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Federal supplement likely to run out soon as Arizona unemployment dollars dwindle

The director of ADES says there will likely not be much warning when federal supplements stop.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pascua Yaqui voting site, mobile homes and heat, Arizona census response

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 2.
A sign instructs Pima County voters casting their ballots on primary election day, Aug. 4, 2020.

Cochise County sued over polling place access

The complaint says the county is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
UA antibody testing, June 2020

UA antibody test expanding to include more Arizonans

Anyone over 18 can now receive the test initially reserved for essential workers.
Vivienne, Stella and Liam were all recognized for their creativity and skill in a K-5 division poetry contest, co-sponsored by the University of Arizona Poetry Center, The Pima County Public Library and Arizona Public Media. The theme was "What do you want the world to know about how you feel?".

Young Tucson poets share their feelings about life in the year 2020.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The lifelong connection between a UA educator and the American Western; and part 4 of Youth Crossing Gender Borders: “Riding the Ambiguity Train”.
Pat Shoneck and Eileen Green ride in a golf cart at the Swan Lake Estates mobile home park, a 55+ park where Shoneck lives.

Heat, COVID-19 and isolation put mobile home parks at risk

Ten percent of metro Tucsonans live in manufactured housing. But residents there face risks made worse by COVID-19 and record heat.
A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

Pascua Yaqui leaders call on county officials to help reinstate early voting site

No matter who supports their cause, it's the Pima County recorder who decides where early voting locations go.
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The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Arizona has one of the lowest Census response rates in the country

With one month left, 74% of Arizonans have been counted.
A sign on the campus of the University of Arizona directs visitors to a COVID-19 testing site, August 2020.

UA stepping up COVID-19 enforcement

Increased cases bring private guards to campus and a deal with TPD.
The open sign is illuminated in the window of Casa de Nails in South Tucson. The salon reopened once Gov. Doug Ducey eased COVID-19-related restrictions on hair stylists and nail salons.

News roundup: Climbing electric bills add worry during pandemic, county businesses reopen

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 1.
Cracked mud flats appear on the surface of Quitobaquito pond on July 18, 2020.

Report highlights biodiversity loss at Quitobaquito during border wall construction

Borderland scientists say that with all the noise "neither the birds nor the bird watchers want to be at Quitobaquito right now."

News roundup: Race for Pima County Sheriff, indirect death toll of COVID-19, crowdfunding for student computers

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 31.
Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier in Nogales, Arizona, Feb. 9, 2017.

Napier threatens legal action against Nanos

The race for Pima County Sheriff could end up in court over a defamation claim.
An electric transmission line.

A 'collision of crises' is leaving thousands in Tucson struggling with electric bills

Record heat, unemployment and a pandemic are adding to household financial troubles.

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