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Hobbs’ office calls GOP senator a ‘liar and clown’ as another agency head is rejected tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A spokesman for Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs called Republican Sen. Jake Hoffman a “liar and a clown” who is “engaged in a partisan witch hunt” over claims Hoffman unfairly targeted the Democratic governor’s nominees to head state departments.

As Trump refuses to fix ‘wholly illegal’ deportation, judge requires daily updates in legal standoff tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge demanded daily reports from the Trump administration on how it is working to return an erroneously deported man, despite objections from a Department of Justice lawyer who insisted the Trump administration could not immediately obey a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Trump's HHS eliminates office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for at least 80 million people tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump’s firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, and other services.

Pima Supes to pick new member; Oro Valley seeks changes to town center tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Former state Rep. Andres Cano seems like the frontrunner for the District 5 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors — but beware frontrunner status. Plus: Oro Valley looks to change up its planned town center, new Santa Cruz judges and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.

Passover is a Jewish holiday remembering sorrowful events & celebrating hope for a better future tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Jewish families will gather for Passover this year in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while looking ahead toward better ones to come, a particularly poignant time to recognize the tragedies of the past year and offer hope for the future.

Lack of standards, transparency undermines police LGBTQ+ programs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Many local law enforcement agencies have programs meant to provide support for specific communities, foster trust in reporting crimes and encourage people to work with police, yet there is little evidence from local police departments that they have done any of that.

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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