Arizona RepublicView CommentsOne in four COVID-19 tests in Arizona is coming back positive, the highest percentage in the country, , and an indicator that there isn't enough testing to keep up with the new coronavirus' spread in the state.Arizona's COVID-19 metrics have been moving in the wrong direction for more than a month.The percentage of tests that are positive is one telling data point for how widespread the virus is and whether testing is doing enough.A high percentage of positive tests means that testing is limited and may only be reaching those who are the most sick,...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsOne in four COVID-19 tests in Arizona is coming back positive, the highest percentage in the country, , and an indicator that there isn't enough testing to keep up with the new coronavirus' spread in the state.Arizona's COVID-19 metrics have been moving in the wrong direction for more than a month.The percentage of tests that are positive is one telling data point for how widespread the virus is and whether testing is doing enough.A high percentage of positive tests means that testing is limited and may only be reaching those who are the most sick,...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsAs the presidential election and several other races in Arizona remain close, election officials stressed that voters' ballots will be counted regardless of what kind of pen they used.Elections departments across Arizona said there was no controversy over Sharpies and that they have processes in place to ensure ballots are counted regardless of what kind of utensil is used to fill them out.Still, the office of Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, asked questions of the Maricopa County Elections Department in a letter on Wednesday, saying...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsAs the presidential election and several other races in Arizona remain close, election officials stressed that voters' ballots will be counted regardless of what kind of pen they used.Elections departments across Arizona said there was no controversy over Sharpies and that they have processes in place to ensure ballots are counted regardless of what kind of utensil is used to fill them out.Still, the office of Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, asked questions of the Maricopa County Elections Department in a letter on Wednesday, saying...WW…

Arizona Republic Tuesday's presidential election brings the potential that Arizona, once seen as a safe bet for Republicans, could vote for Democratic candidate Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.The last presidential election saw Arizona on the verge of competitive for Democrats. Trump's margins in his 2016 victory in Arizona were much thinner than the Republicans before him. He carried the state by about 3.5 points.The state last voted for a Democratic president in 1996, when Bill Clinton won the state and reelection as president. Before that, it had not voted for a Democrat since...…Arizona Republic Tuesday's presidential election brings the potential that Arizona, once seen as a safe bet for Republicans, could vote for Democratic candidate Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.The last presidential election saw Arizona on the verge of competitive for Democrats. Trump's margins in his 2016 victory in Arizona were much thinner than the Republicans before him. He carried the state by about 3.5 points.The state last voted for a Democratic president in 1996, when Bill Clinton won the state and reelection as president. Before that, it had not voted for a Democrat since...WW…

Arizona Republic In a south Phoenix strip mall, near a Chinese restaurant and cell phone store, sits a new office designed to mobilize Latino voters and convince them to vote for President Donald Trump in November.Outside the front doors, the words "Latinos for Trump" are written in chalk on the sidewalk.The windows of Latinos for Trump are adorned with photos of Latinos and core values the Trump campaign believes will attract this group of voters: faith, family, opportunity.President Donald Trump's fifth visit to Arizona this year, set for Monday, centers on Latino voters, who...…Arizona Republic In a south Phoenix strip mall, near a Chinese restaurant and cell phone store, sits a new office designed to mobilize Latino voters and convince them to vote for President Donald Trump in November.Outside the front doors, the words "Latinos for Trump" are written in chalk on the sidewalk.The windows of Latinos for Trump are adorned with photos of Latinos and core values the Trump campaign believes will attract this group of voters: faith, family, opportunity.President Donald Trump's fifth visit to Arizona this year, set for Monday, centers on Latino voters, who...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsThirty new doctors are entering the field early to aid in the fight against COVID-19, the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix announced Monday.That’s one-third of the medical school’s 2020 graduating class. The school, along with , announced in late March that they would allow eligible .Many of the new doctors are staying in Phoenix to help, particularly by answering calls on a COVID-19 hotline, the university said in a press release.The students had to apply for early graduation. The Phoenix medical school met last week to consider the...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsThirty new doctors are entering the field early to aid in the fight against COVID-19, the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix announced Monday.That’s one-third of the medical school’s 2020 graduating class. The school, along with , announced in late March that they would allow eligible .Many of the new doctors are staying in Phoenix to help, particularly by answering calls on a COVID-19 hotline, the university said in a press release.The students had to apply for early graduation. The Phoenix medical school met last week to consider the...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsThe Arizona Department of Health Services told a team of university experts working on COVID-19 modeling to "pause" its work, an email from a department leader shows.The modeling team of about two dozen professors at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona was compiling the most robust public model in Arizona of COVID-19. The email, from DHS bureau chief of public health statistics S. Robert Bailey, came on Monday evening, after to begin easing social distancing in the coming days.  on the email stopping the modelers' work. The...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsThe Arizona Department of Health Services told a team of university experts working on COVID-19 modeling to "pause" its work, an email from a department leader shows.The modeling team of about two dozen professors at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona was compiling the most robust public model in Arizona of COVID-19. The email, from DHS bureau chief of public health statistics S. Robert Bailey, came on Monday evening, after to begin easing social distancing in the coming days.  on the email stopping the modelers' work. The...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsArizona State University researchers published an updated version of their COVID-19 modeling, the first update since the Arizona Department of Health Services sought to earlier this month.ASU also put out a new website that displays different graphs and visualizations of the COVID-19 spread in the state. offers a few measures that more clearly show trends in the data than those publicly posted by the Arizona Department of Health Services."The idea behind the website once again is to get data out there so people can look at it and they can follow...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsArizona State University researchers published an updated version of their COVID-19 modeling, the first update since the Arizona Department of Health Services sought to earlier this month.ASU also put out a new website that displays different graphs and visualizations of the COVID-19 spread in the state. offers a few measures that more clearly show trends in the data than those publicly posted by the Arizona Department of Health Services."The idea behind the website once again is to get data out there so people can look at it and they can follow...WW…