WATCH: Arizona Mayors Urge McSally to Support Pandemic Relief for Cities

By Camaron Stevenson

May 28, 2020

The Senator suggested smaller cities rely on trickle-down from larger municipalities who qualify for coronavirus relief.

In an April 29 town hall with the mayor of Surprise, McSally said she believed the money the federal government had already given to Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson was enough to help other municipalities because it would trickle down through the state.

Multiple mayors have since pushed back on the senator’s comments, saying it’s impractical to think municipalities don’t need more help considering the major shortfalls they are experiencing.

Sen. McSally said cities are mismanaged but a group of mayors are pushing back.

They’re urging the senator to reject a plan that would allow municipalities to go bankrupt instead of receive federal funding for pandemic relief. pic.twitter.com/F6n9RWDYAs
— The Copper Courier (@CopperCourier) May 26, 2020

So far, the state’s three biggest cities along with Maricopa and Pima counties have received $960 million in federal aid from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

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Camaron Stevenson

Camaron is the Founding Editor and Chief Political Correspondent for The Copper Courier, and has worked as a journalist in Phoenix for over a decade. He also teaches multimedia journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

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