On Thursday, the United States reached a grim milestone of 4 million coronavirus cases, doubling the total number of infections in just six weeks as deaths and hospitalizations continue a sharp rise in many states. The rolling seven-day average of infections has doubled in less than a month, reaching more than 66,000 new cases per day … Read more
Arizona’s failed response to the coronavirus pandemic is the focus of the Washington Post today. Arizona reopened early to revive its economy. Now, its workers and businesses face even greater devastation. Arizona had been one of the last states to close, and first to reopen, when the coronavirus started to sweep the nation this spring. But … Read more
Governor Doug Ducey’s weekly coronavirus pandemic briefing is at 3:00 p.m. today. Among other things, the governor must address the expiration of his eviction moratorium next week. Is he going to extend it? Or is he going to allow members of the Arizona Multihousing Association to evict thousands of Arizona tenants beginning next week? the … Read more
When states imposed stay-at-home orders and locked down businesses in the initial stages of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, retail sales fell 8.3 percent in March, and 14.7 percent in April (revised data). Then there was a rush by state’s to reopen in May, followed by Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and Father’s Day weekends. … Read more
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