>> COMING UP ON ARIZONA HORIZON, OUR WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WITH THE LATEST ACTIVITY FROM THE STATE CAPITOL AND WE HEAR FROM AN ELECTED DEMOCRAT.

HOW THEIR WORKING TO GET MORE WOMEN ON THE FORCE AND WE'LL LEARN ABOUT ART DETOURS 35th 35th CELEBRATION.

THAT'S NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M IN FONT TONIGHT FOR TED SIMONS.

WE HEAR ABOUT THE LATEST ACTIVITY AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND THIS WEEK, IT'S THE DEMOCRAT'S TERM AND JOINING US ISISIS ATHENA SAYS STALLMAN.

LET START WITH LIZ HARRIS.

THE SPEAKER FALSELY ACCUSED JUDGES AND OTHERS OF TAKE BRIBES FROM A DRUG CARTEL.

WHERE ARE WE IN TERMS OF THE COMPLAINT PROCESS AND WHAT HAPPENED?

>> SO BEGINNING THIS WEEK, IT HAD BEEN 11 DAYS AND THAT ISSUE HAD GONE UNADDRESSED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALLEGED ELECTED OFFICIALS INCLUDING OUR OWN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE LYING ABOUT ELECTED JUDGES, COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND THE ENTIRE MORMONE CHURCH.

HISTORICALLY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ETHIC'S COMMITTEE AND WITH THE CHAIR, THIS YEAR'S CHAIRMAN, ETHIC'S COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SHELFED.

THEY HAVE DELAYED AND WAITED THROUGHOUT THE SESSION TO TAKE THEM UP TO DO ANYTHING WITH THEM.

AND SO, WE STARTED OFF WITH NOT A LOT OF FAITH.

WE JUST LEARNED THAT THE CHAIRMAN HAS DISTRIBUTED THE COMPLAINT TO THE OTHER ETHIC'S COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHICH DOES START THE PROCESS OF A POTENTIAL INVESTIGATION.

SO WE ARE HOPEFUL, BUT WE DID, AFTER THE CENSURE'S VOTE, WE FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE -- QUITE FRANKLY, THE UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT THAT IS UNBECOMING OF A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.

>> HOUSE SPEAKER, BEN TOMA, CALLED THIS THEATER.

THERE'S A ONE SEAT MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND REALISTICALLY, DO YOU THINK ANYTHING WITH HAPPEN TO REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS?

YOU KNOW, CAN THEY, AT THE RISK, YOU KNOW, OF FINDING A LACK OF A BETTER WORD, CAN THEY MAKE HER ANGRY.

THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEIR WORK ON POTENTIAL BILLS, RIGHT.

>> GETTING TO THE CRUX OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE SEE HERE IS WHETHER OR NOT THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO CONTINUE TO GOVERN WITH ONLY 31 REPUBLICANS OR IF THEY'RE SEEING THE WRITING ON THE WALL.

WE HAVE A DEMOCRAT ON THE NINTH FLOOR IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

WE HAVE 29 AND 14 DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE WHO, FROM DAY ONE, HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR.

WE ARE HERE TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER, SERVE BE ISSUES FACING CONSTITUENTS AND TO DO RIGHT BY ARIZONA.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THEATERS LIKE THE ONE THAT NOW IS 13 DAYS AGO, BE AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESIDENT, BY THE SPEAKER, IN ORDER TO APPEASE THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS TO TRY TO CONTINUE GOVERNING WITH JUST THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY.

>> LET'S SWITCH GEARS NOW.

HORIZON PRODUCER, SHAWNA FISHER, REMINDING ME IT'S WOMEN'S DAY ARRIVING IN NORM AMERICA NORTH AMERICA AND MEANT TO CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS AND FOR ALL GROUPS WORLD-WIDE TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY, EQUITY INCLUSION.

WORDS USED BY YOUR PARTY.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DONE AT THE STATE CAPITOL WITH THAT MISSION?

>> I MEAN, ONE THING IN THIS IS SIMPLE AND ARIZONA HAS YET TO ACHIEVE 50% PLUS REPRESENTATION IN FEMALE ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE CAPITOL.

THERE'S ONLY TWO STATES IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY THAT HAS DONE THAT AND BEYOND JUST THE NUMBERS OF PARODY, I THINK WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS EQUITY.

YOU CANNOT ACHIEVE EQUITY UNLESS YOU HAVE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM AND AUTONOMY.

IT IS STRIKING HERE FOR ME TO BE SITTING HERE KNOWING THAT WHEN MY MOTHER WAS MY AGE, SHE HAD MORE RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO ABORTION CARE AND WHEN IT COMES TO EVEN ACCESSING BIRTH CONTROL THAN I DO TODAY AND NOW THAT I HAVE A DAUGHTER, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LEGISLATURE ENSHRINE AND PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE RIGHTS FOR ALL IN ARIZONA.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT THE COURT DECIDED THAT THE LEGISLATURE WEREN'T REPUBLICAN-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE SPECIFICALLY, SPEAKER TOMA AND SPEAKER PETERS PETERSEN HAS PUT A STAY ON THE TOTAL BAN ON ABORTION THAT TOOK EFFECT LAST YEAR.

SO IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO PROTECT ALL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE INCLUDING ABORTION CARE AND IT IS SOMBER TO SEE THAT CONTINUE TO BE UNDER ATTACK BY REPUBLICANS CONTROLLING THE LEGISLATURE EVEN ON A DAY LIKE TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT AND I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT COURT RULING.

WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WILL THE DEMOCRATS DO REGARDING THAT?

>> WELL, MYSELF, I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO REPEAL THOSE LAWS THAT PASSED DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA BEFORE ARIZONA WAS A STATE.

WE CAN CONTINUE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEFS.

BUT WITHOUT THE MAJORITY, THE PROACTIVE THINGS IS LIMITED.

I WILL SAY THE OTHER PIECE THAT HAS JUST BEEN TELLING THIS YEAR, BECAUSE THE SUPREME COURT DID SOMETHING UNPRECEDENTED, THEY OVERTURNED THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ABORTION, WE ARE SEEING LESS BILLS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING AFTER ABORTION DIRECTLY AND REFERENCING ABORTION.

INSTEAD, ATTEMPTS RIGHTS IN UTERO AND TRY TO GIVE MORE RIGHTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FETUS INSIDE A PERSON.

SO IT'S DISTURBING AND VERY PROBLEMATIC.

THE END GOAL, AND YOU HAVE THE CENTER FOR ARIZONA POLICY SUPPORTING THESE BILLS.

YOU HAVE THE LINES DEFENDING FREEDOM THAT GOES AND LITIGATES THREE BILLS AND OVERTURN.

THE END GOAL IS STILL THE SAME, TO ENSURE ABORTION RIGHTS ARE JUST COMPLETELY DONE AND OVER WITH IN ARIZONA AND WITH THE REST OF THIS COUNTRY.

>> REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING PLEASANT.

ME.

>> WE'LL DISCUSS RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR THE UNDERSTAFFED PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> AT ITS PEAK, THE PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD 3400 OFFICERS IN 2008 AND THE GREAT RECESSION LEAD TO A SIX-YEAR HIRING FREEZE.

PHOENIX HAS ALLOCATED 3,125 SWORN POSITIONS AND TODAY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS JUST UNDER 2600 OFFICERS.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS RECRUITING EFFORTS IS ASSISTANT CHIEF OSBORNE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> HOW HAS THE HIRING AND THE RETENTION BONUSES AND THE FACT THAT PHOENIX IS NOW THE HIGHEST PAID LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE STATE, HOW HAS THAT HELPED RECRUITING?

>> IT HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY.

WE'RE SEEING BETTER NUMBERS WITH EVERYONE COMING IN AND IT'S OFFERING LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US NOT ONLY WITH SWORN AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND HIRING IN THAT RESPECT, AS WELL.

>> BEYOND THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE, WHAT ELSE ARE YOU DOING THAT IS ATTRACTING APPLICANTS?

>> WELL, WE ARE A LARGE AGENCY THAT ALLOWS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND WE HAVE OVER 80 SPECIALTIES FOR PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED IN WHEN THEY COME HERE AND OFFERS SOMETHING TO FIND THEIR OWN NORWICH.

NICHE.

>> YOU'RE A PATROL OFFICER AND MAYBE A DETECTIVE AND THAT'S KIND OF IT.

>> CORRECT.

>> WHAT ARE THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE WITH THE PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT?

>> WE HAVE OUR K-9S AND S.W.A.T.

TEAMS AND WE HAVE OUR MOTORISTS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES AND WE BREAK OUR DETECTIVES DOWN INTO DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES, OBVIOUSLY, BUT LIKE I SAID, 80 DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMEBODY TO FIND AN AREA TO ACCEL IN.

>> ONE AREA OF RECRUITING IS HIRING OF CURRENT OFFICERS FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT MOVING LATERALLY.

AND WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT?

>> THE TRAINING.

TRULY, IT'S A QUICKER FIX FOR US TO GET SOMEBODY UP AND RUNNING ON THE STREET.

AND ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE A LOCAL AGENCY, THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH OUR TRAINING AND WE OFFER A PROGRAM WITH OUR LATERALS THAT ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT AGENCIES NATIONWIDE AND THE TRAIN OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE DIDN'T THEY COME IN AND USE OUR TRAINING HOURS TO OURS.

>> WHAT ARE THE CONS TO SOME LATERAL HIRES?

BECAUSE ARIZONA HAS SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND THEY MAY NOT BE THE SAME IN OTHER STATES.

SO WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES THAT SOMEONE MIGHT SEE.

I HEARD IN ARIZONA, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GO THROUGH A POLY POLYGRAPH.

>> BEFORE WE HIRE THEM, THEY HAVE TO BE HIRED BY THE ARIZONA POST.

SO NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM, THEY GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND AND BE SCREENED AND THEN THEY TAKE TESTS, BASICALLY, TO MEET THE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE.

THAT'S THEDIFFERENCE.

>> THEY ELIMINATED THE WRITTEN TEST AND YOU APPLY AND THERE'S A WRITTEN TEST THAT WOULD THEN MOVE YOU TO THE NEXT STAGE, BUT THAT WRITTEN TEST HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AND WHY?

>> WELL, IT STARTED IN MARCH AND SO BACK IN MARCH, WE OFFERED AN ACADEMIC WAIVER AND THOSE WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE, THEY COULD WAIVE THAT TEST AND IT WAS CIVIL SERVICE AND HAD NO ACADEMIC BEARING ON HOW ANYONE WAS GOING TO PERFORM IN THE ACADEMY.

TRULY, THE BASIS IS IN THEIR HEART AND WHERE THEY WANT TO BE AND IN DECEMBER, WE WAIVED THAT AND IT ALLOWED US TO STREAMLINE WITH SOME EFFICIENCIES WITH AN ONLINE PROGRAM, BASICALLY, FOR HIRING.

AND SO THAT WE DIDN'T TRANSITION FROM BEING PAPER APPLICATIONS.

AND SO IT REDUCED OUR TIME FROM 14 DAYS TO 40 DAYS, FROM 75 TO 90 DAYS, BASICALLY.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE.

>> REMOVING THE PAPER APPLICATION PROCESS AND NOW EVERYBODY CAN BE DONE ONLINE IS A HUGE HELP.

>> YES.

>> I'M SURE.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE PROCESS TO ATTRACT THOSE IN THE MILITARY AND COMING OUT OF THE MILITARY?

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HELP WITH COSTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT?

>> SO WE ARE NOW SIGNED ON WITH SKILL BRIDGE, A DEPARTMENT OF EVENTS THAT ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH MILITARY FOLKS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE AND THEIR LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE ASSIGNMENT, THEY CAN TAKE AN INTERNSHIP AND THEY'LL HAVE PAID TRAINING THROUGH THE MILITARY.

IT'S A COST SAVINGS TO THE CITY OF ABOUT $40,000 FOR THEIR ACADEMIC TIME.

THERE'S ONLY JUST A FEW AGENCIES IN ARIZONA THAT ARE SIGNED UP WITH THAT AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

>> THE PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT SIGNED ONTO SOMETHING CALLED 30 BY 30 WITH 30% OF THE FORCE, WOMEN OFFICERS BY 2030 AND WHY?

>> FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A FEMALE MAYOR.

AT THE TIME, WE HAD A FEMALE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF AND THERE WERE A LOT OF WOMEN AND WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE THAT AND ATTRACT THEM INTO OUR PROFESSION AND BRINGS A DIFFERENT ADVANTAGE TO THE FORCE AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO ADD THOSE.

>> PHOENIX HAS 14% WOMEN OFFICERS AND NATIONALLY, IT'S 12% AND SO WE'RE ALREADY THERE.

>> HOPEFULLY THERE ALMOST.

AND WHAT ABOUT REACHING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT DEPARTMENT HAS.

THE OFFICERS RETIRING, LEAVING FOR VARIOUS REASONS AND IT'S A WASH BRINGING ON WITH WHAT'S LEAVING?

DO YOU THINK THAT WILL CONTINUE OR IS THERE A SECRET DOOR WHERE THERE'S A BUNT OF BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO BRING IN?

>> WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE CLASS SIZING, WITH CLASSES STARTING EVERY SIX WEEKS AND 30 PLUS IN EACH OF THOSE CLASSES, HOPING TO BRIDGE THE GAP, BASICALLY.

WE HAD A FEW YEARS WHERE IT WAS HARD TO HIRE.

LAST YEAR, WE STARTED INCREASING THE NUMBERS AND OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO HIRE 240 AND HOPEFULLY MUCH MORE.

>> MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, ON AVERAGE, PHOENIX HIRES 10% TO 13% OF APPLICANTS AND DO YOU THINK STANDARDS NEED TO BE LOWER OR DIFFERENT?

>> NO.

WELL, WE STILL HAVE TO -- EVERYONE HAS TO MEET THE ARIZONA POST STANDARDS AND NONE OF THE STANDARDS WOULD CHANGE, OF COURSE, UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGED WITH THE STATE.

THE OPPORTUNITY WE'RE HAVING WITH MOVING THE TESTING PROCESS HAS ALLOWED THIS TO INCREASE.

IF YOU'RE COMING FROM OUT OF THE STATE, WE CAN DO A WEB INTERVIEW WITH YOU TO SAVE YOU TIME FROM FLYING OUT HERE TO INTERVIEW.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS OSBORNE.

>> THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

>> OUR DETOUR IS THE ARTWALK AND THIS YEAR IS 35 YEARS OLD.

THERE WILL BE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY GALA THIS WEEKEND AND JOINING US IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, KATRINA KATRINA TAYLOR.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IS "ART DETOUR."

AND HOW ARE YOU FEELING AND CONGRATULATIONS!

>> IT'S A CULTURED COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX AND 35 YEARS IS AMAZING.

>> A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION AND WHAT'S GOING ON THIS MONTH?

>> NAME IT!

IT'S HAPPENING AND THIS HAS BEEN A HANDFUL OF YEARS WE'VE EXPANDED TO A FULL MONTH LONG CELEBRATION OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THAT REASON.

SO MUCH IS HAPPENING.

WE'RE TALKING CULINARY ARTS, FASHION, PUBLIC ART AND ALL OF THE MURALS THAT ARE PAINTED IN PHOENIX AND BEYOND AND GOES ON AND ON AND WE'RE SURROUNDED BY CREATIVE PEOPLE.

>> I LOOKED TODAY AND THERE WERE SOMETHING LIKE 23, I THINK, EVENTS LISTED.

>> YOU'RE NOT EXAGGERATING.

>> AND TODAY IS WEDNESDAY.

>> IT'S A WEDNESDAY AND ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO AND YOU COULD BE DABBLING, AN EXPERIENCED PATRON AND SEASONED TICKET HOLDER OR TRY SOMETHING NEW.

THE PERFECT TIME TO DO IT.

>> IN SATURDAY IS THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GALA AND THE THEME IS, "RAYS OF LIGHT."

WHY WAS THAT CHOSEN?

>> FOR SO MANY REASONS.

WE VIEW THEM AS RAYS OF LIGHT.

WITHOUT CONTRIBUTIONS, WHERE WOULD OUR ECONOMY BE WITHOUT THE CONTRIBUTION OF ARTISTS?

THE ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH THE ARTISTS, THE LAUNCHES LAWMAKERS ADVOCATES FOR ARTS AT THE CITY AND STATE LEVELS AND EVEN FEDERAL LEVELS.

IT TAKES ALL OF US TO MAKE A STRONG AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY AND TOGETHER, EVERYONE IS SHINING AND YOU KNOW, IN THIS COMMUNITY TODAY AND BEYOND, ARTS AND CULTURE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING AND THAT IS MORE RECOGNIZED AS WE GO THROUGH NOT ONLY PROGRAMMING BUT ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND OUR GROWTHS AS A CITY AND STATE AND IT'S VISIBLE AND TIME TO CELEBRATE.

>> THERE'S 25 ARTIST'S WORK TO BE CELL CELEBRATED AND HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THAT?

>> IT'S FANTASTIC.

THIS EVENT IS OUR MINIMET GALA AND A DASH OF THAT.

THE ARTIST'S SHOWCASE AT THE HEART OF THE GALA IS PRODUCED BY THE ART LINK'S ARTISTS COUNCIL AND THESE ARE ARTISTS WHO WE MEET MONTHLY AND THIS IS TO SHOW WE HAVE EXCELLENT, TALENTED ARTISTS AND WE WANT TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AND WE PUT OUT A CALL TO ARTISTS AND THEY SELECT ONE TO COLLABORATE WITH.

THOSE WHO ATTEND ARE NOT JUST SEEING THE WORK OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS BUT NEW, FRESH TAKES ON THEIR WORK AND COLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS THEY HAVEN'T WORKED WITH AND IT'S FANTASTIC!

>> I WANT TO ASK WHAT YOUR FAVORITE IS AND I GUESS ABOUT YOUR JOB.

YOU SEEM TO LOVE EVERYTHING.

>> OH, MY GOSH!

STRAIGHT UP, IT'S THE PEOPLE.

IT'S THE PEOPLE.

I AM NOT AN ARTIST AND I DIDN'T STUDY ART.

>> I DIDN'T EITHER.

>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[ Laughter ] >> I'M SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO CAN DO THINGS THAT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.

MY BACKGROUND IS SPORTS AND EVENT MARKETING.

I'M A SPORT'S FAN.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I CAN'T SKATE OR THROW A BALL LIKE THAT AND IT'S THE SAME THING.

IT'S AN APPRECIATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A TALENT THAT CONTRIBUTES SO MUCH AND NOT JUST IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY PRODUCE IN TERMS OF THEIR WORK, BUT WITHOUT IT, WHERE WOULD WE ALL BE?

IT'S ABSOLUTELY THE PEOPLE AND NOT JUST THE TALENT AND THE WORK THAT THEY'RE PRODUCING, BUT IT'S THEIR VIEWPOINT AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S HOW THEY VIEW THE WORLD AND IT JUST OPENS YOUR MIND TO WHAT'S POSSIBLE AND THAT CREATIVITY JUST PROVIDES A LIFT EVERY DAY.

>> ARE THERE ANY TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE GALA?

>> THERE ARE AND ONLY BECAUSE THE SPACE THAT IS IT HOSTED THIS IS LARGE.

IT AT PARK CENTRAL AND 80,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS TWO ACRES, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE.

>> HOW CAN PEOPLE FIND OUT WHERE TO GET TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENTS ALL MONTH?

>> ARTLINKPHX.ORG AND ARTDETOUR.COM HAS A FULL LINK.

>> I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO GO.

>> THANK YOU.

PLEASE DO.

>> AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

I'M IN FOR TED SIMONS I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!

- Another powerful edition of Arizona Horizon.

That has been a part of the news >> ANOTHER POWERFUL EDITION OF ARIZONA HORIZON.

THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE PROGRAMMING FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

WHEN I CAME TO ARIZONA BACK IN 1988, AS A YOUNG JOURNALIST IN LAKE HAVASU CITY, I WAS WATCHINGd MICHAEL GRANT IN THAT CHAIR AND NOW IT'S BEEN TED SIMONS AND TED HAS BEEN ASKING THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS THAT ALL OF US WISH WE COULD ASK, GETTING THE ANSWERS THAT ALL OF US WISH WE COULD GET.

IT IS POWERFUL NEWS AND PUBLIC