Sat Sep 11, 2021 – 8:29 pm EDTSat Sep 11, 2021 – 8:30 pm EDT
TUCSON, Arizona (LifeSiteNews) – The city of Tucson has halted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees after the Arizona attorney general threatened to withhold millions of dollars of funding from the city.
In a statement earlier this week, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said that the mandate violated an executive order issued last month by Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and a recent state law that outlaws vaccine requirements by government entities.
“Tucson’s vaccine mandate is illegal and the city could be held liable for attempting to force government employees to take it against their beliefs,” Brnovich said, adding that “COVID-19 vaccinations should be a choice, not a government mandate.”
The attorney general’s office (AGO) threatened to direct the Arizona state treasurer to block Tucson from receiving the city’s portion of state shared revenues unless it retracted the mandate.
“Additionally, the AGO believes the City of Tucson could subject itself to potential liability claim,” Brnovich’s statement warned.
The AGO gave Tucson 30 days to reverse course or losing funding, which could amount to up to $175 million.
In response, city officials said
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