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News roundup: Ducey pushes for drilling on fed land, flags fly at half mast for COVID victims

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 23.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

The Navajo Nation has its exceeded vaccination goal for February

Now, the sovereign nation is aiming to administer 120,00 doses by the end of the month.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Ducey “implores” Biden to allow oil leases on federal land

The governor joined 16 other Republican governors asking for an end to an executive order.

News roundup: UA identifies student killed on campus, COVID testing down in Pima County

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 22.

Signs advertise a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site outside of Walgreens in Tucson on April 21, 2020.

COVID-19 testing drops in AZ as cases decrease

Health officials are worried about the declining test trend.

In August 2020, workers at the University of Arizona unionized. A growing number of workers in white-collar industries have formed unions in recent years.

University of Arizona IDs student killed over the weekend

The sophomore was shot and killed on campus Saturday night.

A Centers for Disease Control illustration of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

CDC says Arizona ranks third in the country for COVID-19 deaths per capita

State reports more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths

Biden administration’s nominee for Secretary of Interior, Rep. Deb Haaland

Tribes have high hopes as Haaland confirmation hearing nears

Rep. Haaland is President Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Interior

The University of Arizona Administration building.

Education notebook: Proposed changes for Arizona tuition policies, COVID-19 aid coming to Tucson schools

A look back at this week's education stories in Southern Arizona and the state.

A watchtower seen in the distance at the Florence State Prison.

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

A bundle of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Tucson Medical Center. January 2021.

Weather-delayed vaccines impacting Arizona's rural counties

Health officials report extreme winter weather is behind a lag of roughly 89,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine

The American flag and a flag bearing the seal of the Department of Homeland Security.

ACLU AZ files records request for Trump-era DHS agreement made with Arizona

Arizona was one of a handful of states and districts to sign on to the agreements just before Biden entered office.

Children who are waiting for asylum in the United States with their families in Nogales, Sonora, marched to the border wall Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, to ask the United States to open the border to them.

Arizona reacts as Biden's 'Remain in Mexico' rollback begins

Governor Doug Ducey and Representative Raúl Grijalva addressed the new plan in letters to DHS this week.

Oak Flat, east of Superior, Arizona. A company proposes to build one of the world's largest underground copper mines at this location.

Apache Stronghold files appeal in fight over Oak Flat

A law firm with an undefeated record in the U.S. Supreme Court will be representing the group in the religious liberties case.

News roundup: Pressure mounts to cleanup ‘forever chemicals’, vaccine FAQs answered

Recent coverage impacting Southern Arizona, Feb. 19.

Vehicles travel along a highway near Sonoita, Ariz.

Challenges with distributing COVID-19 vaccine in rural Southern Arizona

Tony Paniagua reports.

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