ARIZONA 360

Episode 131

RNC MIDTERM STRATEGY: Members of the Republican National Committee discuss the party’s ground-game strategy to win over voters in Arizona’s general election. GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE INTERVIEW: Democratic candidate for governor David Garcia discusses his views on Arizona’s economy and education funding ahead of the state’s primary election. SOUTHWEST KEY OVERSIGHT: Tucson City Councilman Paul Durham shares some of the challenges his office has experienced attempting to learn more about the shelter for immigrant children Southwest Key operates in Durham’s Ward 3. UA Professor Andrea Romero discusses some of the psychological effects children placed in these types of environments can experience. NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT: Arizona 360 gets an update on the recent National Guard deployment in border states and how guard troops are now assisting customs officers at Arizona’s ports of entry to help alleviate a staffing shortage. OWN WORDS: In his own words, Green Valley pecan farmer Dick Walden explains how trade conflicts initiated by the Trump Administration could negatively affect his company and community.