By Suzanna Adams-Ockrassa | PinalCentral
Democrat O’Halleran and Republican challenger Tiffany Shedd answered questions from a panel of three moderators from PBS, the Arizona Republic and National Public Radio station KJZZ during the half-hour debate on how the government had handled COVID-19, rural broadband internet access, police reforms, climate change and tribal sovereignty.
O’Halleran said he had concerns about how the federal government handled the pandemic.
“We didn’t get ready fast enough,” he said. “And we still aren’t ready for it.”
The federal government had enough funds before the pandemic hit to prepare for it, O’Halleran said. But those funds and equipment weren’t disbursed by the federal government in time.
