Arizona legislative committee clashes over budget projections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012225_legislative_projections/arizona-legislative-committee-clashes-over-budget-projections/
Arizona Republicans shut down most of the governor’s budget proposals in the first Joint Appropriations Committee meeting of the legislative session.
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Mexico calls for calm, unveils repatriation plan for Trump border crackdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012225_mexico_border/mexico-calls-calm-unveils-repatriation-plan-trump-border-crackdown/
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for calm during a Tuesday press conference - and launched the "Mexico Embraces You" welfare program - in response to President Donald Trump's litany of executive orders aimed at Mexico.
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Horne doubles down on culture war issues in State of Education address https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012225_horne_address/horne-doubles-down-culture-war-issues-state-education-address/
During his State of Education address on Tuesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne included in his wish list for Arizona schools more armed security, no transgender athletes and less focus on racial differences.
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Migrantes acurrucados durante noche gélida en la Frontera, pronta inauguración de Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_border_inauguration_esp/migrantes-acurrucados-durante-noche-gelida-en-la-frontera-pronta-inauguracion-de-trump/
Mientras que la era Biden termina y una nueva administración de Trump está a punto de comenzar —con planes de lanzar un esfuerzo masivo de deportación— 18 migrantes esperaron durante la noche fría del desierto de Arizona para la oportunidad de solicitar asilo.
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Migrantes acurrucados durante noche gélida en la Frontera, pronta inauguración de Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_border_inauguration_esp/migrantes-acurrucados-durante-noche-gelida-en-la-frontera-pronta-inauguracion-de-trump/
Mientras que la era Biden termina y una nueva administración de Trump está a punto de comenzar —con planes de lanzar un esfuerzo masivo de deportación— 18 migrantes esperaron durante la noche fría del desierto de Arizona para la oportunidad de solicitar asilo.
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Pima JTED showcases high school Career & Technical Ed courses this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012125_pima_jted/pima-jted-showcases-high-school-career-technical-ed-courses-this-weekend/
The Pima Joint Technological Education District will showcase 32 programs available through its Career & Technical Education program on Saturday, Jan. 25.
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‘Flagrantly unlawful’: 18 states sue over Trump move to end birthright citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_birthright_citizen_suit/flagrantly-unlawful-18-states-sue-over-trump-move-end-birthright-citizenship/
President Donald Trump’s controversial Day 1 executive order to end birthright citizenship in the United States is already causing legal uproar after states, the District of Columbia and the city and county of San Francisco filed a lawsuit challenging the order.
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Indigenous victims of Arizona’s sober living scam sue state https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012125_sober_living_lawsuit/indigenous-victims-arizonas-sober-living-scam-sue-state/
Indigenous victims of Arizona’s sober living scam filed a class action lawsuit against the state for negligence and misconduct over how it handled the fallout from the fraudulent sober living homes.
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KVOA losing local TV weathercasters as chain owner cuts stations across U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011925_kvoa_weather/kvoa-losing-local-tv-weathercasters-as-chain-owner-cuts-stations-across-us/
Updated: Broadcast TV chain Allen Media — which owns Tucson's Channel 4 KVOA — is cutting the ranks of local weathercasters across the country to consolidate operations at the company's Weather Channel hub in Atlanta.
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Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff & patient stress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_hospital_dogs/dogs-paired-with-providers-hospitals-help-ease-staff-patient-stress/
Doctors and nurses are facing a growing mental health crisis driven by their experiences at work, and advocates for the presence of dogs in hospitals see the animals as one thing that can help both medical professionals and patients.
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Trump revokes federal diversity, equity & inclusion guidelines https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_dei_revoke/trump-revokes-federal-diversity-equity-inclusion-guidelines/
Among his first acts as president, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “revoke federal DEI requirements,” a move in line with his promise to “terminate federal staffers implementing DEI policies.”
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Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, erases actions on LGBTQ+ equality https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_trump_lgbtq_climate/trump-orders-withdrawal-from-paris-climate-agreement-erases-actions-lgbtq-equality/
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and a mandate for federal workers to return to the office full-time.
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Trump bans transgender people from military service https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_transgender_military/trump-bans-transgender-people-from-military-service/
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday effectively barring transgender people from military service, an order expected to result in one of the largest layoffs of transgender people in history and is likely to face legal challenges.
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FactChecking Trump’s inaugural address https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012125_factcheck_inauguration/factchecking-trumps-inaugural-address/
In a half-hour inaugural address, newly sworn-in President Donald Trump twisted some facts while painting the last few years under his predecessor, Joe Biden, as a time of “decline” and promising that “the golden age of America begins right now.”
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'Make no mistake, this is a tipping point': Tucson MLK parade falls on Trump's Inauguration Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_mlk_day_tucson/make-no-mistake-this-tipping-point-tucson-mlk-parade-falls-trumps-inauguration-day/
Hundreds of members of the Tucson community came out Monday morning at Gene C. Reid Park to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in a commemorative march.
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Trump vents about Biden’s pardons, Capitol riot ‘hostages’ in unscripted post-inauguration remarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_remarks/trump-vents-bidens-pardons-capitol-riot-hostages-unscripted-post-inauguration-remarks/
After a scripted half-hour inaugural address, President Donald Trump went off on a lengthy, unscripted riff to an overflow crowd at the Capitol – venting about a “rigged” 2020 election and blasting former President Joe Biden for 11th-hour pardons of lawmakers who investigated the Jan. 6 attack.
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Trump pardons 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_jan6_pardons/trump-pardons-1500-defendants-charged-jan-6-attack-us-capitol/
President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021.
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Trump declares 'border emergency,' pushes to end birthright citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_border/trump-declares-border-emergency-pushes-end-birthright-citizenship/
After his inauguration as the 47th president, Donald Trump late Monday signed dozens of executive orders that will begin his immigration crackdown at the southern border.
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County seeking public comments on 'Pima Prospers' 10-year land use plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012025_pima_prospers/county-seeking-public-comments-pima-prospers-10-year-land-use-plan/
Pima County is seeking public comments on a 10-year plan that would include policy changes on housing, water, energy and climate.
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Donald Trump sworn in as president of the United States https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012025_trump_inauguration/donald-trump-sworn-as-president-united-states/
President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address previewed an agenda that will take aim at racial equity efforts, transgender rights and undocumented immigrants.
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