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Arizona soccer fights off lightning, lighting, and officiating issues to defeat UNLV
AZ Desert Swarm - Arizona
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August 15, 2025
It certainly wasn’t the opening night everyone expected. Arizona Athletics got the 2025-26 season underway with a soccer match between the Wildcats and the UNLV Rebels. UA secured the 5-0 win but had to battle almost every interruption imaginable....
FTF opens local conversation on challenges in child care and early education
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 16, 2025
San Luis, Ariz.– Understanding the impact of child care and early education on the economy was one of the key takeaways from the first Community Conversations session led by the organization First Things First (FTF) on August 7. The event, which...
Education Department delays are putting parenting college students in a bind
AOL
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Alyson Koerts Meijer does homework in the student center with her 19-month-old son Grayson at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass., on Aug. 8.There are many differences between Carmina Garcia and Mahogany Ann-Fowler. One attends a...
161 Stand Accused Of Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct In Arizona
Arizona Daily Independent
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August 16, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Photo courtesy ICE] Over 160 individuals have been charged with immigration-related crimes from August 9, 2025, through August 15, 2025, in by the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona....
Judge rules Arizona lawmakers have failed to constitutionally fund public schools
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 16, 2025
PHOENIX – State lawmakers are violating their constitutional requirements to adequately fund public schools so that students can learn, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dewain Fox has ruled. In a 114-page decision released Wednesday, Fox said...
‘There really is no escape’: Faith leaders help immigrants face court as ICE arrests rise
Religion News Service
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August 15, 2025
(RNS) — San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido noticed the way a father held his young daughter and stood close to his wife and teenage daughter in the courtroom. The love and care they had for each other was palpable on Tuesday (Aug. 12), when...
University of Arizona on Princeton Review’s list of best universities
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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August 16, 2025
The University of Arizona is once again included on The Princeton Review’s list of America’s best universities. The U of A appears in the education service company’s “The Best 391 Colleges: 2026 Edition,” published Tuesday. The U of A earned top...
Report: ICE Planning to Double Immigration Detention Space Before December
Breitbart
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August 16, 2025
Federal documents show that before the end of the year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to double its detention space for immigrants scheduled for deportation. The plans are in motion to enlarge detention space from the...
Arizona is still guilty of unconstitutional school underfunding, court rules
Arizona Mirror
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August 14, 2025
Arizona lawmakers and governors have unconstitutionally underfunded public schools and are repeating the same mistakes that led to a landmark ruling more than 30 years ago, a trial court judge ruled this week. At the core of Maricopa County...
In Conversation with Stephanie Shimp
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine - Minnesota
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August 17, 2025
When the State Fair opens its gates on August 21, a stampede of foodies will head directly to the line at The Blue Barn, home of past hits like Pop Rocks French Toast, Chicken in the Waffle Cone, and the future novelty it’s about to roll out this...
Activists in Tucson work behind the scenes to help migrants
Deseret News - Utah
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August 14, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz. — Sitting around Maria Eugenia Carrasco’s kitchen table on a particularly warm Monday evening in suburban Tucson, Arizona, she pointed out the lack of passing cars. It used to be noisy with rush hour traffic whooshing by, she said....
Arizona Sees Increase in Dog Bite Cases: Legal Rights and Safety Measures for Residents
The Smithfield Times - Virginia
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August 14, 2025
Arizona Sees Increase in Dog Bite Cases: Legal Rights and Safety Measures for Residents Published 2:58 pm Thursday, August 14, 2025 Phoenix, AZ – Public health and animal control agencies report a noticeable increase in dog bite incidents across...
Arizona AG says state not violating law in allowing immigrants in-state college tuition
Daily Independent - Arizona
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PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes says Arizona is not violating federal law in offering in-state tuition at public colleges and universities to those not here legally despite an edict from President Trump. In a new opinion, Mayes acknowledged...
Arizona Court Releases Migrant Arrested for Kidnapping Kansas Teen
Breitbart
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August 14, 2025
A judge in Chandler, Arizona, is set to release a Guatemalan man who was arrested for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a Kansas teen. Police in Chandler arrested Cristian Leonardo Caal Mucu, a Guatemala native who is in the U.S. illegally, for...
Education funding ruling a positive for Deer Valley Unified, officials say
Phoenix Independent - Arizona
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Deer Valley Unified School District is one of dozens in the state that could benefit from a ruling this week that said Arizona legislative leaders have shorted districts in funding for schools, maintenance and more. Maricopa County Superior Court...
Arizona Senator Analise Ortiz Faces Backlash After She Posts ICE Locations
HipLatina
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August 13, 2025
With the Trump administration ramping up ICE raids across the U.S., Latinx and undocumented communities have been feeling increased fear for their safety. Arizona Senator Analise Ortiz is taking a stand against ICE raids in her state by posting...
David Livingston shares brief updates including immigration stance
NW Valley Times - Arizona
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August 15, 2025
David Livingston, Arizona State Representative for 28th District | www.azleg.gov David Livingston, Arizona State Representative for 28th District | www.azleg.gov David Livingston, a Republican elected to the Arizona State House in 2023 to...
Arizona Snowbowl announces start date for 2025 winter season
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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August 14, 2025
Arizona Snowbowl is located on the western slope of Mount Humphreys, which is considered the highest mountain in the state. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Snowboarders and skiers only have to wait about 100 days before they can begin hitting the slopes of the...
232 new immigration cases this week in the Western District of Texas
Odessa American - Texas
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August 15, 2025
SAN ANTONIO United States Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas announced Friday, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 232 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from Aug. 8 through 14. Two Mexican...
At Arizona town halls, veterans, tribal leaders, and immigrants share fears with Gallego over Trump policies
The Copper Courier - Arizona
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August 15, 2025
US Sen. Ruben Gallego met with voters in Globe and Apache Junction to discuss how the Trump administration is harming Arizonans. In rural Arizona, the nearest emergency room can be hours away, and for some veterans, even a simple X-ray requires a...