Blog for Arizona Calendar events have gone virtual

On March 12, the first cancellation of events due to coronavirus concerns started in our Blog for Arizona image Calendar with the Pima County Dem Party’s Nucleus Club and speaker AZ Supe of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. Already the very popular Tucson Festival of Books on March 14 & 15 had cancelled on the UA … Read more

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Progressive Laura Conover on Local Criminal Justice

Laura Conover is a progressive Democratic candidate running for Pima County Attorney. She spoke about criminal justice in a webinar hosted by Democrats of Greater Tucson. Watch it below from DGT’s brand new YouTube page: Laura Conover says: The Pima County Attorney manages a number of divisions tasked with keeping our community Safe and Sound. The County Attorney’s … Read more

AZ Democratic Party Goes Online to Boost Campaigns during the Coronavirus

With the appropriate social distancing measures in place across Arizona, political candidates find themselves in a quandary. Until the public health emergency subsides, they, and their supporters, can not physically go out and canvass in neighborhoods conveying their vision for the district, county, or state office they are seeking. They cannot hold rallies or other … Read more

Surveillance for COVID-19 – Update

The governor has already issued two executive orders for increased surveillance in AZ.  He invoked A.R.S. §36-782 on March 23, 2020 (E.O. 2020-13).  It calls for reporting, patient tracking, information sharing, and specimen testing coordination.  It mandates that health care facilities shall share personnel, equipment, materials, supplies and other resources. He also invoked A.R.S. §36-784 … Read more