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Arizona Abandons Restrictions as Vaccine Distribution Starts
Ducey has been steadfast in his opposition to a statewide mask mandate or closings despite repeated calls from hospital leaders to take such steps. As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any…
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Ducey Leads Arizona Into Global COVID Hotspot For Second Time
Arizona has the worst coronavirus diagnosis rate in the country, and health experts believe the state’s infection rate is higher than what’s reported.
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No Charges for Officer Who Allegedly Threatened to Shoot Phoenix Mayor
A Maricopa County Attorney’s Office spokesperson said it “cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer’s statements constituted a ‘true threat.’ The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that it won’t file criminal charges against a Phoenix police officer who allegedly threatened to shoot the city’s mayor. Mayor Kate Gallego was given additional law…
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Trump’s Certified Loss Sends Arizona GOP Into Disarray
Trump loyalists are attacking Arizona’s Republican governor for refusing to throw out the election results.
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Pima County Just Voted to Help Those Who Can’t Pay Bail. Will Others Follow?
The decision is a major win for the bail reform-movement in Arizona. Pima County officials voted to create a program to pay the bail of some people who are charged with low-level crimes and can’t afford bonds. The Arizona Daily Star reported the 3-2 vote last week by the Board of Supervisors, which gives the…
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Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID After Spending Days With State Republicans
The Arizona Legislature announced Sunday that it would close for a week out of an abundance of caution “for recent cases and concerns relating to COVID-19.”
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House Democrats Just Voted to Decriminalize Weed. Now the Bill Goes to the GOP-Controlled Senate.
“For far too long, we have treated marijuana as a criminal justice problem instead of as a matter of personal choice and public health.”
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Mark Kelly is Sworn into Senate, Giving Arizona Two Democratic Senators
Kelly’s Senate arrival marks a political milestone for Arizona, which has two Democratic senators for the first time since January 1953. Arizona Democrat and former astronaut Mark Kelly was sworn into the Senate on Wednesday, narrowing Republican control of the chamber and underscoring his state’s shift from red to blue. Kelly, 56, defeated GOP Sen.…
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Argentine Soccer Legend Diego Maradona Dies at 60
The soccer legend died two weeks after being released from a Buenos Aires hospital following brain surgery.
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Ducey Quietly Extends COVID-19 Data Collection Order Until Mid-January
Health care facilities have been required to report data on COVID-19 to the state health department since March.
