Journalists’ Roundtable: Arizona Secretary of State debate, Mayes investigation and more

Oct. 2

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It’s Friday, which means it’s time for the Journalists’ Roundtable, where we discuss Arizona politics. This week, “Arizona Horizon” host Ted Simons was joined by Dennis Welch of AZ Family (CBS5 News/3TV), Camryn Sanchez from KJZZ and Kiera Riley of Arizona Agenda and Capitol Media Services.

The topics discussed this week included:

  • Adrian Fontes and Alex Kolodin’s Secretary of State debate
  • Attorney General Mayes awarded a no-bid government contract to a political consultant
  • Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro seeks a federal investigation of Sunshine Residential Homes, the contractor at the center of the Governor Katie Hobbs pay-to-play investigation

In this segment:

Dennis Welch, journalist, AZ Family
Camryn Sanchez, journalist, KJZZ
Kiera Riley, journalist, Arizona Agenda and Capitol Media Services

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