Federal judge blocks Trump plan to freeze spending on grants, loans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013125_freeze_block/federal-judge-blocks-trump-plan-freeze-spending-grants-loans/
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to suspend spending on grants and loans in a lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys general from 22 states, including Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes.
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Santa Cruz: We have a choice in Prop. 414: Invest in care or lose ground https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020125_prop414_santa_cruz_op/santa-cruz-we-have-choice-prop-414-invest-care-or-lose-ground/
Proposition 414 is not a golden ticket or savior project, but it is a necessary step toward investing in the systems of care that our communities need to stay housed, be safe, and live with dignity. — Ward 1 Councilmember Lane Santa Cruz
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop & house revolutionized music & culture https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020125_hip_hop_culture_op/from-breakbeats-dance-floor-how-hip-hop-house-revolutionized-music-culture/
While hip-hop and house are now celebrated for their separate contributions to the music landscape, both are distinctly Black American artforms, developing a devoted underground following before being accepted by – and transforming – the mainstream.
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'Put them in trauma': Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for new Trump agenda https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020125_vought_agenda/put-them-trauma-inside-key-maga-leaders-plans-new-trump-agenda/
A key ally to President Trump detailed plans to deploy the military in response to domestic unrest, defund the EPA and put career civil servants “in trauma” in a series of previously unreported speeches that provide a sweeping vision for a second Trump term.
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Kozachik named as permanent top dog of Pima County shelter https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_pacc_kozachik/kozachik-named-as-permanent-top-dog-pima-county-shelter/
Meet the new top dog, same as the old top dog: Steve Kozachik has been picked to be the permanent director of the Pima County Animal Care Center.
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Trump’s tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico & China will start Feb. 1 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013125_trump_tariffs/trumps-tariffs-products-from-canada-mexico-china-will-start-feb-1/
President Donald Trump plans to implement tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, potentially starting off a trade war that would likely lead to price increases on groceries and numerous other products.
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Pima women's 8-game streak snapped in loss to No. 5 Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012925_pcc_womens_basketball1/pima-womens-8-game-streak-snapped-loss-no-5-mesa/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (17-4, 9-2 in ACCAC) faced a tough test on Wednesday as they battled with rival Mesa Community College (17-6, 11-0) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Majerle & Hunt each score 15 as Pima men trounce Mesa 111-76 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012925_pcc_mens_basketball/majerle-hunt-each-score-15-as-pima-men-trounce-mesa-111-76/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (23-0, 11-0) came out firing on all cylinders in the first half of their game against Mesa Community College (6-15, 3-8) on Wednesday.
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Arizona lags in childhood vaccinations & fluoride https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_az_public_health/arizona-lags-childhood-vaccinations-fluoride/
Kindergartners are less likely to get vaccinations in Arizona than in almost any other state - and fewer than three in five state residents have access to fluoridated water, leaving public health experts concerned about the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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No uranium-specific emergency plan exists for Navajo Nation as shipments loom https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_uranium_emergency/no-uranium-specific-emergency-plan-exists-navajo-nation-as-shipments-loom/
The ongoing concerns surrounding the clean-up of more than 500 abandoned uranium mines, as well as the lingering health effects from mining, continue to plague families across the Navajo Nation - and now communities worry about the hauling of uranium ore across their land.
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Halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013125_cdc_bird_flu/halt-cdcs-weekly-scientific-report-stalls-bird-flu-studies/
The Trump admin has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu slated to appear in the official journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a concern because a firewall has long existed between the agency’s scientific reports and political appointees.
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Bill would give rural Arizona communities a say in how groundwater is allocated https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_rural_groundwater/bill-would-give-rural-arizona-communities-say-how-groundwater-allocated/
Gov. Katie Hobbs and a group of bipartisan state and rural leaders announced legislation that gives rural Arizona communities a say in managing local groundwater.
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Tucson voters wishing to cast ballot in Prop. 414 election must register by Feb. 10 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_prop414_voter_reg/tucson-voters-wishing-cast-ballot-prop-414-election-must-register-by-feb-10/
Tucson voters wishing to cast a ballot in the March 11 election for Prop. 414 must register to vote by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10.
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Trump blames DEI hires, altitude in fatal DCA plane crash https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013125_dca_crash/trump-blames-dei-hires-altitude-fatal-dca-plane-crash/
President Donald Trump spread unfounded claims that the midair collision that killed 67 on Wednesday night — which is in the very early stages of investigation — was the result of diversity, equity and inclusion policies that had been in place since 2013.
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5th Circuit declares age restrictions on adult handgun purchases unconstitutional https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/013125_handgun_purchases/5th-circuit-declares-age-restrictions-adult-handgun-purchases-unconstitutional/
A Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that a decades-old federal law banning handgun purchases by 18 to 20-year-olds violates the Second Amendment, an about-face from a prior ruling where the appeals court initially found the law constitutional in 2012.
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Az budget outlook solid, but uncertainty surrounds impact of conflicting Trump promises https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_az_budget/az-budget-outlook-solid-but-uncertainty-surrounds-impact-conflicting-trump-promises/
Arizona’s budget outlook has improved since last year, but the tentatively solid future is shrouded in uncertainty because economists have no idea which of President Donald Trump’s proposed policies he’ll actually implement versus which ones were just for show.
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Tucson's 'Somos Uno' plan to give grants & residencies to local artists https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/013025_somos_uno/tucsons-somos-uno-plan-give-grants-residencies-local-artists/
The Tucson City Council voted this week to approve the Somos Uno Cultural Heritage Strategy, a plan designed to protect and grow the city’s arts scene and cultural heritage initiatives.
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TUSD exigirá órdenes judiciales, identificaciones a oficiales de ICE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012925_tusd_immigration_esp/tusd-exigira-ordenes-judiciales-identificaciones-oficiales-de-ice/
A pesar del potencial para "una aplicación más agresiva de la ley de inmigración," las políticas del distrito escolar más grande de Tucson no han cambiado bajo la ley, dijo el Supt. Trujillo, y las escuelas requerirán órdenes judiciales de los agentes federales que entran a un recinto o exigen información de los estudiantes.
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Finchem revives election conspiracies in Arizona Senate committee https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013025_finchem_conspiracies/finchem-revives-election-conspiracies-arizona-senate-committee/
Arizona’s Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee advanced three bills Republican state Senator Mark Finchem says will improve election security, though his reasoning for the bills includes unproven and widely debunked theories of mass voter fraud.
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Prop. 414 shortchanges community needs, hurts working class https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/013025_prop414_cct_op/prop-414-shortchanges-community-needs-hurts-working-class/
As organizers with Community Care Tucson, we are devoted to ensuring that Tucsonans have basic human needs met. It is this mission that led us to join the coalition against Prop. 414, a tax hike that would vastly shortchange critical community needs.
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