Update to As CARES Act benefits are set to expire, many workers have yet to receive unemployment insurance. Apparently things are even worse than I knew. The state of Arizona is treating the unemployed like they are criminals. Confusion by first time filers is not a crime, especially when the Department of Economic Security (DES) … Read more
Andy Biggs and the rest of the Science Denying Freedom Caucus are at it again and this time they are willing to gamble on the health of school children. Over the last week, the Arizona Congressional District Five Representative and Freedom Circ…Caucus Chair has tweeted (several times)his enthusiastic and uninformed agreement with equally ignorant Donald … Read more
Everyone wants schools to reopen. Everyone agrees with the goals of the American Academy of Pediatrics which says students fare better with in-person instruction and classroom attendance. Children want to be with their friends in the classroom learning and interacting. Teachers and Principals want to serve the community and fully help children learn and succeed. … Read more
Last week, AZ Central journalists Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen held a podcast gaggle to discuss the political situation in Congressional District (CD) Eight. Current CD Eight Representative Debbie Lesko took part in the gaggle. The reporters also questioned some voters about what they thought the important issues were and their views on how … Read more
Today, Governor Doug Ducey, in coordination with Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, announced, through an Executive Order (please click here to access,) that in-person classroom instruction at the state’s schools has been delayed until at least August 17, 2020. Online instruction options will still be available earlier. Other features of the Executive Order include: … Read more