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Tucson city manager to present $2.4B budget; Pima schools chief still working out bugs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042025_agenda_tucson_budget_op/tucson-city-manager-present-24b-budget-pima-schools-chief-still-working-out-bugs/
Tucson City Manager Tim Thomure has unveiled his proposed budget and it includes a small property tax hike and $6.6 million in increases for transit; Plus: CatFoot and Pima County still figuring out money matters, and more from government meetings around Tucson.
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El Paso Walmart mass shooter sentenced to life in Texas prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042125_el_paso_sentencing/el-paso-walmart-mass-shooter-sentenced-life-texas-prison/
The grinding path to justice for the most lethal mass shooter to ever appear in a U.S. courtroom came to an end Monday when Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty to murdering 23 people and wounding 22 others in an anti-Hispanic assault on an El Paso Walmart in 2019.
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Hellertoon: Pope Francis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042125_pope_hellertoon_op/hellertoon-pope-francis/
Pope Francis died Monday, the day after Easter, at age 88. He was the first Latin American and first Jesuit to be pontiff.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American & Jesuit to lead Catholic Church, dies at 88 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042125_pope_francis/pope-francis-first-latin-american-jesuit-lead-catholic-church-dies-88/
Pope Francis, the groundbreaking Roman Catholic Church leader praised around the world as a humble and charismatic liberal leader, died on Easter Monday at age 88.
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Tucson immigration lawyer wants to challenge Ciscomani in Southern Az swing district https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042125_goldman_cd6/tucson-immigration-lawyer-wants-challenge-ciscomani-southern-az-swing-district/
Tucson immigration attorney Mo Goldman announced Monday that he plans to run against U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani in the 2026 midterm election.
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‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Dep't of Education chaos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042125_parents_disabilities/really-scared-parents-kids-with-disabilities-confront-dept-education-chaos/
As President Trump takes drastic steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, disability advocates are worried about whether the agency can carry out its responsibilities to serve students with disabilities.
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Doctor shortages have hobbled health care for decades − and the trend could be worsening https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042125_doctor_shortage_op/doctor-shortages-have-hobbled-health-care-decades-8722-and-trend-could-worsening/
Americans are increasingly waiting weeks or even months to get an appointment to see a health care specialist at a time when the population of aging adults is rising dramatically − and the trend could be worsening.
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'Major gap in our system': Arizona lacks secure facilities for people with serious mental illness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042025_smi_facilities/major-gap-our-system-arizona-lacks-secure-facilities-people-with-serious-mental-illness/
Since 2019, Arizona lawmakers have tried to create secure behavioral health residential facilities to fill gaps in the mental health system. SBHRFs would provide secure care for people with serious mental illness who are often trapped in the criminal legal system, but critics say more involuntary commitment could be damaging.
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For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates deportation plans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041925_detention_profit/for-profit-immigration-detention-expands-as-trump-accelerates-deportation-plans/
The Trump administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States.
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Thompson & Camacho throw gems as Pima softball sweeps Scottsdale for 12th straight win https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041925_pcc_softball/thompson-camacho-throw-gems-as-pima-softball-sweeps-scottsdale-12th-straight-win/
The Pima Community College softball team (45-5, 33-5 in ACCAC) picked up another two wins on the road on Saturday at Scottsdale Community College (23-16, 18-16).
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Plasschaert falls a triple short of the cycle as Pima baseball rallies at Phoenix College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041925_pcc_baseball/plasschaert-falls-triple-short-cycle-as-pima-baseball-rallies-phoenix-college/
The Pima Community College baseball team (42-11, 26-11 in ACCAC) found their offense in the later innings on Saturday during an ACCAC conference game at Phoenix College (18-31, 13-23).
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Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain have withdrawal symptoms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042025_weed_withdrawal_op/weed-withdrawal-more-than-half-people-using-medical-cannabis-pain-have-withdrawal-symptoms/
In stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively harmless. While weed is indeed less dangerous than some other drugs, it is not without risks.
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Hip-hop artist Danobeytia drops out of Tucson City Council race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041925_danobeytia_drops_out/hip-hop-artist-danobeytia-drops-out-tucson-city-council-race/
A local hip-hop artist is dropping out of the Ward 5 race for Tucson City Council. Fabian Danobeytia, who has worked in the software field, told the Tucson Sentinel he is ending his candidacy for the South Side seat.
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Ganter & Glueck combine for 6 RBIs as Aztec baseball overwhelms Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/041825_pcc_baseball/ganter-glueck-combine-6-rbis-as-aztec-baseball-overwhelms-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College baseball team (41-11, 25-11 in ACCAC) rallied in the 2nd inning to take the lead for good on Friday in their game against Scottsdale Community College (26-24, 16-20).
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Taking the fork: Local governments struggle with uncertainty in a time of budgeting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041825_budget_woes_op/taking-fork-local-governments-struggle-with-uncertainty-time-budgeting/
The city of Tucson and Pima County are quite simply, screwed by lacking clairvoyance about the economy. Will 2026 be a horror show or Golden Age? So far, local officials appear more than happy to consider the upside. The downside is right next to it and can't be ignored.
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Both sides claim victory as Arizona fetal personhood lawsuit dismissed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041825_personhood_suit/both-sides-claim-victory-as-arizona-fetal-personhood-lawsuit-dismissed/
A legal challenge against an Arizona law that gives fetuses rights has been dropped, putting the law back on the books despite an overwhelming majority of voters who agreed last year to make abortion a constitutional right in the Grand Canyon State.
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Arizona ‘fake electors’ claim prejudice in grand jury proceeding https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041825_az_fake_electors/arizona-fake-electors-claim-prejudice-grand-jury-proceeding/
Arizona Republicans who falsely claimed to be Arizona’s certified presidential electors in 2020 say their “fake elector” moniker prejudiced the grand jury and requires a remand.
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Trump Is spending billions on border security. Some residents living there lack basic resources. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041825_border_spending/trump-spending-billions-border-security-some-residents-living-there-lack-basic-resources/
Although billions of dollars flow into the majority-Latino communities along the nearly 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border, many remain among the poorest places in the nation, a disparity between the size of governments’ investment there and how little it’s reflected in the quality of life.
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Lawmakers fear AI data centers will drive up residents’ power bills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041825_ai_power_bills/lawmakers-fear-ai-data-centers-will-drive-up-residents-power-bills/
Proposals in state legislatures seek to ensure that data centers don’t result in increased rates for other electric customers, but those goals are also under attack from President Donald Trump, with policies to block enforcement of all state climate policies and boost coal production.
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Why Easter is called Easter & other little-known facts about the holiday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041825_easter_history_op/why-easter-called-easter-other-little-known-facts-holiday/
Easter is quite similar to other major holidays like Christmas and Halloween, which have evolved over the last 200 years or so. In all of these holidays, Christian and non-Christian (pagan) elements have continued to blend together.
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