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Senate amendment likely kills business-backed ‘youth employment’ bill to slash wages
A legislative proposal to cut the wages of working students is effectively dead in the Senate.
Somali refugee mom still waiting to reunite with children, husband, after more than 2 years
“Family always needs each other, family helps each other,” Nedifo Halane said in Somali through a translator in her Phoenix apartment.
AZ AG: Bill to cut student wages likely unconstitutional
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says a Republican-backed proposal that would allow employers to pay working students well below Arizona’s minimum wage is unconstitutional.
Bill to cut student wages on hold in Senate for legal review
The Senate committee that reviews the constitutionality of bills postponed hearing its lawyer’s assessment of House Bill 2523, which would allow employers to cut young worker’s wages.
Montogomery declines to prosecute Southwest Key abuse incidents
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has declined to prosecute three cases of child abuse involving Southwest Key employees and three migrant minors because it didn’t find enough evidence to sustain criminal charges.
Bill to cut student wages advances, will be expanded to all youth
A Senate panel on Thursday approved a proposal to allow Arizona employers to pay less than the state’s minimum wage to students who work part-time.
It’s alive: Tuition bill covering dreamers comes back
Sen. Heather Carter has put back in play her proposal to create a new tuition rate the state’s universities and community colleges. While the proposal makes no mention of immigraiton status, it would cover a group known as dreamers that for years has pushed, in the courts and on the streets, for in-state tuition.
St. Vincent de Paul opens Phoenix center to hundreds of migrant families
The doors of St. Vincent de Paul will stay open to accommodate roughly 100 migrant family members every day in Phoenix, in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said Jessica Berg, chief program officer for the Catholic charity group.
Tuition bill covering dreamers coming back as striker after Bowers kills original measure
Yesterday, the powerful speaker of the House of Representatives said he was killing a proposal to create a new tuition rate at the state’s universities and community colleges for all who have graduated from an Arizona high school, including dreamers, but Sen. Heather Carter said she’s “working relentlessly” find a way to get the proposal to the governor’s desk.
Pastor shares how the City of Phoenix could help with release of migrant families
A letter of support from the city, his city council member or police would go a long way, he said. That would recognize, and in a way legitimize, the work he and his congregation have done for six months. With that, Garcia said he can better mobilize support.
House panel approves Southwest Key reform bill; Dems reluctantly support it
The House Health and Human Services Committee approved on a 9-0 vote Thursday a Senate proposal changing how the state oversees federally contracted facilities like Southwest Key that run migrant youth shelters.
Kate Gallego sworn in as Phoenix’s mayor
Phoenix officially has a new mayor. Mayor Kate Gallego took the oath of office Thursday morning at the Orpheum Theatre in the city’s downtown.