
Bret Jaspers
Bret Jaspers was a senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2017 to 2020.
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It's primary day in Texas. Voters there will decide who to nominate for governor, attorney general and a host of other offices.
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When will states reopen? We talk to reporters in Texas, which will start reopening Friday, California, which has a four-phase reopening plan, and Arizona, which extended its stay-at-home order.
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The utility Salt River Project held an election for its board on Tuesday, and almost every incumbent won his race for the board. The lone exception did not run for re-election.
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There is a drive-through voting option at main SRP headquarters at 1500 N. Mill Avenue in Tempe. That site is open until 7 p.m. for voting. If you received an early ballot by mail, you can drop it off there. There are two other drop-off locations: 221 N. 79th Ave. in Tolleson and 3160 S. Alma School Road in Mesa. Those also close at 7 p.m.
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The manufacturer Honeywell says it’s creating a new production line to make N95 masks at its Phoenix plant and will need 500 new workers. Honeywell also committed to producing 6 million N95 masks for Arizona health care workers.
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The shuttered St. Luke’s Hospital in Phoenix will be re-fashioned to host 340 beds for intensive care patients. The hospital had closed in November.
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The Navajo Nation will impose a curfew Monday, another tactic to encourage social distancing and slow the spread of the coronavirus. The curfew runs 8 p.m. to 5 a.m daily.
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Primary care offices adjust to social distancing and face uncertainty around patient flow. As a worker at Clinica La Familia, a primary care office, Elizabeth Lopez-Murray is on the front lines of coronavirus response. Until last week, her clinic was seeing patients in the office and evaluating symptoms in-person. Now, they are doing most of their work via telemedicine. → Get The Latest News On The Coronavirus
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The Maricopa County Community College District is canceling in-person graduation ceremonies to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The community college district is looking at other options at a later date, when health and safety concerns have waned.
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The Salt River Project’s election for half of its board is coming up next month. Friday afternoon, March 27, at 5 p.m. is the deadline to request an early ballot by mail.