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June 2020
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The Arizona Attorney General is praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against an extra check on the Executive Branch’s power to quickly deport certain asylum seekers. Mark Brnovich said in a release that the ruling prevents yet another backlog in the immigration system.
June 26, 2020
One of our most beloved segments — Tiny Desert Concerts — has been put on hold as we wait out the coronavirus pandemic. We reached out to some of our Tiny Desert Concert alum to find how they are coping during this time of social distancing.
June 25, 2020
Across the state, ICU beds are steadily filling up. They aren’t all occupied by patients with COVID-19, but the number of beds for those patients is growing, and that’s not likely to change as the number of cases increases day after day.
June 25, 2020
In many cities across the nation, some are asking for a different approach to policing. In a new op-ed, James Herbert Williams argues that police could learn something from his profession – social work – for reform. Williams is the director of ASU’s School of Social Work.
June 25, 2020
Protesters have been taking to the streets here and across the country for weeks now, calling for an end to police violence and accountability for officers. But, how are officers trained to de-escalate situations? And how do they approach use-of-force situations?
June 25, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order Wednesday allocating $270 million of education funding from a federal COVID-19 relief package to aid schools in their reopenings.
June 24, 2020
The Arizona Education Association, the union representing Arizona public school employees released a report Wednesday for its vision for schools going forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report includes funding requests for the Arizona Legislature and policy recommendations to ensure that students and staff can return safety to school.
June 24, 2020
Months after an Arizona man died in Tucson police custody, a federal investigation into the death is underway and the southern Arizona city’s municipal government is in turmoil.
June 24, 2020
President Trump spent the day in Arizona Tuesday. He kicked off his trip in Yuma — where one of his key campaign promises has manifested along the U.S.-Mexico border. The second stop on his trip was in Phoenix, where he spoke for 90 minutes to supporters at a church.
June 24, 2020
Fall classes will begin at the University of Arizona two months from today. The big question is how will the pandemic affect learning at the college level. The Show spoke with the president of the University of Arizona, Dr. Robert Robbins. He talked about what he is doing to ensure outbreaks of the virus do not occur in Tucson.
June 24, 2020
