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Native leaders call on Senate committee to fulfill trust responsibilities tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing to listen to leaders of Indigenous organizations about issues that are the most important to them so the committee can decide what Native policy issues to prioritize.

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Lamenting ‘unfair’ relationship, Trump moves to upend international trade tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump declared an end to “unfair” trade relationships, proposing sweeping policy changes to increase U.S. tariffs, even against foreign allies, to match tax rates other countries charge on their imports - a plan experts say will result in more strain on American pocketbooks.

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Republicans advance Florida-style voting bill to Hobbs’ desk, where a veto awaits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature fast-tracked a bill this week to speed up election results by adopting policies used in Florida — and eliminating a way that hundreds of thousands of voters cast their ballots each year in order to ensure ballots are counted faster.

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Judge blocks Trump order seeking to halt gender-affirming care for trans youth tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge in Baltimore has temporarily blocked enforcement of the Trump administration’s effort to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender Americans under 19 years old - an order that comes as hospitals and clinics have shut down gender-affirming care for trans minors.

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Blue state AGs sue Elon Musk claiming unchecked power over federal government tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general - including Az AG Kris Mayes - sued Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, challenging the billionaire’s unprecedented influence over the federal government despite never being nominated or confirmed.

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Arizona voters caught up in state’s citizenship-proof error could see registrations canceled tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Some of the 200,000 longtime Arizona residents who were mistakenly never asked to provide proof of citizenship when they registered to vote could eventually be kicked off the voter rolls entirely, if a legislative proposal moves forward.

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‘Agent of chaos’: Blue state AGs sue Elon Musk claiming unchecked power over federal government tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of 14 state attorneys general - including Az AG Kris Mayes - sued Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, challenging the billionaire’s unprecedented influence over the federal government despite never being nominated or confirmed.

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ICE investiga restaurante Tucsonense La Indita, conocido por activismo y enfoque indígena tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El martes, funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas comenzaron una investigación sobre La Indita, un restaurante en Tucson conocido por su legado activista y enfoque en la comida y cultura indígena.

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Hellertoon: Valentine's eggs tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Too bad eggs go bad pretty fast, or you could stash some away if you find any that are affordable. A dozen that won't break the bank still won't make the greatest gift, though.

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Tucson astronomers tracking asteroid with slim odds of striking Earth in 2032 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Back on Christmas Day last year, Earth had another near-miss when a midsized asteroid whizzed past our planet, coming within 828,000 kilometers of bumping into us.

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Dahl & other Tucson leaders rally against Trump's push to repeal electric vehicle tax credits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Councilmember Kevin Dahl, joined by public health and climate advocates, urged Arizona's representatives to fight President Donald Trump’s potential repeal of electric vehicle tax credits at a press conference Thursday at Tucson's Reid Park.

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House passes Ciscomani bill to punish drivers who spark high-speed border pursuits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Smugglers who lead Border Patrol agents or police officers on high-speed pursuits within 100 miles of the U.S. border could face life sentences if someone is killed during a chase, under the measure. Ciscomani pushed an earlier version through the House last year, but it failed to move through the Senate.

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PCC center/forward Oldham's double-double average earns ACCAC Player of the Week nod tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Gabe Oldham (Spanish Fork HS, UT) was difficult to contain for opponents, and his recent play earned recognition from the ACCAC conference.

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Bruce Wheeler drops Tucson City Council campaign tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former state lawmaker and ex-Tucson City Councilmember Bruce Wheeler told Tucson Sentinel on Thursday that he won’t be running for the Midtown Ward 6 seat this year.

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Arizona police procedures exposed in massive policy database hack tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hackers who broke into the systems of a company that develops internal policies, manuals and other training material for law enforcement have published thousands of finished and draft procedure manuals for police departments across the country, including many in Arizona.

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Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health & Human Services secretary tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Senate approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Health and Human Services Department, marking another victory for one of President Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet picks.

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Az House Republicans pass sweeping anti-trans ‘biological sex’ bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers voted 32-27 along party lines to pass House Bill 2062, which would enshrine a narrow definition of biological sex into state law based on a person’s physical reproductive characteristics.

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Pima women uses 15-1 run in 3rd quarter, holds off rally to beat Chandler-Gilbert tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (19-5, 11-3 in ACCAC) was back on the road on Wednesday for an ACCAC conference matchup at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (6-17, 2-12).

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Gonzales' double-double, Ball's 15 points helps Aztec men improve to 26-0 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (26-0, 14-0 in ACCAC) locked up the No. 1 seed for the Region I, Division II Tournament on Wednesday at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (15-11, 8-6).

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Record-breaking $4.4 billion spent on lobbying efforts in 2024 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Business associations, corporations, labor unions and other organizations are spending more than ever to influence policy decisions at the federal level, spending reached a record-breaking $4.4 billion in 2024 on lobbying efforts.

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