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John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Chuck Huckelberry on taxes, new Pima County Courthouse

Interviews with Jim Kuliesh, president of the Alliance of Construction Trades, developer Richard Studwell, Republican strategist Sam Stone, and Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, along with Central Arizona Project GM David Modeer, and Jim Small of the Arizona Capitol Times.... Read more»

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John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Arizona's economy showing signs of recovery

Inteviews with economist Jim Rounds, VP Elliott D. Pollack & Co.; Steve Kozachik Ward 6 Tucson City councilman; Mark B. Evans, administrator of Tucsoncitizen.com; financial advisor Shelly Fishman; and Ken Strobeck, executive director of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Candidates Buehler-Garcia, Montenegro

Interviews with Hank Stephenson of the Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo, and TucsonSentinel.com columnist Jimmy Zuma; plus Ben Buehler-Garcia, Republican Ward 3 Tucson City Council candidate, and Rep. Steve Montenegro, who’s seeking the Republican nomination for Arizona secretary of state.... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Why is it so hard to get anything done in American gov't?

An update from Terry Bracy, Buckmaster contributor from Washington, D.C., plus certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and the Regional Transportation Authority’s Jim DeGrood talks about the organization’s upcoming seventh anniversary.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Restaurants get cookin' Downtown

Sami Hamed of the National Federation of the Blind, PCC alum Kelly Ponzio and student Joe McGrath, Carlos de Leon of the city Department of Transportation, developer Richard Studwell, Downtown Tucson Partnership’s Michael Keith, and Prof. Stephen Zunes.... Read more»

John C. Scott Show

J.C. Scott: JTED's track record; legislative update

Interviews with developer Richard Studwell, our City Hall commentator; Democratic state Rep. Andrea Dalessandro (LD2); Inside Tucson Business columnist and former City Councilwoman Carol West; plus Vail School Superintendent Calvin Baker and JTED Governing Board Member Bob Schlanger.... Read more»

John C. Scott

J.C. Scott: Pima County wants to keep road-repair gas tax

Interviews with the PAG/RTA’s Jim DeGrood; state Rep. Bruce Wheeler (D-LD10); TucsonSentinel.com columnist Jimmy Zuma; Jesse Lugo, the former president of the Service Station Dealers of Arizona; Middle East expert Prof. Stephen Zunes; and attorney Don Loose.... Read more»

Oracle Road closed south of Grant

Oracle Road will be closed in both directions south of Grant Road until about 6 a.m. Friday, a city spokesman said.... Read more»

Off to work they go

Majority of Pinal workers commute outside county

Andrew Clegg’s commute from his Arizona City home to his former job in Maricopa County took 45 to 90 minutes on a good day – hours if there was a wreck on Interstate 10. The Census Bureau last week confirmed what Clegg knew: It wasn’t the distance that made the trip so long, it was the tens of thousands of others heading in the same direction at the same time.... Read more»

Report: Brewer plan could cut growing communities’ sales taxes

A report by the Grand Canyon Institute raises concerns about how Gov. Jan Brewer’s plan to simplify Arizona’s sales tax system handles construction materials. It says taxing materials where they are purchased rather than used, would cut revenue for growing cities.... Read more»

RTA holding open house on Valencia/Kolb improvements Weds. night

The public can give feedback Wednesday night on proposed changes to the intersection of Valencia and Kolb roads. The Regional Transportation Authority will hold an open house at the Pima Air & Space Museum.... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: After challenging winter, gardeners ready for planting

An interview with Mike Hammond, president of Picor Commercial Real Estate, plus financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report. Then, gardening expert Phil Seader breaks down do’s and don’ts of spring planting, and Jenn Burdick, project manager for the City of Tucson’s Broadway Roadway Improvement Project.... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Pima County road repair report card

Interviews with Victoria Maizes, M.D., executive director of the University of Arizona-based Center for Integrative Medicine, Pima County Transportation Director Priscilla Cornelio, Jack Parris of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and Stephanie Bankemper, chair of the food bank’s Mardi Gras fundraiser.... Read more»

Buckmaster Show

Buckmaster: Tucson's $2 billion pothole problem

An interview with the Regional Transportation Authority’s Jim DeGrood, pls the Reporters’ Roundtable with Mari Herreras, staff writer for the Tucson Weekly, and Dylan Smith, editor/publisher TucsonSentinel.com, while Weekend Watch with Matt Russell, Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser.... Read more»

RTA head Hayes resigning over longterm health issues

Gary Hayes, the chief of the Regional Transportation Authority, is resigning due to ill health. Hayes, who has been working from home for months, will be paid $74,000 under a severance agreement.... Read more»

John C. Scott Show

J.C. Scott: Dems Chairman Rogers will not seek another term

Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Rogers, Ward 4 Tucson City Councilwoman Shirley Scott, RTA’s Director of the Mainstreet Business Assistance Program Britton Dornquast, and Tucson Weekly’s new editor, Dan Gibson... Read more»

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