Recommended or required? Ducey issues guidelines for barbershops and salons to reopen
Some business owners have struggled to interpret the guidance coming from the governor's office.
Financial impacts of pandemic vary among Southern Arizona nonprofits
Safety-net groups are faring better than cultural attractions.
DUSTWUN - A film about life, death & trust on the U.S. / Mexico border.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Imago Dei Middle School is building community with food; and - can a borderlands hotel that has survived a century endure the COVID-19 pandemic?
Federal government releases delayed coronavirus relief funds to tribes
A lawsuit that questioned what entities qualified as tribal governments delayed the roll out of money from the CARES Act.
Latest Arizona unemployment numbers a mixed bag
The number of first-time filers is still going down, but the number of those on unemployment continues to rise.
Ducey sets dates to open dine-in services, hair salons
The governor outlined a plan to reopen more businesses and services, saying the return will be gradual.
Arizona Chamber of Commerce throws support behind Ducey’s pandemic recovery plan
A discussion with chamber president Glenn Hamer.
Trump’s Phoenix trip first in weeks, as he aims to ‘move around’ more
The planned tour of a Honeywell facility making N95 masks is the president's first trip away from the Washington area in more than a month.
UA releases revised furlough, pay cut plan
On Friday, President Robbins announced modifications to the ranges of salaries and respective cuts, while canceling furloughs for the lowest earners.
Arizona still at home, but taking first steps toward reopening
As the stay-at-home order continues, elected officials and medical professionals consider what it will take to reopen the state.
Small nonprofits struggling as need for services grows
Arizona nonprofits are reporting a 20% increase in expenses, but a pandemic is a bad time to ask for donations.
Pima County employability class moves online
The training helps displaced workers gain job search skills.
Jobless benefits expand next month, but advocates worry it’s not enough
Economists and advocates say that while the change is welcome – it’s probably too little, and too late.
ADOT shifts to virtual training for truck drivers in Mexico during pandemic
The training is part of a program that started in 2016 to help truck drivers avoid long, costly delays at the border.
Spotlight Session: The Django Shredders take classic Gypsy jazz to the next level.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a food bank in Phoenix is offering assistance to as many as 8 families every 90 seconds.
