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Arizona AG says businesses free to require COVID …

8/20/2021
PHOENIX — Private businesses in Arizona are free to require their workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, Attorney General Mark Brnovich has concluded. And Brnovich said companies have right …

ADHS: Litchfield Park sees 116 new weekly COVID cases

8/20/2021
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 116 new COVID cases in Litchfield Park this week, bringing the total number of cases to 4,562 since the start of the pandemic.  Last week, …

Large associations opt for optional masks

8/20/2021
Some northwest Valley communities that operate facilities are recommending face coverings but stopping short of requiring them indoors in the wake of growing coronavirus cases in the …

Ducey: Letter from Biden administration was 'weak and …

8/19/2021
PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey lashed out Thursday at President Biden's bid to go after governors who ban mask mandates, calling his administration's message to him “weak and …

Arizona congressmen ask for review of Ducey's decision …

8/18/2021
PHOENIX - Two Democratic members of the state's congressional delegation are asking federal officials to review the legality of Gov. Doug Ducey using COVID relief dollars to benefit only schools that …

Litchfield Elementary School district to mandate masks …

8/18/2021
Even as he argued against a mask mandate, he considered an opt-out option to be pointless. 

Question of the Day: Should school districts make …

8/18/2021
As was reported in the Daily Independent newspaper, infections and hospitalizations are on the rise as the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus continues to surge in Arizona. Meanwhile,  …

Ducey to financially penalize Arizona schools that …

8/17/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is financially penalizing schools that impose mask mandates while offering vouchers to parents whose students attend one of those schools. Tuesdday, the governor …

Peoria Unified reports 120 COVID-19 cases since first …

8/16/2021
As the Peoria Unified School District moves into its second full week of school, there has been a rising number of cases at school sites throughout the district, as well as across the city.

Judge rules Arizona school mask ban not yet in effect

8/16/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona schools are free to require students and staff to wear masks on campus, at least for the time being. In a ruling Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner …

Considerations for Arizona employers on COVID-19 …

8/12/2021
In Arizona, a number of hospital systems have instituted policies requiring their employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 1. While there have been no known legal challenges to these policies, courts in …

Two community college districts join 4-year schools in …

8/12/2021
PHOENIX - The state's largest community college systems are imposing their own mask mandates on students, staff and visitors in all indoor spaces, saying they are not violating a state law and …