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 December 11, 2020

Effectiveness of Tucson’s mandates to curb spread of COVID-19

Former Tucson Mayor Tom Volgy discusses the city's authority to go beyond the state's measures.
by Kassandra Lau

Tucson enacted its own mandatory curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in addition to a mask mandate in place since summer. Calls from Mayor Regina Romero for the state to take similar steps went unanswered, according to her office. This week we got insight into the city’s authority to regulate residents from former Tucson mayor and current University of Arizona professor Tom Volgy.

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