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Experts say signs like this one could become more common this fall, as state and national moratoriums on evictions in the face of COVID-19 are lifted. Arizona already has one of the highest rates of housing losses in the nation, a new report says.

Report: Arizona had highest ‘housing loss’ rate; more evictions coming

Trends in Arizona do not bode well for the fall, experts said, as drivers of housing loss are are amplified by the pandemic.

The exterior of the AC Marriott Hotel in downtown Tucson. The hotel is one of many downtown that have taken advantage of the GPLET tax incentive.

Tucson mayor and council rethinking development tax incentives

The mayor and council on Wednesday delayed the renewal of the city's central business district.

Arizona weekly unemployment jumps again

The numbers in the state keep rising while they fall nationally.

Climate change will mean hotter temperatures and likely longer periods of drought for the Southwest.

Tucson City Council to vote on climate emergency declaration

Plan calls for carbon-neutral city operations by 2030.

Students enrolled in Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Program do maintenance on a plane as a commercial aircraft takes off from the nearby Tucson International Airport on Feb. 4, 2019.

Tucson firms largely safe from airline industry turbulance

Government contracts and a boost in private flights have kept the local aerospace industry aloft, but may not be enough to stop layoffs.

An unemployment insurance claims office.

Out-of-state and foreign groups defrauding Arizona unemployment system

Fraudulent claims have come from Arizona, multiple U.S. states and overseas.

Federal supplement likely to run out soon as Arizona unemployment dollars dwindle

The director of ADES says there will likely not be much warning when federal supplements stop.

Pat Shoneck and Eileen Green ride in a golf cart at the Swan Lake Estates mobile home park, a 55+ park where Shoneck lives.

Heat, COVID-19 and isolation put mobile home parks at risk

Ten percent of metro Tucsonans live in manufactured housing. But residents there face risks made worse by COVID-19 and record heat.

A 'collision of crises' is leaving thousands in Tucson struggling with electric bills

Record heat, unemployment and a pandemic are adding to household financial troubles.

As some movie theaters reopen, it's still too soon for The Loft Cinema

The independent theater is betting on outdoor shows and "virtual cinema."

An office for the Arizona Department of Economic Security in Tucson. March 2020.

Greater scrutiny on fraudulent unemployment claims in Arizona

DES has paid out more than $9 billion in unemployment insurance benefits during the pandemic.

Arizona unemployment continues to grow

The unemployment picture is improving nationally, but not in Arizona.

A marquee advertising the Tucson Jazz Festival, 2017.

Rio Nuevo considering financial boost to keep some Tucson events afloat

A few of the city's popular music and sporting events may get a piece of up to $250,000 in aid.

A man and woman walk past a closed building listed for sale in Nogales, Arizona on August 17, 2020.

Travel restrictions at the border strain Nogales’s economy

But other areas of the city are continuing to grow.

In lieu of a new aid package, the hotel industry is rallying around the Helping Open Properties Endeavor (HOPE) Act.

Arizona hotels look to aid from HOPE Act to stay open

Nearly 50 million people traveled to Arizona last year. That won't be the case this year.

Arizona unemployment rate rises above national average

The hospitality and construction industries lost the most jobs in the state.

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