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The Tucson Skyline. October 23, 2019.

News roundup: Pima County struggles with contact tracing, vote-by-mail deadline arrives

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 26.
A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Pima County struggles with contact tracing

COVID-19 cases are rising, and the county needs the public’s help.
An Arizona mail-in ballot from the 2020 election.

Vote by mail deadline is here

Election officials say get your ballot in the mail by Oct. 27.
A wildcat statue at the University of Arizona sports a custom mask. July 2020.

UA president urges caution over Halloween

Robbins also says the financial hit from COVID-19 has not been as bad as expected.
Election materials promoting Native American voting advocacy, 2019.

Early voting begins in the Tohono O'odham Nation, polling place locations

Historical knowledge is key to knowing where to go to vote on Election Day in the nation.
File image of an empty classroom at Sabino High School in Tucson.

Education notebook: Rising case numbers could complicate school reopenings

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.
Central Tucson from Sentinel Peak.

News roundup: Exploring monolithic voter blocs and minority support for Trump

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 23.
Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, Feb. 26, 2020.

DHS head touts immigration policy at Arizona sheriffs' roundtable

Chad Wolf promoted the Migrant Protection Protocols as safe, though critics say the policy fails obligations to asylum seekers.
Boxes of uncounted early ballots are shown in this photo distributed by the Pima County Recorder's office on Oct. 16, 2020.

Ballot counting is underway in Pima County

Counties can count early ballots two weeks before Election Day.
An early voting sticker included in a 2020 election ballot envelope for Pima County.

Security change at Tucson early voting sites

Tucson Police officers will no longer be stationed at early voting sites.
Sign in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's lands urging tribal members to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge denies early voting site within Pascua Yaqui tribal lands

The tribe sued Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez last week in effort to reinstate the site her office closed in 2018.
President Trump holds a campaign rally at Tucson International Airport on Oct. 19, 2020.

Latino Trump supporters, 2020 census participation, edible insects

Plus, the UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission marks another milestone.

Arizona, US unemployment headed in opposite directions

Pandemic unemployment claims push state numbers higher.
Early-ballot stickers for voters in Pima County.

Exploring the myth of monolithic voting blocs

Campaigns often target voting "blocs" based on gender, religion and race, despite these groups being politically diverse.

News roundup: Final presidential debate, OSIRIS-REx mission shows signs of success

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Oct. 22.
Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elías speaks during a press conference with county and city of Tucson leaders about COVID-19 precautions on March 9, 2020.

Mission Library renamed in honor of Richard Elías

The longtime Pima County supervisor died in March.

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