Budget deficits

Voter Turnout with Dick Mahoney (Palacio); 50 + 1 Package with Garry Smith and Sen. Chuck Blanchard (Palacio); Phoenix Budget Package with Frank Fairbanks (Cavanary). Segments on an election night report (voter turnout and the reason for the election) and how the City of Phoenix is dealing with budget problems. There is a pre-show take for the first minute during which time the title card is shown for an extended period of time.

Maricopa County Attorney's Race Package, Charles Hyder In-Studio (Palacio); Photo Radar Package, Charles Ollinger and Louis Rhodes (Taylor); Robert Robb Commentary #42 Package (Wong). Segments on Election '88 coverage (county attorney race), the legal problems of photo radar, and Robert Robb's commentary (Arizona's spending problems and a possible solution). The video is blank for the first 1:35.

Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss Governor Mofford's budget cuts and support of Prop. 106: English-Only, and the presidential head hunting of John Rhodes for Interior Secretary of the Bush administration. Panelists include Mark Flatten, Political Reporter, Scottsdale Progress; Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Sandy Schwartz, Executive Editor, Tribune Newspaper.

Legislative/Budget Close Out Package, Sen. Robert Usdane Remote (Miller); Alternative Fuels #2 Package, Mark Steinberg In-Studio (Taylor); Refugees Package (Cavanary). Arizona Legislature topics (air quality legislation, health issues, and the budget deficit), the second part of"Fuels for the Future" (the effect of oxygenated fuels on your vehicle), and the first Arizona Asian American Convention. There is a pre-show take for the first 1:30; the episode then continues normally.

A full-episode interview with Terry Goddard, Terry Trost, and Larry Landry (Corso) on revenue sharing issues, fiscal shortages, possible solutions, and budget proposals.

WIC Program Package (Shelton); Jerry Eaton Interview (Shelton); July Water Report Package (Taylor). Segments on funding issues with the WIC program and the monthly water report (ongoing groundwater contamination). There is a pre-show take for the first 45 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Mental Health Package, Cheryl Collier Interview, Boyd Dover Interview, Rep. Bart Baker Interview (Bloom); Anne Bendheim Commentary (Bendheim). Segments on the mental health care crisis in Arizona, how Governor Mofford might tackle the budget crisis, and Anne Bendheim's commentary (the best and worst local theater productions of 1988).

Pre-recorded. Fiscal 2000 Package, Sharon Megdal Interview (Miller); Rick Tompkins Commentary (Tompkins); Maricopa Sheriff Package, Tom Agnos Interview (Shelton). Segments on a task force aimed at correcting the state's revenue problems, guest commentary from Rick Thompkins (education spending), and the new Sheriff of Maricopa County.

87/'88 Budget Shortfall Package, John Kolbe Remote Interview (Miller); Power Lines Package (Palacio); Mall Walkers Package (Shelton). Segments on Governor Mecham's press conference addressing the budget deficit, the construction of an Apache Junction elementary school near high voltage power lines, and mall walking for exercise. There is a pre-show take for the first 45 seconds; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.