Journalists’ Roundtable: Arizona Senate releases 2020 election recount records to FBI and more

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It’s Friday, which means it is time for another edition of Journalists’ Roundtable, where we discuss Arizona politics. This week, Steve Goldstein subbed in for “Arizona Horizon” host Ted Simons and was joined by Howie Fischer of Capitol Media Services, Dennis Welch of CBS 5 and 3-TV, and Jim Small of Arizona Mirror.

This week’s topics included:

  • Petersen turning over Senate ballot recount information to FBI/HSI looking into 2020 election
  • Dispute between Board of Supervisors and Recorder Heap continues 
  • Schweikert accuses Biggs of anti-semitism 
  • Mesnard marijuana smoke legislation
  • Grantham out of CD5 race because he’s been called into active duty
  • Stanton gets primary challenger
  • Noble poll on AG and SOS and State Schools Superintendent GOP primaries

Howie Fischer, reporter, Capitol Media Services
Dennis Welch, reporter, CBS 5 and 3-TV
Jim Small, reporter, Arizona Mirror

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