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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Health department issues guidelines for reopening retail
Come next Friday you'll be able to go out and buy a new dress or suit. But don't count on being able to try it on.
Gilbert man to seek recall of Ducey, odds of success long
Calling him a "tyrant'' who has violated his oath of office, a Gilbert resident who has been helping to organize protests at the Capitol against the COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Gov. Doug Ducey is now seeking to oust him from office.
9th Circuit denies bid to block petition law
A federal appeals court refused Friday to block an Arizona law that allows a judge to invalidate otherwise legitimate and qualified signatures on initiative petitions.
Attorney General says churchgoers, protesters may congregate closer than six feet apart
In a formal legal opinion, Brnovich pointed out that Gov. Doug Ducey, in his order, specifically permits people to engage in constitutionally protected activity, including religion and speech. But that order said these are allowed only to the extent they are “conducted in a manner that provides appropriate physical distancing to the extent feasible.”
Coronavirus antibody research still work in progress
A move by the University of Arizona to test 250,000 Arizonans for COVID-19 antibodies comes as scientists are still debating how much protection against future infection a positive result means -- and, more to the point, for how long.
Governor has much to consider before restart of economy
Gov. Doug Ducey has to decide this week whether his executive orders limiting activity due to COVID-19 are worth the continued harm to the Arizona economy.
Brnovich takes ballot harvesting case to U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is warning the U.S. Supreme Court that all of Arizona's election laws could be subject to challenge if it doesn't overturn an appellate ruling voiding the state's "ballot harvesting'' laws as racially motivated.
Arizona jobless claims to take weeks to process
Arizona has finally hired a firm to process the jobless claims of those who qualify only for special federal aid.
Groups weigh in on case to allow online petitions for ballot measures
The way the mayors of Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff see it, when the state's founders required initiative petitions to be filed as "sheets,'' they didn't necessarily mean paper.
Protesters march on Capitol, call for reopening economy
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Capitol Monday -- virtually none wearing masks -- to object to orders by Gov. Doug Ducey requiring people to stay at home and closing what he says are non-essential businesses.
Court allows tribe to sue U.S. government over education deal
Arizona tribes have the right to sue the federal government for allowing a major developer to default on payments it was supposed to make to obtain the old Phoenix Indian School, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Judge rules against initiative backers who want online signature gathering
A federal judge late Friday tossed out a bid to allow initiative organizers to get the signatures they need through an online portal.
