With the Trump Administration extending the social distance guidelines until the end of April because of the Coronavirus along with Doug Ducey and Kathy Hoffman closing Arizona’s schools for the rest of the school year for the same reason, several of Arizona’s Mayors have sent a letter to the Grand Canyon State Governor, asking him … Read more
It was Friday evening, March 27, when I recorded the video below. Governor Doug Ducey and Arizona Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ had just announced that they would de-prioritizing Coronavirus testing in a state with already dismal testing rates, a climbing infection rate, and no statewide shelter in place order. Four Democratic mayors Kate … Read more
It is official. Children and educators will not be attending school in person for the rest of the school year. In a joint statement released by Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Instruction Kathy Hoffman, they wrote: “In alignment with yesterday’s updated federal guidance, today we are announcing the extension of school closures through the … Read more
Welcome, Washington Post Columnist George Will to the bandwagon of objective political observers that thinks Arizona can go blue in 2020. In a column titled “A loose brick in Republicans’ red wall,” Will pointed out several reasons included in previous reporting (like Ronald J. Hansen, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Pamela Ren Larson’s piece for AZ … Read more
Due to the very limited testing across the country (entirely the fault of President Trump), official tallies of verified COVID-19 cases undoubtedly represent only a small fraction of the actual numbers. Arizona is dead last in per-capita testing in the nation, and has not even attempted contact tracing or active screening for infections or antibodies. For every verified case … Read more