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Smithsonian director vows museums ‘free of partisanship’ after Trump instigates review tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The director of the Smithsonian Institution told colleagues that the federally funded research institute remained committed to telling “multi-faceted” stories of American history after the Trump administration ordered a review of its museums and programs.

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Finchem’s land disposal resolution emboldened by fringe legal theories & Project 2025 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Arizona Sen. Mark Finchem is taking direction from the far-right Project 2025 Project 2025 - created by the conservative Heritage Fund - and the Trump administration in his efforts to encourage the federal government to give up federally-owned land to the state.

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Adelita Grijalva to run for her late father's U.S. House seat tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva announced Monday she will enter the race to fill her late father U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Southern Arizona Democrat died March 13; a special primary is set for July 15, with a Sept. 23 special election filling the seat.

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Wadsack's $8M suit claims 'coup' attempt by Tucson officials to violate ex-GOP senator's civil rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack claims that she suffered more than $8 million in damages due to an alleged conspiracy by Tucson police to target her over politics. She cited reporting by the Tucson Sentinel in her suit, claiming TPD "leaked" video to the press and subjected her to "malicious prosecution."

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Tucson city offices closed Monday for César Chávez Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
All city of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Monday, March 31, in observance of César Chávez Day.

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Media matters: Libel law 101 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
New York Times v. Sullivan remains the precedent protecting news outlets across the political spectrum from intimidating or frivilous lawsuits. A drawn out libel suit was — and still is — a key weapon of those in power to discourage outlets from investigating potentially criminal activity.

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Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an aggressive departure from the nation’s leading homelessness policy.

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Trump seeks Supreme Court approval to restart deportation flights tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to release the administration from a restraining order grounding flights deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, stating deportations to El Salvador were essential to protect national security and maintain foreign relationships.

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Tucson's David Levy hopes readers of new book will find joy in the night sky tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A discussion with Tucson astronomer and author David Levy about his new book, 'Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky'

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Trump names former Az AG Brnovich ambassador to Serbia tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Donald Trump announced that Arizona’s former attorney general, Republican Mark Brnovich, will be the next U.S. ambassador to Serbia, hailing Brnovich as a candidate who will prioritize the country’s interests in the central Balkan Peninsula. .

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Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots & what it means for voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on regulating elections bans the machine-readable barcodes or QR codes that are sometimes printed on ballots to help speed up vote counting, but the codes are an integral part of a secure, paper-based voting system.

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Az AG Mayes calls Trump admin actions a 'coup' during Tucson town hall tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes described the actions of the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk as a "coup" and said state attorneys general should fight in the courts to block them.

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'The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: An excerpt from Tucson astronomer David Levy's new book, 'Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky'

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Trans Day of Visibility event benefits local LGBTQ+ event production, nonprofit org Fluxx tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An event at Sky Bar on Sunday, March 30 will be dedicated to celebrating the trans community and benefit local nonprofit Fluxx Productions.

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How poetry & practice has helped Tucson’s queer poet laureate tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
TC Tolbert is a poet, educator, and community advocate whose work is deeply rooted in the intersections of identity, language, and activism - and as Tucson's poet laureate, TC has used poetry as a platform to amplify queer and trans voices and foster meaningful dialogue.

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Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access & sovereignty tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Data sovereignty is important amid the harrowing health disparities seen in tribal people, but though data gathered by and about tribes has been shared with state and federal agencies; but those same agencies haven’t always shared their tribal-related statistics in return.

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Pima County Attorney taps Kimberly Hunley as chief deputy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kimberly Hunley, a former prosecutor in Santa Cruz County, was appointed as the chief deputy for the Pima County Attorney's Office, officials said Friday.

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No, ADOT isn’t texting you about paying old tolls. Yes, it’s a scam. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If you got a text message this week from someone claiming to be from the Arizona Department of Transportation asking for money for unpaid tolls, ADOT wants you to know — if it wasn’t clear already — it's a scam.

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25 Pima County Health Dep't positions, $1.9M in programs affected as Trump claws back grants tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: With the Trump administration telling local health officials they can no longer spend grant funds that were previously awarded, Pima County is looking at cutting more than 20 jobs and $1.9 million in programs that worked to increase vaccination rates and reduce disparities in health outcomes.

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Arizona lawmakers target Bitcoin scams with crypto kiosk regulations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona bill aimed at helping prevent bitcoin scams by adding new regulations to “crypto kiosks” has moved one step closer to becoming law.

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