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CARES Act

Feb 26, 2021

Bill helps West Valley homeless seniors

A Senate bill could lead to converting a hotel into a shelter to cope with a growing population of homeless seniors in the West Valley.

Dec 30, 2020

Ducey doles out $115M CARES Act funds to universities

A program at the University of Arizona to test 250,000 people to see if they're immune to COVID-19 hasn't gotten the public demand that was expected. In April, UA President Robert Robbins announced the school would be offering the blood tests, first to students and staff and later to front-line medical personnel and first responders. Robbins, who is a medical doctor, said someone who shows a po[...]

Nov 26, 2020

Ducey sends $400M of CARES money to state agencies

Gov. Doug Ducey is using hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for COVID-19 relief to pay for state operations, such as salaries, which some say contravenes the... […]

Nov 1, 2020

Ducey to use relief dollars to shore up unemployment fund

Gov. Doug Ducey is planning to put federal cash given to the state for COVID-19 relief into the soon-to-be-insolvent unemployment trust fund to save companies from having to replenish the account on their own.

Oct 15, 2020

Rosy state revenues belie need for recovery package

Rosy state revenues belie ongoing economic turmoil, particularly for lower-income Arizonans who have been disproportionately affected by job losses and wage cuts.

Sep 9, 2020

Pandemic magnifies importance of accurate census count

Make no mistake, losing sight of the 2020 Census means losing sight of the future. Ten years ago, we could not have envisioned that the accuracy of our 2010 Census count would impact the resources that our communities and state would receive to combat and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 15, 2020

Jobless to get boost in federal funds

Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday accepted a federal offer of an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits to more than 370,000 Arizonans out of work to replace the $600 payments that expired at the end of July.

Jul 2, 2020

Ducey grants $9 million of federal aid for elections safety

Gov. Doug Ducey on July 2 announced plans to spend $9 million in federal coronavirus relief funds on election security, alleviating concerns that Arizona election officials could lose funding because... […]

May 15, 2020

Lawmakers must tackle state’s woeful unemployment insurance benefits

Federal government assistance is buffering Arizonans from the impact of skyrocketing unemployment, but that help is time limited.

May 15, 2020

Schools gear up for next year, budgeting federal aid

As teachers, students and their families eagerly wait to hear when they will return to the classroom, education policy wonks, advocates and school districts are trying to figure out how they’ll spend coming federal money.

Apr 3, 2020

Ducey could have sole discretion over a large pot of state, federal aid funds

The passage of a federal stimulus package to help state and local governments weather the COVID-19 pandemic gives Gov. Doug Ducey discretion over at least part of a $1.5 billion sum — adding to tens of millions he already had at his disposal as part of an emergency spending plan passed by the Legislature in March.

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