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Navajo Nation rescinds mask mandate on vast reservation
The Navajo Nation has rescinded a mask mandate that's been in effect since the early days of the Covid pandemic, officials announced Friday, fulfilling a pledge that new tribal President Buu Nygren made while campaigning for the office.
AZ response to Covid surge may be too late
Fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant, surging Covid cases in Arizona have inspired another round of fractured, largely uncoordinated reactions around the state.
Court rules against lawmakers in single-subject dispute
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday voided a ban on mask mandates in public schools and a host of other legislative changes, ruling it was illegal for lawmakers to pile them into a handful of budget bills.
Brnovich says mask mandate ban not court’s business
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to tell Arizona courts they need to butt out of how the legislature conducts its business.
Supreme Court to weigh mask mandate ban
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments about whether the ban on mask mandates at public schools was legally enacted.
Court kills mask mandate ban, other new laws
A new state law barring schools from imposing mask mandates on students and staff is unconstitutional, a judge ruled Monday.
Judge to rule on attempt to end mask mandates in schools
A teacher and a school district want a judge to decide whether a new law that bans school districts from requiring face masks takes effect now or later.
Largest school district defies mask mandate prohibition
The Phoenix Union High School District plans to require students, staff and visitors, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks indoors when school starts on Aug. 2.
Health chief opposes broad quarantine policy
The state's top health official said schools should be able to quarantine unvaccinated students and keep them out of class in at least some cases where they have been exposed to Covid.
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.
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.
Bill bans mask mandates in public schools
Republican lawmakers did an about-face on facemasks in schools in the most recent version of the state education budget bill.
