Court of appeals listens to arguments over abortion access in Arizona
The three-judge panel did not indicate when their decision would be released.
Phoenix City Council passes abortion resolution modeled after Tucson’s
The resolution states the support for abortion access and deprioritzes law enforcement of current abortion restrictions.
Department of Corrections hires controversial private health care company
The department is still involved in a lawsuit over allegations that it provided unconstitutional levels of health care.
Legal settlement is a win for Pascua Yaqui voting rights.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding Lewy Body Dementia; and remembering NPR broadcaster Neal Conan through his love of comic books.
Lawyers for Arizona inmates seek hearing in health care suit
The lawyers said Judge Roslyn Silver hasn’t held a status conference in the lawsuit since December 2018
Immigration advocates: Exposure to COVID-19 higher than reported in ICE detention
Tucson legal aid group says a third of their clients tested positive for the virus once released.
ICE data: Nearly half of detainees tested are positive for COVID-19
The agency has tested more than 1,000 detainees so far.
Advocates plead with Arizona to release vulnerable inmates amid COVID-19
A new predictive model shows nearly all of the almost 42,000 incarcerated people in Arizona will contract the virus.
Arizona Spotlight Special: Arizona Addicted
Tearing down the stigma that surrounds opioid addiction with stories from Arizonans who have lived the experience, and found the road to recovery.
A Woman from Syria Shares Flavors of her Homeland
Also on Arizona Spotlight: A public forum at TMC examines the future of Arizona health care; how this week's Supreme Court ruling affects immigration; and join some of the estimated 1,500 people who walk and run on Tumamoc Hill every day.
