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Report: Arizona leads states for rate of deferred-deportation applications

By AUBREE ABRIL  Cronkite News   WASHINGTON – Arizona has the highest rate of deferred deportation applications in the nation, with two-thirds of the estimated 34,000 eligible immigrants in the state signing up, a new report says. The Migration Policy Institute

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Court revives death-row inmate’s complaint that prison read his mail

By JULIANNE DEFILIPPISCronkite News Service WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Monday ordered a new hearing for an Arizona death-row inmate who said prison officials violated his constitutional right to counsel by reading a letter he sent to his attorney.

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Phoenix, Tucson among highest 25 metro areas for pedestrian death rate

By MIRANDA RIVERSCronkite News Service  WASHINGTON – Phoenix and Tucson ranked among the top 25 metro areas in the nation for pedestrian death rates from 2008 to 2012, according to a study released Wednesday. The Governing magazine study said the

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State’s same-sex couples could get family leave, but impact uncertain

By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Couples who were legally married in a state that recognizes same-sex unions might be given Family and Medical Leave Act benefits if they work in Arizona – even though the state does not recognize their

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