Ducey gives the state a “green light” to reopen, saying that statistics show “we are clearly on the other side of this pandemic.”

“Out of an abundance of respect for our residents and staff, we will not be releasing the number of COVID-19 positive cases at our facility.”

“The Arizona Republic looked into all the modeling that was done and found them to be widely divergent and constantly changing” Patrick Ptak said.

“I don’t want to make criminals out of people who are just trying to keep their business from going under,” said Pinal County’s Mark Lamb.

Phoenix City Council member Carlos Garcia is one the organization’s eight board members, but wasn’t named in the lawsuit.

Merita Kraya may be the first Arizonan to be prosecuted for failing to adhere to emergency coronavirus rules.

“People are going to suffer for another week unnecessarily,” said Will Humble, director of the Arizona Public Health Association.

“If the government would have put a better awareness campaign out there, they might have still been around.”

Law enforcement took calls about parties, open businesses, and park violations over Easter weekend.

“Mounting evidence indicates that social distancing, including the current stay-at-home order, is slowing the spread of new infections.”

“Advertising … in this manner implies that the product would assist in the prevention or treatment of COVID-19…”

A ranger who called in, Brian Krauss, said he was “absolutely” in favor of closing trails.

“We believe the governor’s order does limit a city’s ability to close trails,” said Scottsdale spokesperson Kelly Corsette.

“This is a proactive measure to ensure when you go to the store, you’ll find food and essentials on the shelves,” Ducey said.

“Think of it like we’re in Mexico… you throw it in the trash.”