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By Sejal Govindarao And Susan Montoya Bryan PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Arizona\u2019s governor on Tuesday signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state, a measure that won unanimous approval from lawmakers in the wake of the disappearance and death of a San Carlos Apache teen. With Gov. Katie Hobbs\u2019 signature, Arizona becomes the latest state to join a movement that began in 2022 in Washington state to use alert systems to quickly share information about cases involving Native Americans. Colorado, California and other states have adopted their own versions of such systems. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed what is known as \u201cturquoise alert\u201d legislation, and North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong approved a \u201cfeather alert.\u201d The alerts take their names… <\/p>\n

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By Sejal Govindarao And Susan Montoya Bryan PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Arizona\u2019s governor on Tuesday signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state, a measure that won unanimous approval from lawmakers in the wake of the disappearance and death of a San Carlos Apache teen. With Gov. Katie Hobbs\u2019 signature, Arizona becomes the latest state to join a movement that began in 2022 in Washington state to use alert systems to quickly share information about cases involving Native Americans. Colorado, California and other states have adopted their own versions of such systems. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed what is known as \u201cturquoise alert\u201d legislation, and North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong approved a \u201cfeather alert.\u201d The alerts take their names... <\/p>\n

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