Ariana Figueroa

Reporter, States Newsroom

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Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.

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(Photo Courtesy of <a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/killy/13504267485/>Adolfo Chavez III via Flickr</a>.)

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Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry

Lawmakers in 11 states have either passed or introduced laws to roll back child labor laws — a push that’s come from industry trade organizations and mostly conservative legislators as businesses scramble for low-wage workers.

April 11, 2023

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Ariana Figueroa

Politics

Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns

Just like teens, members of Congress are setting up TikTok accounts — even as the popular app is increasingly barred from government devices and heads of federal intelligence agencies raise concerns about data collection and surveillance obtained by a Chinese-owned company.

January 23, 2023

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Ariana Figueroa

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, talk to reporters at the U.S. Capitol the morning after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia Senate runoff. Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom

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‘Worth the wait’: U.S. Senate Democrats celebrate a 51-seat majority with Georgia win

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer jubilantly announced Wednesday that the Georgia runoff election victory will next year end an evenly divided U.S. Senate, giving Democrats more subpoena power in committees and a quicker turnaround in approving federal and judicial appointments.

December 07, 2022

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Ariana Figueroa

Politics

Federal prisons ‘riddled with mismanagement’ probed by U.S. Senate panel

Sen. John Ossoff presses for investigation of Atlanta federal prison facility.

September 30, 2022

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Ariana Figueroa

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U.S. government failed to properly count deaths of people in prisons and jails, Senate report says

The Department of Justice did not properly count nearly 1,000 deaths of incarcerated people in jails and prisons, according to a bipartisan report released Tuesday by a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.

September 21, 2022

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Ariana Figueroa

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Kids at work: States try to ease child labor laws at behest of industry

Members of Congress sign up for TikTok, despite security concerns

‘Worth the wait’: U.S. Senate Democrats celebrate a 51-seat majority with Georgia win

Federal prisons ‘riddled with mismanagement’ probed by U.S. Senate panel

U.S. government failed to properly count deaths of people in prisons and jails, Senate report says

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