AG Brnovich Announces $400,000 Awarded in Grants for First Responder Mental Health

PHOENIX – Attorney General Brnovich announced today that the Attorney General’s Office awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to community organizations that provide mental health treatment and services to first responders. The organizations will assist firefighters, emergency medical services, and law enforcement across the state. Four different grants were awarded to organizations, including the United Phoenix Firefighters (two separate grants), EMPACT Suicide Prevention, and Marana … Read More

State Announces $300,000 To Support Seniors, Individuals With Medical Needs

PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey announced today $300,000 in funding from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund has been allocated to organizations across the state that support senior citizens, the homebound and those who are medically fragile. The funding will support organizations that have provided much needed aid to vulnerable populations impacted by COVID-19, by assisting with grocery shopping, meal deliveries, transportation to … Read More

Governor Announces Global Industry Leader TSMC To Build Advanced Semiconductor Factory In Arizona

PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey has announced that following a national search, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has selected Arizona for its new U.S. advanced semiconductor factory. The project will create over 1,600 new high-tech jobs and generate thousands of additional jobs in the state for suppliers and other companies within the semiconductor industry. TSMC’s total spending on this project, … Read More

Governor Ducey Announces $500,000 For Food Banks To Fight Hunger

PHOENIX — With Arizona food banks experiencing a spike in demand, Governor Doug Ducey today announced a $500,000 grant from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund for Arizona food banks to help fight hunger. Member organizations that are part of the Association of Arizona Food Banks/Arizona Food Bank, which is receiving the grant, supply a network of nearly 1,000 food pantries and organizations … Read More

Governor Ducey Announces Next Phase Of Arizona Recovery

PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Stay At Home order in Arizona will be ending on May 15 and replaced by new guidance for the next stage of economic recovery. The new guidance aligns with gating criteria issued by the White House and Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aims to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 … Read More

Attorney General Brnovich Urges Investigation of Meat Packing Industry Practices

PHOENIX – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and ten other state Attorneys General are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue an investigation in collaboration with the States into suspected national price fixing by meat packers in the cattle industry. In a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, the Attorneys General expressed concern over the likelihood of … Read More

Tough Words From A Rising Conservative Star

By U.S. Senator Tom Cotton Let’s fight back against the Chinese Communist Party by boycotting all products made in China. Sometimes, it might not be possible. That’s why we need to move our manufacturing back to the United States.  Friend, China caused this pandemic. They are responsible for every death and every lost job. China arrested the first doctors who … Read More

Guidance For Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Barbers And Cosmetologists

PHOENIX — Following continued positive data trends, Governor Doug Ducey today (May 4th) announced the next steps Arizona will take to gradually reenergize the economy. The Governor issued an Executive Order allowing cosmetologists and barber shops to resume appointment-based services this Friday, May 8 and restaurants and coffee shops to resume dine-in services with physical distancing measures on Monday, May 11. The … Read More

Open Letter to Governor Ducey on Extending Shutdown Nightmare

By Arizona Free Enterprise Club — Dear Governor Ducey: As a free market organization that represents entrepreneurs, job creators and hardworking taxpayers throughout the state, the Free Enterprise Club has defended many of the actions that you have taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Dealing with a crisis in real time is always going to be difficult, especially when information … Read More

Governor Ducey, ADHS Release Guidelines For Retail Businesses And Customers As Openings Resume Next Week

PHOENIX⁠ — Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services today released additional guidelines as retail businesses resume partial operations starting next week. The recommendations include enhanced sanitation and physical distancing steps customers and business owners should take to facilitate increased business interactions while minimizing the risk of COVID-19. “As we breathe life back into our businesses, we want to … Read More