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AZ judge blocks polling place rules, election official predicts chaos

As worries of election interference and intimidation grow in Arizona, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says election officials have been preparing to …

Juez de AZ bloquea reglas de lugares de votación, se predice caos

A medida que aumentan las preocupaciones sobre la interferencia e intimidación electoral en Arizona, el Secretario de Estado Adrian Fontes dice …

The Arizona State University Center for Tribal Digital Sovereignty is designed to provide tribal nations with the resources they need to build proactive digital platforms. (ASU)

New ASU program to help tribal governments develop digital sovereignty

Historic inequities have left many tribal nations behind the rest of the country but a new Arizona State University program is designed to launch them…

Controversial AZ immigration measure faces legal challenge

A controversial immigration bill could allow Arizona law enforcement to arrest people who are found to be illegally crossing the U.S. - Mexico border…

Around 36% of Latino voters in Arizona said the issue of immigration has a lot of influence on the candidate they will support for president in 2024. (Adobe Stock)

ASU professor examines legal structures shaping Latino experiences

David Lopez, distinguished visiting professor of law at Arizona State University and co-dean emeritus at Rutgers University, said Arizona State has …

En Arizona, los latinos de 19 a 29 a�os constituyeron el mayor bloque de votantes en las elecciones generales de 2020, seg�n Voto Latino. (Adobe Stock)

Se espera 'Tsunami' de voto juvenil latino en AZ en futuras elecciones

El estado de Arizona jugó un papel crucial en las elecciones de 2020 y 2022. Los expertos predicen que esto no será diferente en 2024…

In Arizona, Latinos 19 to 29 years of age made up the largest block of voters in the 2020 general election, according to Voto Latino. (Adobe Stock)

'Tsunami' of AZ Latino youth vote expected in future elections

The state of Arizona played a crucial role in 2020 and 2022 elections. Experts predict that won't be any different in 2024. President of Voto …

According to the Anti-Defamation League, 20% of Americans believe six or more Jewish tropes. (Adobe Stock)

Biden Reveals Nation's First Plan to Combat Antisemitism

As hostility toward Jewish people continues to spike in Arizona and nationally, the Biden administration has issued a National Strategy to Counter …

According to the American Heart Association, more than 40% of Hispanic adults experience obesity. (Adobe Stock)

AZ Cardiologist Weighs In on Health Disparities Among Minorities

New research suggests Hispanic people born in the United States may be at higher risk for multiple chronic diseases than their counterparts born in ot…

Irresponsible target shooting, littering and off-highway vehicles are among the human factors causing damage to heritage assets. (Adobe Stock)

New Map Outlines Reasons for Protecting Great Bend of Gila

Conservation groups have added an interactive story map to their toolkit as they continue to push for permanent protections for the Great Bend of the …

While many circumstances of Native American female homicide are unknown, the largest known circumstance involved an argument between the victim and the offender. (Adobe Stock)

ASU Research Shows Increasing Number of Missing Indigenous Women, Girls

Researchers at Arizona State University are tackling the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women in the state, trying to figure out why it is …

Most voters in Arizona strongly support creating new protected national areas. (Adobe Stock)

Poll: AZ Voters Worried About Water, Support Cleaner Energy

The 13th annual 'Conservation in the West' poll shows Arizonans are seriously concerned about the state's water situation, and that they support …

La mayor�a de los votantes de Arizona apoyan firmemente la creaci�n de nuevas �reas nacionales protegidas. (Adobe Stock)

Encuesta: Votantes de AZ preocupados por el agua, apoyan las energías limpias

La decimotercera encuesta anual 'Conservation in the West' muestra que los habitantes de Arizona están seriamente preocupados por la situació…

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation will host its seventh annual National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday. (Adobe Stock)

AZ Events Highlight National Day of Racial Healing

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day in which many across the country celebrate the revolutionary words and thoughts of the civil rights …

Researchers say improving diversity in the nursing profession starts with a more inclusive learning environment. (Adobe Stock)

Researcher: AZ's Nursing Workforce Should Reflect its Patients

Nurses are at the forefront of patient outcomes, and experts say a workforce that better reflects the population it serves can help reduce healthcare …

Arizona environmental and political leaders are pushing state legislators to pass measures that would move the state's power grid to renewable sources of energy. (andreiorlov/Adobe Stock)

AZ Groups Outline Environmental Goals for 2022 Legislature

An alliance of environmental groups and lawmakers has released an ambitious, wide-ranging set of goals for the 2022 Arizona Legislature. The …

Two bills approved by the Arizona Legislature would drop certain people from the list to receive early ballots and make it more difficult to resolve a mismatched signature on a mail-in ballot. (Simone/Adobe Stock)

AZ Voting Rights Groups Sue to Block Election 'Suppression' Laws

PHOENIX -- A coalition of Arizona voting-rights groups has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block new voter-suppression laws enacted by the state Le…

A Supreme Court ruling this week upholding a pair of Arizona election laws could open the door for other states to pass restrictive

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Supreme Court Upholds AZ Election Laws in Blow to Voting Rights

PHOENIX -- In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a pair of Arizona "election security" laws that many experts believe will …

A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know

Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

PHOENIX -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US …

Census statistics show Latinos and other people of color have been hit harder by the effects of the pandemic than other Arizonans. (wckiw/Adobe Stock)

Arizona Families Counting on Passage of COVID Relief Plan

PHOENIX, Ariz. - As Arizona families struggle to recover from the pandemic's economic fallout, advocates for children and families say quick passage …

Susan Bro started the Heather Heyer Foundation to fight for social justice in honor of her daughter, who died during a 2017 protest against white supremacists. (Ben Rekhi)

Film Examines Efforts to Heal U.S. Political, Racial Divides

PHOENIX, Ariz. - With former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial demonstrating deep divisions in the nation, a new documentary released today …

After major wins by Democrats in 2020, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature have filed several dozen bills designed to change the way Arizonans vote. (Wikimedia Commons)

AZ Democrats: GOP Legislation Aimed at Voter Suppression

PHOENIX, Ariz. - After Donald Trump's defeat at the polls last year, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature began filing a flurry of bills that could …

About 1,000 protesters, some of them armed, were in Phoenix on Wednesday while rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

Human Rights Group: AZ No Stranger to Extremism

PHOENIX -- The attack on the U.S. Capitol last week has shocked and angered many Americans, but some in Arizona see its roots in the extreme rhetoric …

A new study finds Latino students who enroll in college face a

Study: Latinos Face ‘Completion Gap’ to Earning College Degree

TUCSON, Ariz. -- While the number of Latinos entering college in Arizona and across America is increasing, new research shows many lag behind in …

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provides protection from deportation and other rights for thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children. (vivalapenley/Adobe Stock)

Advocates: Court Ruling, Biden Election Could Save AZ DACA Recipients

MESA, Ariz. -- Arizonans eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program are hopeful but cautious over a court ruling that …

Census 2020 workers and volunteers are making last-minute, in-person contacts with Arizona households in hopes of completing the once-a-decade population tally by Oct. 31. (Flickr)

AZ Groups Work Overtime as Census 2020 Deadline Looms

PHOENIX -- With just a few weeks left to complete the 2020 census, groups representing Arizona's historically undercounted residents say they're …

Immigrants make up 13% of Arizona's population, and an estimated 4% of the state's population is undocumented. (vivalapenler/Adobe Stock)

First-time DACA Applications Still Closed to AZ Youth

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Almost 24,000 undocumented young Arizonans rely on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA to live and work in the …

A new report shows Arizona has among the highest numbers of Latino children without health insurance in the country. (AndyDean/Adobe Stock)

Arizona Among Top States for Number of Uninsured Latino Kids

PHOENIX, Ariz. - The number of Latino children with health insurance in Arizona and many other states, which had improved steadily over past decades…

Migrants and others often face long lines and other delays at the U.S.-Mexico border in their quest to gain asylum in the United States. (JDenmark/Flickr)

Court Tentatively Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Rule for Asylum Seekers

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Despite a ruling that could allow asylum seekers now waiting in Mexico into Arizona, social service agencies don't expect a huge …

A U.S. Border Patrol agent guards migrants at one of several detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border. (US Border Patrol and Immigration)

Tucson Trial Begins Over Conditions in Migrant Detention Centers

TUCSON, Ariz. - After years of delays and legal wrangling, testimony began this week in a lawsuit to force the U.S. Border Patrol to upgrade its …

A U.S. Border Patrol officer opens and drains a water bottle left by No More Deaths volunteers to help migrants in the Agua Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in 2017. (NoMoreDeaths)

Retrial of AZ Aid Worker Opens Today in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. — Government prosecutors in Tucson federal court are set to open a retrial today of a humanitarian aid worker who helped migrants …

Robert M. Pennoyer, now and at age 19, on the U.S.S. Pensacola at Iwo Jima in 1944 (Courtesy: Robert M. Pennoyer)

WWII Veteran: Ignorance, Indifference Greatest Threats to America

NEW YORK – Seventy-four years after he saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima, a World War II veteran has an Independence Day message for America: The …

Housing affordability - the escalating cost of rent - is a major factor in poverty for children and families across Arizona. (AdobeStock)

Report: Arizona Kids Face Challenges in Housing, Education

PHOENIX — Housing affordability is one of the most critical challenges children face growing up in Arizona, according to a new report. Arizona …

The group No More Deaths supported has posted banners near the Cabeza Prieta refuge supporting the group's efforts to provide aid to migrants. (Flickr)

Trial Set This Week for Arizona Border Aid Volunteers

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nine volunteer aid workers go on trial in Tucson this week for providing humanitarian aid to immigrants at risk crossing the …

Quienes formulan las pol�ticas est�n aprovechando los datos para servir mejor a los ni�os del estado. (1laura/Twenty20)

El uso de datos para mejorar la vida de los niños de Arizona

PHOENIX – Este mes se despliega la herramienta “MapLIT” del portal “Read On Arizona”, Leer en Arizona. La …

The ACLU found more than half of people in Arizona prisons were imprisoned for nonviolent offenses. (bethc/Twenty20)

Report: How AZ Can Reduce 4th-Highest Incarceration Rate in US

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Arizona's incarceration rate is among the highest in the country, and a new report from the ACLU says that comes at a huge …

Petra Falcon gathered with community members and religious leaders Friday in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Phoenix to speak out against the separation of migrant children from their families. (Katherine Davis-Young/PNS)

AZ Groups Condemn Separation of Children, Parents at Border

PHOENIX — Immigration rights advocates in Arizona and around the country are continuing to speak out against the Department of Homeland Security…

The Center for American Progress says many LGBT detainees in ICE custody are asylum seekers, and shouldn't be kept in detention while awaiting immigration hearings. (Chris Chitaroni/Twenty20)

LGBT Detainees Face Sexual Assault in ICE Detention

PHOENIX — New data shows lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender immigrants are 97 times more likely to face sexual assault in federal detention …

The Vera Institute of Justice reports the number of women in U.S. jails has increased 14-fold since 1970, and a large portion of those women are simply awaiting trial. (Steven Depolo/Flickr)

Rights Groups Seek Fairness for Jailed AZ Women Who Can't Afford Bail

PHOENIX – Advocates say too many moms in Arizona will spend Mother's Day behind bars simply because they can't afford bail. And human rights …

Native women are murdered at a rate of 4.3 per 100,000, according to the CDC. (Howl Arts Collective/Flickr)

Advocates: More Can Be Done for Missing, Murdered Native Women

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Saturday is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. Advocates say much more could be …

Latino groups gathered Tuesday evening in Phoenix to watch the State of the Union address. (Promise Arizona)

AZ Progressive Groups React to State of Union Address

PHOENIX – Progressive groups in Arizona are giving President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night mostly negative reviews…

A video still from January 2017 shows a Border Patrol agent removing a blanket left for migrants. (No More Deaths)

Report: Border Patrol Agents Vandalize Water Left in Desert for Migrants

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol agents have been caught on video dumping out water and confiscating blankets left in the desert by aid workers…

Immigrant-rights advocates pleaded for a deal on DACA at a recent protest. (Promize Arizona)

AZ Latino Leaders Make All-Out Push for Dream Act

PHOENIX -- Leaders in Arizona's immigrant-rights community are launching an all-out campaign to get lawmakers to pass the Dream Act as part of the fed…

The National Immigrant Integration Conference in Phoenix this week will tackle issues like DACA, TPS, and President Trump's travel ban. (Phil Soto)

Major Immigrant Integration Conference Underway in Phoenix

PHOENIX -- More than 1,000 people are attending the nation's largest conference on immigrant integration, today and tomorrow at the Phoenix …

A new study shows Hispanic, American Indian and African-American children score lowest on 12 measures of child well-being. (Charmaine /Morguefile)

Report: Barriers to Success Harm Many Arizona Children of Color

PHOENIX – Children of color and those belonging to immigrant families still face longer odds in Arizona, despite the progress the state has …

Advocates for DREAMers are calling on Arizona lawmakers to support the DREAM Act, which would provide young people brought to the U.S. as children a path to citizenship. (Progressive Democrats of America)

Arizona Community Comes Together to Support DREAMers

PHOENIX – Immigrants' rights groups in Arizona say they stand ready to help the state's 28,000 DACA recipients in any way possible, after …

Critics say recent administration policy changes undermine transparency in pay rates and good faith in financial advising.(cohdra/morguefile)

Just Before Labor Day, Trump Rolls Back Labor, Consumer Protections

PHOENIX -- Just a few days before Labor Day, the Trump administration has announced two policies that consumer advocates say hurt the average worker …

President Donald Trump is moving forward with a Phoenix rally on Tues., despite a request to delay it from the city's mayor. (Wikimedia Commons)

Massive Protests Planned to Counter Trump's Phoenix Rally

PHOENIX - Civil rights and immigrants' rights groups are planning a giant protest Tuesday outside the Phoenix Convention Center where President Donald…

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