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GOP threatens 2026 ballot measure after Hobbs vetoes Arizona ICE Act tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican lawmakers in Arizona want to force law enforcement agencies, city officials and even school leaders to make it easier for ICE to deport people — and they’re threatening to go to the ballot to do it.

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Az’s Apache Generating Station one of 66 coal plants to get EPA exemption from air pollution caps tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Apache Generating Station is among 66 power plants nationwide granted exemptions by the Trump administration from updated standards on mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic pollutants.

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Navajo advocates say prez’s approval of uranium transport, Trump coal order feels like a betrayal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates from across the Navajo Nation gathered Monday hoping to tell Navajo President Buu Nygren how frustrated and disappointed they are by his abrupt endorsement of Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to reinvigorate the nation’s coal industry.

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Trump endorses both Biggs & Robson in unusual Arizona governor’s race move tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Karrin Taylor Robson entered the 2026 governor’s race with the endorsement of President Donald Trump. But on April 21, 2025, Trump also endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, her chief rival for the GOP nomination.

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U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it will resume collections May 5 for defaulted federal student loans.

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For older Arizonans taking medications, summer heat can be especially dangerous tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Heat-related deaths are becoming more common, especially in Arizona, where the temperatures have grown significantly hotter each year, and simply walking from your front door to your mailbox in the summer heat can be dangerous, especially for older adults taking certain medications.

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How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling enviro movement & rallied new science of ecology tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
“Dune” is widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time and continues to influence how writers, artists and inventors envision the future, yet when Herbert sat down to start writing the book, he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.

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Hellertoon: It's Earth Day, remember? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
April 22 — that's Tuesday — is Earth Day around the world, and a great time to touch some grass.

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Act One free passes to Arizona cultural organizations available at libraries tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Act One is offering free "Culture Passes" for children and families in Arizona, available through public and educational libraries.

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Pepe nearly breaks own school record as Pima track secures 3 more national qualifiers tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s and women’s track & field teams closed out their regular season meet schedule on Friday as they hosted the Pima Outdoor Invitational at the West Campus Aztec Track.

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Trump backs Hegseth after second Signal group chat revelation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Trump said Monday he fully supports the secretary of Defense, despite reporting over the weekend that Hegseth shared details of a bombing campaign in Yemen in a second group chat, this time with his wife and brother.

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Act One free passes to Arizona cultural organizations avaliable at libraries tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Act One is offering free "Culture Passes" for children and families in Arizona, available through public and educational libraries.

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Trump wants to deport ‘home-grown’ criminals. Can American citizens be deported? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of deporting American citizens. Aides say he’s serious. Legal experts say it’s unthinkable and illegal – though they’re not sure that would stop him.

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Tucson city manager to present $2.4B budget; Pima schools chief still working out bugs tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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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