The Breakdown

The Breakdown: A sine die surprise

https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/829184995-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-a-sine-die-surprise.mp3   The Arizona Legislature is officially done, and what a weird session its been. After convening for three minutes on Tu

The Breakdown: Coronavirus edition

https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/776867134-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-coronavirus-edition.mp3 Lawmakers shut down public access to the House and Senate galleries and may shut down the two chambers entirely to prevent the sp…

The Breakdown: Chaos… chaos everywhere

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/773006443-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-chaos-chaos-everywhere.mp3 Republican lawmakers set out to curb voter power by introducing several bills to weaken citizen initiatives. But if all of them…

The Breakdown: Walking a fine line

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/769262971-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-walking-a-fine-line.mp3 When do you ignore an offensive comment or unwelcome advance, and when do you speak up about it? Those kinds of calculations are a…

The Breakdown: What a week

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/765593569-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-what-a-week.mp3 Migrants rights advocates started the week terrified that Republicans would try to ram through an attempt to enshrine a ban on sanctuary

The Breakdown: Meanwhile, in corporate America

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/761853115-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-meanwhile-in-corporate-america.mp3   If the state lawmakers at the center of two ongoing scandals had been corporate employees, they would have been

The Breakdown: Sex scandals at the Capitol

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/758048902-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-sex-scandals-at-the-capitol.mp3 A state senator who became the face of Arizonas Me Too Movement harassed a female lobbyist, according to court depositio

The Breakdown: Oops?

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/754138231-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-oops.mp3   The Arizona Department of Education failed to properly redact a document it sent our reporter and other media, leaving parents informatio

The Breakdown: Love letters and budget

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/750126124-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-love-letters-and-budget.mp3 The House is embroiled in scandal over a Republican representative’s personal life for the third time in as many years, and th…

The Breakdown: Let’s talk about sex… ed

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/742600762-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-lets-talk-about-sex-ed.mp3 The 2020 legislative session is finally here. Hundreds of bills have already been filed, and a Senate committee will start the …