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Laurel Morales

Senior Field Correspondent

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Senior Field Correspondent Laurel Morales (Flagstaff) has been a public radio reporter for 10 years; eight of them in Arizona. She has won several awards for her work, including national recognition from Public Radio News Director Inc. (PRNDI) for the only commentary she’s ever written. She prefers to highlight compelling voices other than her own and has covered blizzards, wildfires, floods and tornadoes. Morales came to northern Arizona from rural Minnesota where she worked as a reporter after receiving her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

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Environment

Feds Want To Change Mexican Wolf Recovery

Laurel Morales

The federal government has proposed to change the recovery program for the endangered Mexican gray wolf. The last public hearing on the issue will be Tuesday.
Education

Poor Students Make Up Majority In Western US Public Schools

Laurel Morales

Poor students now make up the majority of kids in public schools in the western United States.
Border & Immigration

Government Shutdown Impacts Grand Canyon River Outfitters

Laurel Morales

If the government shutdown lasts a month, as some suspect it will, Grand Canyon river outfitters estimate a million dollars in total lost revenue.
Border & Immigration

Powell-Like River Trip Makes For Good Reality TV

Laurel Morales

A reality TV crew recreates the first recorded expedition down the Colorado River's white rapids through the Grand Canyon.
Rains Bring Floods To Fire-Damaged Areas

Laurel Morales

Rains are bringing much needed relief to the drought-stricken region of the Southwest, but is bringing with it the threat further damage.
Border & Immigration

Researchers Study Resilient American Indian Elders

Laurel Morales

Health researchers at all three universities and one Navajo college in Arizona received $6 million to establish the Center for American Indian Resilience.