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Arizona Governor Directs $60 Million to Hospitals Using Monoclonal Antibody Treatments

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Sept. 1 announced $60 million in funding to support hospitals using techniques that decrease COVID-19 hospitalizations, including the monoclonal antibody treatment. The funds are meant to help the designated hospitals hire health care staff at a time when the nation’s hospitals are competing for a shrinking pool of nurses and…


Arizona Governor Threatens to Block School Aid Over Mask Mandates

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said that schools defying a state executive order banning mask mandates won’t be eligible to receive federal coronavirus relief grant funding through a program he created. On Aug. 17, Ducey announced an investment of $10 million for an immediate relief program for K-12 students and families. “The funding will provide choice…


Arizona Governor Ducey Signs $12.8 Billion Budget

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on June 30 signed off on a $12.8 billion state spending plan that includes $1.3 billion in immediate tax cuts and millions in targeted investments for education, child care, public safety, and wildfire prevention. “Each and every Arizona taxpayer, no matter their income, will experience a tax cut under our historic…


Arizona Governor Vetoes 22 Bills, Including Election Integrity and Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation

Arizona Republican Governor Ducey vetoed 22 bills on May 28, including measures relating to election integrity and Critical Race Theory, arguing that lawmakers need to focus on passing a budget. “Today, I vetoed 22 bills. Some are good policy, but with one month left until the end of the fiscal year, we need to focus…


Arizona Governor Signs Law Designating Gun Stores as Essential Firms

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) has signed into law legislation that designates gun stores as essential businesses allowed to remain open during an emergency—a move that will further protect gun stores, manufacturers, and trade associations from lawsuits. The new law, Senate Bill 1382, introduced by Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers, applies to any store selling guns…


Arizona Governor Resumers Job-Seeking Requirement for Unemployment Benefits

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) rescinded an executive order issued last year that waived the requirement for Arizonans to prove they are actively looking for a job in order to receive unemployment benefits. Ducey said the pandemic-era order issued in March last year is no longer necessary because the state’s economy has recovered and vaccines…


Arizona Governor Resumes Job-Seeking Requirement for Unemployment Benefits

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) rescinded an executive order issued last year that waived the requirement for Arizonans to prove they are actively looking for a job in order to receive unemployment benefits. Ducey said the pandemic-era order issued in March last year is no longer necessary because the state’s economy has recovered and vaccines…


Arizona Governor Issues Declaration of Emergency, Will Deploy National Guard on Border

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued a Declaration of Emergency (pdf) and announced he’s deploying the Arizona National Guard to the state’s southern border to assist law enforcement dealing with the growing amount of illegal crossings. “The situation in our border communities is just as bad—if not worse—than the coverage we’ve been seeing,” Ducey, a Republican, said…


Arizona Governor Bans Government-Mandated Vaccine Passports

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Monday that bars the state and local governments from requiring that residents show COVID-19 “vaccine passports” to enter an area or receive a service. “The residents of our state should not be required by the government to share their private medical information,” the Republican governor said in…


Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Donations for Election Processes

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed legislation that prohibits donations for election operations in the state.