Trump’s new ‘public charge’ rule tying immigrants’ benefits to green cards spurs lawsuits
States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country. The new federal policy goes into effect Friday and broadens the discretion of immigration […]
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Attorneys for Arizona’s prison system ran to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to make one last plea to delay a court-ordered takeover of its healthcare system. A federal district court judge and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals already denied the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry’s request to put off receivership […]
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Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, 84, was remembered for decades of public service and a major role in Western water policy, including the 2004 settlement that resolved longstanding Gila River disputes.
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An immigrant rights group will spend millions and knock on tens of thousands of doors to fire up Latino voters ahead of the November midterms, in the hopes of electing progressive candidates who will push back against President Donald Trump. Living United for Change in Arizona, which frequently campaigns on behalf of Democrats, is planning […]