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A server at Boca Taco on 4th Avenue speaks to a customer at a table outdoors on Nov. 23, 2020.

Ongoing challenges facing Tucson as 2021 nears

Dec 4, 2020 The pandemic continues to strain small businesses and nonprofits.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Unemployment claims for self-employed decrease 4 weeks in a row

Dec 3, 2020 PUA numbers in Arizona have been on a roller coaster through much of the year.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero delivers her first State of the City address. Dec. 2, 2020

State of the City: 'Resilient,' according to Mayor Romero

Dec 2, 2020 Tucson’s mayor delivers her first State of the City address.
A roasting Thanksgiving Turkey.

Cost of a Thanksgiving meal rises

Nov 23, 2020 A turkey dinner with all the fixings will cost 10% more this year.
The exterior of the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Tucson. The hotel is one of many downtown that have taken advantage of the GPLET tax incentive.

Downtown development renews scrutiny of economic incentives and community preservation

Nov 20, 2020 A tax incentive helped revitalize Tucson’s downtown, but some residents say it also threatens to push them out.
Jobless claims in Arizona jumped to more than eight times their normal level last week, to 29,000, as the first wave of layoffs from businesses affected by COVID-19 changes hit the state. In a typical week, about 3,500 claims are filed, state officials said.

Arizona unemployment grows for 2nd month in a row

Nov 19, 2020 The state’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average.
Dr. Amy S. Cramer, founder and president of Voices On The Economy (VOTE), believes we won't come up with desperately needed solutions to our economic problems until we overcome our partisan hostility and learn to listen to one another’s ideas with an open mind.

Voices On The Economy (VOTE)

Nov 18, 2020 A new approach to economics education takes on partisan hostility
The city of Tucson is using CARES Act funding to provide scholarships for child care during the pandemic.

Child care scholarships available for Tucson and South Tucson families

Nov 13, 2020 The scholarships can be applied to past due child care bills, registration fees and ongoing tuition.
A construction site at Tucson's historic Benedictine Monastery on June 11, 2020.

A look at how zoning shapes Tucson development

Nov 13, 2020 Zoning is increasingly at the heart of conversations around housing affordability and environmental sustainability.
Allie Young, the founder of Protect the Sacred, leads voters to the polls within the Navajo Nation on Election Day 2020.

Voters in tribal lands 'reclaimed' Arizona in this election, advocate says

Nov 12, 2020 Pandemic experience key to getting out the Indigenous vote, activists said.
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.

Arizona weekly unemployment claims drop

Oct 28, 2020 First-time claims dipped to their lowest level since August.

Arizona, US unemployment headed in opposite directions

Oct 22, 2020 Pandemic unemployment claims push state numbers higher.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: President Trump visits Tucson, city asks UA to test all students, high fashion coming to Tucson

Oct 19, 2020 Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 19
The One East Toole Building will become home to WOW Studios in Jan. 2021.

Relocation raises Tucson's profile in fashion industry

Oct 19, 2020 WOW Studios is leaving Seattle for downtown Tucson.
The bar at Café Poca Cosa.

Café Poca Cosa closes

Oct 16, 2020 The acclaimed Mexican bistro announced it was closing after decades in business due to COVID-19.

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