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AG taking masks, other new laws to state Supreme Court

10/18/2021
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to tell Arizona courts they need to butt out of how the legislature conducts its business. In legal briefs filed with …

Buckeye-area schools holding steady in battle vs. …

10/14/2021
BUCKEYE — School districts in the Buckeye area have held their ground in efforts to minimize the active COVID-19 cases on campus — with a few recent adjustments. Monday, the governing …

Feds to Ducey: COVID grants are not to penalize …

10/5/2021
PHOENIX — A key federal official is telling Gov. Doug Ducey he cannot use COVID grant dollars to penalize schools that impose mask mandates. And if Ducey doesn't fix the problem, he is …

Judge’s ruling doesn’t change Queen Creek school …

9/29/2021
Despite a judge overruling state Legislative attempts to ban mask mandates in schools, the two districts overseeing most of Queen Creek's classes are keeping the status quo. On Monday, a Maricopa …

Litchfield Elementary district to continue mask policy …

9/29/2021
Litchfield Elementary School District will continue mandating masks on campus with a parent opt-out option for the remainder of the semester, the district governing board voted unanimously on …

Peoria Unified plans no mask changes in wake of …

9/28/2021
The Peoria Unified School District does not plan to alter its mask approach at schools in the wake of a Maricopa County Superior Court decision that struck down a ban on districts mandating the …

Scottsdale Schools extends mask mandate for time being

9/28/2021
The Scottsdale Unified School District will continue to require COVID-19 face masks for students and staff while indoors on campus for another couple of weeks, district officials announced. In a …

Maricopa County judge voids Arizona law on mask …

9/27/2021
PHOENIX — A new state law barring schools from imposing mask mandates on students and staff is unconstitutional, a judge ruled Monday. In a broad decision, Maricopa County Superior Court …

State COVID-19 adviser has uphill battle on …

9/21/2021
PHOENIX — A new statewide poll suggests there may be little, if anything that Gov. Doug Ducey and his new $400-an-hour health adviser can do to convince many more Arizonans to get vaccinated …

Mask Alive Festival in Mesa Sunday

9/14/2021
A large gathering of masked performers returns as an in-person festival this September. Cultural Coalition’s Fourth Annual Mask Alive Festival will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at Pioneer …

Attorney to judge: Arizona children could die if mask …

9/13/2021
PHOENIX — The attorney for a coalition of educators, school board members, child welfare advocates and others warned a judge Monday that children could die if a legislative mask-requirement ban …

Mask Alive Festival in Mesa Sept. 19

9/10/2021
A large gathering of masked performers returns as an in-person festival this September. Cultural Coalition’s Fourth Annual Mask Alive Festival will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at Pioneer …