Notices by Tucson Sentinel (tucsonsentinel@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com)

Trump administration extends deadline for schools to meet anti-DEI order or lose funds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_dei_school_funding/trump-administration-extends-deadline-schools-meet-anti-dei-order-or-lose-funds/
The U.S. Education Department has agreed to delay for nearly two weeks enforcement of a disputed directive seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a court filing in the case challenging the order.
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Prominent Tucson family advocating for trans & migrant rights flees U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040925_trujillo_flight/prominent-tucson-family-advocating-trans-migrant-rights-flees-us/
A well-known Tucson family that has spent years on the front lines of transgender and immigrant rights advocacy has fled the United States, saying President Donald Trump’s escalating threats against immigrants and transgender people left them with no other choice.
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Head Start is turning 60. The federal child care program may not make it to 61 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040525_head_start_cuts/head-start-turning-60-federal-child-care-program-may-not-make-it-61/
Head Start - the federal-to-local program that funds child care and other support for the poorest families in America - is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, but Project 2025, the policy handbook the Trump administration has been following, calls for eliminating the program altogether.
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Chinese woman commits suicide at Az Border Patrol station; BP failed to conduct welfare checks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_yuma_bp_death/chinese-woman-commits-suicide-az-border-patrol-station-bp-failed-conduct-welfare-checks/
A 52-year-old woman committed suicide at the Border Patrol station in Yuma on Saturday after she was taken into custody by agents in California, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, blasting the agency for not conducting proper welfare checks.
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As Tucson temps go up, rattlesnakes come out: What you need to know to be safe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040225_rattlesnake_warning/as-tucson-temps-go-up-rattlesnakes-come-out-what-you-need-know-safe/
With springtime well sprung in Arizona, the weather is warming and more people are heading outside to enjoy nature before the summer heat hits. Alongside people basking in the sun are some of our native fauna, including reptiles, who thrive when it's warmer. More specifically, rattlesnakes.
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Arizona Supreme Court approves program to allow non-lawyers to give legal advice https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040125_community_justice_workers/arizona-supreme-court-approves-program-allow-non-lawyers-give-legal-advice/
The Arizona Supreme Court has approved a program that allows non-lawyers to provide limited legal assistance to Arizonans who may not have access to an attorney in civil matters, the court announced.
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Longtime Arizona voters receive letters asking for proof of their citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033125_citizenship_proof/longtime-arizona-voters-receive-letters-asking-proof-their-citizenship/
Arizona counties are starting to send letters to some longtime voters telling them that they must provide documentation proving their citizenship before they vote again, prompting annoyance and confusion across the state.
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Smithsonian director vows museums ‘free of partisanship’ after Trump instigates review https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033125_smithsonian_review/smithsonian-director-vows-museums-free-partisanship-after-trump-instigates-review/
The director of the Smithsonian Institution told colleagues that the federally funded research institute remained committed to telling “multi-faceted” stories of American history after the Trump administration ordered a review of its museums and programs.
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Finchem’s land disposal resolution emboldened by fringe legal theories & Project 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033125_finchem_land/finchems-land-disposal-resolution-emboldened-by-fringe-legal-theories-project-2025/
Republican Arizona Sen. Mark Finchem is taking direction from the far-right Project 2025 Project 2025 - created by the conservative Heritage Fund - and the Trump administration in his efforts to encourage the federal government to give up federally-owned land to the state.
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'The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032925_levy_excerpt/the-discovery-comet-shoemaker-levy-9/
The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: An excerpt from Tucson astronomer David Levy's new book, 'Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky'
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Az AG Mayes calls Trump admin actions a 'coup' during Tucson town hall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032825_mayes_townhall/az-ag-mayes-calls-trump-admin-actions-coup-during-tucson-town-hall/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes described the actions of the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk as a "coup" and said state attorneys general should fight in the courts to block them.
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Hobbs displays tribal flags in Az Capitol offices after removal from VA hospital https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032525_tribal_flags/hobbs-displays-tribal-flags-az-capitol-offices-after-removal-from-va-hospital/
Following the abrupt removal of the flags representing Arizona’s 22 tribal nations from the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix, Gov. Katie Hobbs is displaying the flags in the Executive Tower at the State Capitol.
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Tucson's renowned Arizona Inn up for sale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032525_arizona_inn/tucsons-renowned-arizona-inn-up-sale/
Tucson's historic Arizona Inn, tucked into a quiet neighborhood near the University of Arizona and owned by the same family for nearly a century, is being put up for sale.
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Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032225_flu_deaths/flu-deaths-rise-as-anti-vaccine-disinformation-takes-root/
Americans are facing the highest death toll from influenza since 2018, just as more people become vulnerable because of growing vaccine skepticism taking hold in statehouses and the Trump administration.
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Az lawmakers approve DCS funding transfer after heated partisan debate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032125_dcs_funding/az-lawmakers-approve-dcs-funding-transfer-after-heated-partisan-debate/
Kids in the care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety won’t have to sleep in the agency’s offices next week, after a bipartisan group of legislators voted to transfer funds so that DCS doesn’t default on payments to group homes.
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Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032025_va_flags/tribal-flags-removed-from-phoenix-va-hospital-under-new-federal-policy/
The flags of Arizona’s 22 tribal nations have been removed from the Carl. T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix and given to the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community for preservation, part of a new flag policy implemented by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
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Fired fed workers won their jobs back, but many linger in ‘administrative leave’ limbo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031925_fired_workers/fired-fed-workers-won-their-jobs-back-but-many-linger-administrative-leave-limbo/
The Trump administration has begun the process of reinstating tens of thousands of fired federal workers, though most are just being placed on administrative leave as the government cites the “burdens” of rehiring.
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Pima men's basketball swamps SUNY Niagara 99-66 to reach nat'l quarterfinals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031825_pcc_mens_basketball/pima-mens-basketball-swamps-suny-niagara-99-66-reach-natl-quarterfinals/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (33-0) played their opening game of the NJCAA Division II National Tournament on Tuesday at the Mary Miller Center in Danville, Ill.
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Arizona joins 20 states suing Trump administration over Education Department layoffs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031325_az_doe_cuts/arizona-joins-20-states-suing-trump-administration-over-education-department-layoffs/
A group of 21 Democratic attorneys general - including Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes - sued the Trump administration Thursday over the U.S. Education Department’s efforts this week to cut more than 1,300 employees.
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Trump admin cancels $21 million in funding for schools & food banks to buy from Az farmers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031225_farmers_schools/trump-admin-cancels-21-million-funding-schools-food-banks-buy-from-az-farmers/
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cancelling roughly $1 billion in already-promised spending on local food purchases for schools and food banks nationwide, including $21 million in funding for schools and food banks to buy from Arizona farmers.
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