On an early weekday morning, a young man clings to his mother, a story of deep ambition and curiosity is told through his eyes. Unknown to him at the time, he became a member of a bigger cause, a union strike, one of many major political scenes that will influence him. Jacob Jones-Martinez, 41, is…
Low population, high unemployment, low median income and a lack of representation in government has left many African-Americans in Arizona out without a voice. “There are a lot of industries and areas that do not have a lot of people that look like us,” said Natalynn Masters, the second African-American to become University of Arizona…
Arizona Craft Beverage Inc. claims that a stop work order placed on their property by Mayor Dusty Escapule is illegal. The company leasing the Old Tombstone high school uses the building to make wine and spirits. The company was undergoing renovations that the city claimed were illegal without the proper permits and supervision. The City…
About 43 percent of young Americans are still without health insurance, two years after the launch of the Affordable Care Act. As the second enrollment period gets underway, some advocates in Arizona are hoping to change that. They’ve launched seminars and presentations on Arizona’s college campuses and a social media campaign to encourage people from…
Neighborhood churches, school gymnasiums, fire stations and other public buildings normally come to mind as places where people cast their votes. But come Nov. 4, some voters in Sierra Vista will cast ballots in a gym. Voters in Window Rock on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona will vote at a museum. It’s an untraditional…
