Eduardo Sainz, Mi Familia Vota
In an effort to provide all eligible Arizonans the opportunity to register to vote, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) has begun mailing voter registration forms and explanation…
AZ Officials Want Accurate Census Count on Native American Kids
By Mark Richardson Making sure all children are counted is a major goal for the 2020 Census. The number of young children missed in previous counts has grown…
UArizona Names Dr. Richard Carmona to Lead Campus Reentry Plan
University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins has appointed the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Richard Carmona to lead the university’s campus Reentry Task Force. As director of the task…
Lawsuit Seeks Relief for People Detained in Arizona
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arizona, and law firm Perkins Coie LLP filed a federal lawsuit on May 8, against the warden of a private prison run…
Demand for AZ COVID-19 Rent Assistance Could Outstrip Funding
By Mark Richardson The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic appears to be hitting the most vulnerable Arizonans the hardest. Aside from finding food, many newly unemployed, low-wage…
No One Is Disposable
Javier Sierra Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, another pest has come along—the long list of self-proclaimed experts who are trying to sell us the concept of disposable people to justify…
GCU Awards 34 More Full-Tuition Scholarships
COVID-19 halts surprise ceremony — not higher education opportunity Grand Canyon University surprised 34 more high school seniors from Phoenix and Glendale via Zoom with news that they will receive…
Could COVID-19 Funding Restore AZ’s 2-1-1 Service?
By Mark Richardson There’s some cautious optimism that a new COVID-19 referral service could restore the ‘211 Arizona’ help line to full operation again. After losing most of…
Federal Agencies Used Pandemic Crisis to Attack AZ Public Lands
By Mark Richardson A study shows that since the Trump administration declared the COVID-19 crisis a national emergency, federal officials have been busy cutting environmental regulations. A review by…
Over 700 People Rally to Demand ICE Free All Migrants in AZ to Protect Against COVID-19
Over 200 hundred cars and 700 people last week participated in a car rally outside Eloy Detention Center and La Palma Correctional Facility in Eloy, Arizona, to demand Enrique Lucero,…