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Group: Penalties for buyers key to curbing sex trafficking

By ALEXA ARMSTRONG and STEPHEN HAMWAY Cronkite News PHOENIX – When it comes to sex trafficking, the traffickers – usually pimps – traditionally receive the harshest legal punishments. However, states can do more to curb the practice by shifting that responsibility onto the men who

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Independent voter registration continues to rise

PHOENIX – As the Primary Election approaches voters with no designated party affiliation continue to outnumber voters in recognized political parties.  Since March 2014, the number of independent voters has risen by 18,201. In comparison the number of registered Democrats and

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N.C. Sheriff Lets Deputies Play Bloody Video Games Depicting Latinos

Now here’s a new video game to talk about.  Terry Johnson, North Carolina sheriff is being accused of racial profiling in a U.S. Justice Department case. This Thursday, during the third day of the trial, video games were revealed by

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Mitt Romney Backs Latino School Board Official In Florida

Mitt Romney has given his stamp of approval to the front-runner in the GOP primary for a South Florida congressional seat. According to FOX News Latino, Carlos Curbelo is a Miami-Dade school board member who is running in the Aug.

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Scorecard on Immigration Votes Splits Arizona Lawmakers on Party Lines

  By AUBREE ABRIL Cronkite News WASHINGTON – All four Republican representatives from Arizona got a zero on a new national scorecard that rated all House members for their votes on nine immigration-related measures and statements on the issue. Arizona’s Democrats fared

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Number of Unaccompanied Minors Crossing Into U.S. Tops 60,000

The number of unaccompanied minors crossing into U.S. has topped 60,000.  According to the Daily Mail, federal facilities are overflowing and private shelters are receiving millions of dollars from tax payers to care for them. The facilities are full and

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Opening Lands to Renewable Energy Could Make State a “Solar Capital”

By MATTHEW SEEMAN Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona could become the “solar capital of the world” if public lands can be made more readily available for renewable energy development, an Arizona official told a House subcommittee Tuesday. Eric Fitzer was one of

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Agreement on VA bill includes $20 million for Phoenix outpatient clinic

By AUBREE ABRIL  Cronkite News WASHINGTON – A tentative agreement between House and Senate negotiators on a multibillion-dollar plan to help the ailing Department of Veterans Affairs includes $20.7 million for a community-based outpatient clinic in Phoenix. The clinic was one

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Bill Clinton is 'Deeply Conflicted' About Becoming 'First Gentleman'

A shocking new book is causing major stir around the nation, especially in politics. Author Daniel Harper writes in “Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine,” how Bill Clinton doesn’t want his wife to win the U.S. presidency,

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White House Says Number Of Kids Crossing Border Decreased Sharply

PHOENIX — The White House announced yesterday that the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border from Central America has decreased significantly. According to Fox Latino News, from the average of about 150 children apprehended along the Rio Grande border

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