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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
President Trump speaks in Phoenix, June 23, 2020.

Trump to hold campaign rally in Tucson Monday

He'll then head to Flagstaff for his second rally in Arizona next week.
Two women fill out their ballots at a polling place in Pima County.

FBI working with local officials to protect Arizona elections

Agency officials say they are ready to investigate and stop election fraud.
A voter displays their "I Voted Early in Pima County" sticker.

Pima County breaks record for early ballot requests

The county also continues to add to its voter registration record.
Tribal members and supporters gather in front of the construction line to wave down O'odham runners coming from Sonora ahead of a cross-border ceremony at Quitobaquito Springs on Sept. 27, 2020.

NPS closes route to Quitobaquito Springs

Closure comes a day after O'odham leaders held a cross-border ceremony at the spring.
A view of downtown Tucson.

News roundup: Biden and Trump facing off in first debate, voter registration deadline nears

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Sept. 29.

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