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Lorraine Rivera and J.J. Rico, the executive director of the [Arizona Center for Disability Law, discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 among other challenges for people with disabilities during the pandemic on Arizona 360.

Reflection on legal protections for those with disabilities during the pandemic

Sep 11, 2020 Plus, advocates confront beliefs about people with disabilities, citing changes in work norms.
Adults in the Tucson Jewish Community Center's day program for people with disabilities swimming at the J Sept. 3, 2020.

JCC continues to provide services during pandemic despite loss

Sep 11, 2020 How the pandemic has affected its child care program, distance learning students and adults with disabilities.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA reports its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases so far

Sep 11, 2020 Nearly 200 cases were confirmed Friday, with a testing positivity rate of 9.8%.
Distance learning options are getting mixed reviews from parents and educators.

Pandemic prompts parents to give pod learning a try

Sep 11, 2020 Supporters say it opens the door for educational reform, but the reviews are mixed.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Federal unemployment supplement dries up in Arizona

Sep 10, 2020 The payments tapping FEMA funds only lasted six weeks.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News Roundup: Indigenous activists arrested at protest, Pima County residents can text 911

Sep 10, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 10.
Experts say signs like this one could become more common this fall, as state and national moratoriums on evictions in the face of COVID-19 are lifted. Arizona already has one of the highest rates of housing losses in the nation, a new report says.

Report: Arizona had highest ‘housing loss’ rate; more evictions coming

Sep 10, 2020 Trends in Arizona do not bode well for the fall, experts said, as drivers of housing loss are are amplified by the pandemic.
Many shops in Hermosillo's downtown have reopened in recent weeks, and most walking around sported face masks.

Sonora among hardest hit by excess deaths during COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico

Sep 10, 2020 Sonora saw the fourth highest jump in excess deaths among the states analyzed.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona weekly unemployment jumps again

Sep 9, 2020 The numbers in the state keep rising while they fall nationally.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

Rate of COVID-19 cases on UA campus 'alarming,' President Robbins says

Sep 9, 2020 University officials say harsh measures are coming in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus on campus.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Pima County taking over Old Tucson, judge halts plan to speed census count

Sep 8, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 8.
The sign for Old Tucson.

Old Tucson to close indefinitely

Sep 8, 2020 Pima County will take over the film set, but the Wild West tourist attraction isn't riding into the sunset.
A Census Bureau plan to move up the deadline to end “enumeration,” the process of counting U.S. residents, from Oct. 31 to Sept. 30 was put on hold by a federal judge. Critics, including the Navajo and Gila River tribes, had sued to block the move, which they said would lead to an undercount, particularly for minority communities.

Judge halts plan to end Census early, as Arizona, tribal responses lag

Sep 8, 2020 The order said plaintiffs in the case had raised "serious questions" about the bureau's plan to stop counting.
Many shops in Hermosillo's downtown have reopened in recent weeks.

More businesses to open in Sonoran capital as COVID-19 measures further relax

Sep 5, 2020 Businesses allowed to reopen will need to respect reduced occupancy rules.
The Amphi Foundation says it will provide free internet for students for at least six months.

Amphi Foundation funds Wi-Fi for students

Sep 4, 2020 Foundation, Cox, Comcast team up for free service.
The sun sets over Tucson in July 2020, which was the hottest July on record.

News roundup: High heat brings health risks, Arizona prepares for the election

Sep 4, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 4.

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