Arizona could join 5 states in challenging federal government's domain on immigration
Arizona voters could decide in November whether to criminalize migrant crossing along the state's border with Mexico. Republicans in the state Legislature expect to pass House Concurrent Resolution 2060 along party lines. This week on The Briefing, learn how Arizona and a growing list of U.S. states are pushing the boundaries to expand the role that local and state governments can take in enforcing the country's immigration laws.
Here are three stories we're following this week:
A new report found that Arizona's school voucher program, known as ESA's, are used disproportionately by students in the wealthiest areas of the state, such as Paradise Valley and Scottsdale.
Construction on a new terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will begin next year. The new terminal will have between 40-60 gates. City leaders are looking to add a route to Asia.
The Arizona secretary of state is expanding a program called BallotTrax that allows voters in the state's 13 smallest counties to track the status of their mail-in ballots. The system will be in place for the July primaries.
Into the wild den: Five Mexican gray wolf pups born in a New Mexico zoo were placed into a wild den in eastern Arizona as part of a captive breeding program to grow this endangered animal.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona could join 5 states in challenging US on immigration
