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The men, who have just months to live, were approved for clemency in mid-February.

With just months to live, Arizona inmate Lee Bryson was cleared for release by the Executive Board of Clemency in February. He’s still behind bars.

Ducey calls it “providing clarity.” We call it a reversal.

A ranger who called in, Brian Krauss, said he was “absolutely” in favor of closing trails.

Thanks, coronavirus.

“Individuals in these facilities live, eat, and sleep in such close quarters that COVID-19 will spread like wildfire once it enters the detention centers.”

Nearly 1,600 people in Arizona now have tested positive for COVID-19. We can expect that number to rise through at least the middle of this month.

“We believe the governor’s order does limit a city’s ability to close trails,” said Scottsdale spokesperson Kelly Corsette.

The actual number of people infected with COVID-19 in Arizona likely is much higher, since DHS has instructed providers not to test everyone.

One Arizona woman visited the emergency room four times in March, trying to get tested for the new coronavirus.

“No 27-year-old wants to plan their dad’s cremation,” his daughter said. “No one.”

As of Tuesday morning, the Arizona State Public Health Laboratory and commercial labs have tested 19,371 people in Arizona for COVID-19.

“Why isn’t this available in the US? I went to urgent care yesterday, only to learn they don’t do coronavirus testing …”

The United States now has more coronavirus cases than any other country in the world, with over 156,000 positive cases nationwide.

One of the country’s largest non-profit hospital chains is curbing access to PPE for nurses and doctors on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“People are not going to die if they don’t get their hair or nails done. That’s absolutely absurd.”

CBP will not release information about staff with COVID-19 to the public.

“Lowering the number of people being released each morning and reporting back to jail each night will reduce the risk of spread of COVID-19…”

Brittaney Jo Lehman and her husband, of Rochester, Minnesota, ended up booking a $17,000 charter for a seven-person flight.

Instead of halting water shutoffs, Phoenix implemented new water restrictions for customers who can’t pay their bills during the coronavirus pandemic.

Notification did not begin until Friday, after one of the three coronavirus-positive Sky Harbor employees died of COVID-19.

The city said the officer was on vacation, developed symptoms, and has not returned to work for more than two weeks.