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Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Senate candidates face off in debate

Mark Kelly and Martha McSally debated the issues for 90 minutes.
A woman fills out a ballot at a polling place inside Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Aug. 4, 2020.

News Roundup: Voting in Pima County, Kelly and McSally vie for Senate seat

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 6
Pima County election workers process early ballots. 2012.

A guide to voting in Pima County

Mail-in ballots, early voting and casting your ballot on Election Day.
Downtown Tucson, Oct, 23, 2019.

News roundup: Court extends AZ voter registration, UA to start in-person classes, Indigenous protesters block border crossing

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 5
File image of an Arizona voter registration form.

Arizona voter registration deadline extended

A late-night ruling moves the deadline to Oct. 23 but appeals were filed.
An O'odham demonstrator stands in front of a pickup truck trying to break through a highway blockade the morning of Oct. 5, 2020.

O'odham-led demonstration blocks highway north of Arizona-Sonora border crossing

Demonstrations against border wall construction on ancestral Indigenous land continue despite Quitobaquito closure.
Sen. Martha McSally takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate, January 4, 2019. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath while McSally's niece, Ella, held the bible. McSally borrowed the bible for the University of Arizona Special Collections. The copy of the New Testament was recovered from the body of an unknown sailor killed during the bombing of the U.S.S. Arizona in Pearl Harbor.

McSally looks for win in Senate race

The former House member hopes to avenge her 2018 U.S. Senate loss.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Kelly hits the campaign trail in Tucson. February 23, 2019

Candidate wants to go from space to the Capitol

Mark Kelly is hoping to unseat Sen. Martha McSally.
Signage inside a building at the University of Arizona promotes mask wearing on campus, July 2020.

UA ready for more in-person classes

The university will move to Phase Two beginning Oct. 12.
Art detail from Jaime Black's "REDress Project", shown at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.

Different perspectives at the Tucson Desert Art Museum.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An essay about mortality in the time of COVID-19; and a dash of audio madness from the youth of the Scamp Radio (1/2) Hour.
The pandemic has put inequality in the country in stark relief, and education is no exception.

Education notebook: Pandemic worsens inequalities in education

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Arizona economy slows again amid pandemic

Regular unemployment has slowly drifted down recently, but that is not the case for pandemic unemployment.
Organic marijuana being grown at an Arizona farm for processing into medical marijuana.

Arizona voters to consider another recreational marijuana bill

The new bill has criminal justice elements not present in a similar bill that was narrowly defeated in 2016.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Trump taken to hospital, local and national campaigns brace for final month

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 2

State unemployment fund in danger of running out

Arizona is paying more than it is taking in for unemployment benefits.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

News roundup: Trump to hold rally in Tucson, counties clear marks for partial reopenings

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 1

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