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Bill barring LGBTQ pride flags from Az government buildings advances, despite free speech worries tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Arizona Republican bill that would bar LGBTQ pride flags on government property moved forward Wednesday, despite concerns about the bill’s free speech implications.

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2 Southern Arizona culinary artists named James Beard Award semifinalists tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Two Southern Arizona culinary artists have been named James Beard Award semifinalists: Jose Contreras from Amelia's Mexican Kitchen is a semifinalist for Best Chef in the Southwest and Jacqueline Ayd Oatman's Patisserie Jacqui is up for Outstanding Bakery.

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How Trump plans to seize power of the purse from Congress tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Donald Trump is entering his second term with vows to cut a vast array of government services and a radical plan to do so, but rather than relying on his party’s control of Congress to trim the budget, Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory known as impoundment.

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Tucson & Pima officials unclear on impact of Trump's orders halting road & bridge funding tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Local officials are still unclear on the impact of some of the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in the first few days of his administration, including a stoppage in funding for transportation projects passed by Congress.

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Pima County will shutter migrant shelters by Sunday as Trump admin curtails releases tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said Thursday the county will wind down its shelter efforts after federal officials stopped releasing legally-processed asylum seekers, leaving the county on the hook for expenses to support two shelters in Tucson.

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Judge grants Az’s request to temporarily block Trump’s birthright citizenship order tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship in a case brought by Arizona and three other states.

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Pima women dominate at South Mountain 85-44 to win 7th straight game tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (16-3, 8-1 in ACCAC) earned their seventh straight win on Wednesday as they played at South Mountain Community College (5-14, 0-9) in Phoenix.

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Gonzales scores 29 as Pima men's basketball moves to 21-0 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (21-0, 9-0 in ACCAC) trailed early but put together double-digit runs in both the first and second halves to take control on Wednesday at South Mountain Community College (7-134, 2-7).

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2 Tucson men sentenced for 2019 plot to join ISIS in Syria tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A pair of Tucson men were sentenced last week for conspiring in 2019 to join ISIS in the MIddle East. One told an undercover FBI agent that wanted to be the "beheading guy" for the terrorist group.

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Judge grants Az’s request to temporarily block Trump’s birthright citizenship order tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship in a case brought by Arizona and three other states.

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Congress sends harsh new immigration policy to Trump’s desk tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The House on Wednesday voted to approve the final version of a controversial immigration bill, sending it to the White House and making it what is likely to be the first legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump.

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What Mexican firefighters tell us about U.S.-Mexico relations tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
U.S. and Mexican officials have spent decades building trust and confidence, and the presence of Mexican firefighters in Los Angeles is the product of the often invisible diplomatic and technical cooperation that breaks down historical barriers and overcomes bureaucratic hurdles.

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Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next Is unclear. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs - but Trump’s initial orders will have little immediate impact.

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As executions resume, bias, drug effects & equity are top-of-mind for queer Az lawmakers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As Attorney General Kris Mayes lifts the state’s halt on prison executions, LGBTQ+ Caucus Co-chair Rep. Patty Contreras has contemporaneously reintroduced a 2022 measure to ban the punishment.

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Arizona Republicans move to replace vote center with precinct-based polling places tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the second year in a row, Arizona lawmakers promoted a bill that would ban the use of general vote centers and instead require Arizonans to vote at a specific polling place based on their precinct.

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Pregnant women sue Trump administration over end of birthright citizenship tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Pregnant women and immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Maryland challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

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Immigrant rights advocates sue DHS over expedited deportation policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration faces a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday for a new Department of Homeland Security policy that immigrant advocacy groups say will expand “fast-track deportations” and deny them due process.

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Bill would force Arizona governor to face monthly TV questioning from lawmakers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bill that would require the Arizona governor to submit to televised questioning from lawmakers each month took its first step toward becoming law on Wednesday.

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'I was drowning': TUSD's special ed staffers urge school board to reduce their workloads tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson Unified School District’s special education staff, including occupational and physical therapists and speech-language pathologists, called on the school board to fix their working conditions, which they say are preventing them from providing students with the services they need.

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Democrats push to scrap Arizona abortion limits despite GOP majority tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
On the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Arizona Democrats called on their Republican colleagues to support repealing anti-abortion laws that remain on the books, saying that voters want guaranteed access to the procedure, not restrictions.

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