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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

A man sits on his porch in South Tucson. (Photo by: Nels Bergeron/Arizona Sonoran News)

Looking for answers: 1 in 4 live in poverty in Tucson

Nels Bergeron November 6, 2018

One in 4 people in Tucson lives in poverty. That’s 151,000 people. Although the U.S. is among the richest countries in the world, nearly 40 million people live under the poverty line. The national...

Christianna Silva / Arizona Sonora News Service

Legislative Roundup: Cell phones and tampon tax

Christianna Silva February 16, 2017

PHOENIX - On Tuesday, Valentine's Day, the capitol was full of gratuitous shows of love: singing on the House floor,  heart-shaped balloons on the rose garden. Nothing was too cheesy. But whether...

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Life proves difficult for minimum wage workers

Rosie deQueljoe March 19, 2015

Living life on a minimum wage is no easy task for Arizonans. Ask Christina Munoz. For Munoz and her family, Arizona’s minimum wage isn’t a livable wage. “No one can live off of $8 an hour or...

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