Bill aims to better define Arizona animal cruelty laws https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043025_animal_cruelty_law/bill-aims-better-define-arizona-animal-cruelty-laws/
In a bid to strengthen animal protection laws, Arizona legislators have reintroduced a bill that clarifies animal cruelty, neglect and mistreatment.
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Arizona GOP passes ‘impossible’ voting bill requiring 4,000 new polling locations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043025_azgop_voting_bill/arizona-gop-passes-impossible-voting-bill-requiring-4000-new-polling-locations/
Republican lawmakers passed legislation that would cost Arizona counties tens of millions of dollars every election year and would force them to attempt to find 4,000 new voting locations, something that county election officials described as impossible.
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Trump is working to restrict trans rights. That’s not what Americans want. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/043025_trans_rights/trump-working-restrict-trans-rights-thats-not-what-americans-want/
A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that the number of people who don’t want politicians to focus on trans issues has grown, fueled by both Republicans and Democrats.
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U.S. House GOP starts budget reconciliation work with increase for border security https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_gop_budget/us-house-gop-starts-budget-reconciliation-work-with-increase-border-security/
U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday kicked off their work to build consensus on “one big, beautiful bill,” to fund President Donald Trump’s priorities, including a major funding boost for immigration enforcement and border security.
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Judge restricts Border Patrol in California: ‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042925_bp_calif_judge/judge-restricts-border-patrol-california-you-just-cant-walk-up-people-with-brown-skin/
‘You just can’t walk up to people with brown skin and say give me your papers,’ a federal judge told Border Patrol attorneys at a hearing challenging recent immigration sweeps.
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Study finds public power in Tucson is feasible; TEP disagrees https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_tep_study/study-finds-public-power-tucson-feasible-tep-disagrees/
A study commissioned by the city of Tucson found that a publicly owned electric power utility is financially feasible, but a Tucson Electric Power spokesperson warned consumers the report is “profoundly flawed.”
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Trump endorses Ciscomani; Az Dems have party problems https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_political_roundup/trump-endorses-ciscomani-az-dems-have-party-problems/
Southern Arizona political roundup: Trump endorses Ciscomani; congressional fundraising; challenging moments in CD7 GOP primary; state Democrats have party problems
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Tucson-based folklorico costume maker named 2025 National Heritage Fellow https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042925_costume_maker/tucson-based-folklorico-costume-maker-named-2025-national-heritage-fellow/
Folklórico costume maker Carmen Baron was named a 2025 National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment of the Arts, 'the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.'
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FactCheck: Tracking Trump’s Promises at the 100-Day Mark https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042925_trump_100_days/factcheck-tracking-trumps-promises-100-day-mark/
A look at half dozen of Trump’s most consequential pledges – ones that he said would happen immediately — and the progress Trump has made toward fulfilling them.
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Trump targets so-called 'sanctuary cities' & DACA students receiving in-state tuition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_sanctuary_orders/trump-targets-so-called-sanctuary-cities-daca-students-receiving-in-state-tuition/
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday targeting local cities the administration claims are not cooperating with his immigration crackdown, and another targeting non-citizen college students who receive in-state tuition.
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Trump will retreat on auto tariffs amid broader trade tensions, Treasury Secretary confirms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042925_auto_tariffs/trump-will-retreat-auto-tariffs-amid-broader-trade-tensions-treasury-secretary-confirms/
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a reprieve on auto tariffs will come Tuesday ahead of the president’s stop in Michigan to mark his first 100 days in office.
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Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_az_election_certification/are-local-officials-duty-bound-certify-elections-arizona-ruling-creates-new-doubt/
A recent court ruling challenges the long-held presumption in Arizona that supervisors have no discretion when certifying election results.
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Experts: AI holds promise in scientific research, but can’t substitute for humans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042825_ai_research/experts-ai-holds-promise-scientific-research-but-cant-substitute-humans/
With the Trump administration making sweeping cuts to staff and research grants at science-related agencies, artificial intelligence could offer a tempting way to keep labs going, but scientists say there are limits to the technology’s uses.
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Man held at Pima County Jail dies after 'medical emergency' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_inmate_death/man-held-pima-county-jail-dies-after-medical-emergency/
Detectives are investigating after a man being held at the Pima County Jail died Monday, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.
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This week's Nogales Int'l Film Festival is for reel lovers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042825_nogales_film_fest/this-weeks-nogales-intl-film-festival-reel-lovers/
Local student-made, national and international films will be screened at the U.S.-Mexico border wall for the Nogales International Film Festival 2025. The films will be projected onto both sides of the border wall and are free to view for the public.
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Report: Trump admin mulls opening Arizona's Ironwood Forest Nat'l Monument to drilling & mining https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_ironwood_mining/report-trump-admin-mulls-opening-arizonas-ironwood-forest-natl-monument-drilling-mining/
The Trump administration is contemplating shrinking six national monuments and opening them up for mining and oil drilling, including the 129,000-acre Ironwood Forest National Monument near Tucson.
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Ganter, Richards & Plasschaert homer as Pima baseball stymies Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042625_pcc_baseball/ganter-richards-plasschaert-homer-as-pima-baseball-stymies-mesa/
The Pima Community College baseball team (45-11, 29-11 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on Saturday at Mesa Community College (30-26, 17-23). Their 29-11 record in conference play is the most wins since 1987, when they won 30 games.
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Verificación de hechos: Cómo combatir la desinformación https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042825_factcheck_misinformation_esp_op/verificacion-de-hechos-como-combatir-la-desinformacion/
A medida que ha crecido la popularidad de las redes sociales, también lo ha hecho el alcance de la desinformación viral y su velocidad de propagación. Y este entorno plagado de falsedades es, cada vez más, el lugar donde la gente se informa.
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FactCheck: How to combat misinformation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042825_factcheck_misinformation_op/factcheck-how-combat-misinformation/
As the popularity of social media platforms has grown, so too has the scope of viral misinformation and the speed with which it travels. And this falsehood-fraught environment is increasingly where people get their news.
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‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits targeting sex offenders in Tucson prison killings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_ricky_wassenaar/i-wanted-kill-them-all-inmate-admits-targeting-sex-offenders-tucson-prison-killings/
Ricky Wassenaar killed three men at an Arizona State Prison near Tucson on April 4. Two were serving life sentences for sexual conduct with a minor. The third had raped and killed a 15-year-old girl.
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