by Jim Heath | Aug 1, 2020 | Congress, GOP, Headlines
The House yesterday formally reprimanded Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert for permitting his office to misuse taxpayer dollars, violating campaign finance reporting requirements, and several other violations of federal law and House rules, a rare sanction of...
by Jim Heath | Jul 30, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 today as the national death toll surpassed 150,000 and California, Florida and Texas all set single-day highs for fatalities. The United States recorded 1,461 new deaths, which is the highest...
by Jim Heath | Jul 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally. Since late June, the US has seen a resurgence in new cases and now, six weeks later, deaths have...
by Jim Heath | Jul 9, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Gov. Doug Ducey did not announce significant new measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona today despite pleas for aggressive action from doctors, mayors and some state lawmakers. The Republican leader acknowledged the state’s spiraling case numbers and...
by Jim Heath | Jun 17, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
Florida, Texas and Arizona set records for new COVID-19 cases, and more than a dozen other states are also reporting big jumps in the number of cases as much of the country reopens after months of quarantine. Are the governors in the worst-hit states considering...
