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Recent Articles from Caitlin Cruz, Cronkite News Service
Governor signs measure aiming to combat human trafficking in Arizona
The help that Gov. Jan Brewer promised victims of human trafficking in her State of the State address became law Tuesday, increasing penalties and establishing being a victim of sex trafficking as a defense in child prostitution cases.
Report: High cigarette tax fuels black market in Arizona
A cigarette tax higher than neighboring states and cheaper prices on American Indian reservations have helped fuel a growing a black market for cigarettes in Arizona, according a study by a Washington, D.C., think tank.
Federal panel visits Arizona to discuss violence against reservation children
Daniel Cauffman was one of several young people to give testimony Tuesday alongside regional experts at a public hearing for the advisory committee to the Attorney General’s Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Children Exposed to Violence.
Bill would make it easier for felons to get back right to vote
Saying that voting can help former felons reintegrate into everyday life, a state lawmaker wants to make it easier for them to get back that right.
Advocacy group’s report faults elections in Yuma, Coconino, Pinal counties
Yuma, Pinal and Coconino counties had Arizona’s worst overall election performances in 2012, according to a report released Thursday by a progressive advocacy group.
