EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 1H 28M
Guests – William Beard, Dave Smith, Scott Walter
from Winn Tucson · host Kathleen Winn
Guests – William Beard, Dave Smith, Scott Walter The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) in Tucson faces a crisis that exemplifies government accountability failure on a massive scale. After nearly 20 years of collecting sales taxes from Pima County residents, the city of Tucson has failed to complete its promised infrastructure projects, leaving taxpayers holding the bag for hundreds of millions in cost overruns. The average American scrolling through social media has no idea that the political ads they encounter might be funded by billionaires whose names never appear on the content. Three Los Angeles County Sheriff's bomb squad officers lost their lives Friday morning in an explosion at a training facility, highlighting the inherent dangers faced by law enforcement personnel even during routine preparation activities.
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Guests – William Beard, Dave Smith, Scott Walter The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) in Tucson faces a crisis that exemplifies government accountability failure on a massive scale. After nearly 20 years of collecting sales taxes from Pima County residents, the city of Tucson has failed to complete its promised infrastructure projects, leaving taxpayers holding the bag for hundreds of millions in cost overruns. The average American scrolling through social media has no idea that the political ads they encounter might be funded by billionaires whose names never appear on the content. Three Los Angeles County Sheriff's bomb squad officers lost their lives Friday morning in an explosion at a training facility, highlighting the inherent dangers faced by law enforcement personnel even during routine preparation activities.
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Guests – William Beard, Dave Smith, Scott Walter
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