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A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

How Arizona’s independent voters factor into the 2020 election

What early polls suggest about the candidates they support.

A photo composite of the headquarters for the Pima County Democratic and Republican parties in Tucson.

Pima County’s political parties push to get out the vote

Issues they are promoting as they reach out to residents in the county.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews Republican consultant Barrett Marson and Democratic consultant Catherine Alonzo on September 2, 2020.

Roundtable: Arizona’s political battleground

Democratic and Republican political consultants discuss the parties' strategies in the swing state.

A statue of an elephant inside the Pima County Republican Party headquarters in Tucson. August 2020.

Campaign strategies, independent voters, debate season

Plus, how political parties in Pima County are getting out the vote.

A flier at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson notifies visitors of travel restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border due to COVID-19. August 2020.

Despite travel restrictions, Rocky Point welcoming Arizonans

The popular tourism destination reopened its beaches in August.

Consul Rafael Barceló Durazo of the Mexican Consulate in Tucson. August 24, 2020.

New top diplomat at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson

His priorities in his new role and how the pandemic has impacted services the consulate provides.

A webcam is fitted onto a computer monitor at the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa's community center in Phoenix. August 2020.

How to manage at-home stressors related to remote learning

A discussion with Tricia Haynes, a professor with the UA Dept. of Health Promotion Sciences.

A boy uses the computer lab at the nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa in Phoenix on August 24, 2020.

Arizona nonprofit focused on bridging students’ digital divide

Chicanos Por La Causa is providing refurbished computers to needy families.

An office for the Arizona Department of Economic Security in Tucson. March 2020.

Greater scrutiny on fraudulent unemployment claims in Arizona

DES has paid out more than $9 billion in unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic.

Unemployment fraud, bridging digital divides, Mexican consulate

Plus, a discussion about managing at-home stressors related to remote learning.

Laura Conover, the Democratic nominee for Pima County Attorney, interviews with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera on August 18, 2020.

Laura Conover on reforming the Pima County Attorney’s Office

The Democratic nominee runs unopposed on November's ballot.

Drug paraphernalia confiscated from a man stopped by the Tucson Police Department's deflection unit on March 10, 2020.

UA professor: Pandemic fueling rise in substance misuse, relapses

A discussion with Todd Vanderah, director of the UA's Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.

Fentanyl pills and packages of meth seized by the Pima County Sheriff's Department. March 2019.

Pima County deputies seizing more fentanyl pills

The department's Border Interdiction Unit focuses on stopping smugglers on the county's interstates and highways.

A man and woman walk past a closed building listed for sale in Nogales, Arizona on August 17, 2020.

Travel restrictions at the border strain Nogales’s economy

But other areas of the city are continuing to grow.

A customs officer removes packages of drugs hidden inside the rear door of an SUV at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales. May 2019.

Opioid busts on the rise at Arizona ports of entry

Port officials are also seeing more cases of drugs being smuggled by U.S. citizens.

Fentanyl pills seized by the Pima County Sheriff's Department. March 2019.

Arizona’s opioid epidemic under COVID-19

Arizona 360 looks at how the state's ongoing opioid crisis has developed during the pandemic.

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