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How new body cams might change Phoenix policing

Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams won approval for 2,000 new body cameras for her officers. We talk about the cameras’ potential impact with Roy Tatem, president of the East Valley NAACP and one of many community advocates who’s been pushing for more cameras on cops.

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Dropping the hammer on AZ elections bills

Eddie Farnsworth pounded his gavel so hard some thought he might break it. The Republican senator was cutting off a speaker during a hearing last week on a controversial elections bill. The Arizona Republic’s Dustin Gardiner gives us an update on a package of bills that backers say would make voting faster and cleaner.

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Inside last-minute deal to keep Hacienda HealthCare open

Late last week, Hacienda Healthcare announced it was shutting down the unit where an incapacitated patient was raped. Three-dozen vulnerable patients were suddenly in limbo. Twenty-four hours later, state regulators announced a deal to keep the unit open. Arizona Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ, Hacienda’s new overseer, explains how the deal got done and what comes next.

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How to heal Hacienda Healthcare and protect most vulnerable

There's a sense of urgency at the Capitol to respond to the Hacienda HealthCare scandal. But legislation has been slow in coming.

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How Arizona could clear way for ERA

It's been almost 100 years since the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced and almost 50 years since Congress passed. Now Arizona could be the final state to ratify the ERA. But does the country still need the ERA?

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Fixing AZ elections: Got a better idea?

Senate Republican Michelle Ugenti-Rita has dropped several bills to make Arizona's elections run smoothly. Do you have a better idea?

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Fixing AZ elections: Give early voters a deadline

After Arizona's messy midterm elections last November, Republican State Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita has several fixes in mind. One of them would bar early voters from dropping off their ballot at a polling place. Opponents say putting restrictions on the right to vote isn't a solution.

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'Orange is the New Black' author pushing for sentencing reform at AZ Capitol

Arizona's ranks among the top five states in the the country for it incarceration rate. "Orange is the New Black" author Piper Kerman leads a gathering Tuesday at the State Capitol to kick off a bipartisan push for sentencing reform. Caroline Isaacs, director of the American Friends Service Committee-Arizona, explains the agenda for sentencing reform and responds to opponents like Maricopa County Attorney who claim her organization is peddling a "myth."

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It's 2020 in Arizona: Can McSally win, will Woods run?

Political insiders say Woods faces obstacles and McSally must recover from 2018.

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Arizona's big stories in 2019 and a look back at 2018

'Sunday Square Off' looks ahead at some of the top stories in 2019, from the refugee crisis to the Phoenix mayor's race to charter school reform.

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'Toxic' Arizona lawmaker faces expulsion threat

Plus, 'Sunday Square Off' breaks down a major deal to stave off an Arizona water shortage

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Phoenix preps for worst-case water scenario

Phoenix water services director Kathryn Sorensen explains why she's concerned a key city water source could "crash" within the next few years.

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Explaining dire climate forecast amid White House 'misinformation'

An author of the new national climate report describes the challenge of explaining an alarming climate change forecast in the face of "misinformation" from the White House.

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Explaining climate change to disbelieving White House

One of the authors of the new national climate report describes the challenges of explaining a dire climate forecast in the face of "misinformation" from the White House.

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'Square Off,' Arizonans remember Ed Pastor

"Sunday Square Off" and Arizonans remember longtime Congressman Ed Pastor, who died last week at the age of 75. As Arizona's first Latino member of Congress, Pastor nurtured a generation of Latino leaders.

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Is Supreme Court justice too close to Ducey?

There are new questions about an Arizona Supreme Court justice's apparently cozy relationship with Gov. Doug Ducey, after a reporter obtains text messages showing Justice Clint Bolick urging Ducey to appoint Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to a vacant U.S. Senate seat.

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