Yume Japanese Gardens to reopen as part of Tucson Botanical Gardens next year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052925_yume_gardens/yume-japanese-gardens-reopen-as-part-tucson-botanical-gardens-next-year/
Yume Japanese Gardens, a quiet oasis in Midtown Tucson, will reopen early next year as part of the Tucson Botanical Gardens, a block to the north.
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In Arizona county that backed Trump, conflicted feelings about cutting Medicaid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052925_gila_medicaid/in-arizona-county-that-backed-trump-conflicted-feelings-cutting-medicaid/
Gila County is a conservative place — almost 70% of voters went for President Donald Trump in November - and as congressional Republicans consider plans to cut more than $700 billion from Medicaid, the debate over the program hits close to home for many Globe residents.
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Federal judges side with Arizona in striking down tariffs imposed by President Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052925_tariff_block/federal-judges-side-with-arizona-striking-down-tariffs-imposed-by-president-trump/
New tariffs imposed on nearly all imports into the U.S. since April were struck down when three federal judges in the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled ruled in favor of Arizona and 11 other states in their suit, as well as several businesses who filed a tandem suit.
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After being told it must return wrongly deported man, Trump admin now says courts have no authority https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052925_trump_deportations/after-being-told-it-must-return-wrongly-deported-man-trump-admin-now-says-courts-have-no-authority/
The Trump administration is arguing a Maryland federal court lacks the authority to require the return of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia because he’s in prison in El Salvador — though the U.S. Supreme Court has directed administration officials to “facilitate” his return.
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Advocates begin Migrant Trail to 'bear witness' to deaths along U.S.-Mexico border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052825_migrant_trail/advocates-begin-migrant-trail-bear-witness-deaths-along-us-mexico-border/
Over the next week, 43 people will walk the Migrant Trail along a remote two-lane highway in the Arizona desert to "bear witness to migrant deaths in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and oppose decades of inhumane border policies."
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This time they mean it: Cutting taxes on the wealthy will really help middle class this time https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052825_ciscomani_taxes_op/this-time-they-mean-it-cutting-taxes-wealthy-will-really-help-middle-class-this-time/
If there's one thing the last 45 years of the "supply side" economic hypothesis have shown, it's that making the rich richer does nothing for the standard of living of hard-working taxpayers.
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Az locals sour on U.S. Rep Eli Crane’s attempts to hide from his dissenters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052825_crane_dissenters/az-locals-sour-us-rep-eli-cranes-attempts-hide-from-his-dissenters/
In Northern Arizona, a growing number of locals say they’re being steamrolled by the people elected to represent them, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues - and their frustrations point squarely at U.S. Rep. Eli Crane.
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Abortion providers challenge FDA’s remaining mifepristone restrictions in federal court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052825_mifepristone_challenge/abortion-providers-challenge-fdas-remaining-mifepristone-restrictions-federal-court/
Abortion pills — and questions over their inherent safety — were back in federal court as abortion providers arguing the remaining restrictions should be lifted to match the drug’s 25-year record of safety and efficacy.
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The 'invasion' invention: The far right’s long legal battle to make immigrants the enemy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052825_immigration_invasion/the-invasion-invention-far-rights-long-legal-battle-make-immigrants-enemy/
The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the far right has been building this case for years.
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Silence on e. coli outbreak highlights how Trump team’s changes undermine food safety https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052825_food_safety/silence-e-coli-outbreak-highlights-how-trump-teams-changes-undermine-food-safety/
From failing to publicize a major outbreak to scaling back safety alert specialists and rules, the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory and cost-cutting push risks unraveling a critical system that helps ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply.
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Republicans target tax that keeps state Medicaid programs running https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052825_medicaid_tax/republicans-target-tax-that-keeps-state-medicaid-programs-running/
The U.S. House spending bill targets a strategy states have used to boost the Medicaid dollars they get from the federal government. The measure would cap or freeze taxes states levy on medical providers, potentially leaving states with major holes in their Medicaid budgets.
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Gun trafficking from the U.S. to Mexico: The drug connection https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052825_mexico_smuggling_op/gun-trafficking-from-us-mexico-drug-connection/
Illegal firearm trafficking is inseparable from the illegal drug trade: Weapons are often bought with drug money, can strengthen cartels and can be traded for drugs.
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Supreme Court declines Apache bid to protect Az sacred land from Oak Flat copper mine https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052725_scotus_oak_flat/supreme-court-declines-apache-bid-protect-az-sacred-land-from-oak-flat-copper-mine/
In a rare loss for religious rights at the Supreme Court, the justices refused to halt a massive copper mining project on Oak Flat, a sacred site for the Apache in Arizona.
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9th Circuit revives Az tribal challenge to SunZia energy transmission line https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052725_sunzia_challenge/9th-circuit-revives-az-tribal-challenge-sunzia-energy-transmission-line/
Southern Arizona tribes will have another chance to challenge the construction of a transmission line through their ancestral homeland after the Ninth Circuit found the trial judge dismissed it based on the wrong standards.
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NPR sues over Trump order cutting off funding, citing 1st Amendment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052725_npr_lawsuit/npr-sues-over-trump-order-cutting-off-funding-citing-1st-amendment/
A collection of National Public Radio stations sued the Trump administration, seeking to block an executive order that would cut off their federal funding.
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UA consolidates cultural resource centers following demands from Trump administration https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052725_ua_community_unit/ua-consolidates-cultural-resource-centers-following-demands-from-trump-administration/
Following pressure from the Trump administration to disband DEIA programs, the University of Arizona said Tuesday it would consolidate campus resource centers under a new unit led by the UA provost.
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Stagehands at Arizona Theatre Company vote to unionize https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052625_atc_union/stagehands-arizona-theatre-company-vote-unionize/
Updated: Stagehands at Arizona Theatre Company’s Tucson branch voted this month to unionize with the local chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.
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U.S. gun trafficking to Mexico: Independent gun shops supply the most dangerous weapons https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052725_gun_trafficking_op/us-gun-trafficking-mexico-independent-gun-shops-supply-most-dangerous-weapons/
Independent firearm businesses are the largest suppliers of crime guns bought in the U.S. and trafficked to Mexico.
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Universities ramp up lobbying in response to Trump crackdown on higher education https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052725_university_lobbying/universities-ramp-up-lobbying-response-trump-crackdown-higher-education/
Universities across the U.S. are on pace to spend a record amount of money on lobbying in 2025 as President Trump works to reshape higher education through massive cuts in federal financial support, and many are aligning with firms and lobbyists tied to Trump’s inner circle.
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College Board cancels award program for high-performing Black & Latino students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052725_sat_scholarships/college-board-cancels-award-program-high-performing-black-latino-students/
The College Board this month changed the criteria for its National Recognition Program awards in a move that could shift tens of thousands of scholarship dollars from Black and Latino students to white students, and could affect University of Arizona programs.
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