David Schweikert abandons Congress to enter Arizona governor’s race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093025_schweikert_governor/david-schweikert-abandons-congress-enter-arizona-governors-race/
Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert has dropped his congressional reelection bid to run for Arizona governor.
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Judge rips ICE targeting of pro-Palestinian protesters as unconstitutional https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/093025_college_protesters/judge-rips-ice-targeting-pro-palestinian-protesters-as-unconstitutional/
A federal judge lambasted top Trump administration officials on Tuesday for illegally trying to deport pro-Palestinian students “to strike fear” into protesters and chill free speech.
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Council candidates split on high-density zoning for Tucson neighborhoods https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093025_middle_housing/council-candidates-split-high-density-zoning-tucson-neighborhoods/
The candidates in this year’s City Council elections split on where Tucson should allow residents and developers to build duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in existing neighborhoods.
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RTA Next campaign kicks off; what can go wrong? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092925_rta_starts_op/rta-next-campaign-kicks-off-what-can-go-wrong/
The $2.7 billion RTA Next plan should live in the sweet spot among a whole bunch of cranks and coalitions. If only Tucson voters were in a sweet mood...
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