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Independent examines Peoria Unified pandemic relief …

12/23/2021
Valley school districts have received millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief funds, with potentially tens of millions more coming that will be need to be spent in the next two years.

Arizona lawmaker wants to penalize school boards that …

12/6/2021
PHOENIX — A Phoenix GOP lawmaker is looking for a new — and quicker — way to penalize school boards that ignore state laws. Rep. Steve Kaiser wants to allow lawmakers to file …

Valley students, teachers offer differing opinions on …

12/1/2021
After an Arizona judge ruled Arizona’s ban of mask and vaccine requirements ‘unconstitutional,’ public schools, community colleges and universities were left with a decision to …

Top Arizona medical adviser: Masks would help

11/23/2021
PHOENIX — The governor’s chief medical adviser said Tuesday said COVID infections could be cut sharply if people would do more to protect themselves, including wearing masks. But Dr. …

Arizona AG wants governor to call special session

11/15/2021
PHOENIX — With his legal challenges to vaccine and mask mandates rejected by a federal judge, Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Brnovich now wants Gov. Doug Ducey to order …

ASU president says mask mandate to remain in place

11/8/2021
Arizona State University President Michael Crow announced last week that the community spread of COVID-19 needed to decrease before ASU considered removing its mask mandate. At the Student Forum …

Ironwood High in Peoria Unified declared outbreak, …

11/8/2021
Ironwood High School saw a significant increase in COVID-19 cases during the past week, and the school has been declared an outbreak by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, according to letters sent from the principal to parents.

Ducey to feds: Withholding funds for mask-mandate …

11/4/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is telling federal officials that there’s nothing illegal about his using COVID grant dollars in a way that financially penalizes schools that impose mask …

Arizona Supreme Court: mask mandate ban, other laws …

11/2/2021
PHOENIX — Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court voided a ban on mask mandates in public schools and a host of other legislative changes, ruling it was illegal for lawmakers to pile them into a …

State lawmakers want another chance at blocking mask …

11/1/2021
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are not conceding they acted illegally in the way they approved a ban on mask mandates at schools earlier this year as part of the budget. But they are telling the …

Going to a concert or sporting event? Check …

10/28/2021
Murky and varied rules regarding mask and vaccine mandates at public venues and cities alike continue as officials navigate through the ever-changing tests of the pandemic. In August, a group of …

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 …