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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Ducey: Troops needed for more than grocery help, state ‘catastrophically affected’ by COVID-19
Gubernatorial press aide Patrick Ptak denied late Sunday that his boss was withholding information from the public about conditions in Arizona or the role Ducey wants the Guard to play.
Ducey has no desire to tighten coronavirus restrictions
Gov. Doug Ducey insisted Friday he has no intent to order Arizonans to stay at home as his counterparts in New York and California have done.
State lacks price gouging laws during crises
The state's top prosecutor says legislators may want to consider adopting laws to protect Arizona consumers from price gouging.
AG: Public meetings still possible in face of coronavirus
Arizona's top prosecutor is providing advice to state and local agencies on how to meet their legal obligations under the Open Meeting Law in the face of COVID-19.
Community colleges to stay with only 2-year degrees
On a 3-6 vote Tuesday the Senate Education Committee quashed legislation which would have allowed these colleges to start offering baccalaureate degrees.
Health chief: expect thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona
Arizona can expect to have thousands, if not tens of thousands, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 this year, the state's top health official said Monday.
Proposed law would make it illegal to stand in roadway median
Hanging around a roadway median, for whatever reason, could soon land you in jail.
Tax cut still in play as COVID-19 affects economy, Ducey says
Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he's not worried that a stock market in disarray and fewer visitors will undermine his call for lawmakers to approve a new tax cut.
Court says misapplied law allows killers chance at parole
Some erroneous words used by judges 25 years ago could possibly result in the release of nearly 300 people who the law said should have been incarcerated for the rest of their lives.
Audit: Schools spending more in classrooms 3rd straight year
Fueled by additional state dollars, Arizona schools are spending a greater percentage of their available dollars this year in the classroom than last year.
House bans trans women from women’s sports
A divided House voted Tuesday to keep those born biologically as male from ever participating in interscholastic or intramural sports as a female, regardless of the person's gender identity and even if there had been a sex reassignment.
Chamber calls for killing remaining sanctuary-city bill
The head of a major business organization wants state lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey to quash a proposal to allow individuals to sue cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
