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Daily news roundup: Coronavirus hospitalizations down, teachers protest school reopenings

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 21.

Daily news roundup: Federal unemployment set to run out, immigration issues loom over Washington

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 20.
A woman and child embrace along the border in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora where migrants seeking asylum formed an encampment along the sidewalk as they waited to make formal requests with U.S. Customs officers at the San Luis Port of Entry in December 2018.

COVID-19 closures hit already-backlogged immigration courts

More than a million people are awaiting immigration court hearings nationwide, according to estimates.
DACA supporters gathered outside ICE in Phoenix on June 18, 2020, to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling to continue the DACA program for now.

US District Court says Trump administration must accept new DACA applications

Policy experts say the administration has failed to comply with the Supreme Court ruling.
Patrons at the Pima County Public Library's downtown Tucson branch use social distancing while waiting in line to use the library's computers on May 29, 2020.

Daily news roundup: Hospital workers on COVID-19 surge, challenges for school districts

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 17.
People wait to be tested for COVID-19 at the Kino Sports Complex, in this July 13 courtesy photo from Pima County.

Pima County COVID-19 infection rate below Arizona average

The number of testing sites in the county is increasing.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Tucson-area districts' reopening plans, rule for foreign students rescinded

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Choropleth map showing rate of COVID-19 cases reported/100,000 people over a one-week period ending July 16.

Daily news roundup: Eviction protection extended, record AZ unemployment, nurses' union contract

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 16.
Nurses hold a demonstration in front of Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital on Silverbell Road, Sept. 20, 2019.

Nurses reach contract with St. Joseph's, St. Mary's

It's the first union nursing contract in Arizona.
Arizona is expected to add jobs in the construction sector.

Unemployment sets new record in Arizona

More than a quarter of a million Arizona residents filed for unemployment last week.
Arizona National Guard service members at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in the Tohono O'odham Nation in Sells, Arizona, July 6, 2020.

Tribal nations partner with Arizona National Guard for mass COVID-19 testing

This week's events will be in the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Cibecue and Whiteriver.
Yvonne Montoya

How the arts survive challenging times.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet the new director of the Arts Foundation for Tucson & Southern Arizona; how the mother & son collaboration "Stories from Home: Covid-19 Addendum" came to be; and fostering creativity in a virtual space.
A sign indicating a polling place near Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Election Day, Nov. 7, 2018.

Poll workers needed in Pima County

Election Day is less than a month away and training is about to begin.
The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

Daily news roundup: Health care workers promote mask wearing, school districts prepare for online learning

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, July 15.
The University of Arizona campus.

UA applauds repeal of ICE ban on online study for foreign students

The agency announced the policy last week
Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Kelly continues to lead McSally in polls

Kelly's lead remains strong, but the gap has tightened.

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