Weather Channel hub in Atlanta.
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Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff & patient stress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_hospital_dogs/dogs-paired-with-providers-hospitals-help-ease-staff-patient-stress/
Doctors and nurses are facing a growing mental health crisis driven by their experiences at work, and advocates for the presence of dogs in hospitals see the animals as one thing that can help both medical professionals and patients.
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Trump revokes federal diversity, equity & inclusion guidelines https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_dei_revoke/trump-revokes-federal-diversity-equity-inclusion-guidelines/
Among his first acts as president, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “revoke federal DEI requirements,” a move in line with his promise to “terminate federal staffers implementing DEI policies.”
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Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, erases actions on LGBTQ+ equality https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_trump_lgbtq_climate/trump-orders-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-agreement-erases-actions-lgbtq-equality/
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and a mandate for federal workers to return to the office full-time.
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Trump bans transgender people from military service https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_transgender_military/trump-bans-transgender-people-from-military-service/
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday effectively barring transgender people from military service, an order expected to result in one of the largest layoffs of transgender people in history and is likely to face legal challenges.
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FactChecking Trump’s inaugural address https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_factcheck_inauguration/factchecking-trumps-inaugural-address/
In a half-hour inaugural address, newly sworn-in President Donald Trump twisted some facts while painting the last few years under his predecessor, Joe Biden, as a time of “decline” and promising that “the golden age of America begins right now.”
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'Make no mistake, this is a tipping point': Tucson MLK parade falls on Trump's Inauguration Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_mlk_day_tucson/make-no-mistake-this-tipping-point-tucson-mlk-parade-falls-trumps-inauguration-day/
Hundreds of members of the Tucson community came out Monday morning at Gene C. Reid Park to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in a commemorative march.
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Trump vents about Biden’s pardons, Capitol riot ‘hostages’ in unscripted post-inauguration remarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_remarks/trump-vents-bidens-pardons-capitol-riot-hostages-unscripted-post-inauguration-remarks/
After a scripted half-hour inaugural address, President Donald Trump went off on a lengthy, unscripted riff to an overflow crowd at the Capitol – venting about a “rigged” 2020 election and blasting former President Joe Biden for 11th-hour pardons of lawmakers who investigated the Jan. 6 attack.
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Trump pardons 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_jan6_pardons/trump-pardons-1500-defendants-charged-jan-6-attack-us-capitol/
President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021.
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Trump declares 'border emergency,' pushes to end birthright citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_border/trump-declares-border-emergency-pushes-end-birthright-citizenship/
After his inauguration as the 47th president, Donald Trump late Monday signed dozens of executive orders that will begin his immigration crackdown at the southern border.
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County seeking public comments on 'Pima Prospers' 10-year land use plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_pima_prospers/county-seeking-public-comments-pima-prospers-10-year-land-use-plan/
Pima County is seeking public comments on a 10-year plan that would include policy changes on housing, water, energy and climate.
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Donald Trump sworn in as president of the United States https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_inauguration/donald-trump-sworn-as-president-united-states/
President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address previewed an agenda that will take aim at racial equity efforts, transgender rights and undocumented immigrants.
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Transcript: Trump's 2nd inaugural address https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012025_trump_address/transcript-trumps-2nd-inaugural-address/
A transcript of President Donald Trump's second inaugural speech, delivered inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
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Native activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency as Biden leaves office, to serve rest of sentence at home https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_peltier_commuted/native-activist-leonard-peltier-granted-clemency-as-biden-leaves-office-serve-rest-sentence-home/
In one of his final acts while in office, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence for activist Leonard Peltier, who has already served 49 years in prison in the shooting deaths of two federal agents during a standoff at Pine Ridge in 1975.
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Native activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency as Biden leaves office, can serve remainder of life sentence outside prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_peltier_commuted/native-activist-leonard-peltier-granted-clemency-as-biden-leaves-office-can-serve-remainder-life-sentence-outside-prison/
In one of his final acts while in office, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence for activist Leonard Peltier, who has already served 49 years in prison in the shooting deaths of two federal agents during a standoff at Pine Ridge in 1975.
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Asylum-seekers huddle through freezing night on U.S.-Mexico border as Trump inauguration looms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_inauguration_on_border/asylum-seekers-huddle-through-freezing-night-us-mexico-border-as-trump-inauguration-looms/
As the Biden era ends, and a new Trump administration was set to begin — with plans to launch a massive deportation effort — 18 migrants waited through the bitter cold night of the Arizona desert for a chance to seek asylum.
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3rd candidate jumps into race to replace Fimbres in Tucson's Ward 5 Council seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_ward_5_council/3rd-candidate-jumps-into-race-replace-fimbres-tucsons-ward-5-council-seat/
A third candidate is taking the first steps to run for the Ward 5 seat in this year’s Tucson City Council election. Selina Barajas, a Democrat, filed a statement of interest in the race on Jan. 15.
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Biden issues preemptive pardons to Fauci, Milley & Jan. 6 cmte members, staff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_biden_pardons/biden-issues-preemptive-pardons-fauci-milley-jan-6-cmte-members-staff/
Hours before his four-year term ended, President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons early Monday to several officials and lawmakers who have been the target of incoming President-elect Donald Trump’s threats of retaliation.
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Hobbs lays out priorities to work with Arizona’s tribal nations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_tribal_priorities/hobbs-lays-out-priorities-work-with-arizonas-tribal-nations/
As the new legislative year begins, Gov. Katie Hobbs is announcing her priorities for the state, which includes Arizona’s 22 Tribal Nations, whose tribal lands make up 28% of the state’s land base and where Indigenous people make up 6% of the state population.
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