Az Gov. Hobbs signs order for statewide prescription drug discount program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_hobbs_prescriptions/az-gov-hobbs-signs-order-statewide-prescription-drug-discount-program/
Arizona is joining with five other states to offer residents discounts on prescription drugs, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced with the signing of an executive order, though the ArrayRX discount card program won’t be available to Arizonans until early 2026.
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Fontes cuts top staffers, citing tight funding for Az Sec State Office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_fontes_staff/fontes-cuts-top-staffers-citing-tight-funding-az-sec-state-office/
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is eliminating several top positions in his office, citing budget constraints. Out are George Diaz, director of government relations; JP Martin, deputy communications director; and Angie Cloutier, security operations manager, while general counsel Amy Chan and deputy C. Murphy Hebert have resigned.
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Goodbye to Blue: Tucson data center's fate should have been settled long ago https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080625_tucson_data_blues_op/goodbye-blue-tucson-data-centers-fate-should-have-been-settled-long-ago/
Two things can be true at the same time. We can rejoice in the end of a business deal not right for Tucson, while recognizing the local government process was awful, and that's a threat to future economic development.
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Cool food, music & activities in Tucson this week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070625_to_do/cool-food-music-activities-tucson-this-week/
An abundance of live music, family-friendly events and something for animal lovers.
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Constitution deleted: Web glitch erases part at odds with White House policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080625_constitution_deleted/constitution-deleted-web-glitch-erases-part-odds-with-white-house-policy/
Sections of the Constitution that top Trump administration officials previously suggested be suspended disappeared from the Library of Congress’ online copy of the document on Wednesday in what the Library of Congress stated was due to a coding error.
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Tucson City Council pulls plug on Amazon's Project Blue https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_project_blue/tucson-city-council-pulls-plug-amazons-project-blue/
Tucson city leaders unanimously voted to halt discussions with the developers of a massive planned data center on the Southeast Side, and continue to implement a policy regulating such sites. "We're done with Project Blue," said Councilmember Karin Uhlich.
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Arizona’s top election official pitches benefits of AI, not just risks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_ai_fontes/arizonas-top-election-official-pitches-benefits-ai-not-just-risks/
Artificial intelligence carries the potential to improve voter outreach, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told state officials across the country this week, even as he also warned of its risks.
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Hellertoon: Fire the weatherman & find one who says it's sunny https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080525_hellertoon_firings/hellertoon-fire-weatherman-find-one-who-says-its-sunny/
The firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer by President Donald Trump after changes to the unemployment report infuriated the chief executive has drawn criticism and questions about the administration's credibility.
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Man's death after rooftop showdown raises questions about less-lethal weapons used by Phoenix police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_less_lethal_munitions/mans-death-after-rooftop-showdown-raises-questions-less-lethal-weapons-used-by-phoenix-police/
The death of a suspect after Phoenix police struck him with projectiles from less-lethal launchers raises questions about the safety of the munitions police classify as “less likely to cause death or Serious Physical Injury than a weapon,” such as a firearm.
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Trump illegally froze 1,800 NIH medical research grants, Congress’ watchdog says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080625_nih_funding/trump-illegally-froze-1800-nih-medical-research-grants-congress-watchdog-says/
President Donald Trump’s freeze on $8 billion of congressionally appropriated funding to the National Institutes of Health was illegal, the Government Accountability Office reported, and roughly 1,800 grants for health research were held up by the administration.
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IndyCar rebukes White House after ‘Speedway Slammer’ post https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080625_ice_speedway/indycar-rebukes-white-house-after-speedway-slammer-post/
One of the country’s premier motor racing series has asked the Trump administration to keep its imagery out of promotional material for a planned immigration detention facility in Indiana.
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Az GOP leader wants feds to investigate Democratic lawmaker's Instagram posts about ICE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_ice_instagram/az-gop-leader-wants-feds-investigate-democratic-lawmakers-instagram-posts-ice/
The top Republican in the Arizona Senate is calling for a federal investigation into a Democratic senator’s social media posts about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Judge blocks Trump plan to cut FEMA disaster prep program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080625_fema_cuts/judge-blocks-trump-plan-cut-fema-disaster-prep-program/
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from shutting down a $4.5 billion grant program aimed at preventing natural disasters by strengthening local infrastructure.
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Death of man after rooftop showdown raises questions about less-lethal weapons Phoenix police used to subdue him https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_less_lethal_munitions/death-man-after-rooftop-showdown-raises-questions-less-lethal-weapons-phoenix-police-used-subdue-him/
The death of a suspect after Phoenix police struck him with projectiles from less-lethal launchers raises questions about the safety of the munitions police classify as “less likely to cause death or Serious Physical Injury than a weapon,” such as a firearm.
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ICE has a new courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080625_ice_tactics/ice-has-new-courthouse-tactic-get-immigrants-cases-tossed-then-arrest-them-outside/
The Trump administration has begun using an unexpected legal tactic in its deportation efforts. Rather than pursue a deportation case, it is convincing judges to dismiss immigrants’ cases, then taking them into custody.
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Arizona lawmaker seeks bar discipline for attorney who published racist cartoons https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_nguyen_stringer_racism/arizona-lawmaker-seeks-bar-discipline-attorney-who-published-racist-cartoons/
A Republican state lawmaker has filed a complaint with the Arizona State Bar Association after a disgraced former state lawmaker who has faced child sex charges and espoused racist views posted racist AI-generated cartoons aimed at the lawmaker.
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GOP leader wants the feds to investigate a Democrat’s Instagram posts about ICE activity https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080625_ice_instagram/gop-leader-wants-feds-investigate-democrats-instagram-posts-ice-activity/
The top Republican in the Arizona Senate is calling for a federal investigation into a Democratic senator’s social media posts about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Barajas & Schubert winning Dems in Tucson Council primaries; Dahl holds narrow lead over Shaw https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080525_tucson_election/barajas-schubert-winning-dems-tucson-council-primaries-dahl-holds-narrow-lead-over-shaw/
Updated: Selina Barajas and Miranda Schubert were winning their races in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Tucson City Council in the first returns, while Councilmember Kevin Dahl had a 138-vote lead over Sadie Shaw in a race that's still too close to call.
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Barajas & Schubert winning Dems in Tucson Council primaries; Dahl holds narrow lead over Shaw https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080525_tucson_election/barajas-schubert-winning-dems-tucson-council-primaries-dahl-holds-narrow-lead-over-shaw/
Updated: Selina Barajas and Miranda Schubert were winning their races in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Tucson City Council in the first returns, while Councilmember Kevin Dahl had a 138-vote lead over Sadie Shaw in a race that's still too close to call.
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Nikki Lee: 'Regardless' of Tucson City Council vote, some version of Project Blue will be built https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080525_project_blue_alternatives/nikki-lee-regardless-tucson-city-council-vote-some-version-project-blue-will-built/
Updated: While Tucson city leaders will review the annexation of Project Blue — a planned complex of Amazon data centers — Councilmember Nikki Lee said the facilities will be in the Tucson metropolitan area "regardless of what the city of Tucson decides."
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