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Letters mailed from around the country to Tucson. September 2020

Tracking the speed of mail as the election nears

The pandemic-driven rise in voting by mail has raised questions about the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to handle ballots.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: AZ unemployment on the rise, Ducey says state will celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, September 23

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.
The Sunlink streetcar has been in operation 5 years.

Council weighs abolishing fares on buses, streetcars

Fares were suspended in March.
The entrance to the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Tucson.

Arizona in final push for census

Census officials will stop counting in less than two weeks.
An unemployment insurance claims office.

Federal unemployment supplement dries up in Arizona

The payments tapping FEMA funds only lasted six weeks.

Pima County residents can now text 911 for help

Messages to 911 sent via text will be handled with the same priority as phone calls.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona weekly unemployment jumps again

The numbers in the state keep rising while they fall nationally.
A Census Bureau plan to move up the deadline to end “enumeration,” the process of counting U.S. residents, from Oct. 31 to Sept. 30 was put on hold by a federal judge. Critics, including the Navajo and Gila River tribes, had sued to block the move, which they said would lead to an undercount, particularly for minority communities.

Judge halts plan to end Census early, as Arizona, tribal responses lag

The order said plaintiffs in the case had raised "serious questions" about the bureau's plan to stop counting.

Republicans defend Postal Service, accuse Democrats of scare tactics

Democrats say the postmaster general's changes have led to reduced service and could threaten mail-in ballots this fall.
A Pima County vote-by-mail envelope.

Arizona’s long history with voting by mail

Arizona voters have cast ballots by mail for nearly three decades.
An image of the group of Cuban asylum seekers and the letter they sent from the La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy.

Asylum seekers describe self-harm, faulty COVID-19 response at ICE detention center

As a federal report faults ICE's complaint-handling process in detention, a letter from Eloy describes a facility on the brink.
A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

Arizona attorney general won't investigate election law complaint about Trump

Secretary of State Katie Hobbs' complaint alleged the Trump administration violated election law regarding ballot delays.

AZ weekly unemployment shows slight increase

After a few weeks of dropping, the unemployment numbers are on the rise.
Arizona National Guard service member directs visitor traffic at COVID-19 testing site in Tonalea, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020.

Stay-at-home order lifted as Navajo Nation starts reopening

Much of the Navajo Nation has been closed since March as the coronavirus swept through the reservation.

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