By By Briannon Wilfong, Ashley Fredde, Vianney Cárdenas, Rosa Garcia, Kathleen Giles, Jillian Hanlin, and Michelle Rascón-Canales/El Inde The vote to make Tucson an official Sanctuary City might have failed last November, but those who worked to get Proposition 205 on the ballot say they are going to continue to fight for the rights of…
By Priya Jandu/Arizona Sonora News Florence, Arizona, is known for a few things: the annual County Thunder music festival, a few triathlons, an annual motorcycle run and, most notably, the prison complex. With Gov. Doug Ducey’s announcement of plans to close the 112-year-old Arizona State Prison Complex — Florence during his State of the State…
By Priya Jandu/Arizona Sonora News Arizona students might soon be turned away at polling stations if they show up with their student IDs. A bill introduced by Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, would not allow high school, college or university ID cards to be an acceptable form of identification when voting in Arizona. Townsend declined to…
By Alberto Quiroz/Arizona Sonora News When they finish high school, some students go on to college while others enter the workforce. A select few, enlist into the Armed Services. Jose Alberto Ureña was one of those select few. “I scored high enough to join the Air Force, but they never got back to me,” Ureña…
An interview with the leader of the AZ Patriots, Jennifer Harrison. By Shayne Tarquinio/Arizona Sonora News Armed with signs that read ‘Respect our laws or we will deport you! No sanctuary for criminals’ and ‘Stop rewarding, start deporting,’ the AZ Patriots headed to the Tucson City Council meeting on Aug. 6., 2019. The AZ Patriots…
