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'Major gap in our system': Arizona lacks secure facilities for people with serious mental illness tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Updated: Since 2019, Arizona lawmakers have tried to create secure behavioral health residential facilities to fill gaps in the mental health system. SBHRFs would provide secure care for people with serious mental illness who are often trapped in the criminal legal system, but critics say more involuntary commitment could be damaging.

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'Ghost spacecraft': NASA budget cuts threaten UA's OSIRIS & other missions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The proposed 2026 NASA budget calls for defunding seven University of Arizona-led space missions even though some, including the well-known OSIRIS project, have already been launched into operation.

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Tucson-area school districts weigh budgets as lawmakers fiddle tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: The Vail, Amphi and Catalina Foothills school districts are set to approve their budgets, while the state dithers over its own; plus more from government meetings around Tucson in the coming week.

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U.S. bombs Iran’s nuclear sites: What led to Trump pulling the trigger – and what happens next? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
In the early hours of June 22, 2025, local time, the United States attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran with “bunker buster” bombs and Tomahawk missiles. An expert on Middle East affairs explains why Trump chose now to act and what the potential repercussions could be.

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How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Summer can be a season of fun. Just remember the risks, keep an eye on your friends and neighbors when temperatures rise, and plan ahead so you can beat the heat.

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Hellertoon: 'Bunk' Buster Bomb tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
From "I'll never start a war" to a direct military strike on Iran.

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Tucson biz owners still hopeful ahead of possible recession tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Uncertainty over President Trump's tariffs means Tucson business owners are being cautious, with a potential recession weighing on local retailers and restaurateurs. New shops and established eateries are dealing with increasing costs amid the usual summer slowdown.

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How doctors are preparing for RFK Jr.’s shifts on vaccine policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Shakeups by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could have huge implications for vaccine policy in America, and physicians are concerned about what it might mean for the future availability of safe and effective vaccines.

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After a closed-door meeting, House Republicans eye a short-term budget as stalemate continues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After a planned budget vote evaporated and the chamber unexpectedly adjourned for the weekend, Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives met behind closed doors for nearly three hours Friday to discuss how they should proceed to finalize a state spending plan.

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Trump team’s reworking delays billions in broadband build-out tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Millions of Americans who have waited decades for fast internet connections will keep waiting after the Trump administration threw a $42 billion high-speed internet program into disarray.

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Tucson-area school districts weigh budgets as lawmakers fiddle tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Vail, Amphi and Catalina Foothills school districts are set to approve their budgets, while the state dithers over its own; plus more from government meetings around Tucson in the coming week.

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Dreams deferred: FC Tucson women’s side ends undefeated streak for Phoenix team tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Desert Dreams, FC Tucson's opponent on Saturday night, had four wins in four matches and likely thought the mid-table Southern Arizona side would be a fifth victory. It didn’t end up that way.

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ASDB head: Early hearing detection & intervention must be a top priority tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind is committed to ensuring children and families get the help they need with state programs that provide early hearing detection and intervention, despite recent CDC cuts. — Superintendent Annette Reichman

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A decade after Obergefell, its protections splinter across LGBTQ community tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges approaches, support for same-sex couples is reaching historic highs, but LGBTQ rights are losing a foothold across the high court bench.

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Supreme Court ignores precedent allowing president to fire officials Congress tried to make independent tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent potentially rewrites a major principle of constitutional law and may restructure the operation of the federal government.

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To employers, AI skills aren’t just for tech majors anymore tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A global survey of more than 1,000 large businesses showed 41 percent expect to reduce workforces within five years because of AI, and colleges are motivated by these trends: They’re adding AI to course catalogs, and professors are altering lessons to include AI skill building.

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FC Tucson women’s side set to rebound after loss tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson had their first loss of the season last week; one which had a particular sting because it was against long time rivals SC Del Sol. It’s been a week of lessons learned and trying to look forward to matches against PHX Heat and Desert Dreams

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Enviros challenge Forest Service's environmental review of South 32 Hermosa mine tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
More than a dozen environmental organizations urged the Forest Service to reconsider an environmental analysis of South32's Hermosa Mine, arguing federal officials failed to consider how the mine would impact the "sensitive and ecologically rich" Patagonia Mountains of Southern Arizona.

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Arizona budget proposes millions for Maricopa County recorder as he clashes with supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona lawmakers are proposing to give millions of state dollars to Maricopa County’s recorder for election-related purposes, as he fights the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for more money and control over elections.

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After TEP rate hike request, Heinz calls on fellow Supes to reconsider Project Blue deal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hours after the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a land sale for the “Project Blue” data center, Supervisor Matt Heinz called for a reconsideration of the vote as Tucson Electric Power surprised local leaders with a proposed rate hike.

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