KJZZ's The Show: Friday NewsCap

KJZZ's The Show: Friday NewsCap

The Show's Friday NewsCap is a weekly review of the biggest stories with experts, reporters and commentators to put the news in perspective.

Episodes

What kind of congresswoman will Arizona’s Adelita Grijalva be?

September 26, 2025 • 21 mins
To talk about the results of the CD7 special election, a lawsuit challenging a state law related to Scottsdale-based Axon and more, The Show sat down with Daniel Scarpinato and Jason Barraza.
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Republicans want a Charlie Kirk freeway. Will Dems fight it?

September 19, 2025 • 20 mins
Marcus Dell’Artino of First Strategic and Sam Richard of Consilium Consulting joined The Show to talk about the decision to not launch an ethics investigation against a Republican state lawmaker, state Democrats electing a new party chair and more.
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Charlie Kirk tragedy deepens contempt, despair in America

September 12, 2025 • 21 mins
To talk about the political mood following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, another possible ethics complaint at the Arizona Capitol and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz and Dawn Penich.
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Fight continues over Arizona senator’s ICE posts. Who wins?

September 5, 2025 • 22 mins
Lorna Romero Ferguson and Roy Herrera joined The Show to talk about an ethics complaint filed in the Arizona Senate, a vote of support for the state Republican Party Chair and more.
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Ruben Gallego is putting some fight back in the Democratic Party’s brand

August 29, 2025 • 22 mins
To talk about a pair of school board members involved in a security incident, Sen. Ruben Gallego’s presidential aspirations and more, The Show sat down with Chip Scutari and Karl Gentles.
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Trump's attack on mail-in voting risks big Republican losses in Arizona

August 22, 2025 • 21 mins
To talk about calls from some high-ranking Republicans for the Arizona party chair to step down, the possibility of a new entrant in the governor’s race and more are former state House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding and Doug Cole of HighGround.
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A judge ordered Arizona to fix school funding. It’s going to cost billions

August 15, 2025 • 20 mins
To discuss a judge’s finding about the constitutionality of the way the state pays for schools’ capital needs, an Arizona senator visiting the Iowa State Fair and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell'Artino and Aaron Lieberman.
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ICE actions around elementary schools and Home Depots are a bad look for Republicans

August 8, 2025 • 21 mins
To talk about whether a state lawmaker is doxing ICE agents, more disputes between the Maricopa County recorder and supervisors and more, The Show sat down with Matthew Benson and Tony Cani.
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No Labels could compete with Democrats for Arizona’s political middle

August 1, 2025 • 22 mins
To talk about the return of the No Labels Party, the fight between the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and Recorder Justin Heap and more, The Show sat down with Sam Richard and Paul Bentz.
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Epstein files could shake up the Arizona governor race

July 25, 2025 • 23 mins
To break down the latest campaign finance reports, some new entrants into next year’s elections and more, The Show sat down with former state lawmaker Regina Cobb and attorney Tom Ryan.
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Arizona CD7 will be a Grijalva seat ‘for 2 to 3 generations, easy’

July 18, 2025 • 22 mins
The Show sat down with Barrett Marson of Marson Media and Mike Haener of Lumen Strategies to talk about the state Democratic party, the 7th Congressional District and more.
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2nd place candidate in the CD7 primary will tell us a lot about AZ Democrats

July 11, 2025 • 22 mins
The Show sat down with Jaime Molera, former state schools superintendent, and Roy Herrera, former congressional staffer, to talk about Democratic campaigns, a state senator heading to Iowa and more.
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Hobbs proved she can wield veto. But can she lead Arizona forward?

June 27, 2025 • 23 mins
Chuck Coughlin of HighGround and Stacy Pearson of Lumen Strategies joined The Show this week to talk about budget battles as the fiscal year draws to a close, a new record for gubernatorial vetoes and more.
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Arizona budget has turned Republican against Republican

June 20, 2025 • 23 mins
To talk about budget drama at the state Capitol overnight, the ongoing fight between Maricopa County supervisors and the recorder and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz of HighGround and attorney Tom Ryan.
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Hobbs says House budget is DOA, but it added pressure to negotiations

June 13, 2025 • 22 mins
To talk about budget talks apparently hitting high gear, new Freedom Caucus candidates and more, The Show sat down with Lorna Romero Ferguson of Elevate Strategies and Karl Gentles of The Gentles Agency.
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Andy Biggs wants to end state income tax. Can Arizona afford it?

June 6, 2025 • 22 mins
To talk about a proposal to do away with the state income tax, a potential vote to override a gubernatorial veto and more, The Show sat down with Daniel Scarpinato with Winged Victory Agency and former state lawmaker Aaron Lieberman.
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Can Kimberly Yee out-MAGA Tom Horne in the AZ superintendent race?

May 30, 2025 • 23 mins
To talk about a new entrant into the GOP primary for state superintendent, a new poll in the 2024 governor’s race and more, The Show sat down Regina Cobb and Sam Richard.
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Republicans want to run out the clock on Arizona fake electors case

May 23, 2025 • 23 mins
To talk about state lawmakers taking another break, the fake electors case heading back to a grand jury and more, The Show sat down with Marcus Dell’Artino and Reginald Bolding.
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Could Ruben Gallego's immigration plan snowball into a 2028 presidential run?

May 16, 2025 • 23 mins
To talk about another proposal to deal with immigration, another entrant into a congressional race and more, The Show sat down with Matthew Benson and Matt Grodsky.
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Trump strategists bailed on Karrin Taylor Robson. Can her campaign survive?

May 9, 2025 • 22 mins
To talk about a clash between the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and county recorder, members of the Trump team abandoning a gubernatorial candidate and more, The Show sat down with Doug Cole and Tony Cani.
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