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The new head of the Maricopa Association of Governments on his plans for the region. How Tucson’s ban on housing discrimination has worked. Three Arizona schools are getting ready for March Madness. That and more on The Show.
Unofficial results show two City Council candidates endorsed by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego as the winners in Tuesday’s runoff election. The election was required by law because no candidate received a majority of votes last November.
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DACA recipients are still in a form of legal limbo, more than a decade after President Obama announced it. Attorney General Kris Mayes talks about joining an effort to try to preserve the program. Plus, nearly 4,000 migrant children were separated from their parents during the Trump Administration – and many have yet to be reunited. That and more on The Show.
In the first years of the Trump administration, the former president’s so-called “zero-tolerance” policy sparked outrage as videos of migrant children being forcibly separated from their parents by Customs and Border Protection officials surfaced. Trump officially ended the policy in 2018.
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Later this year, some Americans will be responsible for paying for their own COVID-19 vaccines. We’ll hear what kind of impact that may have on the virus’ future. Plus, how ancient jewelry made from beetles reveals something universal. That and more on The Show.
The moral of our next story might be that people have always liked shiny things. A team of archaeologists here in the Southwest have found jewelry artifacts made from iridescent beetles, apparently a status symbol in ancient times.
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Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed another bill — this one would have banned what its supporters call critical race theory. Friday NewsCap panelists analyze that and the rest of the week’s top stories. Plus, what new numbers say about the state’s hospitality industry. that and more on The Show.
KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond. This week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Cochise County, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill on critical race theory and more.
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Two Americans are dead after being caught in the middle of cartel violence just across the border in Mexico. How international tragedies and the political firestorms they ignite impact cross-border tourism. Plus, the skies are gray, but is bad air quality to blame? That and more on The Show.
In Arizona, Alex LaPierre is the co-founder of Borderlandia, a tour company and binational organization committed to building public understanding of the borderlands. He and his wife, who is from Sonora, started the company together to promote understanding in the region.
