Dr. Cara Christ, the Arizona state health director who helped lead the state through the Covid pandemic, is leaving her post to join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.
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Arizona won’t follow CDC mask advice 
Arizona won’t heed new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control that most residents and all K-12 student and teachers resume wearing masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, Gov. Doug Ducey said late Tuesday afternoon.
Read More »Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey 
Gov. Doug Ducey wrapped up his seventh legislative session leading the state of Arizona and reflected on what he considers the most successful session of his time serving as governor.
Read More »Ducey picks former aide for Supreme Court 
Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday chose Kathryn Hackett King as the newest Arizona Supreme Court justice, making her his record-shattering sixth high court pick.
Read More »Campaign launches range from amateurish to slick 
Several political consultants accepted the Arizona Capitol Times’ invitation to critique the campaign kick-offs and comment on how their candidacies stack up.
Read More »Ducey orders end to universities’ policies for unvaccinated students
Gov. Doug Ducey has forbade public universities and community colleges from requiring that students and staff wear masks and get tested regularly for Covid.
Read More »Ducey to override universities’ policies for unvaccinated students 
Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to quash requirements by state universities that unvaccinated students must wear masks and get tested regularly for Covid.
Read More »New norm: Governing by social media 
Politicians are laying a new foundation in media relations and operating as if the Fourth Estate no longer exists.
Read More »Ducey reinstates job-seeking requirement for unemployed
Arizonans are going to have to start looking for work again later this month if they want to keep their unemployment benefits.
Read More »Ducey vetoes sex ed bill, issues executive order instead 
Calling it “overly broad and vague,” Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping sex education bill that opponents feared would have prohibited any acknowledgment of LGBTQ people in the classroom.
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