Journalists’ Roundtable: Arizona Governor’s race and education changes

Jan. 24, 2025
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It’s Friday, which means it was time for another edition of the Journalists’ Roundtable. This week, host Ted Simons was joined by Laurie Roberts of “The Arizona Republic” and azcentral.com, Jim Small of Arizona Mirror and Howie Fischer of Capitol Media Services.

This week’s Journalists’ Roundtable covered:

  • Congressman Andy Biggs looking at a run for governor
  • Arizona joins birthright citizenship lawsuit
  • Tom Horne vs. Trump on ICE in schools
  • Horne calls for exit exams
  • Board of Education seizes school district

In this segment:

Laurie Roberts, "The Arizona Republic" and azcentral.com
Jim Small, Arizona Mirror
Howie Fischer, Capitol Media Services

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