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Tents line the sidewalks near the intersection of 12th Avenue and Madison Street near the state Capitol on Jan. 29, 2020.
Tempe conducted a point-in-time count that was smaller than usual on Jan. 26, to get a sense of how many of its residents are experiencing homelessness.
This year’s version was scaled back and the city says it largely used employees rather than volunteers.
Maricopa County’s annual count, meanwhile, will not happen this year. The feds allowed communities to opt out of it due to the pandemic, and the Maricopa Association of Governments decided to take that route.
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Birmingham: The mayors of at least three Alabama cities, including heavily populated Birmingham, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as the illness spreads rapidly across the state following the holidays. The city of Birmingham said Mayor Randall Woodfin was admitted to a hospital with COVID-19 pneumonia Monday, five days after announcing he tested positive for the new coronavirus. Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling said he was quarantining at home after testing positive for the virus, and the city of Auburn said Mayor Ron Anders was in quarantine after testing positive. Bowling told the Decatur Daily he felt guilty about participating in holiday family gatherings with his adult children and their families over the holidays. Alabama on Monday hit a new high for the number of COVID-19 patients in state hospitals with more than 3,000 ho
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The benefits promised are more than just tamping down some road rage. Less time stuck in traffic, multiplied by many thousands of commuters, can lead to less fuel burned and less carbon emitted.
A tough Christmas for many Arizona families as eviction moratorium deadline looms
Even though relief could be granted by Congress, such measures will only be temporary.
PHOENIX - With an eviction moratorium deadline looming, it could be a nervous Christmas for thousands across the state. Everyone’s affected by it, both the plaintiffs and the defendants. Everyone’s losing money, and everyone has a hardship, said Maricopa County Presiding Constable Mike Branham.
It’s a knock nobody wants to get. While eviction notices are typically slower in December, constables in Maricopa County don’t know what to expect after the new year.