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The Gaggle: Arpaio runs for Senate, Ducey’s speech, sex harassment | 6:45
The Republic’s politics team talks Joe Arpaio’s run for Senate, Gov. Doug Ducey’s promises in the State of the State address and Rep. Don Shooter’s apology for sexual harassment on Jan. 9, 2018. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: The year in stories | 6:48
The Arizona Republic’s politics team looks at the most impactful stories that they worked on in 2017 and share predictions for 2018. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Trent Franks, ESAs, school funding increases | 5:03
Rep. Trent Franks steps down from Congress amid sex harassment allegations, the Goldwater Institute controls Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and Arizona leaders want to increase sales tax to increase school funding. Hayley Sanchez/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: DCS disbands review panels, tax plan | 5:39
The Republic’s politics team talks Jeff Flake’s controversial endorsement check, the state’s child welfare agency and how the Republican tax plan will impact Arizonans. Carly Henry/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Rep. Grijalva’s settlement, Mesa’s mayor faces backlash | 5:45
The Republic’s politics teams talks Rep. Grijalva’s settlement after an employee accused him of working drunk, the race for State Treasurer and Mesa Mayor John Giles’ comment to Jeff Flake insulting Trump on Nov. 29, 2017. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: AZ’s memorable delegation, voter registration numbers | 7:07
The Republic’s politics team talks on Nov. 22, 2017, about the “awkward” Senate race and an unusual decision made by the Arizona Court of Appeals to restore parental rights to a mother who had her rights previously stripped. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Shooter’s harassment scandal, foster-care boards | 5:17
The Republic’s politics team talks about the Don Shooter sexual-harassment scandal, how Foster Care Review Boards do not reflect their communities, and how Rep. Tom O’Halleran’s office isn’t in his district. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Sex harassment in AZ’s Legislature | 5:58
The Republic’s political team discusses Rep. Martha McSally entering the 2018 Senate race and more sexual harassment allegations in Arizona’s Legislature on Nov. 8, 2017. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Senate race, Bisbee bag ban, KidsCare | 4:35
The Republic’s politics team talks Bisbees’s plastic bag ban, KidsCare funds drying up and Martha McSally and Paul Gosar entering Arizona’s Senate race on Nov. 1, 2017. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Flake out; Legislature harassment | 5:08
The Republic’s political team discusses Sen. Jeff Flake not running for re-election amidst a changing Republican Party and the allegations of sexual harassment in Arizona’s Legislature. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Ducey shows us the money, Bannon’s visit, Gosar’s family feud | 5:32
The Republic’s political team discusses Governor Doug Ducey giving raises to the members of his inner circle instead of prioritizing teacher raises as promised. Steve Bannon visits Arizona and Paul Gosar’s family feud. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Arizona elections, school letter grades, Paul Gosar on Charlottesville | 5:53
The Republic’s politics team discusses the most recent developments in the race for City Hall, Congressman Paul Gosar’s view of the Charlottesville white supremacists rally and the upset after the release of school letter grades on Oct. 11, 2017.
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The Gaggle: DCS lawsuit, Senate race | 5:02
The Republic’s political team on Oct. 4, 2017, discusses the class-action lawsuit against the Department of Child Safety, the development of the U.S. Senate race in Arizona and Vice President Mike Pence’s visit. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Russia hack, another ACA repeal | 4:56
The Republic’s political team talks about President DonalTrump blaming Sen. John McCain for another failed attempt to repeal “Obamacare” and Homeland Security makes an official statement on a hack of voter-registration data. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Trump rally costs, gay couple’s rights | 4:25
The Republic’s political team discusses the cost of President Trump’s rally to the city of Phoenix, the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex couple’s rights and Gov. Doug Ducey trying to repeal ‘Obamacare.’ Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Mark Brnovich sues Arizona Regents, Constitutional Planning Convention | 5:11
The Republic’s political team discusses Mark Brnovich suing Arizona Regents over high tuition costs, Trump cutting a deal with Democrats and the Constitutional Planning Convention on Sept. 13, 2017. Carly Henry and Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: State school vouchers, DACA and Hurricane Harvey relief | 4:41
The Republic’s political team on Sep. 6, 2017, discusses Arizona’s school-voucher program potentially reaching the ballot, the future of DACA and the recent House vote on Hurricane Harvey relief. Johanna Huckeba and Carly Henry/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Arpaio pardon, future of DACA and Flake’s re-election campaign | 5:01
The Republic’s political team on Aug. 30, 2017, talk about Arpaio’s pardon, the future of DACA and Jeff Flake’s re-election campaign. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral
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The Gaggle: Trump’s visit, school voucher referendum update | 4:10
The Republic’s political team on Aug. 23, 2017, talks President Trump’s visit to Arizona and if the school voucher referendum will make the ballot. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Trump’s Phoenix rally, Arpaio pardon and Sinema’s run | 4:51
The Republic’s political team talks on Aug. 15, 2017, about Rep. Kyrsten Sinema’s likely Senate run, the drop in investigations into reports of child neglect, and Trump’s scheduled visit to Phoenix.
Sean Logan/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Flake’s new book, health care and bipartiship | 5:26
Sen. Jeff Flake’s new book defends Reagan-style conservatism and critiques the Republican Party. Gov. Doug Ducey plays a role in Sen. John McCain’s health-care vote. U.S. Rep. Martha McSally helps craft a bipartisan plan for the insurance system.
Thomas Hawthorne/The Republic
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The Gaggle: McCain’s return to the Senate and more | 5:38
The Republic’s political team on July 26, 2017, talks about Sen. John McCain’s dramatic health-bill appearance, the ALEC conference and the saga of Mesa Councilman Ryan Winkle.
Hannah Gaber/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: School voucher petition, health care and McSally | 4:23
In the July 19 episode, the Republic’s politics team talks about Sen. McCain’s health scare and the health care bill that wasn’t, Rep. Martha McSally’s big spending, and what’s to become of the school voucher petition. Hannah Gaber/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Health bill, school-voucher program | 4:37
In this week’s episode, reporters Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Dan Nowicki and Rob Hansen discuss the health-care bill, and how it might affect Arizonans, along with the state’s school-voucher program. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Foster families, Trump’s agenda and voter information | 6:10
The Republic’s political team discusses Arizona’s congress support of President Trump’s agenda, the disconnect between foster families and the Department of Child Safety and a recent request for voter information. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral.com
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The Gaggle: Arpaio runs for Senate, Ducey’s speech, sex harassment
The Gaggle: The year in stories
The Gaggle: Trent Franks, ESAs, school funding increases
The Gaggle: DCS disbands review panels, tax plan
The Gaggle: Rep. Grijalva’s settlement, Mesa’s mayor faces backlash
The Gaggle: AZ’s memorable delegation, voter registration numbers
The Gaggle: Shooter’s harassment scandal, foster-care boards
The Gaggle: Sex harassment in AZ’s Legislature
The Gaggle: Senate race, Bisbee bag ban, KidsCare
The Gaggle: Flake out; Legislature harassment
The Gaggle: Ducey shows us the money, Bannon’s visit, Gosar’s family feud
The Gaggle: Arizona elections, school letter grades, Paul Gosar on Charlottesville
The Gaggle: DCS lawsuit, Senate race
The Gaggle: Russia hack, another ACA repeal
The Gaggle: Trump rally costs, gay couple’s rights
The Gaggle: Mark Brnovich sues Arizona Regents, Constitutional Planning Convention
The Gaggle: State school vouchers, DACA and Hurricane Harvey relief
The Gaggle: Arpaio pardon, future of DACA and Flake’s re-election campaign
The Gaggle: Trump’s visit, school voucher referendum update
The Gaggle: Trump’s Phoenix rally, Arpaio pardon and Sinema’s run
The Gaggle: Flake’s new book, health care and bipartiship
The Gaggle: McCain’s return to the Senate and more
The Gaggle: School voucher petition, health care and McSally
The Gaggle: Health bill, school-voucher program
The Gaggle: Foster families, Trump’s agenda and voter information
Phoenix residents could soon vote to change the way the city addresses its growing multibillion-dollar pension debt.
Two Phoenix residents, supported by Councilman Sal DiCiccio, filed an initiative late Friday that would end pensions for elected officials, change how the city calculates its pension debt and require cities to spend almost all excess general fund revenue to pay down the debt.
Phoenix officials confirmed a petition was filed Friday by residents Marcus Huey and Cynthia Casaus.
The residents must gather about 20,000 signatures in order to get the initiative, dubbed the “Responsible Budgets Act,” on the ballot. DiCiccio said he will donate $25,000 of his excess campaign funds to jump-start the signature campaign.
DiCiccio said he hopes to gather the necessary signatures in the next 45 to 60 days and wants the initiative to appear on the same ballot as the upcoming mayoral election, which could be in either August or November.
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If approved, the initiative would change the city’s charter, which is the city equivalent of a constitution.
DiCiccio said the initiative would end pensions for elected officials because it creates a “conflict of interest.” Elected officials still could choose to take part in the city’s pension program, but they must pay their own way, he said.
The initiative also would limit budget growth and require that any excess general fund revenue the city generates, adjusted for inflation and population growth, be used to pay down the pension debt. However, increases in public-safety expenses would still be permissible.
The initiative would also require the city to start reporting pensions in what DiCiccio believes would be more accurate fashion.
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