News roundup: County considers mandatory employee vaccinations, rural towns scramble to prep for asylum seekers
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 17.
Unemployment leveling out at pre-COVID levels
Pandemic unemployment is still higher than regular unemployment.
Rural officials say towns are ill-prepared for asylum seekers
Mayor Chris Riggs says his town doesn't have a shelter or aid groups to care for families.
Pima County considers requiring vaccines for employees
Supervisors discuss possible mandate.
Bill would allow Indigenous students to wear cultural clothing at graduation
Advocates say after a year of protests over racial injustice, it's a meaningful change.
Newest UA telescope mirror in cool down phase
Technicians are preparing to polish it for use in a mountaintop observatory
News roundup: One million Arizonans fully vaccinated, Latino vaccination rates fall behind
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 16.
One million Arizonans fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Herd immunity will be reached when 70% of the population is vaccinated.
Race for AZ Governor underway
Marco Lopez is the first to formally announce candidacy.
Arizona reports 21 new virus deaths, sees clear trend of fewer cases
Related hospitalizations also declined to 473 down from the Jan. 11 pandemic high of 5,082
Latino COVID-19 vaccination rate still low in Arizona
The percentage of Latinos getting the vaccine is below the percentage of the state’s population.
News roundup: AZ congressional race expects to be fierce, UA to expand in-person classes
Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, March 15.
State sees first tax revenue from recreational marijuana
Marijuana sales put millions of dollars in state coffers in January.
UA expanding in-person classes
The week of March 29 will see more students in classrooms.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying AZ hospital beds continues to drop
As of Sunday, 716 people were hospitalized due to the virus. Of those, 210 were in ICU beds
