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Screenshot of Tucson Mayor and City Council July 21, 2020 as they approved the 2020/2021 city budget.

Tucson mayor and City Council approve city budget, leaving police funding nearly flat

Jul 21, 2020 During the public hearing the majority of the speakers asked the council to defund the police and use the money for social services.
A man wears a face mask while standing outdoors in the town of Guadalupe on July 7, 2020.

Guadalupe: A town hit hard by COVID-19

Jul 17, 2020 Locals say families have been struggling in the small town, which recently had one of the highest COVID-19 case rates in Maricopa County.
Construction underway on a section of border wall in Organ Pipe National Monument, Sept. 18, 2019.

Border wall project based on outdated model, report finds

Jul 17, 2020 A federal report says CBP ignored its own priorities for where to build and relied on limited information about border crossings.
The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Governor's office: Arizona not sharing driver's license data with census

Jul 17, 2020 A spokesman said Arizona is not among the states that made a data-sharing deal with the Census Bureau.
Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Kelly continues to lead McSally in polls

Jul 14, 2020 Kelly's lead remains strong, but the gap has tightened.
A protester approaches a line of police officers in downtown Phoenix on Sunday, May 31, before the imposition of a statewide curfew to rein in protests over police violence.

Arizona police get millions in military surplus

Jul 13, 2020 A Defense Department program allows local law enforcement to get everything from office supplies to guns for free.
The sign at the downtown Tucson Police Department station, South Stone Avenue.

TPD releases reports for four in-custody deaths

Jul 9, 2020 The reports include a second death this year and three more in the last decade.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, at a June 24, 2020 media briefing.

TPD forms board to review 'critical' incidents

Jul 7, 2020 The new board will review the events that lead to the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez in Tucson police custody in April.
The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

State budget takes another COVID-19 hit

Jul 6, 2020 Lawmakers are watching Arizona's Medicaid enrollment numbers rise.
A sign indicating a polling place near Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Election Day, Nov. 7, 2018.

Masks, hand sanitizer and more drop-off sites for Arizona's August primary

Jul 2, 2020 The state is using millions of CARES Act dollars to make elections safer.
Ryan Parker Knox (left) and Joseph McGrath performing "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf in the AZPM radio studio.

Rogue Radio presents Virginia Woolf's "The Mark on the Wall"

Jul 2, 2020 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson Samaritans' 18 year mission continues; and how the border wall endangers the future of the Sonoyta mud turtle.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

State to give more money to schools due to pandemic

Jun 24, 2020 The Governor and state Superintendent of Public Instruction unveil a new funding plan.
Early-ballot stickers for voters in Pima County.

Pima County man convicted of voter fraud

Jun 24, 2020 The man voted in two states during the 2016 general election.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

TPD: Officers, who resigned, would have been fired over in-custody death of Tucson man

Jun 23, 2020 An April incident involving three Tucson police officers left a community member dead.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks with President Trump on the president's visit to Arizona, June 23, 2020, in this still image from video posted on the Trump campaign social media.

President Trump visits border fence near San Luis

Jun 23, 2020 Later that day, the president addressed supporters in Phoenix.
Parishioners attend mass at St. Mary's Church in Chandler on May 19, 2020. The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix gave pastors the option to resume public mass with limited capacity and face masks as added safety precautions. Photos of the congregation's members fastened to the pews indicate spaces where people cannot sit.

Masks mandatory in public in Pima County

Jun 19, 2020 The Board of Supervisors met in emergency session to pass the ordinance.

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