Tucsonans weigh pros & cons of Prop. 414 at town hall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020725_prop414_town_hall/tucsonans-weigh-pros-cons-prop-414-town-hall/
At a town hall on Tucson’s South Side on Thursday, residents and city officials gathered to discuss Prop. 414, a sales tax increase that will appear on the ballot in a special election March 11.
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Trump reaffirms plan to ‘take over’ Gaza in spite of global condemnation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020725_trump_gaza/trump-reaffirms-plan-take-over-gaza-spite-global-condemnation/
Despite worldwide condemnation, U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his idea to take over Gaza, relocate its Palestinian population and turn the strip into the “riviera of the Middle East.”
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Trump administration sues Illinois, Chicago, Cook County over immigrant protection laws https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020725_illinois_immigrants/trump-administration-sues-illinois-chicago-cook-county-over-immigrant-protection-laws/
The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois, Chicago and Cook County, claiming local laws designed to protect immigrants violate the Constitution and asserts a need to enforce federal immigration laws.
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Pima Treasurer: Congress could hurt local school districts by blocking tax-exempt municipal bonds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020725_johnson_bonds_op/pima-treasurer-congress-could-hurt-local-school-districts-by-blocking-tax-exempt-municipal-bonds/
"These bonds provide a cost-effective means of financing infrastructure projects that benefit the public. Without the tax exemption, the cost of borrowing would increase, potentially leading to higher taxes or reduced funding for other essential services." — Pima County Treasurer Brian Johnson
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IRS agent accused of manslaughter says lack of emergency planning caused victim’s death https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020725_irs_shooting/irs-agent-accused-manslaughter-says-lack-emergency-planning-caused-victims-death/
A federal agent who accidentally shot a colleague at a prison shooting range in north Phoenix told a federal jury that the victim’s death wasn’t due to the gunshot, but rather a systemic failure in emergency response planning.
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Domestic violence nonprofits rocked by Trump funding freeze https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020725_dv_funding/domestic-violence-nonprofits-rocked-by-trump-funding-freeze/
The Trump administration’s push to align federal spending to the president’s agenda has sent shockwaves through the network of organizations that provide services to victims of gender-based and domestic violence.
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Lawmakers press Social Security on lag in paying expanded benefits to public employees https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020725_social_security_lag/lawmakers-press-social-security-lag-paying-expanded-benefits-public-employees/
U.S. senators from both political parties wrote to the acting Social Security commissioner on Thursday, expressing concern it might take the agency more than a year to implement an expansion to benefits that Congress approved last year.
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NCAA bans trans women from women’s sports in reversal of 15-year policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020725_ncaa_trans_ban/ncaa-bans-trans-women-from-womens-sports-reversal-15-year-policy/
The largest college sports governing body in the country has completely banned transgender women student-athletes from competing in women’s sports, following President Donald Trump’s executive order threatening federal funding for schools that allow trans girls on girls’ teams.
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Donald Trump’s mass deportations could mean higher costs & labor shortages in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020725_deportation_industry/donald-trumps-mass-deportations-could-mean-higher-costs-labor-shortages-arizona/
Deportations ordered by President Donald Trump could hit Arizona’s agriculture and construction sectors hard, pushing up prices for homebuyers and grocery shoppers.
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Kelly, Gallego join Senate protest against Trump budget director pick, a Project 2025 architect https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020725_kelly_gallego/kelly-gallego-join-senate-protest-against-trump-budget-director-pick-project-2025-architect/
Arizona’s senators joined other Democrats in a rare overnight marathon on the Senate floor, protesting President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director – a key architect of the controversial Project 2025.
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Nunez has 6 RBIs and 4 runs, Flores has 14 strikeouts as Pima softball sweeps Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020425_pcc_softball/nunez-has-6-rbis-and-4-runs-flores-has-14-strikeouts-as-pima-softball-sweeps-glendale/
The Pima Community College softball team (8-0, 4-0 in ACCAC) played their first home games of the 2025 season on Tuesday at the West Campus Aztec Softball Field.
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Arizona AG sues drug company GlaxoSmithKline for endangering asthma patients, skirting Medicaid payments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020625_az_drug_lawsuit/arizona-ag-sues-drug-company-glaxosmithkline-endangering-asthma-patients-skirting-medicaid-payments/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline over claims the company engaged in “deceptive and unfair” practices that endangered consumers’ lives and enabled the company's attempts to game the medical system.
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Pima women's basketball outscored 23-9 in 3rd as rally falls short at Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020525_pcc_womens_basketball/pima-womens-basketball-outscored-23-9-3rd-as-rally-falls-short-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (17-5, 9-3 in ACCAC) suffered a setback on the road in Wednesday’s matchup at Scottsdale Community College (13-7, 9-3).
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Seattle judge is 2nd to indefinitely block Trump’s birthright citizenship order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020625_birthright_block/seattle-judge-2nd-indefinitely-block-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order/
A federal judge in Seattle indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for children born to parents without legal immigration status, the second such ruling in as many days.
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Judge halts Trump federal employee buyout offer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020625_fed_buyout_halted/judge-halts-trump-federal-employee-buyout-offer/
A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s “Fork in the Road” federal buyout program - being pushed by both the administration and Elon Musk as a way to drastically reduce the number of federal employees - from taking effect until at least Monday afternoon.
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TEP joins effort to expand nuclear power in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020625_tep_nuclear_project/tep-joins-effort-expand-nuclear-power-arizona/
Tucson Electric Power and two other Arizona utilities said Wednesday they will "explore" adding new nuclear power plants in the state using a smaller, modern nuclear reactor design.
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Pima basketball head coach Peabody reaches 700 career victories as Aztecs trounce Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020625_pcc_mens_basketball/pima-basketball-head-coach-peabody-reaches-700-career-victories-as-aztecs-trounce-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (24-0, 12-0 in ACCAC) were back in action on Wednesday, beating Scottsdale Community College 95-71.
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Tucson's streets are among the deadliest in the U.S. — here's why https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020625_traffic_crashes/tucsons-streets-are-among-deadliest-us-heres-why/
Tucson is one of the most deadly cities in the nation for motorists and pedestrians, and though crashes and deaths fell slightly last year, pedestrian deaths are up by more than 40 percent since 2017, which experts attribute to the direction of city planning and a growing homeless population.
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Pretzel logic: Tucson biz groups twist reason to oppose Prop. 414 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020625_414_biz_op/pretzel-logic-tucson-biz-groups-twist-reason-oppose-prop-414/
Some in the Tucson business community are looking for any excuse to rise up against the Prop. 414 sales tax to pay for housing and cops. But their arguments instantly contradict themselves, and meanwhile landlords are stealing their money.
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Trump executive order could affect challenge to Arizona’s transgender sports ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020625_az_trans_ban/trump-executive-order-could-affect-challenge-arizonas-transgender-sports-ban/
President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women and girls across the country from joining sports teams that reflect who they are - an order that could potentially affect a challenge against a similar ban in Arizona.
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