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Legislature on track to adjourn May 1
The Arizona Legislature will end its session next week, killing hundreds of outstanding bills and giving lawmakers several months to hunker down and prepare to come back in the summer -- by which time a clearer picture will emerge of the state’s financial and physical health.
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.
Our hope is in innovative drugs now more than ever
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic reminds us all of the essentiality of prescription medications in public health protection. We Americans are counting on our clinical pharmaceutical scientists and medicinal chemists to discover a safe and effective remedy for the pernicious respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.
Ducey, not president, will decide when to reopen state’s economy
Gov. Doug Ducey indicated Tuesday he’s not obligated to follow the president’s guidance on when to reopen the state’s economy.
Health department releases COVID-19 data breakdown
A new breakdown Sunday shows there are at least 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in each of the majority of zip codes in the state's two major metropolitan areas.
Repubican Party opposes use of online system for ballot measures
The attorney for the Arizona Republican Party says a system that allows people to sign petitions online -- the same one used by political candidates -- is "highly susceptible to fraud.''
Lawmaker: Virus makes need for change to sentencing laws greater than ever
This is all frustrating for Rep. Walt Blackman,R-Snowflake, one of many Arizona lawmakers who over the years have sought to amend the state’s sentencing laws -- some of the strictest in the country -- and improve prison conditions, mostly to no avail.
All mail election debate gets new life, spurred by virus
A fight is brewing in Arizona over whether to switch to an all-mail ballot for the primary and general election in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Southwest air quality benefits from stay-at-home orders
Fewer motorists in Arizona and Nevada following the states' stay-at-home orders appears to be improving the air quality and decreasing the effects vehicle emissions have on the environment.
Ducey orders some new state arrivals to quarantine for 14 days
In his first public appearance since last Thursday’s televised town hall, Gov. Doug Ducey issued four new executive orders aimed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legislature won’t return April 13
The worsening COVID-19 pandemic has sidelined the state Legislature’s plans to reconvene on April 13, according to internal emails from top lawmakers shared with the Arizona Capitol Times.
Ducey begins to dole out aid dollars
Gov. Doug Ducey is beginning to dole out money that state lawmakers gave him to deal with COVID-19 before they went into recess.
