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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.
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The Show regularly checks in with Editorial Board of the Arizona Republic to talk about the big issues facing the state and the region — featured in the newspaper’s Viewpoints section.
Sept. 30, 2019
Katharine Hayhoe never meant to become a climate scientist. In fact, in college she started out studying astrophysics, but she needed one more class to finish her degree, and she found a new one over in the geography department on climate science.
Sept. 30, 2019
The Trump administration has steadily been shrinking the cap on refugee resettlement in the states.
Sept. 30, 2019
Five migrant families are suing the federal government over what they call the "ongoing trauma" they suffered after being separated by immigration authorities at the Arizona border last year.
Sept. 30, 2019
The president a leading Arizona business group expects the U.S. Congress to ratify the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) soon to improve the state’s economy — regardless of a possible impeachment process.
Sept. 30, 2019
One of the fastest growing populations in Arizona and the U.S. is also the most affected by the affordable housing crisis: Latinos.
Sept. 30, 2019
Tuesday is the deadline for Arizona’s draft Election Procedures Manual to go to the governor and attorney general for review. The state hasn’t had a new manual in five years.
Sept. 30, 2019
Members of the Arizona Cannabis Chamber of Commerce are fighting an initiative proposing to legalize recreational use marijuana. The members say they have nothing against allowing adults to buy marijuana.
Sept. 30, 2019
Christopher Landau, the recently appointed U.S. ambassador in Mexico, met with a community of American expats in Mexico City on Saturday. And he told them he wants to be remembered as the ambassador who modernized the border.
Sept. 30, 2019
Leaders at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent an open letter to the public this month warning that misinformation from activists and politicians can lead to violence. The letter cites recent incidents in Tacoma, Washington, and San Antonio, Texas, where people opened fire on ICE facilities.
Sept. 27, 2019
A group of Arizona Muslims on Friday held a rally at the state Capitol to protest an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Indian-occupied Kashmir. Attendees called on Arizona elected officials to intervene on Kashimir’s behalf.
Sept. 27, 2019
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pushing for what he calls an amnesty law to benefit, for instance, some alleged drug traffickers. But his government also is imprisoning them for certain minor offenses.
Sept. 30, 2019
Hispanic consumers and business owners will continue to have an increasingly important role in Arizona’s economy in the future, and the Hispanic population is expected to grow.
Sept. 27, 2019
KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week. To talk about the President Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in the House and more, Andrei Cherny, former chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, and Barrett Marson of Marson Media, joined The Show.
Sept. 27, 2019
In a legislative bill, Rep. Noel Campbell (R-Prescott) plans to ask the lawmakers to double the current 18 cent per gallon gas tax. Campbell says the rate hasn’t changed since 1991.
Sept. 27, 2019
Arizona Democratic Rep. Jennifer Longdon testified Thursday before the U.S. House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee on the public health consequences and costs of gun violence. Longdon is a victim of gun violence. She was shot and paralyzed 15 years ago.
Sept. 26, 2019
The wife of the late Republican Sen. John McCain says she can see Democrats winning Arizona in 2020. Cindy McCain appeared on the podcast "Women Rule" by Politico this week.
Sept. 26, 2019
The Arizona Supreme Court is appointing an independent Bar counsel to investigate an ethics complaint against former Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery.
Sept. 26, 2019
Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified before the House intelligence committee about a whistleblower complaint reportedly connected to President Donald Trump's communication with Ukraine's president. Lawmakers have demanded to see the complaint, which had been withheld.
Sept. 26, 2019
Gun control activists are holding a rally to end gun violence in Washington DC Wednesday afternoon. The coalition includes March For Our Lives, Newtown Action Alliance, Amnesty International and dozens of other groups.
Sept. 25, 2019
