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Az House rejects proposal that would bolster ‘free speech’ protections for harassers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Rep. Alexander Kolodin wants to fortify what he called “free speech” protections for people who harass government employees - but lawmakers rejected the proposal that critics said would embolden domestic abusers and people who seek to torment unelected government employees.

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Palestinian activist at Columbia University slams ICE arrest as repression tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge ordered that a Palestinian Columbia University graduate who the Trump administration is trying to deport for leading campus protests against Israel “shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the court orders otherwise.”

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Tucson polls open 6 am to 7 pm for Prop. 414 election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast their ballots in the special election for Prop. 414, aka the Safe & Vibrant City Initiative.

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Local author Jessica Elisheva Emerson’s book festival appearances center on women's desire & agency tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A surprising thing about Tucson author Jessica Elisheva Emerson — who's set to appear at three events at the Tucson Festival of Books and is working on more novels — is that she drinks decaf coffee.

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Tucson seeks public input on 2nd draft of city's general plan tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson is hosting two public meetings this month for community members to give feedback on an updated draft of “Plan Tucson 2025,” a long-term blueprint for the future of the city’s growth and development.

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Tucson City Court needs applicants for magistrate position tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The application process to fill the position for city magistrate will open Saturday, March 15 and will be open until Monday, April 12 at 5 p.m.

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34 employees at BP's Tucson migrant holding facility losing jobs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
107 employees at three Tucson Sector Border Patrol facilities tasked with holding migrants were informed they are losing their jobs with a federal contractor, a sign of decreasing need and a crunch in federal spending.

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Tariff war threatens higher costs for Arizona farmers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Trump’s tariffs on goods went into effect Tuesday - and though by Wednesday some were already delayed, Arizona farmers are bracing for increased financial stress as key agricultural imports become more expensive, while exports potentially face higher taxes.

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Advocates sue to block ICE access to taxpayer data for mass deportation plans tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of advocacy groups sued the Treasury Department to block the release of taxpayer information to facilitate President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan.

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DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
DOGE personnel simultaneously hold positions with at least one of Elon Musk’s companies, creating a conduit for federal data to potentially be siphoned to Musk-owned enterprises, including xAI, and a private entity could use government data to wield massive influence over society.

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Wildcat soccer victorious against Lumberjacks in 1st spring contest tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Promising goals by Sami Baytosh and new transfer Lily Boydstun gave Arizona soccer an early lead against Northern Arizona University in a spring season contest on Saturday afternoon. That early dominant performance didn't keep NAU from getting back into the match late, however.

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Arizona’s public health feels the weight of federal orders tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In Arizona – home to roughly 34,000 federal employees – President Donald Trump’s orders could impact a massive workforce of health care professionals and the individuals who rely on their services.

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Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Despite hostility from the new Trump administration, electric vehicles will eventually become a major part of the nation’s vehicle fleet, though Trump’s policies will likely have some effect on how the EV industry continues to develop over the next few years.

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Stat shaming: Amphi school board looks at audit designed to make it look bad, CFUSD extends contracts tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A low percentage of funding going directly to Amphi school classrooms is as much a function of the denominator as numerator — and if that doesn't make sense, maybe poorly funded Arizona public schools are to blame.

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Wildcat soccer draws against Lumberjacks in 1st spring contest tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
A promising early goal by Sami Baytosh gave Arizona soccer an early lead against Northern Arizona University in a spring season contest at Phoenix’s Reach 11 soccer complex on Saturday afternoon. A late NAU goal meant that the Wildcats had to settle for a tie, however.

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Arizona national parks & forests already feeling strain from federal worker firings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona national parks and forests are already feeling a strain on resources after President Donald Trump’s executive order for a federal hiring freeze and extensive firings.

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Senior has 4 RBIs, Roberts throws gem as Pima baseball sweeps Mesa tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (22-6, 10-6 in ACCAC) got back on track in ACCAC conference play on Saturday with a road sweep at Mesa Community College (17-10, 8-8).

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Why sizzling cities are mapping hot spots street by street tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Locating the hottest parts of cities with precision is critical for guiding efforts to contend with heat’s dangerous effects - especially important when heat risk overlaps with poverty, where communities may have less access to air conditioning and fewer ways to stay cool.

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What do firings of DOD & VA inspectors general mean for military whistleblowers? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump raised alarm with his unprecedented sacking of more than a dozen heads of inspector general offices during his first week back in the White House, and some advocates for greater independence and accountability are asking: Could IG reform really come?

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Public lands: The places that hold our nation’s stories are not for sale tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum’s plans to “unleash” industrial exploitation of public lands seeks to gut public land stewardship principles enshrined in law and in the time-honored American tradition of bipartisan conservation.

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