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Stories by Kyley Schultz
Posted Oct 19, 2019, 5:37 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the so-called public charge rule have caused widespread confusion among immigrant communities across the U.S. Under the new policy, use of such benefits as food stamps, housing assistance and Medicaid would be among the considerations used to determine whether immigrants are eligible for admission into the U.S. or to obtain a green card.... Read more»
Posted Apr 21, 2018, 2:24 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a federal law allowing deportation of immigrants who commit “crimes of violence” was unconstitutionally vague, a decision hailed by Arizona immigration lawyers as a “promising step forward.”... Read more»
Posted Apr 3, 2018, 8:55 am
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
President Trump declared “DACA is dead” in a series of tweets over the weekend, blaming Democrats for the failure to find a replacement for the deferred deportation program that he said last fall he would rescind.... Read more»
Posted Feb 28, 2018, 9:32 am
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
Former state Sen. Debbie Lesko had a commanding lead over a crowded Republican field in the hotly contested special election to replace former Rep. Trent Franks. Democrat Hiral Tipirneni had comfortable lead in the Democratic primary, setting up an April 24 special election between the two women.... Read more»
Posted Feb 27, 2018, 5:39 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
Voters went to the polls Tuesday for a special primary election to replace former Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, but the nearly 2,000 who had showed up by late morning were dwarfed by the more than 101,000 mail-in ballots in the race.... Read more»
Posted Feb 22, 2018, 10:55 am
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
Minutes after a gunman opened fire at a Florida High School last week, live images of the attack were being streamed into the phones of students across the country through social media.... Read more»
Posted Feb 8, 2018, 12:39 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
The House gave final approval Tuesday to measures aimed at protecting congressional workers from sexual harassment and making it easier for them to come forward if they feel they have been victimized.... Read more»
Posted Feb 6, 2018, 1:59 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
Sen. John McCain introduced a bill Monday that gives DACA recipients a path to citizenship and calls for beefed-up border security – but excludes border wall funding, causing the president to brand it a “waste of time.”... Read more»
Posted Feb 1, 2018, 1:52 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
Leaders of five tribes accused lawmakers Tuesday of 'cherry-picking' tribal members to support an 85 percent reduction in the Bears Ears monuments, and said proposed tribal management of the new monument would be in name only.... Read more»
Posted Jan 22, 2018, 9:50 pm
Kyley Schultz
/Cronkite News
Arizona was one of the worst states in the country for highway safety in 2017, based on the state’s comparative lack of driving-safety laws, according to a national report released Monday.... Read more»