AUDIO: CN2Go: Progressives in Arizona celebrate election outcomes

by Adnan Alam
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THIS IS YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2GO BRIEFING.

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I’M EMILY MAI ( go to story )

ELECTION UPDATE (AUTRIYA/READER)
ARIZONA’S ELECTION ENDED A WEEK AGO…AND THERE ARE NEW UPDATES REGARDING KEY RACES AND BALLOT INITIATIVES.

VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION 308 WHICH WILL ALLOWS ALL ARIZONA STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, TO PAY IN-STATE TUITION AT ARIZONA UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES. TO QUALIFY, STUDENTS NEED TO HAVE GRATUATED FROM AND ATTENDED AN ARIZONA PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL…OR ITS HOMESCHOOL EQUIVALENT… FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.

THE INITIATIVE ALSO ALLOWS NON-CITIZEN STUDENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL AID.

FOR KEY RACES…AP CALLED SEVERAL OF THEM IN FAVOR OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY. DEMOCRAT KATIE HOBBS WAS DECLARED THE PROJECTED WINNER FOR ARIZONA’S NEXT GOVERNOR OVER HER REPUBLICAN RIVAL KARI LAKE. SHE IS ARIZONA’S 24TH GOVERNOR AND THE 5TH FEMALE TO EVER BE ELECTED IN THIS POSITION.

DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MARK KELLY WAS ALSO RE-ELECTED. HIS REPUBLICAN RIVAL, BLAKE MASTERS, CONGRATULATED KELLY AND CONCEDED ON TUESDAY.

PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE ELECTION OUTCOME (CONOR)
HOST INTRO: THE 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION IN ARIZONA SAW MANY CLOSE RACES. CONOR MCGILL LOOKS INTO HOW THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY HELPED GET OUT THE VOTE.
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“AND WE PROVED WAS *SPANISH* [WE CAN DO IT]”
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THAT’S ALEJANDRA GOMEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LUCHA, AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION. GOMEZ BELIEVES THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION WILL HELP LEAD THE STATE IN A NEW DIRECTION.

ALEJANDRA GOMEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LUCHA
“WE DELIVERED THE MESSAGE. AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANSWERED THE CALL. THEY ARE READY FOR A NEW ARIZONA AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THE POLITIC OF DIVISION AND HATE AND XENOPHOBIA NO LONGER RANKED HERE.”

THIS ELECTION CYCLE PRORESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS LUCHA, ARIZONA WINS, AND THE ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PUT TOGETHER LOTS OF EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY VOTED. THIS PROVED VIABLE GOMEZ BELIEVES, AS DEMOCRATS PICKED UP WINS ACROSS THE STATE.

“THIS WAS OVER A DECADE IN THE MAKING OF YOUNG PEOPLE. OF SENORAS GOING OUT IN THE STREET AND REGISTERING PEOPLE TO VOTE IN A HUNDRED AND TEN DEGREE WEATHER. KNOCKING ON EVERY SINGLE DOOR, BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH VOTER WITH EACH COMMUNITY MEMBER TO ENSURE THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD AT THE POLLS.”

THOUGH THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY CELEBRATED WINS ACROSS THE STATE, TWO HOUSE SEATS WERE LOST TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BUT THEIR EFFORTS FOR CHANGE REMAIN THE SAME. CONOR MCGILL, CRONKITE NEWS.

INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION (EMILY/READER)
THE INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION, AN INTERTRIBAL NATIONAL COALITION OF 254 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBAL NATIONS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND GAMING, HOSTED THE 2022 MID-YEAR CONFERENCE IN ARIZONA AT THE WE-KO-PA CASINO THIS WEEK.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GATHERINGS OF TRIBAL LEADERS AND GAMING EXPERTS IN THE COUNTRY.

FOLLOWING THE RECENT ELECTION, THIS GATHERING WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE OUTCOMES IN CALIFORNIA’S BALLOT MEASURE ON ONLINE SPORTS BETTING, THE FIRST YEAR OF SPORTS BETTING IN ARIZONA, AND CURRENT FEDERAL POLITICS AND POLICIES IMPACTING INDIAN COUNTRY.

ECONOMIC PANEL (REGINA/C&C)

​​Economy expert Dennis L. Hoffman delivered an outlook for the Arizona economy at the 59th annual Economic Forecast Luncheon yesterday.

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Arizona recovered from the pandemic downturn before most states, Hoffman says.

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Recent employment growth has been slower than the national average but the state will still add over one hundred thousand jobs in 2022 with eighty-six thousand being in the Phoenix metro area.

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Industries such as health care, manufacturing, transport and tech are remaining among the strongest.

There are some threats to the growth, Hoffman adds, such as declining housing affordability.

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He adds that decline in affordable housing is also due to a strong demand, inflation and rate hikes. But Phoenix metro has seen a greater net migration than any other metro area last year and population gains are expected to continue.

Another risk to the local economy is an aggressive fed policy which may trigger a national recession, reduced job growth and a slowdown in residential building.

But according to Hoffman, due to the strength of the Arizona and Phoenix economies, the effect should be milder compared with many other states.

ARIZONA SNOWBOWL OPENING DAY (AUTRIYA/WRAP)
HOST INTRO: ARIZONA SNOWBOWL OPENS TODAY, NOVEMBER 17. THE ARIZONA GONDOLA WILL START OPERATING AT 9 AM UNTIL 4 P-M. CRONKITE NEWS’ AUTRIYA MANESHNI HAS MORE ON WHAT OPENING DAY WILL LOOK LIKE.
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FREE HOT CHOCOLATE, A LIVE DJ AND GREAT SNOW…THAT’S WHAT SKIERS AND SNOW BOARDERS CAN EXPECT ON SNOWBOWL’S OPENING DAY.

SNOWBOWL’S GUEST SERVICES WILL OPEN AT 8 AM WHERE ATTENDEES CAN PICK UP THEIR SEASON PASSES. ANGELINA GRUBB, IS THE MARKETING COORDINATOR AT ARIZONA SNOWBOWL. SHE SAYS THE NORTHERN WEATHER AND SNOW CONDITIONS ARE PERFECT.

“The slopes are looking incredible right now. Truly I believe that the slopes look better than any other opening that we’ve had since I’ve worked here in the past five years.”

GRUBB SAYS SKIERS AND SNOW-BOARDERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO SIX DIFFERENT TRAILS. SHE RECOMMENDS FOR GUESTS TO GET THERE EARLY AND HAVE THEIR TICKETS OR SEASON PASSES READY BECAUSE A LARGE CROWD IS EXPECTED… THAT LARGE CROWD IS SOMETHING THAT GRUBB LOOKS FORWARD TO EVERY OPENING DAY.

“It truly is a very monumental day up here. The energy is so good. Everyone’s excited. Everyone’s smiling, the energy is there. And so it’s going to be a great day up here at Snowbowl.”

IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO GET THERE…YOU’LL ALSO HAVE A CHANGE TO GET SOME FREE GEAR IN A GIVEAWAY.

AUTRIYA MANESHNI, CRONKITE NEWS.

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WE HAD HELP TODAY FROM CONOR MCGILL. SPECIAL THANKS TO AUTRIYA MANESHNI WHO PRODUCED OUR SHOW . (list everyone who contributed for the show including the producer credit as well)

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YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STORIES YOU HEARD IN TODAY’S NEWS UPDATE, BY GOING TO CRONKITENEWS-DOT-AZPBS-DOT-ORG.

THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2 GO. I’M EMILY MAI .

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