How much more money will K-12 get in next year's budget? What about a 2020 ballot measure?

Is the Mueller report the last word? Is Barr spinning the conclusions? Can Trump shut down the border? Did Ducey backtrack or misstate his position on it?

(The border shutdown conversation begins at minute-marker 12:30)

Is social media a help or a hindrance to a healthy living and a better politics? Is a better balance possible or likely?

Is the president exceeding his authority? Should Congress override his veto? Should the courts, if Congress doesn't?

Tax conformity, budget priorities, repeal of safety fee, sales tax referendum: How will it all come together?

Is the country ready for a European-style healthcare overhaul? Do Republicans have an alternative?

Is Ducey's pragmatic problem solving a winning formula for Republicans? Does Kelli Ward becoming party chair threaten that?

Trump mulls declaring a national emergency while McConnell sits on the sidelines.

Will the Arizona legislature refer a tax increase to the ballot over Ducey's objection?

Oregon-based defense attorney and former public defender John Robb returns to the podcast to discuss the First Step Act.

Does the new federal law represent an accelerating trend toward criminal justice reform?

What are the potential consequences? What would be the most effective next steps?

Do we now only have two branches of government? What could the Senate and the House do to recover their authority?

Will the Democrats impeach Trump? What would it take for the Republicans to convict?