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Exhibits at the 2017 SARSEF fair.

Science fair goes completely virtual for 2021

SARSEF plans to put 7,000 displays online.
There are approximately 700,000 DACA recipients around the country.

New Citizenship and Immigration Services memo announces the implementation of new DACA guidance

The announcement follows a series of rule changes outlined by the Trump administration in July.
Then-U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake speaking in Phoenix, 2016.

Former Republican Senator Flake endorses Biden

The former US Senator said, “decency shouldn’t be that hard.”
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.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

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

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 21.
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.
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.
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.
Gym equipment.

Gov. Ducey offers grants to bars, gyms forced to close

Theaters and water parks also qualify for grants.
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 voting location sign at the University of Arizona, 2018.

Getting out the vote ahead of the November election

Arizona is a battleground state this year, and multiple groups are working to register as many voters as possible.
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.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA: At least nine students test positive for COVID-19 on return to campus

Students must be tested before moving into on-campus dorms.
A sign directs voters where to cast their ballots at a polling place in Tucson.

News roundup: Ed funding initiative back, USPS complaint dismissed

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 19.

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