Chair Grijalva, Sen. Udall Introduce Hardrock Mining Reform
At a recently concluded Capitol Hill press conference this on May 9th, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), announced the introduction of their House and Senate…
Tucson Students Stage Walkout Demanding Release of Classmate in ICE Custody
Two hundred Desert View High School students staged a walkout on May 6 after a classmate was taken into Border Patrol custody last Thursday evening. Thomas Torres, a high school…
Thousands of Navajo Homes to Get Electricity for First Time
by Mark Richardson Crews from the Salt River Project and other power utilities will install electric power for the first time to thousands of homes in the Navajo Nation….
A School in Yuma Requires Parents to Present an Arizona Driver’s License to Enroll Their Child. That’s Unlawful.
By Amanda Parris Following the enactment in 2010 of Arizona’s racist law, SB 1070, the ACLU of Arizona began hearing from families who were deterred or discouraged from enrolling their…
Arizona Places More Foster Kids with Relatives
A new report shows in the past decade, Arizona and other states have placed more foster children needing homes with relatives or other families. The Annie E. Casey Foundation research…
Program Seeks to Close Students’ ‘Achievement Gap’
by Mark Richardson A new grant program aims to close the “achievement gap” for low-income Arizona students by getting their families involved in their education. The goal is to…
Rep. Grijalva Condemns Assault on Health Coverage
On March 25th, the Justice Department announced that it will refuse to defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Texas v. U.S., a lawsuit brought by a series of conservative…
Rep. Ruben Gallego Leads First House Hearing on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States held the first ever hearing on missing and murdered Indigenous women in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 14th. American Indian…
Program Aims to Boost Preschoolers’ Literacy Skills
by Mark Richardson Education experts say when preschoolers can’t read at an age-appropriate level, it can hamper their long-term success in the classroom. The program “Read On Arizona” aims…
Volunteers Sentenced for Putting Water in the Desert
On March 1st, four No More Deaths/No Más Muertes volunteers convicted of federal misdemeanors were issued fines of $250 per defendant and sentenced to 15 months of unsupervised probation. Natalie…