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Arizona State University and four former members of its football coaching staff have reached an agreement with the NCAA on penalties for impermissible in-person contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period.
About a week ago, Mexico City’s government allowed certain small businesses, hotels, restaurants, hair salons and street markets to reopen with limited occupancy and hours. But many got too crowded, forcing the government to adjust some pandemic regulations.
July 9, 2020
An estimated 200,000 Arizonans who are eligible for coronavirus relief payments have not gotten it — projections suggest that’s worth nearly $200 million residents here are missing out on. A coalition is now trying to reach out to people who haven’t gotten a check, but should have.
July 9, 2020
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has been critical in recent days of the federal government for not helping the city manage the pandemic — as far as she sees it — a criticism that caught the attention of the White House Coronavirus Task Force during a press conference July 8.
July 9, 2020
As the line of cars for the free COVID Testing City event stretched through the South Mountain Community College parking lot and more than a mile to the north, organizers hoped increased registration and testing capacity could reduce wait times.
July 9, 2020
The latest federal data shows a surprising jump in the number of people apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 9, 2020
A Phoenix emergency room doctor is criticizing the White House Coronavirus Task Force's assessment of Arizona’s rate of positive cases. The task force said Wednesday that the curve was showing signs of flattening but Dr. Murtaza Akhter says he has no idea what they’re talking about.
July 9, 2020
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A vigil at the Capitol for a 65-year-old Maryvale man who died from COVID-19 was intended to grab one person’s attention: Gov. Doug Ducey. Mark “Black Jack” Urquiza was a beloved member of the Maryvale community, according to his daughter, Kristin Urquiza. And he was in otherwise good health before he started experiencing coronavirus symptoms, a high fever and cough, on June 11.
July 9, 2020
The Trump administration is pressuring schools to fully reopen, but Arizona school leaders and teachers don’t want to rush things while the state continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases. Gov. Doug Ducey has delayed in-person learning at K-12 schools to Aug. 17. School board members aren’t confident that COVID-19 outbreak will be tamed by then.
July 9, 2020
The Navajo president asked a U.S. House committee Wednesday for more time to spend federal coronavirus relief funds. At the end of March Congress set aside $8 billion for tribes. But that money came with restrictions. They have until the end of the year to spend it.
July 9, 2020
The Apache Junction Unified School District will be the first Arizona school district to resume schooling for the fall semester on July 21. The district will be providing iPads, computers, and internet hotspots to any families lacking the tools to participate in online learning.
July 9, 2020
Worried southbound travelers might bring coronavirus into Mexico, protesters in the border town of Sonoyta used cars to form a blockade outside the port of entry in recent days, stopping U.S. tourists from crossing. Now they've reached an agreement to allow passage for most travelers — for the time being.
July 9, 2020
Without congressional action, Arizonans relying on an additional $600 a week in unemployment benefits will lose those extra dollars after July 25. Those dollars, provided through the federal CARES Act that Congress passed in March, help supplement benefits provided by the state of Arizona.
July 9, 2020
Stay-at-home orders don’t apply to all workers. Medical personnel, first responders and front-line workers of manufacturing companies are just a few types of skilled labor that cannot work from home. But that doesn’t mean working at the job is business as usual.
→ The Fixture Zone: Manufacturing During The COVID-19 Crisis
→ The Fixture Zone: Manufacturing During The COVID-19 Crisis
July 9, 2020
Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO, just held his first trip overseas. He met with President Donald Trump for the first time on Wednesday in Washington. During their speeches at the White House, prior to signing a statement of friendship and collaboration, they praised each other but said nothing about current conflicts.
July 9, 2020
Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health says wearing a mask is critical for slowing the spread of the disease since so many undiagnosed cases may be in the community.
July 8, 2020
Arizona Commission on the Arts, which provides grants and programs in support of the arts and arts learning, was looking at major cuts. But July 3, Gov. Ducey announced he was pulling $2 million from the state’s Crisis Contingency and Safety Net Fund to fund the agency. The Show spoke with the Jaime Dempsey, the commission's executive director.
July 8, 2020
A group of physicians and health care professionals have signed an open letter to Gov. Doug Ducey and Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ questioning their leadership during the COVID-19 crisis, and urging mandates to enforce precautionary COVID-19 measures.
July 8, 2020
The national jobs numbers for June were somewhat encouraging, with 4.8 million positions being added and a more than 2.2% decline in the unemployment rate. But millions of Americans remain out of work as the effects of the pandemic — and the recent coronavirus spike — exacerbate the economic uncertainty.
July 8, 2020
With no clear sign that Arizona's COVID-19 cases will stop increasing anytime soon, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman is skeptical that Arizona’s schools will be ready to open as planned in the fall.
July 8, 2020
The Arizona Supreme Court this week issued a new administrative order with guidance for eviction cases amid the pandemic. Gov. Doug Ducey in March placed a 120-day moratorium on evictions. That’s set to expire after July 22.
July 8, 2020
