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Markets plunge as Trump implements sweeping tariffs at highest levels since Great Depression https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080125_tariff_plunge/markets-plunge-as-trump-implements-sweeping-tariffs-highest-levels-since-great-depression/
President Trump pushed ahead with his promise to raise tariffs on foreign goods by Aug. 1, signing an order Thursday increasing import taxes on products from nearly every U.S. trading partner, a directive, with new data on weaker job growth, that sent markets tumbling.
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More than a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080125_gender_care_lawsuit/more-than-dozen-states-sue-protect-gender-affirming-care-from-federal-investigations/
A group of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of mounting an unconstitutional pressure campaign against gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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RTA eyes 10-year sales tax extension for road construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080125_rta_next_op/rta-eyes-10-year-sales-tax-extension-road-construction/
A new idea is cooking with the RTA board to ask voters to fund just half of a 20-year plan and then go back to voters in 2036 and request an extension with changes as required.
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TUSD to provide free meals to all enrolled students for second year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080125_tusd_free_lunch/tusd-provide-free-meals-all-enrolled-students-second-year/
For the second year, the Tucson Unified School District has promised free breakfast and lunch for all enrolled students, with no application required.
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Former state Rep. Eric Descheenie enters race for Arizona’s largest congressional district https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080125_cd2_descheenie/former-state-rep-eric-descheenie-enters-race-arizonas-largest-congressional-district/
Former Arizona State Rep. Eric Descheenie has joined the race for U.S. Congress in Arizona’s largest district, where he will face off against former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Eli Crane.
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What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080125_misinformation_history_op/what-yesterdays-witch-hunts-have-common-with-todays-misinformation-crisis/
The parallels between the spread of false information in the witch-hunting era and in today’s online information ecosystem are striking – and instructive.
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What’s a tax credit scholarship? The details behind the 1st national school voucher program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080125_school_vouchers/whats-tax-credit-scholarship-details-behind-1st-national-school-voucher-program/
After decades of trying, conservatives this year succeeded in creating the first national school voucher program. Here are 10 things to know about the program.
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How temporary cash assistance helps mothers reclaim their lives — and families — after prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080125_cash_mothers/how-temporary-cash-assistance-helps-mothers-reclaim-their-lives-and-families-after-prison/
Short-term cash assistance payments can have significant benefits for formerly incarcerated people by reducing parole violations that often lead to reincarceration, and the effect on parents in particular stood out.
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