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Gov. Doug Ducey speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2020.

State to invest additional $14 million in universities for COVID-19 efforts

Arizona will give additional funding to help with testing, research, contact tracing and other projects.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: State to invest millions in universities for COVID-19 efforts, OSIRIS-REx mission approaches critical moment

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 24

AZ unemployment claims continue to grow

The number of people receiving unemployment benefits in Arizona grew by 30,000.
University of Arizona students wearing masks on campus.

Scottsdale mayor lifts mask mandate

Two Arizona health care providers oppose the move.
A sign instructs Pima County voters casting their ballots on primary election day, Aug. 4, 2020.

Registering to vote online without traditional addresses, plus codes

The change increases online registration access for rural and tribal voters.
Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

First weekend of taking tests to students gets results

Close to 150 people were tested at the pop-up sites near student hangouts.
The view of the Tucson Skyline from A Mountain. Oct. 23, 2019.

News Roundup: Mexico challenges unauthorized hysterectomies, Kirkpatrick fights for another term

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 22.
Downtown Tucson, Oct. 23, 2019.

Daily News Roundup: UA students punished for breaking coronavirus rules, review of deaths in Tucson police custody released

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 21
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

Students punished by UA and police for bad COVID behavior

Big parties were shut down and citations were issued.
File image of a row of lockers in a school.

Education notebook: Teacher shortage worsens amid pandemic, UA and county address rising cases

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Local candidates make their case, data shows racial disparities in TPD use of force

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 18.
The McLean family, photographed through a window, spends the afternoon together in their Phoenix home earlier this month. After mom Katie and dad Reese tested positive for COVID-19, they took baby Jay for a swab test. It was negative, but they’re convinced he had the disease.

As schools reopen, Arizona confronts high rates of COVID-19 in youth

The state’s youth case rate was the third-highest among 48 states reporting, according to a report.
A file image of a patient receiving a vaccine.

Pima County opening free flu shot clinic

No insurance is needed.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: High daily case count due to new reporting methods, apartments near UA to close pools, gyms

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 17.
Newspaper classified listings.

AZ unemployment numbers a mixed bag

The unemployment picture is not so rosy as the numbers say.
Robert Taylor as novelist Craig Johnson's hero Sheriff Walt Longmire in the television series "Longmire".

Author Craig Johnson talks about Sheriff Walt Longmire's "Next to Last Stand".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Real talk about living with autism, from some folks in our community who have first-hand experience.

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