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Native Americans want to avoid past Medicaid enrollment snafus as work requirements loom tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Tribal health leaders fear their communities will experience more health coverage disruptions when new federal Medicaid work and eligibility requirements are implemented by the start of 2027.

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Cities across the U.S. are embracing AI guidelines for local government workers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While some states and the federal government take their time in considering how artificial intelligence can and should be used, municipalities across the U.S. have been forging their own way in making AI policies for their government employees.

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States could replace FEMA under Trump plan for disaster response overhaul tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year’s hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster response and recovery.

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Why Is the Army chopping away at its chopper fleet? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
For many Americans, the U.S. Army is nearly synonymous with its helicopters, but in recent months, the service announced a plan to pare down its helicopter fleet, catching many of its aviators off guard.

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A ‘Great Defection’ threatens to empty universities & colleges of top teaching talent tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
An exodus appears to be under way of Ph.D.s and faculty generally, who are leaving academia in the face of political, financial and enrollment crises. On top of everything else affecting higher education, this is likely to reduce the quality of education for undergraduates.

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Trump seeks to ban mail voting system that Republicans built in Arizona to boost turnout tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite calls to ban it from far-right lawmakers, political candidates and their supporters, casting a ballot by mail is the most popular way to vote in Arizona — and has been since 1991, when Republicans brought no-excuse vote by mail to the state.

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Monday deadline to register to vote in Sept. 23 special congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Congressional District 7 special election voting registration deadline is Aug. 25; CD7 special congressional election candidates meet in Aug. 26 debate; CD7 early voting starts July 27; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Stacks Book Club heading to Tucson's Sunshine Mile tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Nearly two years after the original Stacks Book Club opened in Oro Valley, owners Lizzy and Crispin Jeffrey-Franco are working on a second location.

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Southern Az arts groups getting state grants, moving forward from NEA cuts tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Several arts groups that are slated to get thousands from the state said the grants don't make up for the money lost through NEA cuts, but they help.

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RTA Next would spend estimated $688 million on transit over 20 years tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Under the latest draft plan, Pima County’s regional transit services are set to receive $688 million over the next 20 years if voters approve the proposed regional transportation plan in March 2026.

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Plan de RTA Next gastaría más de $1.5B en las calles de Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Si los votantes lo aprueban el año que viene, el plan RTA Next gastaría más de $1.5 billones en carreteras en el área metropolitana de Tucson.

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RTA Next plan includes $263M to complete unfinished projects tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The RTA Next draft plan includes nearly $263 million to tackle certain projects that were not completed in the 20 years of the first Regional Transportation Authority construction efforts.

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As Pima's RTA Next nears final gov't vote, here's what's in $2.6B plan tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The RTA Board is scheduled to meet Monday, Aug. 25, to put a final stamp of approval on a $2.6 billion plan and ask the Pima County Board of Supervisors to send it to voters, who will have the final say on whether to continue a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax to pay for transit projects.

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Mientras RTA Next se acerca a un voto, aqui esta lo que está dentro del plan de $2.6B tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
La Junta de RTA tiene previsto reunirse el lunes 25 de Agosto para dar el sello final de aprobación a un plan de $2.6B y pedir a la Junta de Supervisores de Pima County que lo envíe a los votantes, quienes tendrán la palabra final sobre si continuar con un impuesto a las ventas de medio centavo por dólar para pagar proyectos de tránsito.

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RTA Next gastaría aproximadamente $688 millones en tránsito durante 20 años tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Bajo el último plan, los servicios de transporte regional de Pima County recibirán $688 millones durante los próximos 20 años si los votantes aprueban el plan de transporte regional propuesto en Marzo de 2026.

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RTA Next plan would spend more than $1.5B on Pima County roads tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
If approved by voters next year, the RTA Next plan would spend more than $1.5 billion on roads in the Tucson metro area.

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RTA Next plan incluye $263M para completar proyectos sin terminar tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El plan RTA Next incluye casi $263 millones para ciertos proyectos que no se completaron en los primeros 20 años de esfuerzos de construcción de RTA.

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Aztec men net 5 unanswered goals to down Eastern Arizona in 2025 regular season opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (1-0) returned to the pitch for their 2025 regular season opener on Saturday at Eastern Arizona College, racking up six goals to one in the match.

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Pima volleyball goes 0-4 at NMMI Classic; Home opener set for Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team closed out play in the New Mexico Military Institute Classic on Saturday in Roswell, N.M., ending up with a 0–4 start to their season.

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Most refugees & asylees will be denied food stamps under Trump’s new law tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Most refugees and asylees, who entered the country legally, are no longer eligible for food stamps - a change that is part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the giant federal domestic policy measure that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4.

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