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A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

TUSD pushes back date for hybrid learning

Nov 7, 2020 The hybrid start date was delayed due to a potential increase in COVID-19 cases, officials say.
Reyna Montoya is a DACA recipient and the CEO and founder of Aliento, a nonprofit that helps mixed immigration status families work through trauma. She said the new state bill would give more Arizona graduates a chance to stay in the state for college.

Poll: Arizona Latinos largely chose Biden

Nov 7, 2020 A poll shows Latinos in the state voted 3-1 for Biden. Local activists say that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Joe Biden speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, August 2019.

AP: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US

Nov 7, 2020 A win in Pennsylvania sealed his victory after more than three tense days of vote counting.

News roundup: COVID cases rising as country gripped by election, UA football game canceled

Nov 6, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Nov. 6.
Gov. Doug Ducey holds up HB 2570, a law that will require the state to collect data on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, at the ceremonial signing Aug. 13, 2019.

Missing and murdered Indigenous women study committee releases recommendations

Nov 6, 2020 The committee identified a list of legislative, data and law enforcement recommendations.
Chris Nanos (D), left, and Mark Napier (R, incumbent).

Pima County sheriff says race not over

Nov 6, 2020 Sheriff Mark Napier said Friday it was too early to concede the race. Challenger Chris Nanos declared victory Wednesday night.
Pima County election workers process early ballots, 2012.

Understanding election results in Pima County and Arizona

Nov 6, 2020 Democrats saw encouraging voter trends in a state once considered a Republican stronghold.
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

Arizona marijuana retailers ready for recreational sales

Nov 6, 2020 The earliest recreational customers will be able to purchase cannabis in store is March.
#RedforEd protesters descended on the Capitol in the spring of 2018.

Arizonans approve tax on wealthy to fund education. Now what?

Nov 6, 2020 Your questions about Proposition 208, the Invest in Ed ballot measure, answered.
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Here's what happens to an unreadable ballot in Arizona

Nov 5, 2020 Unfounded rumors about Sharpies don't match up with the process that takes place if a ballot is unreadable.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation shifts to curfews to decrease travel, exposure to COVID-19

Nov 5, 2020 Residents have been traveling to buy essentials as weekend lockdowns closed businesses in the nation, the president said.
Pima County election workers process ballots the morning of Nov. 5, 2020 in this still image from the live feed of the early/provisional ballot processing room.

Arizona, Pima County continue ballot count Thursday

Nov 5, 2020 Pima County prepared to continue counting early ballots Thursday morning. 450K to go statewide, according to AP.
A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Arizona elections officials refute '#Sharpiegate' rumor

Nov 4, 2020 Posts claim Trump voters were given markers that would ruin ballots. That's false, officials said.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

'We are worried': Pima County health director warns of rise in COVID-19

Nov 4, 2020 Dr. Theresa Cullen said the county is headed for another surge if people aren't careful.
Voters wait to enter an early voting site at the Pima County Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson on Oct. 27, 2020.

Day-after election ballot counting continues in Pima County and Arizona

Nov 4, 2020 The Associated Press declared Arizona had gone for Biden, but others said that call was premature.
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

How well did the polls predict election outcome in Arizona?

Nov 4, 2020 An Arizona 360 discussion with Phoenix-based pollster Mike Noble.

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