The COVID-19 pandemic has hit long-term care facilities and the senior population the hardest, especially in Arizona, where over 77% of deaths are in people 65+. In addition, deaths in long-term care …
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PHOENIX — The state’s top health official said Monday there will be more cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Arizona. But State Health Director Cara Christ said that doesn’t necessarily …
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PHOENIX — Two months after throwing out a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents, the judge who heard the case ordered the state to pay nearly $1 million in the agency’s legal …
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PHOENIX — Alarmed by viral videos of what appear to be teen hijinks, a House panel voted Wednesday to make it a felony to tamper with food products and post the deed on the internet.
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PHOENIX — State lawmakers took the first steps Wednesday to further reduce state revenues in the name of providing more incentives for Arizonans to donate to charity.
HB 2356 would allow …
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PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday blamed “the media” for spreading what he says is false information about funding for education.
Mr. Ducey, speaking to a group of business …
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By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
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1/27/20
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PHOENIX — Arizona’s economy continues to improve, with the state’s jobless rate dropping in December to the lowest point since January 2008.
New figures from the state Office of …
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By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
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1/23/20
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PHOENIX — Legislation to require mandatory 5-year prison terms for anyone who sells even the slightest amount of opioids appears dead, at least in its current form.
Current law says people …
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By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
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1/22/20
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PHOENIX — It may be gross to take the lid off a quart of ice cream, lick it, and then put it back on the shelf of a grocery store.
But what it’s not, according to Rep. T.J. Shope, is …
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By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
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1/22/20
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PHOENIX — Attorneys for the state and Republican legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by Democrats challenging the way candidates are listed on the …
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By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
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1/21/20
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