Teachers unions join lawsuit over Trump admin dropping guidelines keeping ICE from schools, churches https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_sensitive_locations_lawsuit/teachers-unions-join-lawsuit-over-trump-admin-dropping-guidelines-keeping-ice-from-schools-churches/
The largest teachers' unions—the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers—joined a lawsuit over the Trump administration's abandoning long-held guidelines that restricted immigration arrests at certain locations deemed to be "sensitive" — including schools, hospitals, courthouses and churches.
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Grab a friend for this week's events around Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091025_to_do/grab-friend-this-weeks-events-around-tucson/
This week's lineup of events can serve as group activities. And if you don't have a group, here's your chance to find one.
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Enviros: Court-ordered tracking well in San Pedro basin ran dry in June https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_monitoring_well_dry/enviros-court-ordered-tracking-well-san-pedro-basin-ran-dry-june/
A court-ordered monitoring well for the San Pedro River in Southern Arizona ran dry in June, the Center for Biological Diversity said Wednesday. "What more proof do our leaders need that the San Pedro is being sucked dry?," the group's co-founder said.
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Dems ready ethics complaint against GOP lawmaker who called Muslims ‘f***ing savages’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_gillette_ethics_complaint/dems-ready-ethics-complaint-against-gop-lawmaker-who-called-muslims-fing-savages/
Arizona House Democratic leadership said Wednesday morning that they intend to file an ethics complaint against Kingman Republican John Gillette after he called Muslims “f***ing savages” in an interview on Monday.
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Chris Donat ends Southern Az congressional bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_donat_drops_out/chris-donat-ends-southern-az-congressional-bid/
Democrat Chris Donat announced Tuesday that he was ending his 2026 campaign for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6 seat.
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Charlie Kirk dies after shooting at Utah Valley University https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_charlie_kirk_shot/charlie-kirk-dies-after-shooting-utah-valley-university/
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, according to reports from the scene.
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Prescribed burn in Cochise County works to deter wildfires amid active season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_ramsey_burn/prescribed-burn-cochise-county-works-deter-wildfires-amid-active-season/
A prescribed pile burn began yesterday in Ramsey Canyon, a part of the Coronado National Forest, and is expected to continue through Friday, Sept. 12. The burn area covers a 10-acre rectangle, just off of East Ramsey Canyon Road, about 8 miles south of Sierra Vista.
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Gutierrez produces 2nd hat trick as Pima score 6 goals at Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090925_pcc_mens_soccer/gutierrez-produces-2nd-hat-trick-as-pima-score-6-goals-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (3-1, 1-1 in ACCAC) bounced back in the win column on Tuesday as they played an ACCAC conference contest at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0-2, 0-2).
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Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_charlie_kirk_shot/charlie-kirk-shot-during-event-utah-valley-university/
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah, at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, according to reports from the scene.
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RFK Jr. lists 100+ recommendations to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_maha_100_list/rfk-jr-lists-100-recommendations-make-america-healthy-again/
The Trump administration released its strategy to Make America Healthy Again on Tuesday, which officials hope will reduce chronic diseases and align federal policy with their beliefs.
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Arizona counties defy attorney general opinion on voters caught in proof-of-citizenship error https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_az_voter_id/arizona-counties-defy-attorney-general-opinion-voters-caught-proof-of-citizenship-error/
Thousands of Arizona voters caught up in a state record-keeping error will lose at least some voting rights if they don’t prove their citizenship.
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Federal judge freezes Trump effort to fire Fed official https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_fed_firing_freeze/federal-judge-freezes-trump-effort-fire-fed-official/
A federal judge Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from terminating Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook, setting up a further court battle over the central bank’s independence.
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Dems target Eli Crane for flip-flopping on Epstein file disclosure https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091025_crane_epstein/dems-target-eli-crane-flip-flopping-epstein-file-disclosure/
National Democrats are launching a social media ad blitz in Arizona to call out Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane for flip-flopping on his promise to release more information on Jeffrey Epstein.
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Local officials have a powerful tool to warn residents of emergencies. They don’t always use it. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091025_emergency_alerts/local-officials-have-powerful-tool-warn-residents-emergencies-they-dont-always-use-it/
In at least 15 major disasters since 2016, officials in the most-harmed communities failed to use a federal system to send emergency alerts to residents — or waited until it was too late.
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Facing sanctions, Wadsack drops $8M 'conspiracy' lawsuit vs. Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_wadsack_drops_suit/facing-sanctions-wadsack-drops-8m-conspiracy-lawsuit-vs-tucson-police/
Updated: Justine Wadsack, who sued the city of Tucson for $8 million over a speeding ticket, has moved to dismiss her case after she missed a series of court hearings, faces possible sanctions and her attorney has attempted to drop her as a client.
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Cervantes nets 2 as Pima women pick up 1st win at Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090925_pcc_womens_soccer/cervantes-nets-2-as-pima-women-pick-up-1st-win-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-1-2, 1-0-1 in ACCAC) picked up their first victory of the season on Tuesday, beating Chandler-Gilbert Community College 3–0.
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Arizona high court rejects Horne’s bid to remove justice from education case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_horne_az_high_court/arizona-high-court-rejects-hornes-bid-remove-justice-from-education-case/
A political spat dating back to 2012 wasn’t enough to convince Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery to recuse himself from a lawsuit that could give state schools Superintendent Tom Horne the ability to crack down on multilingual education in public schools.
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Facing sanctions, Wadsack drops $8M 'conspiracy' lawsuit vs. Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090925_wadsack_drops_suit/facing-sanctions-wadsack-drops-8m-conspiracy-lawsuit-vs-tucson-police/
Justine Wadsack, who sued the city of Tucson for $8 million over a speeding ticket, has moved to dismiss her case after she missed a series of court hearings, faces possible sanctions and her attorney has attempted to drop her as a client.
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Immigration judges: Many Migrants cannot be released on bond while facing deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09082_bia_detention/immigration-judges-many-migrants-cannot-released-bond-while-facing-deportation/
People in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization cannot be released on bond by a judge — a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that leaves millions in mandatory detention, and facing an "impossible decision," a Tucson attorney said.
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Immigration judges: Many immigrants cannot be released on bond while facing deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/09082_bia_detention/immigration-judges-many-immigrants-cannot-released-bond-while-facing-deportation/
People in deportation proceedings who entered the U.S. without legal authorization cannot be released on bond by a judge — a ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals that leaves millions in mandatory detention, and facing an "impossible decision," a Tucson attorney said.
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