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Wadsack's $8M suit claims 'coup' attempt by Tucson officials to violate ex-GOP senator's civil rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack claims that she suffered more than $8 million in damages due to an alleged conspiracy by Tucson police to target her over politics. She cited reporting by the Tucson Sentinel in her suit, claiming TPD "leaked" video to the press and subjected her to "malicious prosecution."

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Tucson city offices closed Monday for César Chávez Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
All city of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Monday, March 31, in observance of César Chávez Day.

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Media matters: Libel law 101 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New York Times v. Sullivan remains the precedent protecting news outlets across the political spectrum from intimidating or frivilous lawsuits. A drawn out libel suit was — and still is — a key weapon of those in power to discourage outlets from investigating potentially criminal activity.

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Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an aggressive departure from the nation’s leading homelessness policy.

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Trump seeks Supreme Court approval to restart deportation flights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to release the administration from a restraining order grounding flights deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, stating deportations to El Salvador were essential to protect national security and maintain foreign relationships.

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Tucson's David Levy hopes readers of new book will find joy in the night sky tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A discussion with Tucson astronomer and author David Levy about his new book, 'Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky'

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Trump names former Az AG Brnovich ambassador to Serbia tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Donald Trump announced that Arizona’s former attorney general, Republican Mark Brnovich, will be the next U.S. ambassador to Serbia, hailing Brnovich as a candidate who will prioritize the country’s interests in the central Balkan Peninsula. .

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Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots & what it means for voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on regulating elections bans the machine-readable barcodes or QR codes that are sometimes printed on ballots to help speed up vote counting, but the codes are an integral part of a secure, paper-based voting system.

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Az AG Mayes calls Trump admin actions a 'coup' during Tucson town hall tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes described the actions of the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk as a "coup" and said state attorneys general should fight in the courts to block them.

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'The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: An excerpt from Tucson astronomer David Levy's new book, 'Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky'

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Trans Day of Visibility event benefits local LGBTQ+ event production, nonprofit org Fluxx tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An event at Sky Bar on Sunday, March 30 will be dedicated to celebrating the trans community and benefit local nonprofit Fluxx Productions.

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How poetry & practice has helped Tucson’s queer poet laureate tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
TC Tolbert is a poet, educator, and community advocate whose work is deeply rooted in the intersections of identity, language, and activism - and as Tucson's poet laureate, TC has used poetry as a platform to amplify queer and trans voices and foster meaningful dialogue.

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Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access & sovereignty tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Data sovereignty is important amid the harrowing health disparities seen in tribal people, but though data gathered by and about tribes has been shared with state and federal agencies; but those same agencies haven’t always shared their tribal-related statistics in return.

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Pima County Attorney taps Kimberly Hunley as chief deputy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kimberly Hunley, a former prosecutor in Santa Cruz County, was appointed as the chief deputy for the Pima County Attorney's Office, officials said Friday.

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No, ADOT isn’t texting you about paying old tolls. Yes, it’s a scam. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If you got a text message this week from someone claiming to be from the Arizona Department of Transportation asking for money for unpaid tolls, ADOT wants you to know — if it wasn’t clear already — it's a scam.

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25 Pima County Health Dep't positions, $1.9M in programs affected as Trump claws back grants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: With the Trump administration telling local health officials they can no longer spend grant funds that were previously awarded, Pima County is looking at cutting more than 20 jobs and $1.9 million in programs that worked to increase vaccination rates and reduce disparities in health outcomes.

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Arizona lawmakers target Bitcoin scams with crypto kiosk regulations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona bill aimed at helping prevent bitcoin scams by adding new regulations to “crypto kiosks” has moved one step closer to becoming law.

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If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
With DHS Secretary Kristi Noem saying the federal government plans to eliminate FEMA and President Trump suggesting states can take over disaster recovery, it’s worth asking how prepared states are to face these growing challenges without help.

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Federal cuts squeeze already-struggling food banks, school lunch programs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The USDA recently nixed more than $1 billion from two programs that helped food banks and school meal programs buy local foods - including $660 million for schoolchildren - a move that has left hundreds of school systems and food banks reeling.

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Outdoor enthusiasts rally at Arizona Capitol to defend public lands from federal cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hunters, anglers, birders and more showed up at the Arizona Capitol to rally in support of public lands in the face of a push by President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP lawmakers to fundamentally change how public lands are managed and used.

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