AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, December 13, 2013
AZ Legislature gets back to work this week, what can we expect?; gas tax hike to pay for road construction.
Barber Applauds Mental Health Funding Expansion
Vice President Biden announced Tuesday an additional $100M for services, facilities; AZ Democrat advocate of mental health awareness to prevent gun violence.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, December 6, 2013
Discussion of 6,000 child abuse reports un-investigated, other crisis in state's CPS; challenges for Tucson's City Council, TUSD.
Siblings Apart For Years, One US Citizen, Other Faces Deportation
Brother and sister are part of nationwide effort to fix "a broken immigration system;" born to same parents but in different countries.
Child Advocacy Group: Abuse Prevention Would Help CPS
Budget cuts to children, family services has fueled huge influx of kids to agency's system, Children Action Alliance director says.
Brewer Creates 'Care Team' to Investigate Neglected CPS Cases
The Child Advocate Response Examination Team will oversee agency's staff; review and identify any glitches in its system.
McCain: Immigration Reform Must Happen
AZ's Senator still working to get U.S. House to consider immigration and border security measures.
Grijalva Part of Group Wanting BP Use of Force Discussion
Arizona Democrat, 20 other Congress members requesting meeting with Border Patrol officials; agency says it will not change use of deadly force policy.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, November 29, 2013
Mayor Rothschild discusses changes to SB 1070; Pima County supervisor Ray Carroll talks status of Rosemont copper mine.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, November 22, 2013
EPA, Rosemont water permit issue; Senate Democrats invoke nuclear option; GOP seek to recapture competitive Congressional seats.
Migrant Detention Facility Cellblocks Freezing, Detainees Say
While detention cells aren't designed with comfort in mind, human rights groups, undocumented migrants say conditions inside some BP stations have become unsafe.
NPR: Congress Immigration Mandate Keeps Detention Beds Full
Little known about, enforced policy calls for filling 34,000 beds with immigrant detainees in about 250 facilities across country per day.
AZ Week: Problems, Debate Over Affordable Care Act
Four voices discuss political, economic, societal effects in the country, amid one controversy after the other.
Tucson Council OKs SB 1070 Enforcement Changes
Unanimous vote directs police ' to protect overall safety of all members of community' rather than immigration status.
Study: Immigration Enforcement Doesn't Drive Self-Deportation
However, some models of federal, local cooperation on immigration control did drive foreign-born to move to other parts of U.S., authors found.
