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COVID infection rates up in 2 counties, no new business restrictions
Pima and Coconino counties are again at substantial risk for the spread of COVID-19 according to standards set by the Department of Health Services.
State gives bars green light to open in 9 counties
As of right now, bars in nine of the state’s 15 counties can reopen. But don’t expect them to look and operate the way they did before the governor ordered... […]
Bars can’t convince Supreme Court to hear case on reopening
Rebuffed by the Arizona Supreme Court, more than 100 bar owners are now taking their claims against Gov. Doug Ducey to a trial judge.
We won’t let President Trump bully schools into reopening
Make no mistake: As long as Trump is President, teachers and educators will never have a seat at the table with the administration.
State sets bar for businesses to reopen
Gov. Doug Ducey and the Department of Health Services released benchmarks today on how bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses can safely reopen.
Public schools brace for possible wave of teacher retirements
While President Trump and his administration try to push schools across the country to reopen, Arizona is facing a situation where positive COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and teachers who... […]
Health department issues guidelines for reopening retail
Come next Friday you'll be able to go out and buy a new dress or suit. But don't count on being able to try it on.
Northern Arizona tourism feeling impact of Grand Canyon shutdown
Grand Canyon river-rafting guides were having a good season this year. And then the calendar turned to October.
A guide to the shutdown of the Grand Canyon
About 4.5 million tourists from around the world make the trip every year to the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona, a trek that pours an estimated $1.3 million a day into nearby communities.
Political hotspot Tom’s Tavern set to reopen
When Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill heard Tom’s Tavern was up for sale in September 2010, he decided that someone had to step in to carry on the restaurant’s traditions. Owner Michael Ratner was struggling with pancreatic cancer, and the tavern, which had served as a popular meeting place for politicians since 1929, was in danger of closing.
