Monday, April 13 |
· State Schools Superintendent |
| Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne talks about the state budget crisis’ affect on education. He also addresses the lawsuit over the state’s English Language Learner spending, which is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
· Native American filmmaker |
| Tonight, Eight, Arizona PBS airs the new five-part series, We Shall Remain: American Experience. It covers 300 years of pivotal moments in American history from the Native American perspective. White Mountain Apache filmmaker Dustinn Craig produced a feature-length, biographic documentary for the series about the life and times of the famous Chiricahua Apache, Geronimo. Craig talks about the film and his work as a filmmaker. |
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Tuesday, April 14 |
· Senator Kyl |
| U.S. Senator Jon Kyl discusses national issues, including the economy and President Obama's stimulus package. |
· Legislative Leadership |
| Arizona Senate President Bob Burns and House Speaker Kirk Adams return to HORIZON for an update on the state's budget. |
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Wednesday, April 15 |
· Senator McCain |
| Senator John McCain visits our studios to discuss the economy, his recent visit to Vietnam and his run for the presidency. |
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Thursday, April 16 |
· Democratic Leadership |
| House Minority Leader David Lujan and Senate Minority Leader Jorge Garcia share the Democrat’s view of the state budget process. |
· Teacher Layoffs |
| Roger Short, Executive Director of the Arizona School Administrators Association talks about the April 15th deadline for school districts to issue teacher layoff notices and comments by Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction that some districts overreacted to budget uncertainties by laying-off as much as 30% of their teachers. |
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Friday, April 17 |
· Journalist Roundtable |
| Local reporters review the week's top stories. |
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