Hellertoon: Memorial Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052425_hellertoon_memorial_day/hellertoon-memorial-day/
Remembering the reasons behind Memorial Day.
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Policy makers: Heinz & Cunningham buck trend, put ideas on table https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052325_haus_heinz_op/policy-makers-heinz-cunningham-buck-trend-put-ideas-table/
Voters elect city council members and county supervisors to set policies. The staff's job is to carry out those policies and turn them into action. But when an elected leader comes up with an idea for action, things stop. People look around.
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Tucson City Council candidates talk issues in first campaign forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052325_council_forum/tucson-city-council-candidates-talk-issues-first-campaign-forum/
The candidates in this year’s Tucson City Council races met in their first forum Thursday, discussing issues such as homelessness, the Police Department and how council offices could be more accessible to the public.
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Under ‘big beautiful bill,’ Az could recoup $196M Ducey spent on cargo containers stacked at border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052325_az_border_costs/under-big-beautiful-bill-az-could-recoup-196m-ducey-spent-cargo-containers-stacked-border/
House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Joe Biden’s presidency. That move could allow Arizona to recoup some of the money spent on that short-lived barrier installed – and dismantled – by former Gov. Doug Ducey.
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‘Make America Healthy Again’ report targets childhood wellness, omits gun violence from leading causes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052325_health_report/make-america-healthy-again-report-targets-childhood-wellness-omits-gun-violence-from-leading-causes/
The Make America Healthy Again commission, created earlier this year by President Donald Trump, released its first report, calling on the administration and lawmakers to improve the well-being of the country’s children - but ignored the top killer of children.
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‘Damned if you do, damned if you don’t’: Activists guard Phoenix immigration court after ICE arrests https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052325_phx_immigration_court/damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-dont-activists-guard-phoenix-immigration-court-after-ice-arrests/
Immigrant rights activists kept watch over the Phoenix Immigration Court on Thursday, withstanding 100 degree weather and threats of arrests, ready to protest against a new round of ICE detainments.
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Supreme Court gifts Trump with power to sack independent labor regulators, for now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052325_trump_regulators/supreme-court-gifts-trump-with-power-sack-independent-labor-regulators-now/
At odds with 90 years of precedent, the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump can terminate independent officials atop the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults & high-risk groups https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052325_fda_covid_vax_op/fda-will-approve-covid-19-vaccine-only-older-adults-high-risk-groups/
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but the FDA’s focus on individual risks and benefits may overlook broader public health benefits.
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Homebuying options remain slim for middle-income earners https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052325_home_ownership/homebuying-options-remain-slim-middle-income-earners/
High interest rates and high prices in a still-competitive housing market continue to make it tough for first-time buyers, even those with good but moderate incomes.
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Tribal IDs accepted during Real ID requirement, but may face extra scrutiny https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052225_tribal_travel/tribal-ids-accepted-during-real-id-requirement-but-may-face-extra-scrutiny/
Real ID requirements for domestic air travel have been enforced for nearly two weeks, and passengers without a Real ID or an alternative form identification like a passport have been notified to get a Real ID - but the TSA has said federally recognized tribal IDs are allowed.
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Pima softball beats NW Mississippi but falls to St. Johns River State in DII World Series https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052225_pcc_softball/pima-softball-beats-nw-mississippi-but-falls-st-johns-river-state-dii-world-series/
The No. 7 seeded Aztecs won their first game in dramatic fashion on Thursday but saw their season come to an end in their evening contest as they finished in the top six in the NJCAA Division II World Series in Oxford, Ala.
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Why Maricopa County recorder sought to send ballots to rural voters who didn’t ask for one https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052225_heap_ballots/why-maricopa-county-recorder-sought-send-ballots-rural-voters-who-didnt-ask-one/
When Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap proposed sending mail ballots to a group of voters who hadn’t requested them, the suggestion shocked his fellow Republicans, but the plan is a way to avoid disenfranchising rural voters.
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Mass job cuts at UA's writing program amid financial woes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052225_ua_writing_cuts/mass-job-cuts-uas-writing-program-amid-financial-woes/
The University of Arizona terminated the contracts of at least 10 full-time faculty members from its writing program this week, citing low fall enrollment. The decision to let go 20% of the faculty comes after more than a year of financial woes and cost-cutting efforts at UA.
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U.S. House Republicans push through massive tax & spending bill slashing Medicaid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052225_house_budget/us-house-republicans-push-through-massive-tax-spending-bill-slashing-medicaid/
The U.S. House early Thursday approved the “big, beautiful bill” that Republican leaders spent months negotiating with centrists and far-right members of the party — two distinct factions that hold vastly different policy goals — over intense opposition from Democrats.
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Pima softball stays alive at NJCAA World Series with wins over Des Moines & Mott https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/052125_pcc_softball/pima-softball-stays-alive-njcaa-world-series-with-wins-over-des-moines-mott/
The Pima Community College softball team (52-8) picked up two wins in consolation bracket play on Wednesday at the NJCAA Division II World Series, defeating Des Moines Area Community College and Mott Community College.
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Arizona to execute Richard Djerf for 1993 quadruple murder of Phoenix family https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052225_djerf_execution/arizona-execute-richard-djerf-1993-quadruple-murder-phoenix-family/
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office filed notice in the state Supreme Court to begin the process for obtaining a death warrant for Richard Kenneth Djerf, who murdered four members of a west Phoenix family in 1993.
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Native leaders, Az advocates gather for Emily’s Law bill signing ceremony https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052225_emilys_law/native-leaders-az-advocates-gather-emilys-law-bill-signing-ceremony/
Surrounded by the flags of Arizona’s 22 Tribal Nations, Indigenous leaders, advocates, and officials gathered with Gov. Katie Hobbs on May 21 to witness the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited law.
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Memorial Day ceremonies in Southern Arizona, plus what's open & what's closed https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052125_memorial_day/memorial-day-ceremonies-southern-arizona-plus-whats-open-whats-closed/
Memorial Day is coming Monday. Here are some ceremonies and events in Tucson and neighboring areas where you can commemorate the fallen and spend time with loved ones.
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Judge: Trump’s South Sudan deportation flight ‘obviously’ violated court order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052225_deportation_violation/judge-trumps-south-sudan-deportation-flight-obviously-violated-court-order/
The Trump administration “unquestionably” and “obviously” violated a court order Tuesday when it loaded eight men on a plane and deported them to the politically unstable South Sudan without due process.
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Cody Fire expands to 1,311 acres; evacuations still in place in Oracle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052225_cody_fire_update/cody-fire-expands-1311-acres-evacuations-still-place-oracle/
The fast-moving Cody Fire consumed more than 300 acres during the night, spreading the Southern Arizona wildfire's reach to 1,311 acres by Thursday morning.
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