Industry News for March 29, 2021
Governor Ducey’s Executive Order Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions on Businesses
On Thursday, Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order that rolls back many of the restrictions associated with COVID-19.
Business guidance transitions to recommendations under the order. It is up to the business owner to determine whether to require masks for customers or employees. Local mask mandates are no longer in force.
The Governor noted that three million residents have been vaccinated, hospitalizations are at the lowest level since September, 10 weeks of declining case counts, opening of vaccine appointments to Arizonans 16 years or older.
Read more here: Governor’s Press Release; Arizona Governor Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions, Including Local Mask Mandates (Fox 10); Ducey Lifts All Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions on AZ Businesses and Events (AZcentral)
State and Industry News
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• State Lawmakers Kirsten Engel, Randy Friese Running to Replace Retiring US Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (AZcentral)
• Bill to Shield Responsible Businesses and Others from Predatory COVID-19 Lawsuits Moves Forward (Chamber Business News)
• Speedway Donations Change Kids’ Futures (NACS)
• California City Bans Construction of New Gas Stations in Climate-First Fight (CBS News)
• Idaho Retailers Defeat Price-Gouging Claims (NACS)