Budget

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Retirement Fund Package, Sen. Jeff Hill (R) Interview, Peter Fears Interview (Miller); Fred DuVall Commentary (DuVall); Elderly Abuse II, D'Jean Testa Interview (Palacio). Segments on the budget problem and a controversial possibly solution concerning retirement contributions, Fred DuVal's guest commentary (politician burnout), and part two of a special two-part series on elder abuse (financial exploitation).

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss automobile insurance reform, the firing of two parole board members, the state Republican candidates for governor, budget talks, and defense-related layoffs for Valley workers. Panelists include Jana Bommersbach, Editor, New Times; Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Don Harris, Political Writer, Arizona Republic. There are television advertisements for the first 1:35 and the last 3 minutes.

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Legislative Update Package, Sen. Jeff Hill, Rep. Jack Jewett, and Rep. Debbie McCune Interview (Kimball); Anne Bendheim Commentary (Bendheim). Segments on an Arizona Legislature update (a state spending plan and automobile insurance reform), and Anne Bendheim's commentary (Arizona Theatre Company's"A Walk in the Woods"). There is a pre-show take for the first 50 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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Legislative Update, John Kolbe Interview (Wong); Bommersbach's Byline #136 Package (Bommersbach); Business of Education Package, Tim Dyer, Tony Mason, and Gladys Johnson Ph.D. Interview (Palacio). Segments on an Arizona Legislature update (the state budget), Bommersbach's Byline #136: the state budget, and efforts to improve education. There is a pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss an Arizona Legislature update (automobile insurance reform budget and the delay of a Mofford appointment), Jim Kolbe's future political plans, Maricopa County's plans to control illegal dumping, and potential buyers of the Circle K Corporation. Panelists include Howard Fischer, Political Reporter, New Times; John Leach, Assistant City Editor, Arizona Republic; Sandy Schwartz, Executive Editor, Tribune Newspapers.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the Grand Prix, the budget, stadium construction talks, critique of an ASU Law School program, and the Palo Verde nuclear power plant's negative rating. Panelists include Mark Flatten, Legislative Reporter, Scottsdale Progress; Howard Fischer, Political Writer, New Times; Rich Robertson, Metro Editor, Arizona Republic.

Scope and Contents Mofford Package, Don Harris Interview (Kimball and Wong); Robert Robb Commentary #70 (Robb); Phoenix City Attitudes, Mike O'Neil Interview, Jana Bommersbach Interview (Miller). Segments on an Arizona Legislature update (Mofford's budget veto), Robert Robb's commentary (retirement fund withholding), the Phoenix Grand Prix, a report on public attitudes to the city government, and the Futures Forum Committee's vision statement. There is a pre-show take for the first 1:10; the title card is then...

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ENSCO/Mobile Hearing. Segments on school funding and the school budget override process, Booker Evans' guest commentary (why community legal service organizations are important), and the sheriff office's reaction to a public hearing on hazardous waste disposal in Mobile.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Persian Gulf, Keating 5, Legislature, and Business. Panelists discuss the Persian Gulf War, the Senate Ethics Committee and the Keating Five, Governor Mofford's State of the State address, and America West Airlines' budget problems. Panelists include Doug MacEachern, Mark Flatten, and Howard Fischer.

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the second week of the Persian Gulf War, the City of Phoenix's budget reduction plan, the Arizona Legislature's progress on budget problems and the ENSCO hazardous waste facility, and the Arizona Republican Party's meeting to elect a new leader. Panelists include Joel Nilsson, Arizona Republic; Mark Flatten, Scottsdale Progress; John Kolbe, Arizona Republic.