Hobbs warns of ‘devastation’ for Arizonans if Trump’s desired budget cuts go into effect https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_hobbs_congress_budget/hobbs-warns-devastation-arizonans-if-trumps-desired-budget-cuts-go-into-effect/
Gov. Katie Hobbs sent a warning to Republicans in Congress debating a federal budget that would slash spending on health care and food assistance to pay for tax cuts that passing it would be “devastating for Arizonans.”
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Southern Az voters will decide Democratic primary election in CD7 this month https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_cd7_profiles/southern-az-voters-will-decide-democratic-primary-election-cd7-this-month/
Updated: Five Democrats are competing in a July 15 primary election to fill the seat of longtime Southern Arizona U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died on March 13 at the age of 77 after a battle with lung cancer.
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In CD7 special election, Democrat Deja Foxx says she represents a new generation of political leaders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_foxx_profile/in-cd7-special-election-democrat-deja-foxx-says-she-represents-new-generation-political-leaders/
Deja Foxx is running for Arizona’s Congressional District 7, the congressional seat held by the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva.
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Southern Az voters will decide Democratic primary election in CD7 this month https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_cd7_profiles/southern-az-voters-will-decide-democratic-primary-election-cd7-this-month/
Updated: Five Democrats are competing in a July 15 primary election to fill the seat of longtime Southern Arizona U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died on March 13 at the age of 77 after a battle with lung cancer.
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Former state lawmaker says he’s a different kind of Democrat in Az special congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_hernandez_profile/former-state-lawmaker-says-hes-different-kind-democrat-az-special-congressional-race/
A profile of Daniel Hernandez, who is running in the special Congressional District 7 Democratic primary.
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Tucson congressional candidate sounds a warning about Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_malvido_profile/tucson-congressional-candidate-sounds-warning-trump/
A profile of Jose Malvido, one of five Democrats in the July 15 primary in the special Congressional District 7 race.
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Az CD7 candidate says he can solve America's problems with this one weird trick https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_harris_profile/az-cd7-candidate-says-he-can-solve-americas-problems-with-this-one-weird-trick/
A profile of Patrick Harris, who is running in the Democratic primary for the Congressional District 7 special election.
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Adelita Grijalva seeks her late father's seat in Southern Az congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_grijalva_profile/adelita-grijalva-seeks-her-late-fathers-seat-southern-az-congressional-race/
A profile of Adelita Grijalva, who is running for in Southern Arizona's special Congressional District 7 race.
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Pima County School Sup't accepting applications for Continental School Board vacancy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_continental_school_board/pima-county-school-supt-accepting-applications-continental-school-board-vacancy/
Pima County Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams will be accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Continental School Governing Board left by the departure of Kelley Allen.
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Climate experts: Tucson's monsoon storms could intensify, get harder to forecast https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_monsoon_future/climate-experts-tucsons-monsoon-storms-could-intensify-get-harder-forecast/
Experts at the University of Arizona predict that Southern Arizona's yearly monsoon storms will gradually become less frequent, but much stronger when they do hit.
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Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Tuesday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_air_dust_advisory/pima-county-issues-air-pollution-advisory-tuesday/
The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality issued a Dust Action Day for coarse particulate matter air pollution Tuesday for for all of Pima County, due to high winds and dry conditions.
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Skies the limit? UA's Monsoon Fantasy Forecast is back https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062825_monsoon_fantasy/skies-limit-uas-monsoon-fantasy-forecast-back/
Updated: The Monsoon Fantasy Forecast contest is back for its fifth year, with players attempting to predict the amount of summer rainfall for major Southwest cities.
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Az groups creating trans-inclusive pool parties for safety https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_trans_safety/az-groups-creating-trans-inclusive-pool-parties-safety/
Groups across Arizona are creating spaces — both public and private — where people can rock a two-piece and a bulge, swim shorts and top surgery scars, or anything else without fear of harassment.
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After all night voting session, Senate passes budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070125_senate_budget/after-all-night-voting-session-senate-passes-budget/
U.S. Senate Republicans approved their signature tax break and spending cuts package Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance, following days of tense, closed-door negotiations that went until the few last minutes of a marathon amendment voting session.
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How a jailhouse lawyer fought Arizona’s decades-long sentencing error https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_prison_law/how-jailhouse-lawyer-fought-arizonas-decades-long-sentencing-error/
How a self-taught jailhouse lawyer fought Arizona’s decades-long sentencing error and helped free nearly 250 prisoners who had erroneously received a sentence that promised a chance of parole, including at least 90 of which came out of plea agreements with prosecutors.
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Hellertoons: Bunker buster or big, beautiful bill?" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070125_hellertoon_debt_op/hellertoons-bunker-buster-or-big-beautiful-bill/
Is adding trillions in debt a bunker buster or a "big, beautiful bill?"
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Battles over public lands loom even after sell-off proposal fails https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070125_public_lands_battle/battles-over-public-lands-loom-even-after-sell-off-proposal-fails/
Hunters, hikers and outdoors lovers of all stripes mounted a campaign this month against a Republican proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal public land - but experts say federal lands face a slew of other threats from President Donald Trump’s administration.
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HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control Is safe for women at risk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070125_cdc_reproductive_health/hhs-eliminates-cdc-staff-who-made-sure-birth-control-safe-women-risk/
Sweeping HHS layoffs in late March and early April gutted the CDC’s reproductive health division, upending several programs designed to protect women and infants - including those with underlying medical conditions - a move that will endanger the health of women and their babies.
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How the Supreme Court’s ruling on ‘universal injunctions’ may affect birthright citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070125_injunction_citizenship/how-supreme-courts-ruling-universal-injunctions-may-affect-birthright-citizenship/
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially halt nationwide injunctions blocking President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain people born in the U.S. Here's what that may mean for the president’s order going forward.
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Arizona approves ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water conservation plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_az_water_conservation/arizona-approves-ag-to-urban-water-conservation-plan/
In a bipartisan compromise between state lawmakers and the executive branch, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs approved a program estimated to conserve nearly 10 million acre-feet of water and facilitate thousands of new housing developments across central Arizona.
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