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Raul Grijalva: The dishwasher's congressman tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Raúl Grijalva exits the stage—leaving behind a trail of artworks, news tips, and a rare kindness that stretched from Tune Inn to Congress.

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The federal Voting Rights Act was gutted. States now want their own versions. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states - including Arizona - are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

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‘We’ve waited too long’: Bill to create an Indigenous missing persons alert wins bipartisan backing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bill that has already passed through the Arizona House of Representatives with unanimous support would create the Missing Indigenous or Endangered Person Alert System, which would issue and coordinate alerts for missing Indigenous or endangered persons.

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Politics derails bill criminalizing ‘stolen valor’ claims in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers want to impose criminal penalties against people who falsely claim military service or honors to receive benefits, but the proposal is facing major hurdles from some Republicans because of a political dispute in last year’s elections.

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Shocking photos: Repairing powerlines from a helicopter tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Dangling from the side of a hovering helicopter may seem a nerve-wracking way to work on powerlines, but it's safer than being in the path to ground when high voltage is coursing through those wires.

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Az lawmakers approve DCS funding transfer after heated partisan debate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kids in the care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety won’t have to sleep in the agency’s offices next week, after a bipartisan group of legislators voted to transfer funds so that DCS doesn’t default on payments to group homes.

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Lawyers: Innocent Venezuelans were deported to brutal El Salvador prison because of tattoos tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Attorneys for several Venezuelan immigrants say their clients either had no criminal record or had cases before an immigration judge when they were deported under the Trump administration’s wartime authority — despite a federal judge ordering the return of the flights to the U.S.

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Trump administration reported to consider expanding military role along southern border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration is gearing up to militarize a stretch of the southern border, raising concerns from experts that the move would put U.S. military members in direct contact with migrants, a possible violation of federal law.

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Democratic state AGs promise to fight Trump’s executive power grab tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Top attorneys general from across the nation - including Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes - addressed a raucous crowd in Minnesota, both to hear from residents and give them options for battling the Trump administration's unorthodox policy decisions.

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Tucson community radio KXCI to host first Baila el Pueblo: A Desert Music Festival tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Baila el Pueblo: A Desert Music Festival will feature seven acts that represent Southwestern music and its diverse tributaries. It will take place at the MSA Annex on Saturday, March 22.

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Hobbs taps Laine McDonald for empty Pima Superior Court judge spot; new vacancy on bench tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Marana Town Magistrate Laine McDonald was appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs to serve as the newest judge at the Pima County Superior Court on Monday, following the retirement of Judge Kenneth Lee.

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Tucson needs 35k housing units to meet demand; officials hope Community Corridors Tool is a solution tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson needs over 35,000 affordable housing units in the next 10 years to meet demand. City planners hope the Community Corridors Tool, passed by the City Council in a unanimous vote Tuesday, will help solve the problem.

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Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The flags of Arizona’s 22 tribal nations have been removed from the Carl. T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix and given to the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community for preservation, part of a new flag policy implemented by the Department of Veteran Affairs.

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Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The flags of Arizona’s 22 tribal nations have been removed from the Carl. T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix and given to the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community for preservation, part of a new flag policy implemented by the Department of Veteran Affairs.

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Claytoonz: Dead Department Walking tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Linda McMahon was hired to lose her job. The wrestling executive who has zero experience in education was hired to help Trump kill the Department of Education.

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Trump signs executive order dismantling the Department of Education tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education and directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States.”

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Arizona judge could throw out a Cochise County election over quirk in state law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A quirk in an Arizona statute governing all-mail elections for local taxing districts could prompt a judge to throw out the results of one such election in a case that could have legal repercussions around the state.

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Arizona GOP advances ‘backdoor abortion ban’ despite voter-approved protections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Last year, Arizonans took away the ability of lawmakers to restrict abortion. Now, Republicans are trying to prohibit any doctor in the state from ever mentioning the procedure as an option for their patients, in what critics are calling a “backdoor abortion ban.”

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Federal judge declines to block DOGE takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge ruled the U.S. Institute of Peace had failed to clear the high bar necessary for her to block the Trump admin’s effort to gut the international peace broker, and declined to grant a restraining order for five of the institute’s board members to return to their positions.

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Az Diamondbacks seek to breathe easy in 2025 following a season full of twists & turns tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
With spring training winding down and MLB Opening Day looming – the Arizona Diamondbacks host a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs beginning March 27 – fans and players are optimistic the team will be in a good spot following offseason moves.

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