The Breakdown

By Arizona Capitol Times

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The Arizona Capitol Times presents The Breakdown, an award-winning weekly podcast on the latest news from the Arizona political scene. Join host Katie Campbell for in-depth analysis from reporters Ben Giles and Dillon Rosenblatt.

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The Breakdown episodes:

05.27.2020
The Breakdown: A sine die surprise
https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/829184995-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-a-sine-die-surprise.mp3 The Arizona Legislature is officially done, and what a weird session it's been. After convening for three minutes on Tuesday May 26, the Senate could not have adjourned faster than it did, leaving roughly 30 House bills dead in the water...
03.16.2020
The Breakdown: Coronavirus edition
https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/776867134-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-coronavirus-edition.mp3 Lawmakers shut down public access to the House and Senate galleries and may shut down the two chambers entirely to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes's response to the outbreak sent Attorney General Mark Brnovich rushing to court...
03.09.2020
The Breakdown: Chaos… chaos everywhere
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/773006443-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-chaos-chaos-everywhere.mp3 Republican lawmakers set out to curb voter power by introducing several bills to weaken citizen initiatives. But if all of them pass, opponents predict chaos. Chaos is a familiar state on the House floor, where Republican lawmakers passed a ban on...
03.02.2020
The Breakdown: Walking a fine line
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/769262971-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-walking-a-fine-line.mp3 When do you ignore an offensive comment or unwelcome advance, and when do you speak up about it? Those kinds of calculations are all too familiar to many women, and at the Capitol, where relationships are everything and lawmakers hold...
02.24.2020
The Breakdown: What a week
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/765593569-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-what-a-week.mp3 Migrants rights advocates started the week terrified that Republicans would try to ram through an attempt to enshrine a ban on sanctuary cities in the state constitution ahead of a presidential rally. Instead, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump...
02.17.2020
The Breakdown: Meanwhile, in corporate America
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/761853115-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-meanwhile-in-corporate-america.mp3 If the state lawmakers at the center of two ongoing scandals had been corporate employees, they would have been fired or disciplined immediately after news about them broke, corporate sources say. So what does make the Capitol so different from...
02.10.2020
The Breakdown: Sex scandals at the Capitol
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/758048902-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-sex-scandals-at-the-capitol.mp3 A state senator who became the face of Arizona's Me Too Movement harassed a female lobbyist, according to court depositions. And not to be outdone, the state House received multiple formal ethics complaints about a representative who send hundreds of pages...
02.03.2020
The Breakdown: Oops?
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/754138231-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-oops.mp3 The Arizona Department of Education failed to properly redact a document it sent our reporter and other media, leaving parents' information vulnerable. And the House and Senate are cage fighting over budget issues ... but at least it's a cordial cage...
01.27.2020
The Breakdown: Love letters and budget
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/750126124-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-love-letters-and-budget.mp3 The House is embroiled in scandal over a Republican representative’s personal life for the third time in as many years, and this time, there are letters. Lots, and lots, of letters. Nearly a week after the governor and Senate Republicans introduced...
12.23.2019
The Breakdown: Off the rails
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/732913933-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-off-the-rails.mp3 A railroad safety bill that earned one Democratic lawmaker an ominous threat three years ago will be back next year, and the stakes are higher than ever. After the Phoenix City Council voted last week to hike costs for Uber and...
12.16.2019
The Breakdown: Big money, no whammies
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/728493034-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-big-money-no-whammies.mp3 Has your inbox been flooded with pleas from Dem PACs and fundraising groups? Are you getting a sense of 2018 deja vu? It’s no coincidence — many of the big spenders that came en masse to tight races last cycle...
09.09.2019
The Breakdown: On Wednesdays we have news
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/678359127-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-on-wednesdays-we-have-news.mp3 Arizona Power Supply (APS) chairman Don Brandt testifies before the Arizona Corporation Commission, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Maricopa County “top cop” Bill Montgomery’s got a new job, and while he’s trying on black robes half the...
07.08.2019
The Breakdown: Last laugh
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/647689953-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-last-laugh.mp3 Gov. Doug Ducey showed up Thursday for this Independence Day event wearing sneakers made by the company whose conduct he had criticized just the day before. (Twitter/Coconino County Democratic Party) Arizona kicked off the holiday weekend with a fight with Nike...
05.29.2019
The Breakdown: Our watch has ended
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/628265427-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-our-watch-has-ended.mp3 Winged Victory on sine die night 2019. (Photo by Dillon Rosenblatt/Arizona Capitol Times) Sine die watch is finally over after the Senate approved an $11.8 billion budget on Memorial Day, ending a knockdown drag out 135 day session; Ducey signed a...
04.08.2019
The Breakdown: In other news
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/602544144-arizona-capitol-times-the-breakdown-the-breakdown-in-other-news.mp3 Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk has been targeting medical marijuana patients using extracts – until recently anyway. We’ll actually have that story for you this week. One representative wants to make sure legislative candidates are actually residents of the districts...

What's The Breakdown about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Breakdown episodes:

The Breakdown: A sine die surprise

The Breakdown: Coronavirus edition

The Breakdown: Chaos… chaos everywhere

The Breakdown: Walking a fine line

The Breakdown: What a week

The Breakdown: Meanwhile, in corporate America

The Breakdown: Sex scandals at the Capitol

The Breakdown: Oops?

The Breakdown: Love letters and budget

The Breakdown: Off the rails

The Breakdown: Big money, no whammies

The Breakdown: On Wednesdays we have news

The Breakdown: Last laugh

The Breakdown: Our watch has ended

The Breakdown: In other news