Twice over the last ten days, Arizona Mayors have sent letters to Governor Doug Ducey with regards to needed steps to address the community needs during the Coronavirus. The first letter, dated March 24, 2020, dealt with guidance on what qualifies on nonessential services and the issuance of a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions. Governor … Read more
Governor Doug Ducey may be slow to narrow what qualifies as “essential services” in his Stay at Home Proclamation as well as accelerating the mobilization for Coronavirus testing and treatment supplies, but he, and other leaders across the country, deserve credit for recognizing that people should get access to the Obamacare Marketplaces to find health … Read more
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
The number of confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus in the state of Arizona has gone from two on March 3 to 1157 on March 30, 2020. It’s time for the governor to declare a statewide stay at home order, as several Arizona mayors have already done.
It was Friday evening, March 27, when I recorded the video below. Governor Doug Ducey and Arizona Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ had just announced that they would de-prioritizing Coronavirus testing in a state with already dismal testing rates, a climbing infection rate, and no statewide shelter in place order. Four Democratic mayors Kate … Read more