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Tucson Councilman Richard Fimbres resigning in May; in 16th year in office tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres will step down on May 1, leaving his Ward 5 seat open amid an ongoing election. He announced in January that he was not seeking reelection this year, after holding office since 2009.

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Smithsonian museum visitors reject Trump’s view that exhibits are ‘divisive’ & ‘woke’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s order to scrub anything “divisive” from the Smithsonian to shield Americans from “woke” propaganda has – at least temporarily – had the opposite effect, as visitors are flocking to see certain exhibits before they’re taken down.

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Democrats: Insiders may have profited off market turmoil triggered by launch, abrupt pause on tariffs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats - including Arizona Democrat Sen. Ruben Gallego - asserted that President Trump, family members and members of his administration may have profited off inside information about his recent moves on tariffs that caused the market to plummet and then rebound.

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Arizona wine industry facing Trump’s tariff war effects, amid other market struggles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Amid a volatile U.S. tariff war, the Arizona wine and spirits industry is weighing how the ever-changing landscape could affect local businesses and consumers.

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Immigrants without legal status must now register & carry documents, after court order tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Millions of immigrants in the country without legal authorization are required as of Friday to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement.

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Az GOP lawmakers send bill mandating ICE cooperation to Hobbs’ likely veto tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers hoping to turbocharge President Trump’s mass deportation campaign have successfully pushed through a proposal that would force every law enforcement agency in Arizona to cooperate with ICE agents — but it’s headed straight for Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto pen.

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House approves bill clamping down on national injunctions amid furor over court delays of Trump agenda tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Republicans passed a bill that would slap new restrictions on federal courts affecting their ability to issue nationally binding injunctions, which so far have hampered parts of the Trump administration’s ambitious agenda.

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Az GOP aims to ban ‘discriminatory’ DEI in government, compares it to pre-Civil Rights era racism tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Following the lead of the Trump administration, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want to ban state government from using diversity, equity and inclusion in its hiring practices.

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Trump administration extends deadline for schools to meet anti-DEI order or lose funds tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Education Department has agreed to delay for nearly two weeks enforcement of a disputed directive seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a court filing in the case challenging the order.

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Pima County’s career & tech education campus hosting health fair this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County’s career and tech ed campus will host a community health fair this Saturday, April 12. Attendees can get a variety of screenings and learn the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

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Justice Dep't withdraws from Arizona voter citizenship lawsuit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss its claims against Arizona in regards to two Republican-backed voter citizenship laws that the Biden administration had argued violated federal law.

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House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House has passed the SAVE Act, a bill that purportedly aims to block non-citizens from voting, which is already illegal and is very rare, but one which voting rights groups have repeatedly warned would make it harder for millions of Americans - including married women - to vote.

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Az House revives bill criminalizing ‘stolen valor’ claims after Senate obstruction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bill to impose criminal penalties against people who falsely claim military service or honors that has become a political football once again cleared the Arizona House of Representatives, but its fate in the Senate still remains unclear.

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House approves budget framework lining up tax cuts despite objections over spending tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Republicans once again sidestepped internal fractures on the federal budget, approving a Senate-passed spending framework laying out billions in dollars in cuts and extending President Donald Trump’s tax plan for decades.

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Tax time triggers fraud alarms for some Obamacare enrollees tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may get an unexpected tax bill this season, but other changes coming soon — stemming from proposals by the administration of President Donald Trump — could affect their coverage and its cost..

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Trump suspends tariffs but what did, or could, his trade war achieve? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s tariff policy wiped out almost $10 trillion before U.S. stock markets bounced back on news of a 90-day pause, and though Trump claims Americans have been getting ripped off, economists view Trump’s understanding as simplistic.

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‘Worst case scenario’: Arizona remains hottest, driest in recent history tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The record-breaking drought affecting Arizona and most of the Southwest is only getting worse, experts fear, and the National Weather Service predicts temperatures in and around Phoenix will rise past 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time this year this coming weekend, with Tucson not far behond. .

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Booker coming to Tucson for 'People's Town Hall'; Rockafellow plans launch party tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming political events: Sen. Cory Booker coming to Tucson, Sentinel reporters on the air, deadlines approaching for pecial congressional election; Rockafellow plans launch party in Ward 6 Council race

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UA Opera sets Mozart opera in 1980's rock-n-roll urban setting tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
University of Arizona Opera associate professor Cynthia Stokes said "Cosi fan tutte" — on stage this weekend — is a "great first opera for anybody that's opera-curious."

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5 of 6 candidates jockey for appointment to Pima Board of Supervisors seat during forum tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Housing, workforce development and the importance of Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and the Prosperity Initiative were central issues during a public forum Wednesday night for the six applicants vying for the open Board of Supervisors seat.

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