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Two years ago, lawmakers and Governor Ducey came together to pass legislation to fight the opioid epidemic hitting Arizona and the rest of the country. On Tuesday, the Governor’s office issued a progress report, which included a 13% drop in opioid prescriptions that were filled.
Jan. 29, 2020
On Wednesday night, an original musical premieres at the Phoenix Theatre. "¡Americano!" is the true story of Antonio Valdovinos de la Mora, an undocumented immigrant who became a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Show got a behind-the-scenes look at the production.
Jan. 29, 2020
The relationship between public officials and the press has taken a few hits recently. That relationship is something Scott Pelley has been thinking a lot about. The "60 Minutes" correspondent and former anchor of the CBS Evening News has a new book called "Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter’s Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times."
Jan. 29, 2020
According to new data released today by ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy, 3,188 people died by firearm between 2015 and 2017. Suicides accounted for 71% of firearm deaths in that three-year period and 23% were homicides. Charles Katz, director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, joined The Show to talk about these findings and how we might reverse this trend.
Jan. 29, 2020
Mass incarceration continues to be a public policy and cultural concern in the U.S., as the nation has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. New York Times Magazine journalist Emily Bazelon has written about the challenges in her book "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration."
Jan. 29, 2020
That 9th U.S. Circuit ruling that said cities cannot criminalize homelessness is enforceable throughout the entire judicial district, including in Arizona. So, how is law enforcement here approaching people who are living on the streets in light of it? And what else is needed to fix the problem?
Jan. 29, 2020
The Arizona Department of Education accidentally revealed the names of parents who hold Empowerment Scholarship Accounts for their children, a likely violation of federal law. The Goldwater Institute has already filed a lawsuit against the department. Matt Beienburg is the Goldwater Institute’s director of education policy, and he joined The Show.
Jan. 29, 2020
At least 100 people are being treated for the coronavirus in the U.S.— one of them in Maricopa County. Professor Raina MacIntyre of the University of New South Wales, and an adjunct at Arizona State University, has studied the transmission and prevention of infectious diseases. The Show asked her whether she was surprised at the relative speed at which the virus is spreading.
Jan. 29, 2020
Arizona is failing in some key areas related to keeping residents from smoking, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report released Wednesday. JoAnna Strother, senior director for Advocacy for the American Lung Association, joined The Show talk through the report.
Jan. 29, 2020
For the first time, Phoenix’s Street Transportation Department presented a data driven process to choose intersections for red light cameras. But city council members remain split on the future of photo enforcement.<br><small><b>→ <a href="https://kjzz.org/content/1376296/community-members-protest-deactivation-phoenix-red-light-cameras" target="blank">Community Members Protest Deactivation Of Phoenix Red Light Cameras</a></small></b>
Jan. 29, 2020
