Chicano photographer Louis Carlos Bernal celebrated in community by UA center https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022425_ccp_sobremesa/chicano-photographer-louis-carlos-bernal-celebrated-community-by-ua-center/
The last installment of the Center for Creative Photography's Sobremesa event series is set to bring a casual and family-friendly experience full of food samples by a local chef and conversation about famed photographer Louis Carlos Bernal with Tucson-based visual artists. It will take place at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center on Friday, Feb. 28 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
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In Nogales, Mexico, fewer tourists and more deportees https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022825_nogales_change/in-nogales-mexico-fewer-tourists-and-more-deportees/
Like many border towns, Nogales features establishments that cater to gringos looking for a good time or a good deal - but under the Trump administration, instead of throngs of tourists, now buses cross from the United States full of deportees.
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DOGE gains access to confidential records on housing discrimination, medical details — even domestic violence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022825_doge_access/doge-gains-access-confidential-records-housing-discrimination-medical-details-even-domestic-violence/
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has gained access to a HUD system containing confidential personal information about hundreds of thousands of alleged victims of housing discrimination, including victims of domestic violence.
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firing of federal workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022825_trump_firings/judge-blocks-trump-administrations-mass-firing-federal-workers/
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit pitting unions representing thousands of federal workers against the Office of Personnel Management, which the plaintiffs say recently ordered federal agencies to terminate all probationary employees.
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Trump tariffs set to hit America's biggest trading partners beginning next week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022825_trump_tariffs/trump-tariffs-set-hit-americas-biggest-trading-partners-beginning-next-week/
President Donald Trump said that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico - initially ordered the tariffs last month - starting Tuesday, adding punishing restrictions on the United States’ biggest trading partners.
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Some LGBTQ+ Arizonans are avoiding the Capitol for safety https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022825_lgbtq_safety/some-lgbtq-arizonans-are-avoiding-capitol-safety/
While advocates advised families of queer youth to stop showing up at the Arizona Capitol for fear of being sought out and investigated, others continue to have their voices heard in hearings.
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In Arizona’s Maricopa County, a public ‘battle’ for control of elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022825_maricopa_elections/in-arizonas-maricopa-county-public-battle-control-elections/
Maricopa County’s new recorder is rejecting an agreement that splits control of the county’s elections between his office and supervisors, and is threatening to sue the supervisors if they don’t give him more power.
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Democrats fear millions of student loan records were illegally shared with Elon Musk’s DOGE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022825_doge_education/democrats-fear-millions-student-loan-records-were-illegally-shared-with-elon-musks-doge/
U.S. Senate Democrats are fed up with the Education Department’s response to their inquiry over reports that Elon Musk’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency — which is not an actual department — “gained access to millions of student loan borrowers’ personal data.”
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Faith groups: State Department axed contracts for refugee services despite court order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022825_refugee_contracts/faith-groups-state-department-axed-contracts-refugee-services-despite-court-order/
Faith groups involved in refugee resettlement services asked a federal judge for an emergency hearing after the U.S. State Department terminated their contracts — despite a nationwide injunction earlier this week.
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Fernandez: Vote yes on Tucson's Prop 414 if protecting our community’s safety is a priority https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022625_fernandez_414_op/fernandez-vote-yes-tucsons-prop-414-if-protecting-our-communitys-safety-priority/
Accelerating Tucson's investments in the technology and the specific safety strategies funded through Prop 414 would move us leap years ahead in both preventing and solving violent and gun-related crimes.
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A sad fact: Raúl Grijalva can't do the job anymore & should resign from Congress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022725_grijalva_resign_op/a-sad-fact-raul-grijalva-cant-do-job-anymore-should-resign-from-congress/
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva can't make votes in Washington and so he needs to resign ASAP and let Gov. Katie Hobbs call a special election — so voters can choose a representative capable of doing a job that desperately needs to be done.
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A sad fact: Raúl Grijalva can't do the job anymore & should resign from Congress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022725_grijalva_resign_op/a-sad-fact-raul-grijalva-cant-do-job-anymore-should-resign-from-congress/
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva can't make votes in Washington and so he needs to resign ASAP and let Gov. Katie Hobbs call a special election — so voters can choose a representative capable of doing a job that desperately needs to be done.
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Top House Republican remains noncommittal as lawmakers expand crusade against federal judges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022725_gop_judges/top-house-republican-remains-noncommittal-as-lawmakers-expand-crusade-against-federal-judges/
GOP lawmakers - including Az Rep. Eli Crane - are eyeing impeachments against as many as a dozen judges who have issued temporary holds on some of President Donald Trump’s ambitious executive actions - but it remains unclear whether House leadership is on board.
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Fight to rein in U.S. guns goes international at SCOTUS https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022725_mexico_guns/fight-rein-us-guns-goes-international-scotus/
Next week, Mexico will become the latest litigant to challenge the gun industry at the Supreme Court, as the United States' neighbor claims that American gun manufacturers are aiding and abetting cartel violence and drug trafficking by knowingly selling firearms to red-flag dealers.
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Grijalva sets up portal to report impact of federal fund freezes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022725_grijalva_fund_portal/grijalva-sets-up-portal-report-impact-federal-fund-freezes/
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva's office announced Thursday that he is collecting reports about how the loss of federal funding is affecting Southern Arizona organizations and companies.
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How early voting on campuses can boost election turnout for students — and for residents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022725_campus_voting_op/how-early-voting-campuses-can-boost-election-turnout-students-and-residents/
Expanding on-campus early-voting sites can boost turnout in U.S. elections by making voting more convenient – not only for students but for residents of surrounding communities too.
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Researchers: 1 in 10 abortions provided by online-only clinics one year after Roe overturned https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022725_roe_abortions/researchers-1-10-abortions-provided-by-online-only-clinics-one-year-after-roe-overturned/
Researchers found an estimated 1 in 10 abortions were provided by online-only clinics in the first year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and in the majority of states without total abortion bans, most people are terminating with abortion pills.
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Chief Justice Roberts lets U.S. foreign aid bills go unpaid as SCOTUS considers Trump appeal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022725_scotus_aid/chief-justice-roberts-lets-us-foreign-aid-bills-go-unpaid-as-scotus-considers-trump-appeal/
Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Trump administration a temporary win Wednesday night, letting U.S. foreign aid bills go unpaid as the Supreme Court considers whether a White House funding freeze was unlawful.
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How early voting on campuses can boost election turnout for students but for residents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022725_campus_voting_op/how-early-voting-campuses-can-boost-election-turnout-students-but-residents/
Expanding on-campus early-voting sites can boost turnout in U.S. elections by making voting more convenient – not only for students but for residents of surrounding communities too.
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Arizona drafts plan to conserve water, boost housing development https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022725_water_housing/arizona-drafts-plan-conserve-water-boost-housing-development/
Arizona’s Department of Water Resources released a draft proposal that it says will conserve water and promote new housing construction by converting farmland into urban developments.
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