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August 2017
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People in Houston and the surrounding area in Texas woke up to a third day of devastation today, that is, if they slept at all.
Aug. 28, 2017
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio is planning a book tour. He said he’s considering legal action against media and elected officials that have accused him of racial profiling.
Aug. 28, 2017
Monday marks what would have been Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday. And to celebrate, my next guest is hosting a couple of events this weekend, including a roast of one of Kirby’s most famous creations: Captain America. Russ Kazmierczak self-publishes Amazing Arizona Comics, and he’s with me.
Aug. 25, 2017
A lot of us like to exercise, but what motivates someone to turn it into their livelihood? That’s what Tennil Reed-Beurelein has done. She’s a professional Crossfit athlete, and she just competed in the international Crossfit Games. She got 6th in those games. And she placed No. 1 in the U.S.
Aug. 25, 2017
Like fall in New York, there’s a season that it seems all Arizonans look forward to: monsoon season. But unlike the Big Apple, monsoon weather is unique to the Southwest, and you never quite know what it will bring. For a series exploring personal relationships to the monsoon, producer Sarah Ventre explains why for her, the monsoon means change.
Aug. 25, 2017
Well, if you need some extra cash, pay attention to this next story. The Clerk of the Superior Court of Arizona is trying to get more than $1 million back to people who posted it.
Aug. 25, 2017
The next presidential election is more than three years away, but that hasn’t stopped pundits and analysts from speculating about it. And one analyst says Arizona will be among the most important presidential battleground states in the country.
Aug. 25, 2017
The fight over expanding our state’s school voucher program continues this week as a coalition of conservative activists filed a lawsuit over an attempt to delay the expansion going into effect.
Aug. 25, 2017
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has made his recommendations to President Trump on potential changes to national monuments. He’s not proposing to eliminate any of them but does want to reduce the size of some. With me to talk about the recommendations is Randi Spivak, Public Lands program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, and former Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt served as Interior secretary under President Bill Clinton.
Aug. 25, 2017
We start the hour with our Friday NewsCap. Joining me are Doug Cole — senior vice president with Highground Public Affairs and he’s served in the administrations of former Govs. Fife Symington and Jan Brewer — and Lawrence Robinson, executive director of the Maricopa Community College District’s Center for Civic Participation.
Aug. 25, 2017
