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#arizona

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Az governor sets CD7 special election following Grijalva's death tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Declaring Arizona's 7th Congressional District seat vacant after the death of Rep. Raul Grijalva, Gov. Katie Hobbs set a special election — a primary on July 15 and general election on September 23.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comAz governor sets CD7 special election following Grijalva's deathBy Dylan Smith

Effort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, too tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Millions of American women have a different last name than what’s on their birth certificates, and House Republicans have prioritized a bill that voting rights groups say could make it harder for them to vote.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comEffort to block non-citizens from voting could impact married women, tooBy Barbara Rodriguez

Arizona high school robotics teams pair ingenuity & teamwork in VEX State Championship tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Fifty Arizona high school robotics teams competed at Desert Ridge High School over the weekend for a trip to the VEX World Championship in Dallas from May 6-8.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comArizona high school robotics teams pair ingenuity & teamwork in VEX State ChampionshipBy Ethan Holtzinger

U.S. housing agency considers launching crypto experiment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is considering taking a first step to using cryptocurrency, and some believe the initiative may be a trial run for the use of crypto across the federal government.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comU.S. housing agency considers launching crypto experimentBy Jesse Coburn

Trump pulls Supreme Court into birthright citizenship brawl tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to rein in judicial prohibitions on enforcement of an executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comTrump pulls Supreme Court into birthright citizenship brawlBy Kelsey Reichmann

Schumer support for GOP spending bill appears to possibly stave off gov't shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced during a floor speech that he will vote to advance the stopgap spending bill that must become law before Friday at midnight to avoid a partial government shutdown.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comSchumer support for GOP spending bill appears to possibly stave off gov't shutdownBy Jennifer Shutt

Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Trump has justified tariffs on Canadian imports in part as a way to force Canada to crack down on smuggling and tighten security at the vast border - but data from both sides of the U.S.-Canada border shows a dramatically smaller problem than the southern border.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comTrump justifies trade war with Canada by citing smuggling – but nearly all comes from MexicoBy Emma Paterson

Grijalva left a mark & lessons for a new generation to live by tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Southern Arizona kid who got into politics as a radical activist lived a life of meaning that new generations of people on a mission can learn from — if they are ready to understand a Boomer knew a thing or two (or seven).
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TucsonSentinel.comGrijalva left a mark & lessons for a new generation to live by | What the Devil won't tell youBy Blake Morlock

Grijalva remembered as champion for tribal communities across Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tribal nations throughout Arizona honored U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday, as a warrior for Indigenous communities and commended his continuous efforts to support Indigenous people’s fights to protect the environment, water and natural resources.
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TucsonSentinel.comGrijalva remembered as champion for tribal communities across ArizonaBy Shondiin Silversmith

Raúl Grijalva, congresista de Tucson por mucho tiempo, fallece a los 77 años tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El congresista Raúl Grijalva falleció la mañana del jueves a 77 años de edad, según su oficina y su hija. Grijalva, en el Congreso desde el 2003, fue tratado por cáncer del pulmón el año pasado, y dijo que no volvería a postularse para el cargo después de las elecciones de noviembre.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comRaúl Grijalva, congresista de Tucson por mucho tiempo, fallece a los 77 años | ObituarioBy Dylan Smith

Feds withhold $10M for Pima County migrant shelters, imply local officials harboring people illegally tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: The Department of Homeland Security told Pima County they are withholding about $10 million in funds owed for migrant shelters, essentially accusing the county of using federal dollars to encourage people to come to the U.S. to seek asylum.
#Tucson #Arizona

TucsonSentinel.comFeds withhold $10M for Pima County migrant shelters, imply local officials harboring people illegallyBy Paul Ingram

A wild afternoon storm here in "sunny Arizona." It's raining like absolute stink, blowing hard, thunder and lightning. I've stopped work in the event I lose electricity.

There's been hardly any rain this winter, so I'm not complaining.