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The Show's Friday Newscap is a weekly review of the biggest stories with experts, reporters and commentators to put the news in perspective.

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    Can Kimberly Yee out-MAGA Tom Horne in the AZ superintendent race?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 23:14


    To talk about a new entrant into the GOP primary for state superintendent, a new poll in the 2024 governor's race and more, The Show sat down Regina Cobb and Sam Richard.

    Republicans want to run out the clock on Arizona fake electors case

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 23:36


    To talk about state lawmakers taking another break, the fake electors case heading back to a grand jury and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell'Artino and Reginald Bolding.

    Could Ruben Gallego's immigration plan snowball into a 2028 presidential run?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 23:03


    To talk about another proposal to deal with immigration, another entrant into a congressional race and more, The Show sat down with Matthew Benson and Matt Grodsky.

    Trump strategists bailed on Karrin Taylor Robson. Can her campaign survive?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 22:14


    To talk about a clash between the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and county recorder, members of the Trump team abandoning a gubernatorial candidate and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole and Tony Cani.

    How can Hobbs get her agency director nominees past Sen. Jake Hoffman?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 22:49


    To talk about the resignations of two state agency directors, next year's gubernatorial campaign hitting the airwaves and more, The Show sat down with Jaime Molera and Mike Haener.

    Trump has endorsed 2 candidates for AZ governor. Could it help the Republican Party?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 20:41


    To talk about internal Democratic Party drama, President Trump endorsing a second GOP gubernatorial candidate and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson and Roy Herrera.

    Hobbs evokes 'nuclear option' over Department of Developmental Disabilities funding

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 21:57


    To talk about the governor issuing a moratorium on new bills, the debate over a measure on Axon's proposed new campus and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz and Sam Richard.

    How much credit should Trump get for the drop in border crossings?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 22:31


    To talk about a pair of Trump administration officials in AZ, the latest in the fight between Axon and the city of Scottsdale and more, The Show sat down with Barrett Marson and Stacy Pearson.

    Adelita Grijalva will be the frontrunner for her dad's seat in Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 23:31


    To talk about the field to replace the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva shaping up, a plan to ask voters to end some legislative immunity and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell'Artino of First Strategic and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.

    '100% chance' Fontes runs for Grijalva's seat in Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 23:23


    To talk about Adrian Fontes looking at a run for Congress, finger pointing over budget shortfalls and more, The Show sat down with Chuck Coughlin of HighGround and former state Rep. Reginald Bolding.

    Prop. 139 enshrined Arizona abortion rights — but the legislative debate will continue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 20:58


    The Show sat down with Democratic attorney Tom Ryan and former state Republican lawmaker Regina Cobb to discuss Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick's essay, voting to get rid of legislative immunity for traffic tickets, enshrined abortion rights and more.

    Hobbs is caught between Arizona economy and Trump's cuts on Grand Canyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 21:04


    To talk about a congressional candidate giving her race another go, the back and forth of tariffs against the state's two biggest trading partners and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero-Ferguson of Elevate Strategies and former Congressional staffer Roy Herrera.

    Arizona Democrats are getting tough on the border. Will it save them in 2026?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 21:38


    To discuss Gov. Katie Hobbs' new border task force, DEI changes at University of Arizona and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole of High Ground and Sam Richard of Consilium Consulting.

    Hobbs' veto means Arizonans will vote on plan to speed up election counting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 22:38


    Matthew Benson of Veridus and former state lawmaker Reginald Bolding joined The Show to talk about the governor's first veto of the year, a proposal to introduce bounties in Arizona and more.

    Taylor Robson vs. Biggs — who will be the next GOP candidate for governor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 22:29


    To talk about Karrin Taylor Robson entering the gubernatorial race, a measure to speed up election results and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz of HighGround and Mike Haener of Lumen Strategies.

    Trump's threats could push Mexican business away from AZ, closer to China

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 22:11


    To talk about the threat and then pause of tariffs against Arizona's two biggest trading partners and more, The Show sat down with former state school superintendent Jaime Molera and Matt Grodsky with Matters of State Strategies.

    Without a quarterback, does Hobbs have the staff to get a budget done?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 22:13


    To talk about Arizona's newest Supreme Court justice, changes in the governor's office and more are Barrett Marson of Marson Media and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.

    Hobbs' budget offers up border funds in exchange for ESA restrictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 25:04


    To talk about Andy Biggs pursuing a run for governor, Kris Mayes challenging Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and more, the Show sat down with Marcus Dell'Artino of First Strategic and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.

    Hobbs kicks off 2026 reelection campaign with a shift to the center

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 22:43


    To talk about Gov. Hobbs' State of the State speech, a proposal to make AZ elections more like Florida's and more, The Show sat down with former lawmaker Regina Cobb and consultant Sam Richard.

    The honeymoon's already over for Gallego after supporting Laken Riley Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 22:11


    On this Friday NewsCap, The Show discusses immigration bills, previews the Arizona legislative session which starts on Monday and more.

    What mass deportations could look like in Arizona and who might push back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 23:57


    To talk about what's to come on the political horizon in 2025 and how big national issues will hit home in Arizona, The Show sat down with Stacy Pearson of Lumen Strategies and Chuck Coughlin of HighGround.

    In 2024, everything in Arizona politics was national — and divisive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 28:44


    KJZZ's Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond. On this last Friday of 2024, we look back at some of the biggest political stories of the year — from the state capitol to the U.S. Capitol to the campaign trail.

    What made Kyrsten Sinema different from John McCain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 14:52


    To talk to about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema saying goodbye, Gov. Katie Hobbs wanting to do away with abortion reporting requirements and more, The Show sat down with former state Superintendent Jaime Molera.

    KJZZ's Friday NewsCap: Mayes' water suit is in the news. But she also helped block Kroger merger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 22:33


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

    Emboldened Arizona Republicans push election 'reform,' culture war bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 23:06


    To talk about some early bills for next year's legislative session and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole of HighGround and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.

    Will Arizona Democrats get on board with Florida-style election law changes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 23:00


    To talk about a settlement in the defamation lawsuit brought by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer against Kari Lake, speculation already starting about the 2026 elections and more, The Show sat down with Matthew Benson of Veridus and Sam Richard of Consilium Consulting.

    Is this the end of Kari Lake's political career in Arizona?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 22:39


    To talk about the resolution of some outstanding races, new leadership at the state Capitol and more, The Show sat down with Daniel Scarpinato of Winged Victory Agency and Stacy Pearson of Lumen Strategies.

    'A ton of money' poured in to Arizona's 2024 election. Here's what it bought

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 23:19


    To break down the trends in Arizona's 2024 election results and discuss which races are still up in the air, The Show sat down with Gaelle Esposito of Creosote Partners and Highground's Paul Bentz.

    NewsCap panelists predict Arizona's 2024 election winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 23:00


    To talk about the home stretch of the 2024 election, the state being ordered to release a list of voters affected by a computer glitch and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson of Elevate Strategies and former congressional staffer Roy Herrera.

    Who are Arizona's undecided voters, and should they just stay home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 23:00


    To talk about the political visitors we've had in Arizona this week, a Cochise County Supervisor taking a plea deal and more, The Show sat down with Barrett Marson, CEO of Marson Media; and Reginald Bolding, a former state lawmaker.

    In Maricopa County, Democrats could have their best election since the '70s

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 22:24


    To talk about the state GOP skipping an election night party, the fight over whether or not to release the list of names of voters affected by the MVD glitch and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole of HighGround and Sam Richard of Consilium Consulting.

    Get ready for a long wait after Election Day to find out who's president

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 22:28


    To talk about the presidential and vice presidential candidates campaigning in Arizona this week, the first and only debate between U.S. Senate hopefuls Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake and more are former state lawmaker Regina Cobb and Mike Haener of Lumen Strategies.

    Glitch hits 120,000 more AZ voters, and everyone's playing politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 21:14


    To talk about the upcoming retirement of a longtime Arizona congressman, Arizona connections in the case against former President Trump and more, The Show sat down with former state school superintendent Jaime Molera and former congressional staffer Roy Herrera.

    What Kamala Harris can accomplish by visiting the Arizona border

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 22:42


    To talk about Kamala Harris' trip to the border, Gov. Hobbs getting a chance to name a state Supreme Court justice and more, The Show sat down with Matthew Benson of Veridus and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.

    Nearly 100,000 AZ voters are in limbo, and it could flip the Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 23:09


    Republican leaders are siding with the Democratic secretary of state when it comes to the status of 100,000 Arizona voters. Our Friday NewsCap takes on that and the rest of the week's top stories. Plus, a collective of local flower growers is trying to bring back the market for local stems.

    How the presidential debate played out in Arizona

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 22:19


    To talk about former President Donald Trump and Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz campaigning in Arizona, a court ruling in a legislative residency case and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz of HighGround and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.

    JD Vance keeps coming to Arizona. Will the Harris campaign keep up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 23:24


    To talk about some new polls on the initiatives that'll be on the November ballot, JD Vance campaigning in the Valley and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell'Artino of First Strategic and Gaelle Esposito of Creosote Partners.

    Ignore the polls — Arizona's presidential election will be a barn burner

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 22:34


    To talk about new polls on the presidential and Senate races in Arizona, the end of the lawsuit over Gov. Katie Hobbs' state agency directors and more, The Show sat down with Daniel Scarpinato, former chief of staff to Gov. Doug Ducey, now with the firm Winged Victory; and former congressional staffer Roy Herrera.

    Who needs Arizona more — Trump or Harris?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 23:14


    To talk about Arizonans at the Democratic National Convention, state Supreme Court rulings on ballot initiatives and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson of Elevate Strategies and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.

    Big win, small setback for AZ abortion rights initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 21:05


    To talk about a win and a loss for supporters of the abortion rights ballot measure, a deal between Gov. Katie Hobbs and state Senate Republicans and more, The Show sat down with Chuck Coughlin of HighGround and Democratic strategist Tony Cani.

    Can Harris-Walz appeal to enough Arizona Republicans?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 21:24


    Chip Scutari of S+C Communications and Sam Richard of Consilium Consulting joined The Show to talk about new developments in the case of the so-called "fake electors," Vice President Kamala Harris picking her running mate and the two of them campaigning in Arizona — and more.

    KJZZ's Friday NewsCap: Arizona's Sen. Kelly moves closer to the presidential ticket

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 22:13


    To talk about Sen. Mark Kelly's odds of being Kamala Harris' VP pick, the looming showdown for control of Maricopa County elections and more, The Show sat down with consultant Stacy Pearson and former state superintendent Jaime Molera.

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