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April 12, 2020
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The House Appropriations Committee today announced that Arizona hospitals and healthcare providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic will receive more than $707 million in initial funding under the CARES Act.
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April 10, 2020
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WASHINGTON — Arizona lawmakers are urging congressional leaders to prioritize emergency funding for high-speed internet access in upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation.
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April 3, 2020
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two Arizona congressmen are calling for a price gouging investigation after they say a Lexington based company raised its prices for masks by 600 percent.
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April 2, 2020
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PHOENIX — Despite their continued need, Phoenix first responders agencies are being asked to spend more money than normal on N-95 masks by one vendor during the coronavirus outbreak.
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April 2, 2020
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A bipartisan group of 14 members of Congress — seven Democrats and seven Republicans — pledged support to SMART Transportation Division’s petitions to the administrators of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) seeking protection for railroad and transit workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 2, 2020
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An urgent help sign sits near disinfectant wipes at a Vitalant blood drive in Sunnyslope on March 27, 2020. According to Vitalant, almost 200 blood drives have been cancelled since March 19, 2020, which they say has caused a national blood shortage.
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April 2, 2020
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PHOENIX - As the COVID-19 crisis continues, prices for some products, such as masks, toilet paper and hand sanitizer, have seen big increases. Now, two Arizona lawmakers say a vendor is engaging in price gouging against first responders.
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March 30, 2020
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On March 27, the U.S. House of Representatives followed the Senate and unanimously approved a $2 trillion economic relief package to combat the impact COVID-19 has had on businesses and families across the country.
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March 27, 2020
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In 2008, Phoenix was named the least sustainable city in the nation in Andrew Ross’s book Bird on Fire. Everyone in Phoenix really hated being called that. So when Greg Stanton became mayor later that year, he decided to focus on sustainability.
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March 27, 2020
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In a letter to Vice President Pence sent Thursday, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) said he was frustrated with how the administration has continued to "grossly mismanage" the coronavirus pandemic, and said the administration had "crippled" doctors and nurses with a lack of needed supplies.
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