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  Democrats Allege Ducey Improperly Used Millions in Federal Pandemic Relief Money

  October 7 at 6 a.m.

  Governor Doug Doucey used millions in federal pandemic relief money to pay for state agencies

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  This Week in COVID: Ducey Says Arizona is "Open"

  September 29 at 9:53 a.m.

  Over 217,500 Arizonans have been infected with COVID-19 and over 5,600 have died from it.

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  Rick's Pub & Grub in Chandler Ordered to Close Down by the State

  September 9 at 7 a.m.

  Add another local watering hole to the list of bars shuttered by the ADHS.

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  Three Phoenix-Area Bars Shut Down By State Officials Over COVID-19 Violations

  September 1 at 10:25 a.m.

  Scratch these places off the list of bars that have reopened.

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  One and Done: A Quick Update on Arizona Bars

  August 28 at 7 a.m.

  A lawsuit over reopening remains unsettled, but some bars may now open. Here are the deets.

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  Visual Aid: The Second, More Intimate Not Our Last Call Rally

  August 26 at 6 a.m.

  On Tuesday, August 25, roughly 75 people attended the second Not Our Last Call Rally at the Arizona State Capitol. The protest — a follow-up event to last Thursday's initial rally — began around 9:30 a.m., circled the State Capitol Executive Tower, and proceeded to the Arizona Department of Health Services. The march lasted until after 11 a.m.
  
  Members of the bar industry were there to protest Governor Doug Ducey's executive order that has closed businesses carrying series 6 or series 7 liquor licenses (more on that here).
  
  Kobalt, a gay bar in Park Central, had two members in attendance. Bartender Tyler Lofton, who's been with Kobalt since 2018, says the bar has removed two-thirds of its seating, installed open garage doors, and applied to reopen — but still with no response from the state. "I'm tired of this, and broke," Lofton said.
  
  While the second rally had fewer gatherers, it was in many ways more intimate. Protesters chanted together at the west-facing entrance to the Capitol tower. A few in the crowd entered the building to visit Governor Ducey's office. He wasn't there.