By: ArizonaLatinos.com Staff Latino voting has steadily increased over the past six years, and a new report predicts that it will reach 14 percent of the electorate in Tuesday’s election. That’s up from 8 percent in 2008, according to ONE
By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona ranked sixth in a new national report on the quality of after-school programs, with the state’s score driven by the large number of poor kids enrolled and by relatively high parental satisfaction. The Afterschool
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 By LAURIE LILES Cronkite News Gay couples rushed to Arizona courthouses to get married Friday, just hours after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage as a violation of the right to equal protection.
By RACHEL LUND Cronkite News PHOENIX – The two major-party candidates for Arizona governor agree on a few things when it comes to the contentious issue of immigration: • The federal government hasn’t done enough to deal with challenges such as cross-border
By EMILIE EATON Cronkite News PHOENIX – In March, 24-year-old Franko Milan accomplished his dream of becoming a real estate agent. Two years before, Milan was jumping between jobs. He was a supermarket courtesy clerk for a while. He worked for two
By CAMARON STEVENSON Cronkite News WASHINGTON – The head of Customs and Border Protection said there is no evidence of ISIS attempts to infiltrate the Southwest border and his agency is more focused on trying to prevent more unaccompanied minor immigrants. “We
By: AZLatinos.com Staff Most citizens pay little attention to the inner gears of the legislative process, such as leadership contests. A recent development, or at least announcement, about who will replace Rep. Andy Tobin as speaker tells us a little
Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski has received this year’s prestigious Ohtli award from the government of Mexico on Monday. The Mexican Consulate make the presentation Monday evening during festivities celebrating the 204th year of Mexico’s independence at the Phoenix City Hall
By LAUREN LOFTUS Cronkite News PHOENIX – To the Rev. Sarah Stadler-Ammon, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, all love should be celebrated because “love is from God.” That’s what drew her to a prayer breakfast Thursday at which religious leaders shared their
By LAUREN LOFTUS Cronkite News To activist Joshua Zaragoza, Tempe’s overwhelming approval of workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender municipal workers is a springboard for other cities to pass non-discrimination measures. “The objective and the goal in those cities would
