HeyJaredThe AZ Political Podcast
The AZ Political Podcast takes a look at the latest news and state of politics in Arizona. KTAR News' Jim Sharpe, also host of Arizona's Morning News, speaks with newsmakers each week plus gives his insight.
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Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State (opens the original)
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes believes that letting his Republican opponent, state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, win in November (becoming chief elections officer for Arizona) would be tantamount to handing the “keys of the kingdom to the weirdos.” Fontes, my guest on this week’s AZ Political Podcast, says that Kolodin “doesn’t want to reform elections; he wants to upset the apple cart. He wants to force every Arizonan to stand in line to vote. He hates voting by mail.” To back
Howie Fischer, Capitol Media Services Chief Correspondent (opens the original)
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You probably shouldn’t watch the entire AZ Political Podcast while you're in the voting booth on November 3, but this episode might be good to watch before you vote so you’ll know at least a little about each of the eight propositions you’ll find on your ballot this fall. For something more in-depth, consider attending KTAR’s “ The Issues That Matter Town Hall ” on the evening of September 15 at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. You can join LaDona Harvey, Mike Broomhead, experts
Paul Bentz, Vice President of Research at Highground Inc. (opens the original)
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How is it possible that Republicans are the ones with a big registration advantage in Arizona, yet it’s a Democrat — Gov. Katie Hobbs — who has the advantage over Republican Congressman Andy Biggs in the race for governor? This week on the AZ Political Podcast, we pause our parade of politicos to take a look at what you think of the candidates — by peering through a polling lens with Paul Bentz, the vice president of research at political firm Highground Inc. While Highground’s latest poll shows
Jay Feely, GOP candidate for Congressional District 1 (opens the original)
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Republican Jay Feely didn’t call his opponent in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District (CD-1), Dr. Amish Shah, a Democratic Socialist — but Feely did pretty much tell me on the AZ Political Podcast that Shah looks, walks and quacks an awful lot like one. And says it’s “on him (Shah) to say ‘I don’t believe in those policies.’ He hasn’t done it.” Feely points to Shah campaigning with, and for, Bernie Sanders and having “donated to these groups that advocate for those very policies… well over $30,0
Kris Mayes, Arizona Attorney General (opens the original)
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All I could get incumbent Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) to say about an investigative interview her office is seeking with Gov. Katie Hobbs (D), is that it’s Mayes’ “hope that we get all the answers we need from the governor’s office.” The investigation surrounds allegations of a play-to-play scheme where Sunshine Residential Homes received a substantial rate increase from the Hobbs administration to operate foster care group homes after Sunshine donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Hob
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