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A voting location sign at the University of Arizona, 2018.

Getting out the vote ahead of the November election

Aug 21, 2020 Arizona is a battleground state this year, and multiple groups are working to register as many voters as possible.
A Pima County vote-by-mail envelope.

Arizona’s long history with voting by mail

Aug 21, 2020 Arizona voters have cast ballots by mail for nearly three decades.
In lieu of a new aid package, the hotel industry is rallying around the Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act.

Arizona hotels look to aid from HOPE Act to stay open

Aug 20, 2020 Nearly 50 million people traveled to Arizona last year. That won't be the case this year.
An image of the group of Cuban asylum seekers and the letter they sent from the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy.

Asylum seekers describe self-harm, faulty COVID-19 response at ICE detention center

Aug 20, 2020 As a federal report faults ICE's complaint-handling process in detention, a letter from Eloy describes a facility on the brink.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives an update on the state's COVID-19 response, Aug. 20, 2020.

News roundup: State grants for shuttered businesses, UA students test positive for COVID-19

Aug 20, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 20.
Gym equipment.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Aug 20, 2020 Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.
The radio station in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's reservation, which formerly housed the tribe's early voting site.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe continues effort to restore former early voting site

Aug 20, 2020 The site established in 2010 was closed down by the Pima County Recorder's Office about a month before the 2018 primary.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA: At least nine students test positive for COVID-19 on return to campus

Aug 19, 2020 Students must be tested before moving into on-campus dorms.
A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

Arizona attorney general won't investigate election law complaint about Trump

Aug 19, 2020 Secretary of State Katie Hobbs' complaint alleged the Trump administration violated election law regarding ballot delays.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

News roundup: Ed funding initiative back, USPS complaint dismissed

Aug 19, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 19.
#RedForEd protesters at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, April 30, 2018.

Arizona Supreme Court revives education tax initiative

Aug 19, 2020 The Invest in Education Act would tax the wealthy to boost education funding.
This courtesy image shows an example notification of the Covid Watch Arizona app.

UA launches Covid Watch Arizona app

Aug 19, 2020 Developers hope to push it statewide soon.

AZ weekly unemployment shows slight increase

Aug 18, 2020 After a few weeks of dropping, the unemployment numbers are on the rise.
Rain clouds near Tubac, July 2019.

Lots of heat, little rain in Tucson

Aug 18, 2020 Less than an inch of rain when we usually have nearly four inches.
File image of razor wire lining a fence at a state prison in Arizona.

'We are not animals': Letter details how Tucson prison became COVID-19 hot spot

Aug 18, 2020 In a 22-page letter, a military veteran incarcerated at ASPC-Tucson describes a chaotic pandemic behind bars.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: 'Historic' primary turnout, gym's challenge to Ducey denied, USPS halts changes

Aug 18, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 18.

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