By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Nine years ago, Laura Gjacs became a full-time mom. And while getting paid in smiles and kisses is nice, it doesn’t exactly help her care for her daughter Tori, who suffers from a rare autoimmune disorder. But thanks to a newly implemented program, Gjacs and 700…
By Ashley Morales/El Inde Migrating to a different country and growing up undocumented has a major impact on one’s mental health. Many face numerous challenges and obstacles in hopes of a better life. This is the story of an undocumented/ or DACAmented migrant whose struggles pushed her to break the stigma of mental health and…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Tatyanna Duchene pushed her 1-year-old son’s stroller around the State Capitol on Wednesday, following a crowd of students and volunteers as they gathered to petition legislators to use the current $5.3 billion dollar budget surplus for community needs. Her daughter, Khaleesi, is just 4 years old,…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Dozens of victim advocates bowed their heads in the late Monday morning heat, remembering the friends and family members lost to violent crime; some murmured names aloud, others were overcome with grief. They stood just outside the State Capitol, welcoming the start of National Crime Victims’…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — A $13 billion dollar budget, sold by Republican lawmakers as a continuation of last year’s budget while the legislature debates how to spend its current $5.3 billion dollar surplus, was promptly shot down in its first hearing in a House Appropriations Committee. Two Republican lawmakers joined the…
