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August 2017
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In 2013, Iraq War veteran Megan Welter was working as a cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals when she and her boyfriend got into a fight. She was charged with assault after video showed her attacking him.That led to a series of negative stories about her online. But, last year, Welter tried to change that. Through a somewhat complicated legal process, she and her lawyers sued to get the bad press taken down.
Aug. 7, 2017
Five years ago, in Pinal County’s juvenile detention center in Florence, 926 young people were detained. Last year, that number was just 331. That dramatic drop is the result of a new approach the county is taking to how young people there are screened and detained.
Aug. 7, 2017
We did our regular check-in with the Editorial Board at The Arizona Republic. Our focus was on head injuries in the National Football League in recent seasons. We talked about it with Phil Boas, Director of The Republic’s Editorial Department.
Aug. 7, 2017
Last Friday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that he is not recommending changes to Arizona’s Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, which is located west of the Grand Canyon. However, 22 sites, most located in the West, are still under review.
Aug. 7, 2017
Valley residents are used to throwing stuff into two bins to take to the curb: trash and recycling. But in some cities, including San Francisco, there’s a third: composting. Jennifer McClellan of The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com traveled to the city by the bay, to report on its curbside composting and food-waste reduction program.
Aug. 7, 2017
Now that Senate Republicans’ attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, appear to be dead for the time being, advocates are on the road, trying to garner public support behind alternative plans for the nation’s health care system. One of those advocates is Topher Spiro with the Center for American Progress.
Aug. 7, 2017
There are elections happening in other parts of the world as well. With me for our weekly look at the week ahead on the international front is the BBC’s Rich Preston.
Aug. 7, 2017
Four of Phoenix’s eight City Council members are up for re-election on Aug. 29, and early ballots are either in mailboxes or on the way. The only district where the incumbent faces a challenger is the 6th, where Sal
DiCiccio defends his seat against Kevin Patterson.
Aug. 7, 2017
Your local district is hiring bus drivers, crossing guards, classroom aids and school nutrition workers. Many schools have to refill these positions year, after year. Why? It's complicated.
Aug. 7, 2017
For our Friday NewsCap, we discussed former Sheriff Joe Arpaio being found guilty of criminal contempt and the reaction to Senator Jeff Flake’s new book "Conscience of a Conservative." Our guests were former GoDaddy executive and former congressional candidate Christine Jones and former legislative leader Chris Herstam.
Aug. 4, 2017
