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Arizona Radio Station Stops Airing Advice On Hiding Child Pornography

3:41pm May 11, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"In many cases, the penalty for possession of pictures is worse than the penalty for murder," the owner of a country music station stated in a PSA that ran for around two years.

Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, speaks to a crowd of Donald Trump supporters at a Trump campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., in 2016. Brewer sided with Arizona Democrats to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state under Obamacare.

Repeal Of Health Law Could Force Tough Decisions For Arizona Republicans

12:10pm March 22, 2017

by Will Stone

The state expanded Medicaid under a Republican governor a few years ago, extending health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. But the GOP plan in Congress would cut much of that funding.

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The Navajo Generating Station located on the Navajo Indian Reservation, near Page, Ariz.

Navajo Workers At Coal-Fired Power Plant Brace For Its Closing

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Laurel Morales

The largest coal-fired power plant in the Western U.S. will shut down 25 years earlier than expected. Environmentalists are celebrating, but hundreds of Navajo workers there are devastated.

Vanessa Ramirez was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was in college. Today she and her kids get their health care through the Affordable Care Act. But child advocates say a repeal of that law could jeopardize the program that covers her children.

Arizona Children Could Lose Health Coverage Under Obamacare Repeal

5:56pm January 24, 2017

by Will Stone

Arizona has one of the highest rates of uninsured kids in the U.S. The federal health law put a dent in those numbers, but child advocates fear any gains will disappear if the law is repealed.

For Gabriel Otero, the Catholic Mission San Xavier del Bac in Tucson, Ariz., is a sacred place. Indigenous people, Latinos and people of European ancestry all worship there.

In Tucson, Ariz., Cultures Combine At 300-Year-Old Catholic Mission

5:31pm January 11, 2017

by NPR Staff

There's a place in Tucson, Ariz., where many cultures combine. The Catholic Mission San Xavier del Bac is over 300 years old, and white and Latino Catholics as well as two native tribes call it home.

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Beverly Kurtz and Tim Guenthner live near Gross Reservoir outside Boulder, Colo. They oppose a an expansion project that would raise the reservoir's dam by 131 feet.

High Demand, Low Supply: Colorado River Water Crisis Hits Across The West

6:21pm December 30, 2016

After years of drought and dropping water levels, the Colorado River is reaching a crisis point. Communities at each end of the river are looking at a variety of measures, from storage to sharing.

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Marcela Stewart speaks to a voter at an event to encourage minority voter turnout n Cutler Bay, Fla., on Sunday.

The 13 Bellwether Counties That Could Decide The Election

11:52am November 07, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Want an easy way to tell who will win the election? Check out these battleground state counties that have closely reflected the statewide vote.

Ana Temu of Colorado Latinos Rise, a progressive political action committee, says her campaign polled over 17,000 Latino voters this year about issues that matter to them.

Supporters Hope Minimum-Wage Votes Will Push Democratic Turnout

5:35pm October 29, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Voters in four states will be deciding whether to raise minimum wages. Supporters hope that voters will both approve the measures and help swing voters to Democratic candidates.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seen here at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump earlier this month, is now facing criminal charges from federal prosecutors over his immigration patrols.

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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Hit With Federal Contempt Charge

6:32pm October 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The misdemeanor charge against Arpaio, 84, was formally lodged Tuesday. The sheriff for much of the Phoenix metro area could face up to six months behind bars if convicted.

Republican field organizer Sergio Arellano and a volunteer canvass in Nogales, Ariz.

Wooing Latino Voters On The Border In The Year Of Trump

3:57pm October 21, 2016

by Jude Joffe-Block

How do Republicans appeal to Latino voters in a year when their presidential nominee has campaigned for a wall with Mexico and mass deportation?

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