Posted Jun 18, 2013, 9:41 am
Jonathan Reid
/Cronkite News Service
House Republicans tried to distance themselves from Rep. Trent Franks’ controversial comments over an abortion bill by quietly amending it to include language that the Glendale Republican had tried to block, experts said. Franks caused a furor last week when he said that “estimates of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low” as he argued against a rape-or-incest exception to his bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks.... Read more»
Posted Jun 17, 2013, 5:00 pm
John C. Scott Show
Tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred DuVal on producing the play “8,” plus Sunnyside Governing School Board member Buck Crouch, and developer Richard Studwell.... Read more»
Posted Jun 17, 2013, 10:00 am
Arkadi Gerney & Chelsea Parsons/Center for American Progress
Most of the attention in the current gun debate has been focused on congressional action (or inaction) on legislation designed to protect public safety by preventing dangerous individuals from having easy access to guns. There is much that can be done outside of Congress, however, to help strengthen oversight of the gun industry, enhance law-enforcement investigations of gun-related crime, and make it more difficult for criminals to get guns.... Read more»
Posted Jun 16, 2013, 4:29 pm
Kaitlin Funaro
/Global Post
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday that 95 percent of the comprehensive immigration reform bill is “ready to go” but he is still pushing for more border security measures. Rubio dismissed concerns from conservative critics that he’s been too soft on immigration and was manipulated by Democrats in the group steering the legislation.... Read more»
Posted Jun 14, 2013, 1:20 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview with U.S. Rep. Ron Barber (D-CD 2). Then, it’s the Reporters’ Roundtable with Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News, and Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer and columnist for The Arizona Daily Star. Plus, the Weekend Watch with Matt Russell.... Read more»
Posted Jun 14, 2013, 12:28 pm
Emilie Eaton
/Cronkite News Service
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu dismissed a U.S. Senate immigration reform bill Thursday, urging House members to back an alternative plan instead that focuses on law enforcement and gives more authority to local police.... Read more»
Posted Jun 12, 2013, 7:14 pm
Emilie Eaton
/Cronkite News Service
U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, created an online furor Wednesday with comments in a House committee hearing that “the estimates of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low.”... Read more»
Posted Jun 11, 2013, 5:38 pm
Wendell Potter
/Center for Public Integrity
Bipartisanship is so rare on Capitol Hill these days, especially in regard to health care, that when such comity breaks out, it’s worth reporting.... Read more»
Posted Jun 11, 2013, 5:17 pm
John C. Scott Show
Interviews with TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Tucson developer Richard Studwell, and Lea Marquez Peterson, CEO of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.... Read more»
Posted Jun 11, 2013, 10:32 am
Maryada Vallet
During Congress’ current debate about immigration reform, the realities faced by immigrants and border communities are all too often misunderstood and misrepresented. What are the facts about border issues?... Read more»
Posted Jun 11, 2013, 10:10 am
Brooks Jackson
/Factcheck.org
President Obama incorrectly claims that the Senate has taken three times longer to confirm his court nominees than those of his predecessor, George W. Bush. The president made the claim recently as he announced that he would nominate three judges to fill vacancies on the federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.... Read more»
Posted Jun 11, 2013, 9:57 am
Justin Elliott & Theodoric Meyer/ProPublica
Last week saw revelations that the FBI and the National Security Agency have been collecting Americans’ phone records en masse and that the agencies have access to data from nine tech companies. But secrecy around the programs has meant even basic questions are still unanswered. Here’s what we still don’t know.... Read more»
Posted Jun 10, 2013, 5:35 pm
John C. Scott Show
Democratic state Sen. Steve Farley, Ken Strobeck of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns, Downtown Tucson Partnership CEO Michael Kieth, Republican strategist Sam Stone, and developer Richard Studwell.... Read more»
Posted Jun 9, 2013, 10:10 pm
Evan Bell
/Cronkite News Service
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett testified last week in support of a congressional bill aimed at keeping people from voting in multiple states, comparing it to a similar system pioneered by Arizona.... Read more»
Posted Jun 9, 2013, 9:30 pm
Jonathan Reid
/Cronkite News Service
U.S. Rep. Trent Franks’ bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks passed its first hurdle last week, clearing a House subcommittee on a 6-4 straight party-line vote in the face of strong Democratic opposition. Opponents said the bill flies in the face of court rulings, as recently as last month, that rejected similar bans and protected abortion rights.... Read more»
Posted Jun 9, 2013, 4:09 pm
Michael Linden
/Center for American Progress
The federal budget has dominated the policy and political debate in Washington over the past three years. During this time, both the underlying fiscal landscape and the broader economic context for the debate have shifted in very important ways, yet the debate has remained remarkably static. Most policymakers seem to be stuck in 2010, as if nothing has changed in the years since.... Read more»
