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With a new semester fast approaching, Arizona State University said Friday it is now “strongly recommending” that everybody wears face masks inside campus buildings.

Two more major Arizona health care providers -- Phoenix Children’s and Sonora Quest Laboratories -- said Friday they will require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Following a week of uncertainty after his access was restricted, Ken Bennett said he will continue in his role of Arizona Senate liaison for the Republican-ordered Maricopa County election audit as it moves into the reporting phase.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said she is on Gov. Doug Ducey’s side when it comes to wanting kids back in classrooms, but a state ban on face mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates is already hindering that goal.

A new Arizona law prohibits public schools from enacting face mask mandates, but a Phoenix attorney said there could be ways to circumvent the ban.

Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving the state agency next month, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Wednesday.

Most of Arizona has a COVID-19 transmission level high enough to fall under the new CDC recommendation that even people who are fully vaccinated should wear face masks in public indoor settings.

In response to updated CDC guidelines, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman on Tuesday urged Gov. Doug Ducey to give schools authority over their COVID-19 policies.

Maricopa County officials are weighing their response to a new subpoena from Arizona Senate Republican leaders over items related to the 2020 election, but it appears they will resist handing over network routers.