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New Medicaid federal work requirements mean less leeway for Az, other states tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in Arizona and at least 13 other states who were designing their own plans.

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Garcia: For outdoor enthusiasts, protecting Grand Canyon means protecting our way of life tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Decision-makers at the state and federal levels have pursued efforts to revoke or reduce the size of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, but it is essential to preserve the legacy of this awe-inspiring place.

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Clergy split on political activity from pulpit, despite IRS ending 70-year ban under Johnson Amendment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Although the Trump administration recently lifted a 70-year-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt religious groups, some remain cautious and will continue to avoid endorsements and other overt politicking.

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BLS chief firing raises concerns of further restrictions on flow of essential government information tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner has been drawing criticism for its potential to undercut the agency’s credibility. But it’s not the first time that his administration has taken steps that could weaken the integrity of some government data.

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Trump administration promoting anti-trans agenda globally at United Nations tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration is pushing its anti-trans agenda on a global stage, repeatedly objecting to the word “gender” in international resolutions and documents.

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Polls open 6 am – 7 pm for Tucson, South Tucson elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Tucson’s City Council primary election and the South Tucson recall election.

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Shadow Wolves Improvement Act passes Senate committee with bipartisan support tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bill to strengthen border security and expand opportunities for agents involved in the Shadow Wolves Program is advancing through Congress, as the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to move it forward.

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FDA moves to schedule synthetic kratom compound linked to Arizona deaths tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal government is seeking to restrict a synthetic kratom product that is already banned in Arizona but easy to find all across the state.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting - which Congress authorized in 1967, provides funds for National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service and hundreds of local stations across the United States - announced Friday that it will be shutting down.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting - which Congress authorized in 1967, provides funds for National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting Service and hundreds of local stations across the United States - announced Friday that it will be shutting down.

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FactCheck: Are prices up or down? Parsing misleading claims by Trump & Democrats tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
About six months into the second term of President Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats are making conflicting and often misleading assessments of the Trump administration’s impact on inflation and prices.

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Fontes changes Arizona election manual in response to Republican challenges tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is walking back election rules that he said would better protect voters, after Republicans successfully challenged them in court.

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Democratic PAC targets GOP governor candidates over Trump health care cuts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Democratic PAC aimed at supporting Arizona Democrats in 2026 launched its campaign against their GOP opponents, taking aim at their support of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that will kick millions of people off of health care to pay for tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy.

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Trump’s ‘truth seeking’ AI executive order is a complex, expensive policy, experts say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
An executive order signed by President Trump seeks to remove “ideological agendas” from artificial intelligence models sold to the federal government, but it’s not exactly clear how the policy would be enforced, nor how tech companies would test their models for these standards.

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Justice Department demand for state voter lists underscores their importance tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration’s effort to scoop up voter registration lists and other information from a growing number of states underscores how state-controlled voter lists are a major battleground in fights over access to the polls.

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Tucson hosts Project Blue public meeting Monday at TCC tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Upcoming Project Blue public meetings; Tucson City Council primary election and South Tucson recall on Tuesdat; CD7 special congressional election debate scheduled; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Tucson hosts Project Blue public meeting Monday at TCC tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Upcoming Project Blue public meetings; Tucson City Council primary election and South Tucson recall on Tuesdat; CD7 pecial congressional election debate scheduled; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Tucson Council to discuss Project Blue's fate; state audit chides Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
After getting earfuls from residents, the Tucson City Council will discuss the Project Blue deal Wednesday; TEP powerline up for appeal; Pima Supes to mull Trump homeless order; and more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.

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Long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In July 2024, OSHA published its first-ever draft rule to prevent heat illness in the U.S. workforce - and though the new administration has the power to withdraw the draft regulation, it hasn’t. But labor advocacy groups say workers have waited too long for basic protections.

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Exodus at VA: 10,000 employees are resigning in September tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While human resources, information technology, and other administrative jobs make up the bulk of the more than 10,000 deferred resignations at the VA, employees who typically interact with patients, including nurses, claims assistants, therapists, pharmacists, and psychologists, were also on the list.

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