Sales tax

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Town Hall Package. Alan Maguire, Dennis Hoffman (Sauceda); Rob Smith Commentary (Wong). Segments on the latest Arizona Town Hall's recommendation to reinstate the sales tax on food, and Rob Smith's guest commentary (what we should do about the Navajo Generating Station).

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Segments on a sales tax on cigarettes for First Things First, changes at Sky Harbor Airport, and Canyon de Chelly on canvas. Guests include Nadine Basha, First Things First for Arizona's Children; David Krietor, Phoenix Aviation Department. There are television advertisements for the last two minutes of the video.

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Segments on growth in Mesa (possible sales and property taxes), an interview with author Matthew C. Whitaker about his book on Lincoln Ragsdale ("Race Work"), and age-related macular degeneration. There are television advertisements for the last two minutes of the video.

Scope and Contents Rio Salado Water Package, Bill Chase and Von Treude In-Studio Interview (Taylor); Literacy in the Workplace Package, Mary Vanis In-Studio Interview (Shelton); Pueblo Grande Package (Cavanary). Segments on an upcoming sales tax vote to pay for the Rio Salado Project, water usage issues concerning the Rio Salado Project, the cost of illiteracy in the workplace, and Pueblo Grande's centennial as a recognized archaeological site. There is a pre-show take for the first 55 seconds; the title card...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Package, Christopher Johns In-Studio (Shelton); State Sales Tax on Non-Profits Package, Steve Newmark In-Studio (Britton); Tortilla Flat Package (Shelton). Segments on the delay of an interview with attorney Murray Miller, Presidents' Day and a potential opportunity to establish a day for Martin Luther King Jr. in Arizona, a potential 5% sales tax on non-profit arts institution's ticket sales, and Tortilla Flat.

Scope and Contents Impeachment Trial VO Copy, Paul Bender In-Studio (Bloom); Robert Robb Commentary #24 Package; Sepik River Art Package (Britton). Segments on the Arizona Senate's caucus concerning Article 2 of Governor Mecham's impeachment trial, Robert Robb's commentary (a possible tax increase to solve the budget deficit), and the"Art of the Sepik River" exhibit at the Heard Museum. There is a pre-show take for the first minute, during which the title card is shown several times. The episode then continues...

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Pre-recorded. Segments on next week's opening of the 39th Arizona Legislature and issues that will be addressed (overcrowding in the prison system, increasing enrollment in the AHCCCS program, a proposal to double mental health funding, and an effort to revoke property tax breaks for ranchers and farmers), Hattie Babbitt's guest commentary (a sales tax-funded mass transit project), and the economic impact of the 1989 Fiesta Bowl.

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Valtrans Package, Alan Wulkan Interview, George Chasse Interview (Shelton); Nurse Shortage Package, Denise Hallfors Interview, Mitzi Jobes Interview (Bloom). Segments on an update concerning the mass transit campaign (ValTrans) and the beginning of a special series of reports concerning the nursing shortage in Arizona. There is a pre-show take for the first 1:30; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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Valtrans Package, Mayor George Renner Interview, Sen. Pete Corpstein Interview (Shelton); Bommersbach's Byline #130 Package (Bommersbach); Archaeology Package (Taylor). Segments on the ValTrans vote, Bommersbach's Byline #130: how the Phoenix City Council has been conducting business lately, and Archaeology Week's Pot Hunters program. There is a silent pre-show take for the first 55 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

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Special hour-long edition containing the ValTrans vote debate. Valtrans Package Debate: Mayor Terry Goddard, George Chasse, Mayor George Renner, Nancy Russell, Jane DuComb; John Semmens Interview (Shelton).