With the passage of the CARES Act back in March, much-needed aid to counties, cities, and towns was included in the legislation so they could withstand the health and economic fallout from the Coronavirus (COVID 19). Because of population size, the federal government directly funded Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. Maricopa and Pima counties also directly … Read more
Yesterday (June 8, 2020,) Congressional Democrats unveiled the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, a law enforcement reform measure. This legislative proposal is the response of Democratic leaders to the murder of George Floyd and the protests that took place afterward. The proposal, according to reporting from VOX News, calls for: Making it easier to … Read more
Since many Governors like Doug Ducey have reopened their state’s economies, about half the country has experienced a surge in Coronavirus (COVID 19) cases. Arizona is one of those states. Please read Michael Bryan’s columns on Ducey and the Coronavirus for greater detail. Governor Ducey, out of a premature desire to reopen the state’s economy … Read more
The journal ProPublica has revealed that the Navajo Nation, along with other tribal communities, has received, at inflated prices, one million respirator masks that did not meet Food and Drug Administration guidelines. The transaction is increasingly questionable because the company that sold the inferior respirator masks is owned by Zach Fuentes, a former Deputy Chief … Read more
Better late than never for Governor Doug Ducey Before the Grand Canyon State Governor issued his Curfew proclamation without consulting with the Mayors of Arizona’s two largest cities (Phoenix and Tucson) or the Democrats in the State Legislature (please click here for Michael Bryan’s article on the subject,) he did see fit, six days after … Read more