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Free school supplies to be handed out Tucson Convention Center on Thursday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072225_back_to_school_expo/free-school-supplies-handed-out-tucson-convention-center-thursday/
With less than two weeks left before the school year starts, the Back to School: Kidz Expo returns for its 14th annual event, providing free backpacks and school supplies on Thursday at the TCC.
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9th Circuit allows Trump to resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_remain_in_mexico/9th-circuit-allows-trump-resume-remain-mexico-policy/
The Trump administration may partially resume "Remain in Mexico" — a controversial policy which requires migrants to stay in Mexico while their immigration cases wind through the U.S. immigration system — the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
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‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_planned_parenthood_funds/one-big-beautiful-law-provision-planned-parenthood-funding-partly-blocked-by-judge/
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday, blocking a provision in Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law that would have barred Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood for one year.
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'I am a fighter’: Jonathan Nez launches second bid to flip Arizona’s largest congressional district https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072225_nez_cd2/i-am-fighter-jonathan-nez-launches-second-bid-flip-arizonas-largest-congressional-district/
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has launched another bid for Congress, seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Eli Crane and flip Arizona’s largest congressional district.
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‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_slug1/one-big-beautiful-law-provision-planned-parenthood-funding-partly-blocked-by-judge/
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday, blocking a provision in Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law that would have barred Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood for one year.
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‘One big, beautiful’ law provision on Planned Parenthood funding partly blocked by judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_slug/one-big-beautiful-law-provision-planned-parenthood-funding-partly-blocked-by-judge/
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday, blocking a provision in Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law that would have barred Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood for one year.
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Is the U.S. weapons stockpile depleted by the war In Ukraine? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_weapon_stockpile/is-us-weapons-stockpile-depleted-by-war-ukraine/
In the weeks since the White House and the Pentagon briefly scuffled over sending weapons to Ukraine, a question at the core of the debate remains: Is the size of our weapons stockpile large enough to counter mounting threats against the U.S.?
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Arizona Democrats start to rebuild after ousting party chair https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072225_az_dems_op/arizona-democrats-start-rebuild-after-ousting-party-chair/
The Arizona Democratic Party can definitely use some sprucing up and now they are prepared for a fresh start to get ready for 2028. The 2026 elections look increasingly un-screw-up-able.
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Baby bonds economist says so-called Trump accounts ‘co-opted a good idea’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_baby_bonds/baby-bonds-economist-says-so-called-trump-accounts-co-opted-good-idea/
With fertility rates declining in the United States, Republicans backed a policy tucked inside the megabill President Donald Trump signed earlier this month that they say will help save for children’s futures.
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Hackers who breached Arizona election website also aimed at other targets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072225_iran_election_hack/hackers-who-breached-arizona-election-website-also-aimed-other-targets/
Arizona officials say they have “moderate confidence” that the Iranian government or its affiliates are responsible for a cyberattack that breached the state’s candidate web portal last month, and say the same actors attempted to breach servers for other agencies in Arizona and elsewhere.
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Trump tax law runs up deficit by $3.4T, throws 10 million off health insurance, CBO says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_trump_deficit/trump-tax-law-runs-up-deficit-by-34t-throws-10-million-off-health-insurance-cbo-says/
Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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3 Tucson Democrats in primary race for South Side City Council seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072225_ward5_council/3-tucson-democrats-primary-race-south-side-city-council-seat/
The Ward 5 City Council race pits a longtime local businessman against two younger Democrats who are making their first runs for office. The August 5 primary will decide who takes the seat.
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Hackers who breached Arizona election website als aimed at other targets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072225_iran_election_hack/hackers-who-breached-arizona-election-website-als-aimed-other-targets/
Arizona officials say they have “moderate confidence” that the Iranian government or its affiliates are responsible for a cyberattack that breached the state’s candidate web portal last month, and say the same actors attempted to breach servers for other agencies in Arizona and elsewhere.
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Tracking Medicaid patients’ work status may prove difficult for states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072225_medicaid_workers/tracking-medicaid-patients-work-status-may-prove-difficult-states/
States must begin verifying millions of Medicaid enrollees’ monthly work status by the end of next year — a task some critics say states will have a hard time carrying out.
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'New life:' Tucson Museum of Art exhibit portrays Borderlands experiences https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072225_ya_hecho_exhibit/new-life-tucson-museum-art-exhibit-portrays-borderlands-experiences/
"Ya Hecho: Readymade in the Borderlands" is inspired by the experiences of 17 artists who have roots on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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ADOT to hold public meetings on new Pinal County highway https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072125_adot_pinal_corridor/adot-hold-public-meetings-new-pinal-county-highway/
Arizona officials are asking the public to weigh-in on a plan to build a new north-south highway in Pinal County, connecting Interstate 10 with the Superstition Freeway near Apache Junction.
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Flowing Wells to discuss fed grant freezes; TUSD has new teacher performance gauge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072025_agenda_schools_op/flowing-wells-discuss-fed-grant-freezes-tusd-has-new-teacher-performance-gauge/
Updated: The Flowing Wells Unified School District is taking a good look at how to handle federal education cuts, while rules and regs force more administrative work to comply; plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week
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AI data centers are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072125_data_centers/ai-data-centers-are-using-more-power-regular-customers-are-footing-bill/
Regular energy consumers, not corporations, will bear the brunt of the increased costs of a boom in artificial intelligence that has contributed to a growth in data centers and a surge in power usage, recent research suggests.
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Judge orders Trump administration to ‘stop violating the law!’ and publish spending details https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072125_trump_transparency/judge-orders-trump-administration-stop-violating-law-and-publish-spending-details/
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to once again publish details about the pace at which it plans to spend money approved by Congress.
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Arizona joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s citizenship requirements for Head Start, Meals on Wheels https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072125_citizenship_requirements/arizona-joins-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-citizenship-requirements-head-start-meals-wheels/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 20 other state AGs in suing the Trump administration over changes aimed at preventing people who aren’t U.S. citizens from accessing public-based services.
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