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Benjamin Kreutzberg said the plan language of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act permits patients to have "usable marijuana.'' That, he told the justices, means the flowers and leaves of the plant. Anything else, including preparations made by extracting the resin— and the psychoactive THC — remains strictly illegal.
The Brexit clock is ticking — the UK is scheduled to leave the European Union later this month. And, this week, the UK Parliament will take a key step in determining how that actually happens.
Mar. 11, 2019
A trio of bills in the Arizona legislature could — if passed and then signed by the governor — make it easier for residents to opt out of vaccinations for their kids.
Mar. 11, 2019
After a busy week last week, lawmakers came back to the Arizona Capitol on Monday to get back to work in committee and on the floor — and there appears to be a real impasse between Gov. Doug Ducey and Republicans in the Legislature over tax conformity.
Mar. 11, 2019
The U.S. and Mexico have become the promised land for many Venezuelans escaping from their current government. But when the political and humanitarian crisis escalated in the South American nation, Mexico and the U.S. faced each other with different diplomatic approaches.
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Mar. 11, 2019
To talk about Arizona's progress towards a texting and driving ban, the Phoenix mayor’s race in the home stretch and more, public policy consultant Chris Herstam and editor-in-chief of Ricochet.com Jon Gabriel joined The Show.
Mar. 8, 2019
The Arizona House of Representatives took the first steps Thursday to possibly move the boundary between Santa Cruz County and Cochise County.
Mar. 8, 2019
In his campaign for the U.S. Senate, former astronaut Mark Kelly has promised not to take campaign contributions from corporate political action committees, also known as corporate PACs — although it may not matter much.
→ Arizona U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Kelly Holds First Phoenix Rally
→ Arizona U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Kelly Holds First Phoenix Rally
Mar. 7, 2019
Chandler is the fourth largest city in Arizona by population, and last fall residents elected a new mayor. The Show met with Hartke at Chandler City Hall to talk about his first couple of months as mayor of a city he says is in pretty good shape.
Mar. 7, 2019
The most headline-grabbing stories about immigration tend to focus on undocumented immigration into the U.S. from Central and South America. But an often overlooked form of immigration are legal visas that permit immigrants to accept certain jobs such as high-skilled positions in the tech industry.
Mar. 7, 2019
Earlier this week, it was announced that there would be no recall election for Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski. To help sift through the details, Arizona Republic reporter Jessica Boehm joined The Show.
Mar. 7, 2019
Republican senators voted Wednesday to impose new requirements on initiative circulators, the paid workers or volunteers who collect signatures for ballot initiatives
Mar. 7, 2019
Some lawmakers say they are concerned that Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has too much influence over the Arizona Legislature
Mar. 6, 2019
The Arizona Senate has approved a ban on texting-while-driving. It now faces an uphill battle in the House, where lawmakers have been resistant to statewide action.
Mar. 6, 2019
How many wars throughout human history were preventable? From the standpoint of logic, perhaps every one of them, because one side or another could have chosen a more peaceful or strategically-sensible path.
Mar. 6, 2019
The realm of U.S. politics continues to be one where polarization dominates, and winning seems even more important than it did in the past.
Mar. 6, 2019
The Trump administration has implemented strong policies — labeled "draconian" by some — to limit undocumented immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. But the latest numbers from Customs and Border Protection show those policies may be having the opposite effect.
Mar. 6, 2019
Teachers in a handful of states, including Arizona, went on strike last year, demanding higher pay among other improvements. A recent report found, by and large, those teachers that walked out of the classroom got more money.
Mar. 6, 2019
President Trump has had an enormous impact on the U.S. Supreme Court, appointing Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. He has also claimed to have been incredibly influential on the lower courts as well, though that is much more difficult to quantify.
Mar. 5, 2019
All of Arizona’s three major public universities have been given a “greenlight” by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education — or FIRE — for their policies on free speech.
Mar. 5, 2019
Last Friday, at Perry High School in the Chandler Unified School District, students wore “Make America Great Again” clothing and carried a Trump banner to school. The students say it was to celebrate the school’s “Party in the USA" theme day.
Mar. 5, 2019
