A federal judge in Texas has now ruled twice that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen wrote, “While sympathetic to the predicament of DACA recipients and their families, this Court has expressed its concerns about the legality of the program for some time. The solution
Photo: In addition to creating the MMIP commission, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland last summer launched a year-long “Road to Healing” tour to hear from Native Americans sent to government boarding schools. (File photo by Paula Soria/Cronkite News) Jason Chavez acknowledges that members of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People face
County attorneys are considering next steps, including the possibility of a lawsuit against Gov. Katie Hobbs, after she rejected their request to rescind an executive order that puts the decision to prosecute abortion cases in the hands of the attorney general’s office. Eleven of the state’s 15 county attorneys joined Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell
Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor’s order announced Thursday. Gov. Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered birth control such as hormonal and oral contraceptives, and patients 18 or older need only complete
Photo: Alicia Nuanez marches at an abortion-rights rally at the Arizona Capitol on June 24, 2022, the day the Supreme Court overturned its Roe v. Wade decision that had recognized a right to an abortion. Abortion providers say they are still grappling with the fallout from that decision a year later. (File photo by Troy
Photo: Thousands of protesters march around the Arizona Capitol after the Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision Friday, June 24, 2022 Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution. The order bans local prosecutors from