Ducey, Arizona utilities agree to keep customers powered during emergency

In what one regulator called a “no-brainer,” customers of four major utilities will get a break on upcoming electric bills as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. The state Public Service Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved propo.....»»

In anticipation of Gov. Ducey's easing or lifting business restrictions during the next few months, a Valley attorney says employers have several key issues to consider......»»

Gov. Doug Ducey in a Wednesday news conference announced an executive order that would allow the resumption of elective surgeries at Arizona hospitals and health care facilities starting on May 1. The move to resume surgeries comes in response to r.....»»

Walmart has begun requiring all of its workers to wear masks or other face coverings at work and encouraging customers to do the same when they shop at Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. The company also said it will extend its emergency leave policy fo.....»»

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey isn't ready to relax stay-at-home orders as others have done, saying in a call with various mayors the state hasn't hit certain federal guidelines to reopen the economy. The continued orders come as several thousand people prote.....»»

Banner Health has established three Arizona urgent care sites as locations for common illnesses and non-emergency injuries, which will not treat patients with respiratory complaints such as COVID-19. The sites are meant to prevent exposure to respir.....»»

Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money, pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid......»»

With most people in the Valley working and schooling from home, APS and SRP have seen power use shift during the past month, just ahead of the typical summer spike in usage......»»

Home rental firm Airbnb blocked British bookings on its platform for the vast majority of customers on Thursday, allowing only key workers to stay in properties for as long as emergency government coronavirus restrictions are in place......»»

Home rental firm Airbnb will block British bookings on its platform for the vast majority of customers on Thursday, allowing only key workers to stay in properties for as long as emergency government coronavirus restrictions are in place......»»

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday issued new guidance on which business services and recreational activities are considered "essential," meaning businesses such as barber shops, nail salons and spas will have to close. Ducey's order follows repeate.....»»

Empty store shelves symbolize the frustrations and fears of the COVID-19 pandemic, with toilet paper, rice, beans and water in scant supply and purchasing limits imposed so more customers have a chance to buy such staples. Mark Miller, president of .....»»

Arizona restaurants and bars will have an extension granted for liquor licensing payments that were due on April 1 due to the effects on their businesses from the spread of the coronavirus. Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that the Arizona Department of.....»»

The Arizona Department of Health Services is taking emergency action to re-open St. Luke's Medical Center in Phoenix to handle COVID-19 patients. The Army Corps of Engineers will work with the Arizona National Guard to add 340 intensive care unit be.....»»

Arizona public schools will not be required to make up days lost to the novel coronavirus, and statewide testing was extended to May 31 under legislation signed March 27 by Gov. Doug Ducey. In addition, all school employees will be paid throughout t.....»»

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco will limit the number of items customers can order in an online shop to 80 during the coronavirus emergency, it said on Friday......»»

For years, hospitals have lamented low reimbursement from the state's Medicaid program, called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. Earlier this year, they came up with a plan to cover AHCCCS reimbursement shortfalls in the form of a se.....»»

Arizona mayors Tuesday questioned Gov. Doug Ducey’s inclusion of golf courses, pawnshops, laundries and other businesses in the definition of “essential services” that local governments would be barred from closing in response to the coronavi.....»»

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Arizona has asked all workers who aren't considered "essential services" to work from home while the others can continue working at stores or other sites. Those "essential services" didn't come with a full definition until Monday, when Arizona Go.....»»