Podcast
The Breakdown
Hosted by Arizona Capitol Times · EN
Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business
10episodes
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The Breakdown: A sine die surprise
May 27, 2020Tap to summarizeThe Arizona Legislature is officially done, and what a weird session it's been.
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The Breakdown: Coronavirus edition
Mar 16, 2020Tap to summarizeLawmakers shut down public access to the House and Senate galleries and may shut down the two chambers entirely to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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The Breakdown: Chaos… chaos everywhere
Mar 9, 2020Tap to summarizeRepublican lawmakers set out to curb voter power by introducing several bills to weaken citizen initiatives. But if all of them pass, opponents predict chaos.
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The Breakdown: Walking a fine line
Mar 2, 2020Tap to summarizeWhen do you ignore an offensive comment or unwelcome advance, and when do you speak up about it?
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The Breakdown: What a week
Feb 24, 2020Tap to summarizeMigrants rights advocates started the week terrified that Republicans would try to ram through an attempt to enshrine a ban on sanctuary cities in the state constitution ahead of a presidential rally.
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The Breakdown: Meanwhile, in corporate America
Feb 17, 2020Tap to summarizeIf the state lawmakers at the center of two ongoing scandals had been corporate employees, they would have been fired or disciplined immediately after news about them broke, corporate sources say.
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The Breakdown: Sex scandals at the Capitol
Feb 10, 2020Tap to summarizeA state senator who became the face of Arizona's Me Too Movement harassed a female lobbyist, according to court depositions.
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The Breakdown: Oops?
Feb 3, 2020Tap to summarizeThe Arizona Department of Education failed to properly redact a document it sent our reporter and other media, leaving parents' information vulnerable.
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The Breakdown: Love letters and budget
Jan 27, 2020Tap to summarizeThe House is embroiled in scandal over a Republican representative’s personal life for the third time in as many years, and this time, there are letters.
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The Breakdown: Let’s talk about sex… ed
Jan 13, 2020Tap to summarizeThe 2020 legislative session is finally here.
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