Booker, Kelly call on Ciscomani to stop Medicaid cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041425_booker_kelly_medicaid/booker-kelly-call-ciscomani-stop-medicaid-cuts/
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker joined a group of local Democrats on Sunday to criticize U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani for supporting a budget framework that includes deep cuts to federal programs, including up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next decade.
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2nd lawsuit filed over Trump administration’s decision to hide budget documents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041425_omb_documents/2nd-lawsuit-filed-over-trump-administrations-decision-hide-budget-documents/
Protect Democracy Project filed suit against the Trump administration, alleging its decision to stop posting budget documents in late March violates federal law - the second lawsuit challenging the OMB choice to pull down a webpage with apportionment information.
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Feds planning nearly 25 miles of new border wall near Coronado National Forest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041125_border_wall/feds-planning-nearly-25-miles-new-border-wall-near-coronado-national-forest/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build nearly 25 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael Valley, sealing up the "biological hotspot" in Southern Arizona as part of a wider push to close gaps left during the last Trump administration.
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Trump, Bukele dig in against efforts to return Maryland father El Salvador to U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041425_migrant_return/trump-bukele-dig-against-efforts-return-maryland-father-el-salvador-us/
President Donald Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador both rebuffed a court order demanding the return of a Maryland father illegally deported to Bukele's country, and Trump suggested an expansion of the use of an El Salvador megaprison to include U.S. citizens.
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Fox report feeds false claim about 50,000 'noncitizens' on Arizona voter rolls https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041425_noncitizen_voters/fox-report-feeds-false-claim-50000-noncitizens-arizona-voter-rolls/
Arizona has not identified up to 50,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls, nor have counties begun canceling any voter registrations, despite news reports over the weekend suggesting otherwise.
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‘An absolute honor’: Former Wildcats Bibby & Hunley join Arizona Hall of Fame class https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041425_az_sports_hof/an-absolute-honor-former-wildcats-bibby-hunley-join-arizona-hall-fame-class/
Under the bright lights of the Chateau Luxe Event Venue Thursday, legends of Arizona’s sports history including former Arizona Wildcats stars Mike Bibby and Ricky Hunley were immortalized as the 54th Arizona Sports Hall of Fame class.
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Ex-prosecutor’s phony gang charges against Az protesters were ‘egregious,’ high court rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041425_prosecutor_conduct/ex-prosecutors-phony-gang-charges-against-az-protesters-were-egregious-high-court-rules/
The Az Supreme Court said former Maricopa County prosecutor April Sponsel deserved to have her law license suspended because her decision to press forward with made-up gang charges against 15 Black Lives Matter protesters was “a complete abdication of her prosecutorial duties.”
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Los fallos sobre ciudadanía en Arizona generan diferencias en el acceso al voto en todo el estado https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041425_az_voter_citizenship_esp/los-fallos-sobre-ciudadania-en-arizona-generan-diferencias-en-el-acceso-al-voto-en-todo-el-estado/
Los votantes de Arizona que no han demostrado su ciudadanía están siendo tratados de manera diferente en todo el estado mientras intentan actualizar su registro de votante; en algunos casos, ven su registro suspendido por completo hasta que presenten prueba.
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Why Arizona college students are fighting Trump’s elections executive order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041425_student_voters/why-arizona-college-students-are-fighting-trumps-elections-executive-order/
Cases were filed by a long list of national groups challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to overhaul elections, and among them this time is a lesser-known local wildcard: the Arizona Students’ Association.
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401(k) plans & stock market volatility: What you need to know https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041425_market_volatility_op/401k-plans-stock-market-volatility-what-you-need-know/
With stock market charts resembling the contours of a roller-coaster ride in recent days, many Americans could be forgiven for eyeing their 401(k)s with a little concern - but just how worried should people be by market fluctuations?
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Ganter hits walk-off homer; Casey, Oana & Castro combine for shutout as Pima Baseball sweeps Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040825_pcc_baseball/ganter-hits-walk-off-homer-casey-oana-castro-combine-shutout-as-pima-baseball-sweeps-mesa/
The Pima Community College baseball team (39-9, 23-9 in ACCAC) won their ninth straight game on Tuesday, with drama the first game and pitching ruling in the second matchup.
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Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041425_alert_translations/millions-americans-dont-speak-english-now-they-wont-warned-before-weather-disasters/
The National Weather Service has indefinitely suspended its automated language translations, a sudden change that has left experts concerned for the nearly 71 million people in the U.S. who speak a language other than English at home.
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Hobbs’ office calls GOP senator a ‘liar and clown’ as another agency head is rejected https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041425_agency_heads/hobbs-office-calls-gop-senator-liar-and-clown-as-another-agency-head-rejected/
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.
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As Trump refuses to fix ‘wholly illegal’ deportation, judge requires daily updates in legal standoff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_illegal_deportation/as-trump-refuses-fix-wholly-illegal-deportation-judge-requires-daily-updates-legal-standoff/
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.
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Trump's HHS eliminates office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for at least 80 million people https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041225_dhhs_poverty/trumps-hhs-eliminates-office-that-sets-poverty-levels-tied-benefits-least-80-million-people/
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.
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Pima Supes to pick new member; Oro Valley seeks changes to town center https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041325_agenda_supes_op/pima-supes-pick-new-member-oro-valley-seeks-changes-town-center/
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.
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Federal judge clears way for ICE raids at churches https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_ice_churches/federal-judge-clears-way-ice-raids-churches/
A federal judge denied a multifaith coalition’s request to block a Trump administration policy reversal that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to freely enter places of worship to arrest migrants.
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Pima baseball snaps 9-game win streak with shut out at Paradise Valley https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041225_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-snaps-9-game-win-streak-with-shut-out-paradise-valley/
The Pima Community College baseball team (39-10, 23-10 in ACCAC) played a single ACCAC conference game at Paradise Valley Community College (29-16, 21-11) on Saturday in Phoenix.
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Rivera hits for cycle on the day as Aztec softball sweeps Paradise Valley https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041225_pcc_softball/rivera-hits-cycle-day-as-aztec-softball-sweeps-paradise-valley/
The Pima Community College softball team (41-5, 29-5 in ACCAC) surpassed 40 wins for the second straight season, sweeping Paradise Valley Community College (4-32, 4-30) on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Some measles response plans crash to a halt after Trump cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041325_measles_response/some-measles-response-plans-crash-halt-after-trump-cuts/
Cities and states fighting a historic measles outbreak find themselves undermined by the Trump administration as they struggle to provide crucial vaccinations and overcome disinformation.
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