Tucson congressional candidate Malvido sounds warning about Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_malvido_profile/tucson-congressional-candidate-malvido-sounds-warning-trump/
A profile of Jose Malvido, one of five Democrats in the July 15 primary in the special Congressional District 7 race.
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Az CD7 candidate Harris says he can solve America's problems with this one weird trick https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_harris_profile/az-cd7-candidate-harris-says-he-can-solve-americas-problems-with-this-one-weird-trick/
A profile of Patrick Harris, who is running in the Democratic primary for the Congressional District 7 special election.
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Former state lawmaker Hernandez says he’s a different kind of Demin Az special congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_hernandez_profile/former-state-lawmaker-hernandez-says-hes-different-kind-demin-az-special-congressional-race/
A profile of Daniel Hernandez, who is running in the special Congressional District 7 Democratic primary.
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Pima County Public Library names new director https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_pima_library_director/pima-county-public-library-names-new-director/
Berkeley Public Library Director Tess Mayer will become Pima County’s 16th library director in September, replacing Amber Mathewson, who retired in June after eight years in the role.
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Arizona healthcare advocates warn Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will close hospitals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_az_medicaid_cuts/arizona-healthcare-advocates-warn-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-will-close-hospitals/
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani remains opposed to elements of the Senate budget plan as House leaders whip support for President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. Arizona healthcare advocates warn it will cost the state billions of dollars and result in shuttered hospitals.
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ATF sting: Tucson man charged with selling parts to make Glock pistols fully automatic https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_gun_part_seller/atf-sting-tucson-man-charged-with-selling-parts-make-glock-pistols-fully-automatic/
A Tucson man faces multiple federal charges for allegedly selling 15 devices used to allow semi-automatic Glock pistol to fire fully-automatically, officials said.
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GOP’s massive tax cut bill stalls as Freedom Caucus rebels over $3.4 trillion deficit hike https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070225_gop_budget/gops-massive-tax-cut-bill-stalls-as-freedom-caucus-rebels-over-34-trillion-deficit-hike/
U.S. House Republican efforts to pass the “big, beautiful bill” hit a roadblock Wednesday, when leaders left the chamber in a holding pattern for hours before sending members back to their offices.
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Judge rejects Trump ‘invasion’ proclamation, halts deportation orders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070225_deportation_freeze/judge-rejects-trump-invasion-proclamation-halts-deportation-orders/
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting asylum seekers, finding President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 proclamation of an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border did not grant him the authority to “adopt an alternative immigration system.”
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Where to celebrate around Tucson this Independence Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070225_july_fourth_events/where-celebrate-around-tucson-this-independence-day/
The Fourth of July lands on a Friday this year, and there are plenty of places to watch the fireworks in and around Tucson.
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What's open, what's closed around Tucson on the 4th of July https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_july4_closed/whats-open-whats-closed-around-tucson-4th-july/
Independence Day falls on Friday this year. Tucson, state and federal offices will be closed, except for trash collection and emergency services, and most transportation services will run on a Sunday schedule.
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Tucson City Council candidates talk homelessness, crime & Project Blue at forum https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_ward_6_forum/tucson-city-council-candidates-talk-homelessness-crime-project-blue-forum/
Candidates for the Ward 6 seat on the Tucson City Council talked about homelessness, crime and Project Blue at a Tuesday forum.
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Southern Az voters will decide Democratic primary election in CD7 this month https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070125_cd7_profiles/southern-az-voters-will-decide-democratic-primary-election-cd7-this-month/
Updated: Five Democrats are competing in a July 15 primary election to fill the seat of longtime Southern Arizona U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died on March 13 at the age of 77 after a battle with lung cancer.
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Happy when it rains... A monsoon tunes playlist https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070225_rain_songs/happy-when-it-rains-monsoon-tunes-playlist/
It's hot, it's humid, and it's (finally) raining buckets of cats and dogs, or at least kittens and puppies, across parts of Tucson. Here are a few monsoon tunes to play as you celebrate.
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Republicans rewrote the U.S. Senate megabill in its last moments https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070225_megabill_changes/republicans-rewrote-us-senate-megabill-its-last-moments/
The final “big beautiful bill” approved by Senate Republicans included some last-minute changes on hot-button issues such as safety net programs and clean energy tax credits.
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Tariff-related lobbying surged in the first quarter of 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070225_tariff_lobbying/tariff-related-lobbying-surged-first-quarter-2025/
As companies, investors and trading partners grapple to keep up with the constantly shifting tariff landscape, one industry has seen a big boost to its bottom line: the lobbying sector, which experienced a surge in tariff-related work in the first quarter of 2025.
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Medicaid cuts in Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_az_hospital_cuts/medicaid-cuts-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-could-cripple-some-arizonas-rural-hospitals/
Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona’s rural hospitals, threatening services for tens of thousands of residents.
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Senate version of GOP megabill would revive fund for uranium workers & nuclear test downwinders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_senate_downwinders/senate-version-gop-megabill-would-revive-fund-uranium-workers-nuclear-test-downwinders/
Congress is poised to revive a federal program that compensates uranium miners and people who lived downwind of nuclear bomb tests, more than a year after it expired, though the House version of the “Big Beautiful Bill” doesn’t include the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
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Trump administration tells states it’s freezing $6.8 billion for K-12 school programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070125_school_funding_freeze/trump-administration-tells-states-its-freezing-68-billion-k-12-school-programs/
The Trump administration has put on hold $6.8 billion in federal funds for K-12 schools, including before- and after-school programs, migrant education and English-language learning, among other initiatives.
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States sue Trump over school mental health funding cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070225_mental_health_cuts/states-sue-trump-over-school-mental-health-funding-cuts/
A group of 16 states sued the U.S. Department of Education for cutting about $1 billion in funding for mental health services at primary and secondary schools.
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Hobbs signed ten bills modeled from far-right playbooks, Including Project 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070225_hobbs_signings/hobbs-signed-ten-bills-modeled-from-far-right-playbooks-including-project-2025/
A series of bills Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law this year addresses issues by playing into the priorities of far-right organizations which have shaped Trump-era domestic policy.
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