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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.
States have tried lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and more as they attempt to avoid long-term recessions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now they've moved to the next step — whether reopenings should be partial or complete.
May 7, 2020
Arizona senators are pulling the plug on the 2020 legislative session, but Republican lawmakers in the House refuse to do the same. The Senate’s move, announced Thursday morning by Senate President Karen Fann, comes more than a month since lawmakers recessed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
May 7, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order goes to court on Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow will hear arguments regarding the constitutional legality of the order.
May 7, 2020
As a founding board member of the Champion Christian Church in Yuma, Republican lawmaker Tim Dunn said his church has held video services since Gov. Doug Ducey’s stay-at-home order came down in late March. That changed to in-person sermons on Sunday after the law was clarified.
May 7, 2020
The U.S. is by far the largest source of money sent by migrants to family and friends around the globe, according to the World Bank. India and China are the largest recipients, followed by Mexico, a country that strongly depends on these remittances. How will the coronavirus pandemic hit both sides of the border?
May 7, 2020
An employee at the Adobe Mountain School, Arizona’s secure juvenile detention facility, has tested positive for COVID-19. Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections spokesperson Kate Howard said individuals who were in close contact with the positive case were tested.
May 6, 2020
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The Mexican government reports that 250 of its nationals in the U.S. have the coronavirus. Mexico’s diplomatic wing is putting together a strategy to attend to its citizens in the U.S. as the pandemic continues and while many states end lockdowns.
May 6, 2020
The coronavirus has had a major effect on court proceedings. A virtual roundtable discussion held Wednesday featured prosecutors from across the country.
May 6, 2020
Arizona’s wildfire season shouldn’t kick into high gear for several weeks, but smaller fires have already burned this spring. John Truett, Arizona’s fire management officer, joined The Show to talk about what could be coming and how firefighters will deal with it.
May 6, 2020
Businesses that had been closed because they were deemed non-essential by the governor will be able to welcome shoppers inside their stores on Friday. While these moves have their critics, they’ve been applauded by Glenn Hamer, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce.
May 6, 2020
As the health care system has re-centered around COVID-19, many other parts of it have been delayed. That includes primary care and regular checkups, clinical trials and some transplants.
May 6, 2020
Many government functions have had to change during this pandemic. Arizona’s judicial system is no exception. The courts are still open for business, but a lot of that business is not happening in person. Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel joined The Show to talk more about the topic.
May 6, 2020
It is unknown just how significant COVID-19’s impact has been — or will be — on our economy. The Show spoke with Dennis Hoffman, economist and director of the Seidman Research Institute at the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU, to gain more insight on what fiscal recovery from the pandemic could look like.
May 6, 2020
Gallup, New Mexico, has the third highest infection rate of any city in the nation. To understand what people who live and work in Gallup are experiencing, The Show spoke with Paula Tso. She’s a Gallup resident who used to live in Window Rock on the Navajo Nation.
May 6, 2020
The Show is hearing from Arizonans affected in different ways by the COVID-19 pandemic. Paulette Miller was among many stuck at home with limited options, so her son created a nonprofit called Helping Hands to connect her — and others like her — with someone who could help, like Evie Carpenter.
May 6, 2020
Shortly after the coronavirus locked down schools and restaurants, the dairy industry estimated it began dumping nearly 4 million gallons of milk each day from excess supply. Mark Killian with Arizona's Agriculture Department said it's the same here in Arizona where demand for milk has dropped 50% since the shutdown.
May 6, 2020
Several Phoenix-area media organizations are suing the state of Arizona over a lack of information from the Department of Health Services. So far, DHS has only provided the number of facilities in each county where the virus has appeared.
May 6, 2020
The Maricopa County Community College District’s board is grappling with what the coronavirus pandemic will mean for its budget for next year. At its Tuesday meeting, the board struggled with that question without knowing it’s final enrollment numbers for the summer and fall semesters.
May 6, 2020
Libraries are among the most treasured public spaces across Arizona. During the pandemic all public libraries continue to provide services, but their operating models are different.
→ State Of Arizona Library To Receive $650K From Coronavirus Relief Act
→ State Of Arizona Library To Receive $650K From Coronavirus Relief Act
May 6, 2020
Some business owners are feeling left out as Phoenix allocates money for coronavirus relief. On Tuesday, the council gave preliminary approval to $12 million in grants for small businesses. But several operators at Sky Harbor say without the city’s support they won’t survive.
May 6, 2020
