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Voters wait to enter an early voting site at the Pima County Recorder's Office in downtown Tucson on Oct. 27, 2020.

Conservative group boasts of secret role in voting laws, including in Arizona

The claims are made in a video presentation by Heritage Action
More than 470,000 Arizonans have filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. New expanded jobless benefits begin in May, but advocates worry it won’t be enough to offset the massive damage from the coronavirus.

Ducey ends federal $300 weekly unemployment bonus

Governor offers $2,000 "Back to work" bonus instead.
Volunteers check voter registration at a voting station.

Report breaks down active voter registrations across Arizona

Pima County has 629,043 active voters with about 40% Democrats and 29% Republicans.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Navajo Nation opposes new voting law, Tucson to receive over $135 million in federal relief

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 13.
The Arizona State Legislature in Phoenix.

Vetoed Arizona sex education bill coming back with changes

The revised bill strips out provisions that specifically targeted discussion of LGBTQ issues
Tonto National Forest

More forests in Arizona impose fire, smoking restrictions

Increasingly dry conditions forcie more stringent measures
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA scientists study volcanic activity on Mars, AZ reports nearly 500 more COVID cases

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 12.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Ducey signs bill aimed at early voting, AZ voters take on Dreamers’ tuition next year

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 11.
A health care worker prepares doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination event in Globe on March 13, 2021.

State-run sites to give shots to kids 12-15

Arizona has state-run vaccination sites in metro Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma and Flagstaff.
A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for Arizona students with DACA status at a June 29, 2017, Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Arizona voters to decide on in-state tuition for Dreamers next year

A bill asking voters to repeal a portion of a 2006 law barring non-citizens from accessing the tuition rate passed Arizona Legislature Monday.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: UA kicks off graduations, OSIRIS-REx heads back to Earth

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 10.
A Tucson Police car on patrol.

Ducey restricts civilian oversight of police misconduct

New measures are controversial in the wake of a national reckoning over racial justice
An aerial view of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon National Park to reopen North Rim on May 15

No shower or laundry service available this year and the North Rim Hiker Shuttle also will be unavailable
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

COVID-19 case numbers continue to creep higher statewide

Arizona reports 939 additional COVID cases, 16 more deaths
Students attend a biology class at BASIS Oro Valley.

Education notebook: Controversial bill would ban touchy subjects in class, UA adds minor

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Checking in on migrant march, tribal police academy honors fallen officer

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, May 7.

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