Quick Take updates to earlier posts: The Washington Post reports, Protective gear in national stockpile is nearly depleted, DHS officials say: The government’s emergency stockpile of respirator masks, gloves and other medical supplies is running low and is nearly exhausted due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving the Trump administration and the states to compete for … Read more
You might be surprised to learn that there is still a presidential primary occurring next Tuesday in Wisconsin, despite practically every other state having already moved its primary to late May or June out of concerns for voters and poll workers being exposed to coronavirus. Even the Democratic National Committee postponed its July 13 nominating … Read more
According to reporting by AZ Central, police and fire departments throughout the cities and towns in Maricopa County have been “waiting for days on N95 face masks and other protective gear.” While the wait is unbearable, what is potentially criminal is that the vendor supplying these masks and protective gear, called Galls, has reportedly marked … Read more
Last week, faced with intense criticism for the federal government’s failure to deliver needed ventilators to the states, President Trump finally issued an order invoking the Defense Production Act to force General Motors to manufacture ventilators after negotiations had broken down. Trump seeks to ramp up production of medical equipment after harsh criticism of his … Read more
Governor Ducey has issued a Stay at Home Proclamation for people until April 30, 2020. The schools are closed until at least August 2020. The legislature has allocated $105 million in addition to the billions in federal aid to meet the Grand Canyon State’s needs to counter the adverse socio-economic effects of the virus. What … Read more