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McSally: Arizonans worried about state issues, not Trump impeachment

Martha McSally believes the people she serves are more focused on pressing state issues than the impeachment inquiry President Donald Trump is facing.
5 years ago
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Queen Creek educator wins Mac and Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher

The first Pay Tribute to a Teacher award of the 2019-20 school year goes to a Queen Creek educator lauded for his work with special needs students.
5 years ago
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Sen. Martha McSally open to bipartisan input on immigration bill

Republican Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona said she was hopeful that a bipartisan deal could be reached on a bill to close immigration loopholes.
5 years ago
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Viral shoplifting video case wasn’t Phoenix man’s first run-in with police

The Phoenix man seen in viral video of a police confrontation faces charges for allegedly assaulting Tempe officers in 2018, but his adviser is claiming brutality in that case, too.
5 years ago
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Mac and Gaydos take raw eggs on the head for Crack Cancer challenge

After being called out by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, KTAR News' Mac Watson and Larry Gaydos took part in the Crack Cancer challenge.
5 years ago
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Scottsdale middle school teacher wins Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher

A teacher at a Scottsdale middle school has been named the latest recipient of KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher award.
6 years ago
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Queen Creek teacher wins Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher

A teacher at an elementary school in the southeast Valley has been named the latest recipient of KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher award.
6 years ago
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Sinema says Trump emergency could cause problems for Arizona

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema told KTAR News 92.3 FM's Mac & Gaydos that President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration over the U.S.-Mexico border could cause problems across Arizona. 
6 years ago
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Doug Ducey for president? He’s got Meghan McCain’s vote

Meghan McCain, whose father twice ran for president and was the Republican nominee in 2008, called Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey “my kind of conservative.”
6 years ago
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US House candidate Tipirneni says Congress must address immigration

Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, an Arizona Democratic congressional hopeful, said Tuesday that recent events are highlighting the fact that Congress needs to act on immigration reform.
6 years ago
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Watch Pat McMahon’s exclusive interview with Mac & Gaydos

To celebrate 10 years of Mac & Gaydos, former KTAR News 92.3 FM Arizona's Morning News host Pat McMahon sat down with them for an interview that can only be seen at KTAR.com. 
6 years ago
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Education candidate Hoffman says teacher shortage is ‘biggest issue’

Kathy Hoffman, the Democratic candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, called the ongoing teacher shortage “the biggest issue facing the state right now."
6 years ago
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Look back on a decade of the Mac & Gaydos show

Over the past 10 years, Mac Watson and Larry Gaydos have informed -- and entertained -- listeners across Arizona. Relive the last decade through the hosts themselves.
6 years ago
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How would Sheriff Penzone deal with speeding Arizona lawmaker?

An Arizona legislator caught speeding bragged to a La Paz County Sheriff’s deputy that he had legislative immunity. But how would that situation unfold in Maricopa County?
6 years ago
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Mesa grandmother hospitalized after tree crushes home during monsoon

A Mesa family is asking for donations after their grandmother was hospitalized when a tree crushed the roof of their home during a monsoon storm earlier this week.
6 years ago
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Brewer says McCain won’t resign as Senate moves to confirm Kavanaugh

As the Senate moves to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the attendance of one senator is still up in the air: U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). 
6 years ago
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Sheriff Paul Penzone: Separating families is ‘taking the low road’

Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said the practice of separating children from families at the border is "taking the low road" and is "not the right way to go about business."
6 years ago
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McSally, Biggs laud progress in summit negotiations with North Korea

President Donald Trump's summit in Singapore with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has two Arizona members of Congress feeling better about denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
6 years ago
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Sen. John McCain is doing well following April surgery, daughter says

Two months after he underwent surgery in Phoenix to treat an intestinal infection, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is doing well, his daughter Meghan McCain told Mac and Gaydos.
6 years ago
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Ducey shuts down rumors of Cindy McCain’s appointment to Senate

Gov. Doug Ducey shut down rumors that he would appoint Cindy McCain to the U.S. Senate if her husband, U.S. Sen. John McCain, were to leave office before the end of his term.
6 years ago
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Horizon Honors teacher awarded Mac & Gaydos Pay Tribute to a Teacher

Another Phoenix teacher has been recognized for her hard work and dedication to her students after being named one of this month’s honorees of Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher.
6 years ago
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Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher honors Mesa special ed teacher

A longtime Mesa special ed teacher was named the latest honoree of Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher, a program that rewards teachers from around the area for their hard work and dedication.
6 years ago
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Independence High teacher wins Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher

Students are singing the praises of a Glendale high school choir teacher who was named this month’s honoree of Mac & Gaydos’ Pay Tribute to a Teacher.
6 years ago
Student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where moe than a dozen students and fa...
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ASU professor: Close schools to force gun control action in Congress

An Arizona State University professor has called for schools to close for a short period of time to force Congress to act on gun control.
7 years ago