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Dawn Penich-Thacker of Agave Strategy and former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jaime Molera of the firm Molera Alvarez in the KJZZ studio on Sept. 8, 2023.

KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond.

Arizona schools superintendent Tom Horne filed a lawsuit challenging dual-language programs. And the recall effort against Republican lawmaker Justine Wadsack failed.

Dawn Penich-Thacker of Agave Strategy and former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jaime Molera of the firm Molera Alvarez analyze those and the rest of the week’s top stories.

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