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Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Improving Arizona COVID-19 trends could drive testing declines, complacency

Experts say states need higher testing rates to gauge and improve COVID-19 responses.

A Mexican Red Cross volunteer offers medicine to a woman waiting to make a request for asylum outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Health experts: Proposed asylum change would fail to protect both public health and human rights

The proposed policy change would allow officials to turn away migrants deemed at risk of spreading disease.

Covid Watch app part of UA reentry plan

The smartphone app aids in contact tracing.

More than 470,000 Arizonans have filed for unemployment in the last six weeks. New expanded jobless benefits begin in May, but advocates worry it won’t be enough to offset the massive damage from the coronavirus.

News roundup: Drop in unemployment payments, Senate race tightens

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 12.

Dozens of supporters of the reform measure showed up to the hearing where it was introduced in 2019. The sign in the center reads, "Love is love."

LGBTQ groups pressure Sonoran congress on marriage equality

An advocate says barriers to marriage make same-sex couples even more vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

Arizona unemployment payments see large drop

Last week was the first week that people on unemployment did not get a $600 federal addition.

The number of Medicaid recipients in Arizona rose to more than 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge that mirrored the impact of COVID-19. Experts said the increase was not as large as they had feared, but also said there’s no way to predict what happens next.

Arizona Medicaid recipients topped 2 million after five-month surge

The surge follows skyrocketing unemployment in the state, as COVID-19 shutdowns have shuttered industries.

Child care centers outside of Tucson eligible for Pima County grants

The $2 million grant program will start accepting applications Friday.

Census Day is April 1, and the snapshot of where Americans live impacts billions of dollars of funding each year.

Census door-knocking starts today, facing tight deadline

The Census Bureau must count two in five Arizona households by Sept. 30.

News roundup: Biden picks Harris for VP, Pence visits Tucson, no UA football this fall

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 11.

Deciding whether to return schoolchildren to in-person learning is a major source of stress for parents.

It's still unsafe to reopen schools for in-person learning, Pima County health experts say

The county isn't yet meeting any of its targets for containing the coronavirus.

With nearly 42,000 incarcerated people, Arizona has one of the largest prison populations in the country.

Prisoners worry as COVID-19 spreads behind bars

More than 500 prisoners at one Tucson unit have tested positive.

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

Local church wants to open free COVID-19 test site

The church must get 50 people to pre-register before the event.

News roundup: Signs of virus slowing, crime in Tucson falls

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Aug. 10.

State unsure what to do with president’s unemployment order

How and when the money will be available in Arizona is a question.

Members of the group Sonoyta Unido spend evenings collecting signatures in town.

Life on the line: Pandemic fuels social movement in Sonoran border town

Some residents in the border town of Sonoyta decided they were done weathering a global health crisis without basic health care.

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