There are a record number of women running for Congress this year — again. More than 580 women are candidates for House seats. That follows the 2018 cycle, in which nearly 480 women filed for Congressional offices; that year was often described as a “year of the woman.” But this time around, the numbers are being bolstered, at least in part, by an increase in the number of Republican women running for the House.

During the past few months, we’ve already seen — out of necessity — a huge increase in at-home learning. As part of that, there is also more homeschooling by parents. Lily Altavena of The Arizona Republic has written about that shift, and The Show talked with her for more about the overall landscape for homeschooling in Arizona.

As cases of COVID-19 continue to grow around the globe, there’s a lot of attention being paid to efforts in developing a vaccine. Both Russia and China said they’re taking significant steps forward toward a vaccine.

Back in March, the state's three public universities — Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University — all moved their classes online. Now they're each rolling out their plans for how they'll pick up again in the fall. The Show spoke with KJZZ's Rocio Hernandez, who has been covering all of this, about the upcoming semester.