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Penzone: Don’t open new jail, use it to treat COVID-19 patients
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone is asking that a new $185 million jail intake and jail facility in south Phoenix not open as scheduled, and that it instead be considered by public health officials as a space for temporary care and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Why won’t Republicans protect Arizonans from economic disaster?
If lawmakers end their work without assuring the economic security of the millions of Arizonans who are already seeing their lives upended by the coronavirus, it will be a gross abdication of their responsibility.
Sinema: Ducey failing AZ by not closing bars, restaurants
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says Gov. Doug Ducey is putting Arizonans at risk of the coronavirus by failing to close down restaurants like has been done in other states and large cities.
Courts limit in-person hearings, won’t pick juries because of coronavirus
Arizona courts are sharply limiting in-person proceedings and are halting jury selection until the end of March to comply with public health recommendations aimed at limiting spread of the coronavirus.
Lawmakers prepare to suspend or end session due to coronavirus
The Arizona House of Representatives has cancelled its committee hearings for the week after federal public health officials said people shouldn’t gather in groups larger than 10 people to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Ducey: Events larger than 50 people should be cancelled
Arizona public health officials are adopting recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that any events larger than 50 people scheduled for the next eight weeks be cancelled to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Arizona schools closed until March 27 due to coronavirus
Arizona schools will be closed until March 27 as public health officials work to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Arizona: There are now 12 confirmed cases
State health officials have identified two more cases of the novel coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 illness, bringing the total number of Arizona cases to 12.
AG: Remote meetings due to coronavirus OK under open-meeting law
In an informal opinion, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the state’s open meeting law allows for public bodies – like city councils and school boards – to conduct public meetings remotely through technological means as they navigate public health amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus funding, policy changes outlined in request to Ducey
To combat the spread of coronavirus in Arizona, legislative Democrats have asked Gov. Doug Ducey to fund drive-through testing facilities, paid sick leave for Arizona employees and “aggressive cleaning” of public transit vehicles.
Coronavirus in Arizona: What you need to know
As of Wednesday morning, there are 9 presumptive cases of coronavirus in Arizona, according to the state and county public health officials.
Gosar under self-quarantine after ‘extended’ coronavirus exposure
Arizona Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar says he and his top aides have self-quarantined because they had "sustained contact" with a person who has since been diagnosed with coronavirus.