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The Arizona Capitol Building. January 2017

AZ Legislature Spent 2017 Dealing with Education, Opioids, Harassment

State lawmakers were busy with issues that will carry into 2018
DACA students and supporters gather in 2017 after the president announced the end of the program that allowed "Dreamers" to stay in the country.

Arizona Sen. Flake Promised Chance To Bring DACA Bill To Senate Floor

Congress has 75 days to enact permanent protections for 'Dreamers.'
Agapito Quintero applied in June to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Surge In Arizona Part Of National Wave Of Citizenship Applications

The U.S. government gets a flood of citizenship applications in the months before a presidential election, and activists said the 2016 spike has carried over into this year.
Demonstrators gather to protest President Trump's decision to end the DACA program, September 2017.

Older Dreamers: "We are invested in the U.S."

Older DACA recipients say deportation may cost them their children.
Cy Jimenez (pseudonym) lives in hiding in Honduras

Central American Migration to US Increases Alongside Violence

Violence and Reagan-era policies continue to push new waves of immigrants, historian says.
Perla Rojas (left) and Ana Mendoza (center) were among the DACA recipients who gathered on the University of Arizona mall Tuesday afternoon.

Race To Pass Budget Puts DACA Recipients' Lives On Hold

Party-line agendas are complicating efforts to meet the deadline at the end of this week.
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Are Arizona's Senators On Board for Tax Cut Bill?

Flake, McCain, U.S. Senate set to debate House's tax reform legislation.
Flag of the North American Free Trade Agreement

Novel Topic, Campaign Announcement Slow NAFTA Talks, Expert Says

Round 5 of negotiations wraps up, leaving skepticism the deal will conclude in 2018.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, in the AZPM studios Nov. 20, 2017.

Grijalva: Politicians Have a Responsibility to 'Right the Ship'

The Arizona Congressman says retirement is not in the near future.
Donald Trump speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Pollster: Trump is Dragging Down Arizona's Republican Senate Candidates

Prediction put GOP candidates behind in head-to-head matchups with Democrat.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

Arizona's Congressional Delegation: Who Votes With Trump?

Arizona Republicans usually vote with the President.
An "I voted early" sticker in a Nov. 7, 2017 election package.

Tucson City Council Stays Democratic, No Raise for Council

Sales tax for preschool education fails, as does Oro Valley property tax.
U.S. Representative Martha McSally spoke with Arizona Public Media Feb. 24, 2017.

Reps, Strategists Expect McSally to Announce Senate Candidacy

No comment yet from McSally's congressional or campaign offices.
The United States, Arizona and University of Arizona flags.

Bipartisan Alliance in Santa Cruz County is Growing

Washington lawmakers could learn a lesson from rural Arizona.

Arizona's Congressional Delegation on Tax Plan

Reviews of the House tax proposal are mixed
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake and Kelli Ward, a Republican challenger for his seat.

Poll: 28% Of GOP Voters Undecided On Flake Replacement

Potential successors are scrambling to get on the ballot.

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