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Trump admin to roll back many EPA regulations, revisit contested water rule tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will seek to undo more than 30 regulations, including some aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing pollution, as well as redefining what waters and wetlands the federal government can regulate.

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Feds withhold $7M for Pima County migrant shelters, imply local officials harboring people illegally tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Department of Homeland Security told Pima County they are withholding about $7 million in funds owed for migrant shelters, essentially accusing the county of using federal dollars to encourage people to come to the U.S. to seek asylum.

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U.S.-made beer, bourbon, motorcycles & more on tariff list in Trump trade war with EU tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The European Union released a lengthy list of U.S. goods, from Kentucky bourbon to household appliances, slated for retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump’s taxes on steel and aluminum imports that went into effect overnight.

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‘Jesus is better than a psychologist’: Arizona Republicans want chaplains to be in public schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican politicians who accuse public school teachers of indoctrinating students with a “woke agenda” are pushing to bring religious chaplains into the same schools to provide counseling to students.

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U.S.-made beer, bourbon, motorcycles and more on tariff list in Trump trade war with EU tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The European Union released a lengthy list of U.S. goods, from Kentucky bourbon to household appliances, slated for retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump’s taxes on steel and aluminum imports that went into effect overnight.

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Trump admin cancels $21 million in funding for schools & food banks to buy from Az farmers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cancelling roughly $1 billion in already-promised spending on local food purchases for schools and food banks nationwide, including $21 million in funding for schools and food banks to buy from Arizona farmers.

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Volunteers needed for 'block party' clean up at Santa Cruz River tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Community members are invited to spend the morning cleaning in the great outdoors as part of the "Santa Cruz Watershed Day of Connection" this Saturday at Verdugo Park.

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U.S.-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine’s war with Russia - but what exactly do those resources include, and how abundant and accessible are they?

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Dep't of Education plans to cut nearly half of staff, paving way for closure tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Department of Education announced that it was eliminating nearly half of its workforce in a move that paves the path for the agency’s demise, a goal that President Donald Trump repeated before and after resuming office.

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Bill to fast-track small nuclear reactors for data centers advances in Az Senate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Republican measure that would waive certain state regulations to allow data centers and other large industrial energy users to build small nuclear reactors in rural Arizona inched closer to becoming law.

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By 70-30 margin, Tucson voters overwhelmingly reject Prop. 414 sales tax increase tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson voters resoundingly rejected a half-cent sales tax measure that would have increased spending on public safety and social services. With the initial vote count showing a 53,350 to 23,084 margin against the measure, Prop. 414 was defeated Tuesday.

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U.S. agency has stopped supporting states - including Arizona - on election security tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal government has halted election security activities and ended funding for the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center, that alerts state officials of election security threats across state lines.

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Anti-abortion laws remain on books despite Arizona’s constitutional amendment tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A decisive majority of Arizona voters agreed to make abortion a constitutional right last year, but dozens of anti-abortion laws remain enshrined in state law and GOP lawmakers are forging ahead with new restrictions.

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By 70-30 margin, Tucson voters overwhelmingly reject Prop. 414 sales tax increase tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson voters resoundingly rejected a half-cent sales tax measure that would have increased spending on public safety and social services. With the initial vote count showing a 53,350 to 23,084 margin against the measure, Prop. 414 was defeated Tuesday.

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By 70-30 margin, Tucson voters overwhelmingly reject Prop. 414 sales tax increase tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson voters resoundingly rejected a half-cent sales tax measure that would have increased spending on public safety and social services. With the initial vote count showing a 53,000 to 23,000 margin against the measure, Prop. 414 was defeated Tuesday.

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Tucson polls close for Prop. 414 election; initial results soon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Tucson voters had 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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Gallego & Kelly demand answers over planned closure of Bureau of Indian Affairs in Phoenix tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego sent a letter to the GSA expressing their concern about President Trump’s intended closure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Phoenix, urging them to reconsider this decision and provide clarity.

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House GOP falls in line to pass budget patch, step away from fiscal cliff tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The House took a major step toward averting a costly government shutdown, approving short-term budget resolution that would keep most federal programs funded through the fall. Rep. Raúl Grijalva was one of two congressman who didn't vote, while Rep. Juan Ciscomani supported it.

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Glueck scores 5 runs as Aztec baseball splits with Paradise Valley tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (23-7, 11-7 in ACCAC) hosted an ACCAC conference doubleheader against Paradise Valley Community College (19-10, 13-5) on Monday at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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Nunez has 4 RBIs, Flores & Ferrentino gets wins as Pima softball sweeps Paradise Valley tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (27-1, 19-1 in ACCAC) won their sixth straight game on Monday as the Aztecs earned an ACCAC conference sweep on the road at Paradise Valley Community College (2-18, 2-16).

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