GOP's ‘Arizona ICE Act’ to force local police into immigration enforcement clears first hurdle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021825_police_immigration/gops-arizona-ice-act-force-local-police-into-immigration-enforcement-clears-first-hurdle/
Arizona Republicans are barreling ahead with a proposal that could force local police officers to comply with the federal government’s immigration policies, despite warnings from Latino Arizonans and others that doing so will only lead to more unfair arrests.
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Cutting funding for science can have consequences for economy, U.S. tech competitiveness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021825_science_funding_op/cutting-funding-science-can-have-consequences-economy-us-tech-competitiveness/
Proposed cuts to the federal agencies that fund scientific research could undercut America’s global competitiveness, with negative impacts on the economy and the ability to attract and train the next generation of researchers.
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Trump fires 20 immigration judges amid mass dismissals of federal workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021825_immigration_judges/trump-fires-20-immigration-judges-amid-mass-dismissals-federal-workers/
Despite a backlog of nearly 3.7 million cases in U.S. immigration court, the Trump administration has fired 20 immigration judges without an explanation, according to a union representing federal workers.
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PACs covered their bases with post-election contributions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021825_pac_contributions/pacs-covered-their-bases-with-post-election-contributions/
Of the three Senate and 11 House candidates who ousted incumbents in 2024, nine received donations after Election Day from corporate, union and trade association PACs that had supported their opponents during the campaign.
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Az's Prisma Community Care resumes gender-affirming care, but court decision leaves some trans youth in limbo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021825_prisma_trans_care/azs-prisma-community-care-resumes-gender-affirming-care-but-court-decision-leaves-some-trans-youth-limbo/
In a turn of events, Prisma Community Care - formerly known as Southwest Center for HIV and AIDS, and one of Arizona’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ clinics - started resuming gender-affirming care just a week after cutting its program due to a federal executive order.
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Snip neighborhood stray cats for free at PACC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021725_pacc_cats_fixed/snip-neighborhood-stray-cats-free-pacc/
Get your community cats and kittens spayed or neutered for free during Pima Animal Care Center's semi-annual Snip 'n Tip event, Feb. 21-23.
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El Rio, one of Tucson's largest LGBTQ healthcare providers, removes transgender care from website https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021725_el_rio_trans_health/el-rio-one-tucsons-largest-lgbtq-healthcare-providers-removes-transgender-care-from-website/
El Rio Community Health Center has removed all references to transgender health services from its website. The changes come on the heels of President Trump’s order denying federal funds to any entity providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19 years old.
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‘We were duped’: Uranium shipments begin across Navajo land https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021725_uranium_transport/we-were-duped-uranium-shipments-begin-across-navajo-land/
Fourteen days after the Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels, Inc. signed an agreement allowing the transport of uranium ore across Navajo land, semitrucks carrying 25 tons of uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain Mine passed through Navajo land, marking the beginning of the daily hauls.
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Good on them: PCC gets accreditation with a couple caveats, Oro Valley to make brilliant chip sealing move https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021725_agenda_pima_accredited_op/good-them-pcc-gets-accreditation-with-couple-caveats-oro-valley-make-brilliant-chip-sealing-move/
PCC remains accredited for delivering associate's degrees with a couple fixes required, South Tucson to hire emergency consultants and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.
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How Trump’s funding & hiring freezes are leaving America vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021725_wildfire_funding/how-trumps-funding-hiring-freezes-are-leaving-america-vulnerable-catastrophic-wildfire/
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal government, launched as the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires burned across Los Angeles, have left the country’s wildland firefighting force unprepared for the rapidly approaching wildfire season.
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What happens to a school that refuses to obey Trump ban on transgender athletes? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021725_trans_athletes/what-happens-school-that-refuses-obey-trump-ban-transgender-athletes/
President Donald Trump’s recent executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams consistent with their gender identity raises complex questions about enforcement mechanisms and consequences for schools that do not comply.
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State lawmakers embrace RFK Jr.’s health policies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021725_rfk_health/state-lawmakers-embrace-rfk-jrs-health-policies/
Republican state legislators across the country are filing a flurry of bills to advance the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda promoted by activist lawyer and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed as the next U.S. health secretary.
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Presidential greatness rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes lead to dramatic shifts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021725_presidents_day_op/presidential-greatness-rarely-fixed-stone-8211-changing-attitudes-lead-dramatic-shifts/
Every American president lands in the history books, and historians’ assessments of their performance have been generally consistent over time, but some presidents’ rankings have changed as the nation – and historians themselves – reassessed the country’s values and priorities.
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Pima County Public Library surveying public about services https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021425_library_survey/pima-county-public-library-surveying-public-services/
The Pima County Public Library is conducting a survey to help determine what the community would like to see from the library system. The survey will close on midnight on Monday, March 17 and is available in both English and Spanish.
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Most gov't offices closed on Presidents Day; Tucson-area schools open https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021725_prez_day_closure/most-govt-offices-closed-presidents-day-tucson-area-schools-open/
What's open, what's closed on President's Day: Federal, Arizona state, Pima County and city of Tucson government offices will be closed on Monday, but Sun Tran buses and trash and recycling collection remain on a normal schedule.
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Arizona cattle & milk test positive for H5N1 bird flu https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021425_az_bird_flu/arizona-cattle-milk-test-positive-h5n1-bird-flu/
The Arizona Department of Agriculture announced Friday that bird flu had been detected in milk produced by dairy cows in Arizona, one of approximately 12 states that have had confirmed cases of avian flu that are being monitored by federal, state and local health officials.
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Rivera blasts 3 homers, Flores throws no-hitter as Pima softball roasts Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021425_pcc_softball/rivera-blasts-3-homers-flores-throws-no-hitter-as-pima-softball-roasts-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College softball team (14-0, 10-0 in ACCAC) handed Scottsdale Community College (8-2, 4-2) their first two defeats of the season on Friday in an ACCAC conference doubleheader.
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Local hip-hop artist Fabian Danobeytia running for Tucson City Council https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021625_tucson_council_election/local-hip-hop-artist-fabian-danobeytia-running-tucson-city-council/
Local hip-hop artist Fabian Danobeytia is joining the crowded field of candidates eyeing a run in Ward 5 on the South Side; plus more City Council race updates.
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Baseball’s back: Az’s Cactus League opens for 78th year of spring training with a few twists https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021625_cactus_league/baseballs-back-azs-cactus-league-opens-78th-year-spring-training-with-few-twists/
One of baseball’s finest rituals is again taking place in Arizona, and fans can watch their favorite baseball teams play again after a long winter. Spring training has commenced.
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Cash-strapped rural fire districts plead case before Pima Supes; Civil rights hero Huerta to get Tucson holiday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021525_agenda_wildfire_op/cash-strapped-rural-fire-districts-plead-case-before-pima-supes-civil-rights-hero-huerta-get-tucson-holiday/
Pima County still trying to wrap its arms around disaster preparedness, and is moving to change shift from "alien" to "person" for patients receiving indigent care, plus more from government meetings around Tucson this week.
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