Recent Articles from Dillon Rosenblatt
Spike in COVID cases makes public health experts nervous
Arizona continues to see a spike in positive COVID-19 cases and health experts say Gov. Doug Ducey sets a bad example by not wearing a mask in public. Arizona... […]
Hobbs pushes for relocation of confederate monument
After repeated calls to remove the confederate monument at Wesley Bolin Plaza (near the Arizona Capitol) have fallen short, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has a new plan -- relocate it to the Capitol Museum.
Black lawmaker calls BLM a terrorist organization
The only African American Republican in the Arizona Legislature told a conservative radio host that the Black Lives Matter movement is a terrorist organization. “This is my thought on Black... […]
Arizona cities refuse to enforce statewide curfew
A dozen or so Arizona cities and counties have no intention to enforce Gov. Doug Ducey’s statewide curfew he declared on May 31.
Curfew order exempts businesses, specific activities
New details of the statewide emergency and curfew plan Gov. Doug Ducey announced today does not address whether it applies to peaceful assemblies, a constitutional right.
Ducey places Arizona under statewide emergency following protests
Gov. Doug Ducey today declared a sweeping statewide emergency and imposed an 8 p.m. curfew that will last at least one week.
Ducey says he won’t tolerate looting, promises aggressive approach statewide
Gov. Doug Ducey said he won’t tolerate looting and violence, and praised law enforcers’ “more aggressive approach” to confront the protests that erupted following the deaths of two African-American men at the hands of police.
Few contested primaries for independents to influence
Independent voters don’t have many contested races in Maricopa County in which they can sway the outcome with Arizona primary elections roughly two months away.
Ducey aide: Nightclubs should remain closed under guidelines
Nightclubs, like ones shown in viral images and videos over Memorial Day weekend, should not be open, a governor’s spokesman said May 27. Patrick Ptak, spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey,... […]
Ducey’s year to be measured by crisis management, not political gains
Nobody could have expected the 2020 legislative session to turn out the way that it did, including Gov. Doug Ducey, who may have taken more losses than anybody in terms of pushing legislative priorities.
Arizona’s stay-home order among last to expire
Before Arizona’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected” executive order expired May 15, Gov. Doug Ducey was just one of a handful of Republican governors whose states were still under... […]
2 lawmaker restaurateurs take different paths to resuming dine-in
Two lawmakers, who also own restaurants, are handling reopening their businesses in different ways now that Arizona is allowing dine-in services to resume with some guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.