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John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Details of Arizona's sales tax changes

Interviews with Democratic state Sen. Steve Farley, Arizona League of Cities and Towns head Ken Strobeck, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, plus Larry Hecker, chairman of the Pima County Bond Advisory Committee, and Sunnyside Governing Board member Buck Crouch.... Read more»

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John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Filmmaker facing funding deadline for mariachi documentary

Bankruptcy attorney Jesse R. Callahan, Middle East expert Prof. Stephen Zunes, documentary filmmaker Daniel Buckley, and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry head Glenn Hamer... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Wrapping up the 2013 legislative session

An interview with state Sen. Steve Farley of Tucson, who gave his take on this year’s session of the Legislature. Next, financial planner Shelly Fishman had our Tuesday Money Maker Report, and the monthly Blogger Beat with David Safier of www.BlogForArizona.com.... Read more»

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J.C. Scott: Medicaid expansion passes. What's next?

Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson, GOP state Rep. Ethan Orr, Democratic state Sen. Linda Lopez, former state Sen. Frank Antenori, plus Tucson Padres GM Mike Feder, and AEA President Andrew Morrill.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Senate sends Medicaid expansion to Brewer

Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small, Tucson Weekly writer Jim Nintzel, Ward 6 Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, and Tucsoncitizen.com’s Mark B. Evans.... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Tucson's real estate market picks up

Tucson Realtor Raj Kohli provided an update on Tucson’s real estate market. Also,documentary filmmaker Daniel Buckley talked about his new film on Tucson’s mariachis. Next, we chatted with George Cunningham, former state lawmaker and founder/chair of the Grand Canyon Institute. Plus, nutrition reporter Jack Challem discussed new research on Omega 3 fish oils.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Medicaid expansion expected on gov's desk Thursday

DUI defense attorney Jim Nesci, Inside Tucson Business Writer Keith Rosenblum, Ward 2 Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: TUSD superintendent candidates down to one

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»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Az House panel kills Medicaid expansion ... for now

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»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Is Tucson 'Winnerville' or 'Loserville?'

The Monday Political Face-Off featured commentators Bruce Ash and Paul Eckerstrom. Then, we previewed the 17th annual Fathers of the Year Awards dinner to benefit Type 1 diabetes research with 2012 honoree Robert Ramirez and Max Fisher, who has the disease. Plus, an interview with Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson.... Read more»

Think again

The power of money, not logic

When economic historians look back at the current moment, they will likely be shocked first and foremost by the following paradox: During an era when global and technological developments were pushing most nations toward greater economic inequality, the U.S. government did almost everything possible to accelerate these trends and further enrich its wealthiest citizens at the expense of everyone else.... Read more»

Analysis

Time to hit the reset button on fiscal debate

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»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Digital-age privacy; TUSD curriculum leaks

Interviews with Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson, Republican state Rep. Ethan Orr, Councilman Steve Kozachik, Washington correspondent Jimmy Zuma, TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith, and Tucson Padres GM Mike Feder.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Formula One in Southern Arizona?

Interviews with Ward 4 Councilwoman Shirley Scott, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fathers Day Council Lee Shaw, Director of the Steele Children’s Research Center Dr. Fayez Ghishan, Tucson Weekly writer Jim Nintzel, Tucsoncitizen.com administrator Mark B. Evans, and Vail School Superintendent Calvin Baker... Read more»

Advocates say path to citizenship is path to brighter economy for all

Immigration advocates released a study of Latino banking habits Tuesday that they said supports the case for a pathway to citizenship, which they said in turn opens the door to greater economic prosperity for all.... Read more»1

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Pain medication dangers

Interviews with Republican City Council candidate Mike Polak, financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, along with Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs, and Dr. Ray Woosley, founder of CredibleMeds, discusses pain medication during our monthly biomedical segment.... Read more»

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