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Arizona ‘fake electors’ aim for dismissal of criminal charges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Maricopa County judge heard arguments Tuesday on more than half a dozen motions to dismiss criminal actions against Arizona Republicans and Trump allies who submitted false documentation certifying themselves as presidential electors in 2020.

Appeals court nixes $75K fee award in Az GOP Jan. 6 defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision to award attorney fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker who was sued by GOP elected officials who said she had defamed them by connecting them to the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Appeals court nixes $75K fee award in Az GOP Jan. 6 defamation case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals reversed an earlier decision to award attorney fees to a former Democratic state lawmaker who was sued by GOP elected officials who said she had defamed them by connecting them to the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Arizona universities face massive cuts to medical research if Trump’s plan is implemented tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If the Trump administration succeeds in implementing the steep cuts to medical research grants that a court temporarily blocked on Monday, more than $250 million in grants to Arizona universities, research institutions and companies would be at risk.

After decades of seeking death, Aaron Gunches will be executed March 19 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a warrant of execution for Aaron Gunches - who killed a man in 2002 and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 2004 - setting his execution date out 35 days, which is March 19.

Wyatt Tee Walker: Chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. in struggle for civil rights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There were a number of people who made valuable contributions to the the civil rights movement, and among them was Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker – hailed as “one of the keenest minds of the nonviolent revolution” by none less than Martin Luther King Jr. himself.

City mailing Prop. 414 ballots to all Tucson voters on Wednesday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson voters can start deciding the fate of Prop. 414 this week as a total of 305,520 ballots for the March 11 election are being mailed to voters Wednesday, according to the Tucson City Clerk’s Office.

Valentine's Day in Tucson is everything but ordinary tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Stargazing, free weddings, the can-can, exploring the city dump and more things to enjoy with loved ones on Valentine's Day.

GOP bill would force Arizona police to work with ICE to expand deportation powers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates rallied at the state Capitol in opposition of a Republican push to require police departments across the state to work with federal immigration officials, potentially facilitating President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans.

Tucson research CEO: Diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility are important for science & the workplace tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"At a time when these principles are being purged by our government from a large swath of federal programs, you should know they actually advance science, thereby advancing the interests of our country, and are important for the workplace." — Planetary Science Institute CEO Mark Sykes

Steve Bannon pleads guilty to felony in ‘We Build the Wall’ case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York to one felony count related to his role in a scheme to defraud Trump supporters under the false pretense of raising funds to construct a border wall.

Trump sued over his suspension of refugee resettlement tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of faith groups who provide refugee services filed a lawsuit in federal court over the Trump administration’s executive order suspending refugee resettlement as well as withholding funds for those services appropriated by Congress.

Tucson researcher: Diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility are important for science & the workplace tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"At a time when these principles are being purged by our government from a large swath of federal programs, you should know they actually advance science, thereby advancing the interests of our country, and are important for the workplace." — Planetary Science Institute CEO Mark Sykes

Phoenix-based LGBTQ+ clinic stops providing gender affirming care to minors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The same day Phoenix Children’s Hospital was shown to have quietly removed a portion of its transgender care services, Prisma Community Care - one of Arizona’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ clinics - has done the same in order to comply with federal grants and contracts.

$50M allocation to enforce the Az ‘Secure Border Act’ could spark a constitutional showdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican bill that would appropriate $50 million from the state general fund to the Arizona Department of Public Safety to enforce “border related crimes” and implement a measure voters approved last year cleared its first hurdle Monday afternoon.

Federal judge orders all grant and loan payments must be resumed by Trump administration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge told the Trump administration that it must comply with a previous ruling that required the government to unfreeze funding on grants and loans, but questions remain whether or not Trump will comply with the judge's order.

Judge blocks Trump’s $4B cuts to biomedical research after lawsuit from 22 states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an expected $4 billion slash to funding for biomedical research after a group of states - including Arizona - sued the Trump administration over the funding cuts.

Judge lifts deadline for federal workers to accept Trump buyout. How will it impact Arizona? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge on Monday lifted the deadline for workers to accept President Donald Trump’s buyout offer until he rules on the legality, prolonging the uncertainty at federal agencies and for Arizona tourists, veterans, businesses and tribes.

Amid mounting legal battles, Vance questions judicial authority tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Vice President JD Vance suggested that judges can’t be a check on the presidency as dozens of lawsuits threaten to upend the administration’s key policy goals on immigration, federal spending and civil service protections.

Tucson's Bishop Weisenburger named as new archbishop of Detroit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson has been named as the new archbishop of Detroit by Pope Francis, Catholic officials announced Tuesday. Weisenburger has run the Tucson Diocese since 2017.

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