By Kay Miller Temple Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Combating a national obesity epidemic 20 years in the making requires more than just passing out brochures, Arizona’s top health official said Wednesday. What’s needed, said Will Humble, director of…
LatinaLista — It’s another school year and another opportunity for those who want to ‘whitewash’ students’ curriculum to go at it. The most offensive form of school whitewashing is banning books by ethnic authors. Because the books reflect an…
By Emilie Eaton Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – More than 93 percent of Hispanic immigrants who are in this country illegally say they want to apply for citizenship, but fewer than half of whose who can apply do so,…
By Evan Bell Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The federal government and White Mountain Apache tribe signed a “historic” water-rights agreement Tuesday that the two sides said will guarantee water for the tribe and benefit Phoenix water users as…
By Elaine Rita Mendus Más Wired Apparently, there really is an app for everything. Working with
By Evan Bell Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Voting and civil rights groups cheered a decision by the Supreme Court Monday that struck down an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voting. The court’s 7-2 ruling said Arizona’s…
By Frank X. Moraga AmigosNAZ Improving student achievement, developing new leaders will be key to Arizona’s success A vibrant Arizona of the future will require a strong investment in the state’s educational system. But party politics and a focus…
LatinaLista — On a day when the story of 10-year-old Stephanie Pucheta’s heartbreaking story of the deportation of her father made cyber-headlines, another story of how current immigration policies is separating families comes to the big screen in the…
By Jessica Boehm Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Putting herself through school, Shayna Stevens relies heavily on student loans to pursue a degree in secondary education at Northern Arizona University. Currently a sophomore, Stevens said she is already $40,000…
By Michelle Peirano Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Senators questioned assurances Wednesday that the border is getting more secure, telling Homeland Security officials that the government needs a better plan and a better way of measuring progress on the…
By Gerald Bourguet Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Border Patrol off-road vehicles used to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers are damaging the landscapes of two ecologically sensitive areas of southern Arizona, environmental groups contend. The Sierra Club and…
By Vivian Padilla Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – Republican leaders in the Senate and House are allowing Arizona’s people and economy to suffer by refusing to hear two bills that would repeal SB 1070, a Democratic state lawmaker said…
By Katherine Leal Unmuth Latino Ed Beat A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Tucson Unified School District to offer “culturally relevant” courses that reflect the lives and history of Latino and black students. The ruling is part of…
By Connor Radnovich Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Only 14,069 of the estimated 80,000 Arizonans eligible for deferred deportation had applied for the federal program through its first six months, a rate much lower than the nation as a…
By Matthew Longdon Cronkite News Service PHOENIX – After being approved recently for the Obama administration’s deferred action program for young illegal immigrants, Elisa Vega said she tried to get an Arizona driver’s license only to find out she…
LatinaLista — They call themselves the Border Bedazzlers and they have one mission — transform the ugly metal panels of the US-Mexico border wall into colorful art. Spearheaded by Bisbee, Arizona artists Gretchen Baer and Carolyn Toronto, the duo…
By Fara Illich Cronkite News Service FLORENCE – The first stop for all Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees is just down the road from here at the Florence Detention Center, which has a new soccer field, offers buffet-style dining…
By Maryann Batlle Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Ty Tsosie was taught by his Navajo elders that when he needed spiritual reflection, he could go to the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, a sacred place to…
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,…
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…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Writing books and writing blogs are similar.They should be truth. If they were not, the author loses credibility and his/her ability to convince suffers. This is how it should be. But Arizona is testing…
By AJ Vicens Cronkite News Service PEORIA, AZ – Action by Congress on comprehensive immigration reform would benefit the economies of Arizona, the U.S. and Mexico, former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Thursday. And presidential elections in the U.S….
LatinaLista — The day after thousands of undocumented youth giddily took their places in line at workshops and Mexican consulates across the country, some with their U.S. high school graduation diplomas in hand, to begin the arduous task of…
LatinaLista — The Civil Rights Act celebrates its 48th anniversary today. It was on July 2, 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson signed it into law. The Civil Rights Act outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women,…
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista The day the Supreme Court handed down its decision on Arizona’s SB 1070, I received about a dozen text messages saying, “We won!” Knowing the history of the Court and dealing with this sort…
