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Arizona's English language immersion program has been controversial since it started. Why there are now efforts to repeal the program.
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The situation in Northern Syria continues to evolve quickly, as Syrian forces have arrived in the region in an effort to hold off an offensive from neighboring Turkey. For more on that and other international stories coming up this week, The Show was joined by BBC’s Rob Hugh-Jones.
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The phrase “Make America Great Again” isn’t one that’s accompanied by much neutrality.
Oct. 14, 2019
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was spotted sitting next to — and talking with — former President George W. Bush at a Dallas Cowboys game earlier this month.
Oct. 14, 2019
The acting head of the Bureau of Land Management, recently reappointed, has been a controversial choice to lead the agency.
Oct. 14, 2019
State economists are out with a rosy forecast for Arizona in the next fiscal year, projecting nearly $700 million as lawmakers prepare to bargain over a budget in the fast approaching 2020 legislative session.
Oct. 14, 2019
Attackers shot up a car Thursday night belonging to the mayor of an important Sonora port city near the popular beach resort town San Carlos. Guaymas Mayor Sara Valle was alone at her house guarded by two police officers when unidentified attackers shot her car parked on the street outside at least 40 times.
Oct. 14, 2019
To talk about the latest impeachment opinions, Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen’s legal challenges and more, Marcus Dell’Artino, partner at First Strategic, and Chad Campbell, former legislative leader of Strategies 360, joined The Show.
Oct. 11, 2019
A proposed change to the country’s food stamp program could impact 11% of the Arizona households that use it. That’s according to a new analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the policy research firm Mathematica.
Oct. 11, 2019
Gone are the days of just one health insurance provider in Maricopa County as companies expand their options under the Affordable Care Act for 2020.
Oct. 11, 2019
The Trump administration has consistently tried to implement — and, in some cases, strengthen — immigration and border policies. Some have been blocked by the courts, while others have gone into effect despite opposition. Rafael Carranza of the Arizona Republic has written about the policy and joined The Show to talk about its effects.
Oct. 11, 2019
Members of Phoenix’s LGBTQ community gathered to watch a historic presidential town hall event Thursday night. Nine Democratic candidates answered questions from a live audience while viewers around the country attended watch parties like the one at Kobalt on Central Avenue in Phoenix.
Oct. 11, 2019
Political polarization in the U.S. seems to be growing, and it’s only expected to become more intense as the 2020 election season gets closer. Robert Putnam, Public Policy Professor at Harvard, argues that looking to our history is vital—especially when it comes to turning our “I” focused society into one that’s more into the collective “we.”
Oct. 10, 2019
Now it's time to continue a series of conversations with community leaders on important topics of the moment. Today’s conversation is about criminal justice reform. For that, The Show brings you these Points of View.
Oct. 10, 2019
On Thursday, the Tucson City Council will hold a study session on a proposed ordinance to raise the age to purchase nicotine-related products to 21. It’s an effort to curb e-cigarette use among teenagers. Todd Jaeger, superintendent of Tucson’s Amphitheater School District, wants action on the issue.
Oct. 10, 2019
Ballots were mailed to more than 1.8 million Maricopa County voters, who'll have a say on bonds and overrides in local elections. Unlike traditional primary and general elections, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes announced that the upcoming local elections are being held entirely by mail.
Oct. 9, 2019
It’s taken four decades, but the Arizona House of Representatives is now adorned with a panoramic view of the Grand Canyon.
Oct. 9, 2019
Tangier Island is disappearing. The tiny community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay is likely to be the first town that will be entirely lost to climate change as water levels rise and the island turns to marsh.
Oct. 9, 2019
When newly named director David Shinn takes over the state Department of Corrections later this month, he’ll be leading an agency facing a number of challenges.
Oct. 9, 2019
The phrase “civil rights” evokes so many elements of recent American history, and there has been a tendency to associate those protections to groups of people, rather than individuals. ASU Law Professor Zachary Kramer explores, however, how individuality could be at the core of civil rights.
Oct. 9, 2019
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey late Monday argued the Democrats in Washington should gather all the facts before deeming actions taken by President Trump improper.
Oct. 9, 2019
An apartment complex planned for downtown Tempe could be inviting legal trouble with a proposed plan to limit renters under 21.
Oct. 8, 2019
