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How rising wages for construction workers are shifting the foundations of the housing market tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Unskilled workers — those in the lowest-paid roles – saw the largest wage gains from 1999 to 2023, and the effects of these gains have rippled across the entire construction industry.

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As measles spreads, vaccination rates continue to decline tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Health professionals say mixed messaging from top officials along with widespread misinformation is contributing to declining vaccination rates, particularly in rural counties where health care access is already limited.

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Arizona hemp industry moves to protect unlicensed retailers from criminal penalties tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Representatives of Arizona’s hemp industry will file a special action in the Arizona Court of Appeals Wednesday to protect retailers selling delta-9 and other non-marijuana THC products without a marijuana dispensary license.

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2 top Arizona health officials resign amid ‘unprecedented politicization’ of process tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two of Arizona’s top public health officials have resigned rather than face an acrimonious confirmation process at the legislature, where Republicans have used agency director hearings to play hardball politics with Gov. Katie Hobbs and stymie her government.

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Developmentally disabled community celebrates women who fought for vital Az funding bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The developmentally disabled community, along with lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs, gathered to celebrate the women (and girl) who fought relentlessly to ensure that the people who rely on DDD for vital services weren’t left without.

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Jury finds BP agent guilty of corruption for helping smuggle drugs through I-19 checkpoint tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After days of deliberation, a jury found a former Border Patrol agent guilty of conspiracy for helping smugglers slip vehicles carrying narcotics through the I-19 checkpoint last summer.

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Sanders backs Adelita Grijalva in Southern Arizona congressional race tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of endorsements in the special election in Arizona's Congressional District 7.

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PCC's Pepe becomes 2-time Region I champion in pole vault tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed in the first day of the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.

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28 people charged with violating new 'National Defense Area' along New Mexico border tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Federal prosecutors in New Mexico charged 28 people on Monday for crossing into the new 170-square-mile "National Defense Area" created earlier this month by the Trump administration. The president said he was permitting U.S. troops to detain people from coming to the U.S. from Mexico.

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Not the new boss: Az Democratic chairman needs to remember his job tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New state Dems Chairman Robert Branscomb picked a fight with U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego. He's now on the outs with Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Other than that, how go the first 100 days?

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Not the new boss: Az Democratic chairman needs to remember his place tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New state Dems Chairman Robert Branscomb picked a fight with U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego. He's now on the outs with Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Other than that, how go the first 100 days?

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Trump Customs & Border Protection nominee probed on 2010 death in custody tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday that he would focus on the agency’s workforce to manage trade and border crossings, while the committee’s top Democrat accused him of covering up a 2010 death at a CBP facility he oversaw.

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Bill aims to better define Arizona animal cruelty laws tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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’ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
‘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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
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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