By Natasha Khan Cronkite News PHOENIX – People said they registered for an early ballot but never received one. People confused about the identification needed to vote. People told they weren’t on a precinct’s voting list. Arizona advocacy groups, political parties and politicians said those are just some of the things that led to what [...]
Arpaio Wins Sixth Term As Sheriff
By Nick Blumberg Fronteras News Desk PHOENIX — It was the toughest re-election battle he’s ever faced, but Sheriff Joe Arpaio won a sixth term as the top lawman in Maricopa County, Arizona. Despite his lowest-ever approval ratings and poll numbers, bruising scandals, and a huge volunteer effort to oust him, Joe Arpaio was re-elected [...]
El Paso County’s San Elizario’s unique revival gathers local history, gardening and hundreds of artists
By Pink Rivera Borderzine SAN ELIZARIO, TX – There’s only one place in El Paso County where a family can see work by hundreds of artists, visit a veteran’s museum, get a homemade empanada at a café, see a live band at a restaurant that’s right next to the jail that once housed Billy the [...]
Spanish Voter Awareness Campaign Launched To Combat Arizona Errors
By Al Macias, John Rosman Fronteras News Desk PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office is launching a Spanish-language voter awareness program, in hopes of avoiding possible confusion about the date of the Nov. 6 general election. This comes after County Recorder Helen Purcell announced two pieces of printed information with the incorrect date had [...]
Commentary: Mexico’s new administration needs to make border security a priority
By Nelson Balido Rio Grande Guardian SAN ANTONIO – A study released earlier this year by the Pew Hispanic Center caught my attention, and its findings might require observers of U.S.-Mexico relations to recalibrate their thinking. According to Pew data, immigration – legal and illegal – from Mexico to the United States has flat-lined. The [...]
Two more Arizona sites win national historic landmark designation
By Cale Ottens Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has declared two Arizona sites national historic landmarks – one from the state’s prehistory and the other from a darker time in modern history. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday gave the designation to a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp near [...]