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A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

News Roundup: Voting in Pima County, Kelly and McSally vie for Senate seat

Oct 6, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 6

Pima County election workers process early ballots. 2012.

A guide to voting in Pima County

Oct 6, 2020 Mail-in ballots, early voting and casting your ballot on Election Day.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Candidate wants to go from space to the Capitol

Oct 6, 2020 Mark Kelly is hoping to unseat Sen. Martha McSally.

Sen. Martha McSally takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate, January 4, 2019. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath while McSally's niece, Ella, held the bible. McSally borrowed the bible for the University of Arizona Special Collections. The copy of the New Testament was recovered from the body of an unknown sailor killed during the bombing of the U.S.S. Arizona in Pearl Harbor.

McSally looks for win in Senate race

Oct 6, 2020 The former House member hopes to avenge her 2018 U.S. Senate loss.

News roundup: Court extends AZ voter registration, UA to start in-person classes, Indigenous protesters block border crossing

Oct 5, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 5

File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Arizona voter registration deadline extended

Oct 5, 2020 A late-night ruling moves the deadline to Oct. 23 but appeals were filed.

An O'odham demonstrator stands in front of a pickup truck trying to break through a highway blockade the morning of Oct. 5, 2020.

O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing

Oct 5, 2020 Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.

Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA ready for more in-person classes

Oct 5, 2020 The university will move to Phase Two beginning Oct. 12.

Educators march in downtown Tucson in 2018 calling for better teacher pay and education funding in Arizona. This year's Proposition 208 aims to make up for lagging education funding in the state by taxing the wealthy.

After two years, measure taxing the wealthy to fund education is on the ballot

Oct 5, 2020 The business community opposes the Invest in Ed Act, which would fund education through a tax on high earners.

Arizona economy slows again amid pandemic

Oct 5, 2020 Regular unemployment has slowly drifted down recently, but that is not the case for pandemic unemployment.

The pandemic has put inequality in the country in stark relief, and education is no exception.

Education notebook: Pandemic worsens inequalities in education

Oct 3, 2020 A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

A Pima County Facilities Management truck parked outside Himmel Park, July 2018.

Pima County brings back recreation programs

Oct 3, 2020 Offerings vary at each location.

News roundup: Trump taken to hospital, local and national campaigns brace for final month

Oct 2, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 2

A close up of the dome on the U.S. Capitol.

US Senate race, debate preview, the Electoral College

Oct 2, 2020 We hear from the candidates running for U.S. Senate in Arizona.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly on Sept. 29, 2020.

Arizona 360 interviews Senate candidate Mark Kelly

Oct 2, 2020 This is the Democrat's first run for public office.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Republican Sen. Martha McSally on Sept. 28, 2020.

Arizona 360 interviews Sen. Martha McSally

Oct 2, 2020 The Republican incumbent is seeking a full term in the U.S. Senate.

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