What do you see wrong in the photo above? A large group of people congregating less than six feet apart — in disregard of CDC social distancing guidelines — at a One-Stop Career Center for unemployment insurance benefits after having been laid off from their service sector employment in Las Vegas. A massive number of … Read more
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan legislative package in response to the spread of coronavirus in the early hours of Saturday morning following intense negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration. The Hill reports, House passes bill to help prop up economy from coronavirus: The bill passed with broad, bipartisan support … Read more
Remember back when legislative leaders were optimistic about holding a short legislative session and wrapping up the state budget by the end of March? What were they smoking? Lawmakers seem to be in no rush, with light committee agendas and floor action this week. No budget bills have dropped yet as negotiations continue between the … Read more
The United States is the most advanced and wealthiest nation in the world. So why is it that we are so far behind other nations in the ability to test for infectious diseases to prevent the spread of an epidemic? Harvard global health professor Dr. Ashish Jha on Thursday lamented the haphazard U.S. response to … Read more
News is breaking fast on the coronavirus pandemic in Arizona: Arizona governor declares emergency as virus cases hit 9: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday declared a public health emergency because of the risk of increased transmission of coronavirus in the state. But he fell short of ordering large events to be cancelled. [This is … Read more