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File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Invest in Ed back on ballot, UA reopens Monday

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state, Aug. 22.
#RedforEd protesters descended on the Capitol in the spring of 2018.

Invest in Ed initiative headed for November ballot

Following legal battles, the Arizona secretary of state certified the Invest in Ed ballot initiative.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Boosting voter participation in AZ, opioid crisis continues in pandemic

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 21.
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.
An F-35A takes off from Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson during the annual Heritage Flight Training course, Feb. 27, 2020.

Air Force seeking public comment on basing F-35 jets in Tucson

Basing the fighter jets at Davis-Monthan would increase flights in and out of the base.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 638

UA Chimes and Echoes; A Lasting Legacy: Morgan Maxwell;A Passion for Plants: Tucson resident Mark Dimmitt
Earth's Great Season

Earth's Great Seasons: Summer

TUESDAY at 8
In lieu of a new aid package, the hotel industry is rallying around the Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act.

Arizona hotels look to aid from HOPE Act to stay open

Nearly 50 million people traveled to Arizona last year. That won't be the case this year.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona unemployment rate rises above national average

The hospitality and construction industries lost the most jobs in the state.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives an update on the state's COVID-19 response, Aug. 20, 2020.

News roundup: State grants for shuttered businesses, UA students test positive for COVID-19

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 20.
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

Arizona Supreme Court: Every county can have a marijuana dispensary despite cap

State law says the maximum number of dispensaries can be exceeded to ensure there is one every county.

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