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Donald Trump’s plan to abolish the Dep't of Education raises concerns for Arizona schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona educators worry that President-elect Donald Trump will follow through on a campaign promise to eliminate the Department of Education, with damaging effects on the state’s public schools.

Dems: Trump vow to impose stiff tariffs at odds with anti-inflation campaign message tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he would impose harsh tariffs on the United States’ closest trading partners will work against his pledge to bring down consumer prices, Democrats in Congress and economists are warning.

Anti-lockdown researcher Trump’s pick to lead National Institutes of Health tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump said he has selected Stanford University professor of health policy and skeptic of COVID-19 precautions Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health, the federal agency tasked with solving many of the country’s biggest health challenges.

Talking turkey! How the Thanksgiving bird got its name (and then lent it to film flops) tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Just as turkey is a versatile meat, so too is the word “turkey,” which can refer to everything from the bird itself to a populous Eurasian country to movie flops.

Texas offers Trump administration more land to stage mass deportations tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Texas officials sent a clear message during twin events in the Rio Grande Valley Tuesday that they would be a willing partner to the incoming Trump administration and its immigration crackdown and continue to offer up more land to them for mass deportation facilities.

Biden administration unveils plan to cover weight loss meds under Medicare, Medicaid tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration announced it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to anti-obesity medications to reduce their weight over the long term.

Rio Verde man sentenced to 15 months in prison for threatening elected, federal officials tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona man will spend a year and three months in prison for publishing threatening social media posts last year against elected and federal officials.

New budget chief wrote Project 2025’s agenda for empowering the presidency tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Incoming White House budget director Russ Vought has spent much of his career learning mechanisms that make up the Office of Management and Budget - and also outlined his agenda for the next four years as an author of Project 2025.

Project 2025 would deny student loans in Az, other states with in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A policy blueprint crafted by allies of Donald Trump could mean an end to federal student loans for 67,000 undergraduates just in Arizona – most of them American citizens - as a collective punishment intended to make life in the U. S. less comfortable for those here without permission.

Tucson Sentinel journalists named as top columnist, news photographer in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"What the Devil won't tell you" columnist Blake Morlock is the top opinion writer in Arizona, while senior reporter Paul Ingram garnered multiple awards including being named as the best news photographer by the Arizona Press Club. Other Sentinel journalists also took home awards.

PACC offering free microchips every day through Jan. 5 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima Animal Care Center announced Tuesday they will be providing free microchips to any pet with an owner who lives in Pima County every day from Nov. 27 until Jan. 5.

Hellertoon: Get our tariff-free shopping done soon tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
While the price of a new Toyota Tacoma might spike to $80,000 if Donald Trump follows through with his pledge to institute tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, a 25% surcharge on goods from those countries will have far-reaching effects on the U.S. economy. They won't be sending us their best products, because we won't be able to afford them anymore.

Az Congressman Gosar’s newsletter features a conspiracy theory tied to antisemitism tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Congressman from Arizona Paul Gosar shared a number of conspiracy theories in his official House of Representatives newsletter this week, including one with antisemitic ties.

Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Officials in blue states are vowing to build a “firewall” of reproductive health protections as they anticipate federal and state attacks on abortion access under the Trump administration.

Special counsel asks for dismissal of Trump election subversion case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case, bringing the long-delayed prosecution to a close.

‘We lost’: How COP29 ended with a deal that made the whole world unhappy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Two weeks ago, diplomats from almost 200 countries arrived at COP29 to debate a subject that had never before been at the center of a United Nations climate conference: money - and the outcome saw most diplomats leave disappointed and bitter.

Snapshots from the Borderlands on the eve of second Trump era tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Through the CBP app, migrants learn which of eight ports of entry can process their asylum request, but with sluggishly long wait times, trying to make appointments on the app has become something of a purgatory for desperate migrants - and a bad situation could get worse for migrants.

As he certifies Az’s 2024 election, Fontes vows to work on election funding, speed tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
As he certifies Arizona’s 2024 election, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says he won’t support sacrificing access or accuracy for faster results.

Mesa man gets 8 years for attempt to buy .50-caliber sniper rifle, belt-fed machine gun tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Mesa-area man was sentenced to eight years in prison last week for attempting to purchase two weapons — including a .50-caliber rifle and a belt-fed semi-automatic rifle — as well as drug possession.

Vail board keeps setting goals for teachers, staff & students; Other districts consent to meet tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Say what you want about the Vail Unified School District but no one can accuse them of not having goals. My God they love their goals and the trend will continue during the boards meeting Tuesday as it sets even more goals for 2024-25. Plus more from local government meetings around town.

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