In a split vote Tuesday, the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved the Libertarian Party's request to appoint a perennial fringe political candidate and outspoken Holocaust denier as a precinct committeeman. Read more» 
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The Pima County Board of Supervisors refused make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for county employees, declined to re-up an emergency public health declaration, and shot down a mask mandate for schools during a long, often contentious meeting Tuesday morning. Read more»
Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy wants to know why no one was blaming the renewed coronavirus spike on migrants. We have been doing just that... since 1666. Read more»
The Pima County Board of Supervisors may make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for county employees and health care workers, and will review requiring face masks in all K-12 schools. Read more»
There were another 1,974 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported in Arizona on Tuesday, as the Delta variant continues to spike. Officials have advised that everyone — even those who've been vaccinated — wear masks while indoors in public. Read more»
All employees of Pima County will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1 under a policy being considered by the Board of Supervisors. Read more» 3
COVID-19 continues to spread in Pima County, where one out of 426 residents is dead from the virus, and health officials are "strongly recommending" that everyone wear face masks in public indoor settings — even those who've been fully vaccinated. Read more» 2
Pima County residents should wear masks indoors in public places even if they're vaccinated, said the head of the Pima County Health Department, in line with new CDC guidelines about areas where COVID-19 continues to spread, including Southern Arizona. Read more»
With millions of students and teachers returning to school, the CDC said that everyone — even those who are vaccinated — should wear masks inside in public buildings in places like Arizona with still spreading COVID-19 infections, as the number of Delta cases increases. Read more»
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to end the emergency proclamation established last March in the early days of COVID-19 pandemic.
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La Junta de Supervisores del Condado Pima aprobó un programa de becas para las familias de bajos ingresos que hace gratis la preescolar. Read more»
The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved support for free pre-K education for low-income Pima County families Tuesday, adopting a budget that funds most of the $13 million pilot project. Read more»
Unwilling to let counties and cities maintain mandates for face coverings, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law that allows businesses to ignore local regulations. Immediately after signing the bill, he said the single-sentence bill "may have unintended consequences" and said state legislators were committed to fixing a "technical oversight." Read more»
Pima County's requirement that people wear face coverings in public to stem the spread of COVID-19 remains in effect despite Gov. Ducey's attempt to overrule it, the Arizona Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. Read more»
Citing a lower number of new cases and more people being vaccinated against COVID-19, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday rescinded a series of executive orders that limited elective surgeries and locked down nursing homes in the state. Read more»
Face masks are still required in public in Pima County, despite an executive order last week from Gov Doug Ducey declaring that Arizona cities and counties should no longer mandate them.
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