Governor Ducey did the right thing on March 30, 2020, when he issued a State at Home Proclamation for Arizona Residents to adhere to during the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency through April 30, 2020. Earlier that day he and Superintendent Kathy Hoffman took the proactive step in closing schools for the rest of the school … Read more
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
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
Republicans and Democrats, after a weekend of suspense and last-minute deal-making by Speaker Russell Bowers and Democratic Leader Charlene Fernandez, banded together and on a 59 to 1 vote passed the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget with an additional $50 million for people needing assistance to get through the Coronavirus Crisis. According … Read more
In their second joint communication to Arizona Families, Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced that Arizona’s public (traditional and charter) and private schools, because of the public health risk associated with the Coronavirus, will remain closed until April 10, 2020. Mr. Ducey and Ms. Hoffman both thanked the Education Community … Read more