Bonus episode: Why haven't Gov. Ducey and Mayor Gallego spoken in three months amid crises?

On May 25, George Floyd was killed while in the custody of four
Minneapolis police officers. The officers' actions leading to his
death violated the policies of the Minneapolis Police
Department.  Floyd’s death became a catalyst for protests
across the country, including protests in Phoenix. Local protesters
decried Floyd's death, as well as the death of 28-year-old Dion
Johnson. Authorities allege Johnson struggled with an Arizona
Department of Public Safety trooper before the shooting.
However, there is no footage of Johnson's death, and the
trooper who shot him was not equipped with a camera.  After
three nights of unrest, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey declared a
state of emergency. He also declared a weekly curfew, which will
expire on the morning of Monday, June 8. More than 200
protesters were arrested Sunday night for violating the
curfew. In issuing the curfew, Ducey said his administration had
received requests from local leaders. However, the mayors of
Phoenix and Tucson — Arizona's largest cities — said
they were not notified of the curfew by Ducey's
administration.  Annie DeGraw, a spokeswoman for Phoenix Mayor
Kate Gallego, said they had not spoken or heard from the governor
on this topic or any other topic for months. In today's bonus
episode of The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast, hosts Yvonne
Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen talk to photojournalist Rob
Schumacher about what he's witnessing while covering the protests.
Our podcast also talks to city of Phoenix reporter Jessica Boehm
about the breakdown in communication between Ducey's administration
and local mayors amid the protests and COVID-19 pandemic. Learn
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