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State has mixed bag of growth in 2021

Census data show swings in local populations.
Arizona Gov. Ducey speaks to reporters at a news conference held along the border in Douglas on March 19, 2021.

Governor heads to Israel

He will talk trade, water, and border security while there.
File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Ducey vetoes voter registration bill

The bill would have forced investigations of voter registrations.
State Rep. Aaron Lieberman entered the Democratic gubernatorial primary in June 2021.

Lieberman drops out of race for governor

He is the first candidate to drop out of the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

COVID numbers rising in Arizona

The number of new COVID cases in Pima County has topped more than 1,000 for the second week in a row.
Badge of the Arizona Department of Corrections.

Department of Corrections hires controversial private health care company

The department is still involved in a lawsuit over allegations that it provided unconstitutional levels of health care.
Water levels in Lake Powell are dipping dangerously close to "dead pool," at which point it becomes impossible to generate hydropower at the Glen Canyon dam. Experts think the reservoir could reach those levels within a year.

Hydropower customers could pay extra fees

Federal law requires fees be paid whether or not dams are generating power.
State Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff

Probe OK'd of Arizona senator's comments on Buffalo shooting

Democrats wanted Sen. Wendy Rogers expelled from the Senate.
A nurse pushes a patient in a wheelchair.

Arizona regulators skipped inspections of long-term care facilities

Auditor general says state regulators wrongly downgraded complaints including severe allegations, such as sexual assault and neglect.
The west facade of United States Supreme Court Building at dusk in Washington, D.C., USA. From October 2011.

Supreme Court hobbles challenges by inmates based on poor legal representation

Court says federal judges may not hear "new evidence" obtained after conviction to show how deficient the trial or appellate lawyer in state court was.
"A Man's Man", a short film featured in "I Dream in Widescreen 2022".

"I Dream in Widescreen 2022" is a feast for the mind's eye.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a lone graduate student provides top-notch COVID date from Sonora; Live Theatre Workshop's "Body Awareness" initiates some challenging conversations; and Wiley Ray and his Big O Band spread the legacy of Roy Orbison.

Arizona hits record low unemployment, but Tucson lags in jobs recovery

The state also recorded one of the highest quit rates in the country.
Ginni Thomas speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Ginni Thomas' emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election

Thomas urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the election to choose their own slate of electors.
Gov. Ducey's desalination plant proposal is designed to relieve pressure on water supplied by Lake Mead.

Tucson willing to give up some Colorado River water

The Mayor and Council are looking at how to take stress off Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
The Tucson Police Department, like many others around the country, is actively trying to find qualified applicants who want to join the force.

No charges for TPD officer in parking lot fight

The Pima County Attorney’s office said there is not enough evidence to charge.
Main street, Douglas, Ariz., April 2017.

Douglas voters reject pay raise for mayor, council

The city’s residents voted down about half of the 36 proposed amendments to the city’s charter, though results are not final.

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