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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

AZ: Immigration

Arizona lawmakers battle it out over immigration proposals

The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature has passed a number of bills that some immigration advocates are calling "SB 1070 2.0." Senate Bill 1231…

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During the 2004 general election, Arizona voters approved Proposition 200, which requires
AZ leaders and businesses speak out against immigration proposal

Rep. Ben Toma, R-Peoria, Speaker of the Arizona House, has introduced legislation with hopes to curtail illegal immigration and save Arizonans big in …

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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 …

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Según el Pew Research Center, se prevé que los latinos representen el 14,3 % de todos los votantes elegibles en todo el país en las próximas elecciones intermedias. Eso es un aumento del 12,8 % en 2018 y solo del 7,4 % en 2000. (Adobe Stock)
Se espera participación récord de latinos en elecciones intermedias de AZ

Se espera que más de 644,000 latinos de Arizona emitan su voto en noviembre. Eso es un aumento del 9,6 % en la participación de votantes …

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In 2018, undocumented immigrants in Arizona paid an estimated $228.5 million in state and local taxes, not including federal taxes. (Adobe Stock)
AZ Groups Push for In-State Tuition for Undocumented, DACA Graduates

A measure to provide in-state tuition to all Arizona high school graduates regardless of immigration status will be on the ballot this November…

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The Arizona District Attorney joined the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to bring a lawsuit against HB 2492. (bizoo_n/Adobe Stock)
AZ Groups Support DOJ Lawsuit to Block Registration Barrier

The U.S. Department of Justice wants to block an Arizona law that requires what its lawsuit calls "onerous documentary proof of citizenship" in order …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Mexican gray wolf is one of several endangered species that would have its habitat reduced and fragmented if the U.S.-Mexico border wall is completed. (Roni/Adobe Stock)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
Conservation Groups Sue Trump Over Border-Wall Funding

PHOENIX -- A coalition of conservation groups is suing the Trump administration to stop border-wall construction in Arizona and other states that bord…

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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…

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