Today on Buckmaster - Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is the Friday Focus Newsmaker. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star and Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, “The Culinary Cruiser.”... Read more»
A Republican lawmaker wants to build on a new state law that allows community colleges and universities to be certified as “veteran supportive campuses.”... Read more»
I have been a gun owner for all my adult life, and am fully supportive of the right to own a gun. However, having faculty, staff or students bringing weapons into classrooms and other campus activities will do nothing to make our campus safer.... Read more»2
Today on Buckmaster - We’ve got a newsmaker interview with former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini of the Arizona Board of Regents. Also, Tucson-based writer Tom Miller on his recent trip to Cuba. Next, historian Ken Scoville previews Old Ft. Lowell Days. Then, we close out the show with a newsmaker interview with State Sen. Linda Lopez.... Read more»
Calling the nation’s immigration laws “sorely outdated and in need of revision,” Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano pressed Monday for passage of the DREAM Act, saying it is the most-urgently needed change to immigration policy.... Read more»2
President Barack Obama stood before a crowd of thousands of students at the University of Michigan, calling for more initiatives that will make college more affordable for Americans.... Read more»
Native American leaders called on the federal government Thursday to honor its responsibility to American Indians with continued financial support, but to grant them greater flexibility in handling their own affairs.... Read more»1
Today on Buckmaster — We’ve got a newsmaker interview with Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne. Also, a preview of this Saturday’s Beat Back Buffelgrass Day with Dana Backer, ecologist with Saguaro National Park. Plus, the new study results on the benefits of early childhood education with Buckmaster Show education contributor Robert Hendricks.... Read more»
Barring state universities and community colleges from requiring students to have immunizations would remove a roadblock to higher education for some Arizonans, a state lawmaker said.... Read more»
Anticipating a day when Arizona becomes a leader in producing algae for biofuel, a Tucson lawmaker is pushing to have algae farms and related facilities defined — and taxed — like any corn field or packing plant.... Read more»
The full text of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union.... Read more»
The full text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union, as provided by the White House.... Read more»3
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Tucson, sent a letter Monday to federal education officials asking for an investigation into whether state law violates national standards in targeting TUSD’s Mexican American Studies program.... Read more»5
When the TUSD board voted (4-1) to end the Mexican-American Studies (MAS) curriculum, ending use of the books had to be part of that package. Staff says that the seven titles removed from classrooms and placed into storage are still available in school libraries.... Read more»2
The Onward State tweet that erroneously reported Joe Paterno’s death Saturday night and led to an avalanche of false reports in other outlets was based on the work of two student reporters: One was snookered by a false email, and one overstated his knowledge of the events.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with a Friday Focus interview with TUSD Governing Board President Dr. Mark Stegeman. Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Mark Evans of the TucsonCitizen.com and Sarah Garrecht Gassen of the Arizona Daily Star. Plus, the Weekend Watch with the Culinary Cruiser himself, Matt Russell.... Read more»
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