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July 2017
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The debate over health-care reform in Washington has been heated — and partisan. If this bill passes, they say that many low-income families will lose insurance and their uncompensated care will skyrocket. Large safety-net hospitals like Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix may be some of the worst hit.
July 5, 2017
In the 1840s, during the Mexican-American War, several hundred immigrants in the U.S. from Ireland defected and formed the “Los San Patricios."
July 5, 2017
The Supreme Court won’t formally take up the matter of the Trump administration’s six-nation travel ban until October, but last month, the court did allow some of the ban to take hold. To talk more about that assertion and its impact, we were joined by David Chami. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CAIR-Arizona, the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
July 5, 2017
The U.S. sent troops into Afghanistan following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and a Congressional Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, was put into effect. Sens. Jeff Flake and Tim Kaine have been working on a new bipartisan authorization to update it.
July 5, 2017
Last week, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity sent a letter to all 50 states asking for information on voter rolls. Secretary of State Michele Reagan says her office officially received the letter Monday and later that day rejected the request for voter registration data, citing security and legality concerns.
July 5, 2017
On Friday, the fourth anniversary of the Yarnell Fire passed. You’ll remember that in 2013, the nation — especially Arizonans — were shocked by the deaths of 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. The firefighters were caught in the fast-moving fire. They deployed their fire-proof emergency shelters, but that did not save their lives. What went wrong?
July 3, 2017
We hear a lot about the federal poverty level, especially surrounding the health-care debate. You can qualify for a subsidy if you make up to 400 percent of the poverty level, or you qualify for Medicaid if you’re income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. But what does any of this really mean?
July 3, 2017
While most of us here in America are busy celebrating our country’s history this week, the international stage is set for one of the biggest meetings of the year: the G-20 summit. For more on this and other international events coming up this week, we’re joined by our colleague at the BBC, Rich Preston.
July 3, 2017
In late May, a student at Queen Creek High School committed suicide.The Queen Creek Unified School District came together to craft a plan focused on helping students and staffers deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.
July 3, 2017
The Trump administration’s immigration-related policy changes continue, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced a move called a “surge initiative.”
July 3, 2017
