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June 2017
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Following Wednesday’s attack on members of Congress and others practicing on a baseball field in a Virginia park, many are expressing concerns about gun-related violence in the U.S. The news was especially disheartening to Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and co-founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions.
June 15, 2017
Lyle Jeffs, brother of the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Warren Jeffs, was arrested last night in South Dakota. We speak with Nate Carlisle, the polygamy reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune.
June 15, 2017
Gilbert Public Schools will appeal a state audit that found it miscalculated student enrollment and as a result owes the Arizona Department of Education close to $1 million.
June 15, 2017
Later this month, Phoenix leaders are expected to discuss changing street names, specifically two names that some people find offensive: Robert E. Lee Street and Squaw Peak Drive.
June 15, 2017
Earlier this morning, we brought you breaking news of the gunman who attacked Congressional Republicans as they gathered together on an Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field to practice for an upcoming charity game. To continue our coverage, we’re joined now by Patricia Sullivan who covers Alexandria news for the Washington Post.
June 14, 2017
The American Gaming Association estimates Americans spend more than $150 billion in bets on sporting events every year. And, many of those bets are placed illegally. But there’s a growing effort to legalize sports betting across the country.
June 14, 2017
The Department of Justice is moving toward a return to the so-called "War on Drugs" as Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to restore a more aggressive approach to drug sales and use in the U.S. With me to talk about that is Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
June 14, 2017
Michelle Carter told her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to commit suicide — multiple times — via text message. Now, Carter is on trial in Massachusetts for involuntary manslaughter. It’s a trial that raises new questions about our legal system in a digital world.
June 14, 2017
The American story is diverse. It’s not told from one person’s point of view — or from one part of the country. And those who tell it don’t sound the same or look the same, and they certainly have lived different experiences.
June 14, 2017
One week from today, the Phoenix City Council will decide whether to formally adopt the budget proposal put forward by City Manager Ed Zuercher. District 7 Councilman Michael Nowakowski joins me to talk about police assistants.
June 14, 2017
