Gov. Doug Ducey and the politics of reopening Arizona

Since his first press briefing March 2 to extending the
statewide stay-at-home order April 29, Republican Gov. Doug
Ducey has filled a momentous, and at times controversial, timeline
of actions regarding the new coronavirus. His incremental
progressions have evoked bold responses from constituents,
business owners and political leaders on both sides of the
aisle; and his administration's decisions to cut off data
from university researchers modeling state-specific COVID-19 case
projections has led to national scrutiny and a swift reversal.
Dissent from all angles has rendered impossible a scenario in
which the governor can take action without accounting for
political consequence. This week on The Gaggle, an Arizona politics
podcast, national political reporters Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and
Ronald J. Hansen parse the messy web of politics that has affected
Gov. Ducey's decision making. Joining the hosts are Arizona
Repubilc reporters Maria Polletta and Ryan Randazzo. In this
episode, you'll hear:  Who's advising Ducey and what political
calculations he has to make Possible reasons why the Ducey
administration has sidelined university experts studying
COVID-19  The implications of Ducey's actions on
other Arizona GOP contenders Audio in this episode was collected
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