Water cutbacks, new Census data and small businesses grapple with the pandemic
Plus, an update on COVID-19 booster shoots.
Border by numbers: all Border Patrol sectors aren't equal
Data show who crosses the border depends on location.
Legal settlement is a win for Pascua Yaqui voting rights.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding Lewy Body Dementia; and remembering NPR broadcaster Neal Conan through his love of comic books.
Why employers can require masks and vaccines among workers
A discussion with Tucson labor attorney Barney Holtzman.
UA requiring masks indoors, but campus groups have other concerns about risks
The Coalition for Academic Justice at the University of Arizona says the campus community should have more input in the UA's response to the pandemic.
With moratorium in place, how eviction cases are processed in court
Plus, new legal resources available to tenants in Pima County facing eviction.
Pima County warns overdose deaths on the rise, fentanyl accounts for over half
Health officials say the pandemic is partially responsible for a rise in substance misuse.
How one grass at Saguaro National Park shows push and pull of climate change
If left unchecked, buffelgrass poses a tremendous fire danger to native plants and the homes nearby.
Deaths along the Arizona-Mexico border are on pace to set a new record
More than 140 sets of remains have been recovered from the Arizona desert so far this year.
Foothills want out of current congressional and legislative districts
Residents gave the Independent Redistricting Commission an earful.
Opponents: prop raising Tucson’s min wage would burden small businesses
The Tucson Metro Chamber has come out against the Tucson Minimum Wage Act.
Proponents: raising Tucson’s min wage to $15 about offering living wage
The group Tucson Fight for $15 is leading the charge.
City of Tucson buying properties to expand transitional housing
Tony Paniagua spoke to one mother who is utilizing the new program.
What eviction ban extension means for Pima County renters, landlords
The moratorium continues through October in areas with high COVID-19 transmission rates.
Concerns about delta variant loom over new school year
Experts and community leaders continue to encourage eligible people get vaccinated against COVID-19.
