Pelosi backs impeachment inquiry, Arizona delegation members not swayed
By Vandana Ravikumar | Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019
WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House would open a formal impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump, but her announcement did not appear to change any minds in the Arizona delegation.
Federal judge temporarily halts Trump administration’s order ending Temporary Protected Status
By Edgardo Lozoya | Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
GOODYEAR – A federal judge in California on Wednesday temporarily halted a federal order that removed Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 immigrants nationwide. About 1,100 TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti and Honduras live in Arizona.
Lack of trust in law enforcement hinders reporting of LGBTQ crimes
By Katie Gagliano and Emma Keith | News21 | Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
Violent crimes and other hate incidents against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans are consistently not reported and prosecuted because of chronic distrust between the LGBTQ community and police.
District 8 House seat likely to remain Republican, despite crowded race
By Chris McCrory | Friday, Feb. 2, 2018
The race to replace Rep. Trent Franks in the U.S. House of Representatives has inspired a political free-for-all between almost 20 candidates in the West Valley.
Military accepts transgender recruits, but advocates won’t give up fight
By Adrienne St. Clair | Monday, Jan. 1, 2018
WASHINGTON - Transgender individuals will be able to openly enlist, re-enlist and serve in the military beginning Jan. 1. Advocates in Arizona welcomed the shift, but don't believe this is the end of their fight.
Mexicans and Americans – a complicated relationship
By Adrienne St. Clair | Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017
QUERETARO, Mexico - A Cronkite journalist goes on a listening tour in Mexico to hear about hundreds of years of history and the different takes on the current, complicated feelings that regular Mexicans have toward the United States.
Construction claws back from recession, ‘new normal’ still unclear
By Adrienne St. Clair | Monday, Dec. 18, 2017
WASHINGTON - A decade after the start of the Great Recession, Arizona's hard-hit construction industry has come back, but experts are wondering how far it can go this time.
In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 6
By Adrienne St. Clair and Andrew Nicla | Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017
In September, we began a countdown to Dec. 8, the day some Democratic lawmakers hoped would let them force a vote on the Dream Act by threatening to scuttle the budget that expired that day, potentially shutting the government down. Dec. 8 has come and gone. The budget has passed and the government is open, for now. And Congress is no closer to passing legislation to protect recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals than they were three months ago.
Franks to resign in face of House Ethics probe of possible harassment
By Andrew Nicla and Adrienne St. Clair | Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
WASHINGTON - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, said Thursday he will resign in the face of a House investigation of his discussions with female staffers about his and his wife's search for a surrogate mother to help them have more children.
About this project
Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
"Racial Divide," an in-depth look at race and policing in Arizona, is the fall 2017 graduate student project for Cronkite News. The students spent the past three months collecting data from Arizona law enforcement agencies, conducting dozens of interviews and examining the role race plays in policing our communities.
Arizona law enforcement doesn’t reflect state’s diversity
By Adrienne St. Clair and Jasmine Spearing-Bowen | Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017
WINSLOW – Despite national calls for more diverse law enforcement agencies, very few, if any, Arizona police departments reflect the demographics of the communities they serve - though diversity is not always their top priority.
In Focus DACA Special Report: Episode 5
By Adrienne St. Clair and Andrew Nicla | Friday, Nov. 24, 2017
On one side of the debate are the people who are demanding protection for those covered by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. They march. They chant. They protest. On the other side, opponents are just as convinced of their positions. But maybe not as loud.