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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Motel in South Tucson, Ariz.

Life below the poverty line

Paige Helfinstine December 11, 2018

Bianca Aponte has been living below the poverty line in Tucson since she was born. The cities of Tucson and South Tucson are the poorest in the state. Nearly half of the residents of South Tucson are...

Over five fiscal years in Arizona, the number of unpaid child support cases has been decreasing. The number of paid cases has historically been lower than unpaid cases. (Graphic by: Allison Suarez/ Arizona Sonora News)

Arizona falls short paying child support, evaders owe nearly $2 billion

Jessica Suriano March 21, 2018

  Arizona has the fifth-highest percentage of unpaid child support cases in the U.S., according to the most recent data from fiscal year 2016 from the Office of Child Support Enforcement. In...

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