3 chapters across the catalog
The Trump administration is moving to claw back $11 billion in unspent public health grants originally issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has led to the cancellation of mobile vaccine clinics in several states, including Arizona and Nevada. Public health officials express concern that the loss of funding will impact other services, such as home visits for pregnant women and community health outreach.
A report on the Pima County Sheriff's Department's MIST unit explores new Arizona laws allowing for involuntary mental health treatment without a warrant. The program is designed to prevent mass shootings by sharing data between law enforcement and mental health stakeholders to identify individuals like Jared Loughner before they turn violent.
Sheriff Clarence Dupnik on Free Speech Consequences
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik criticized political vitriol in the media, suggesting that while inflammatory rhetoric is protected as free speech, it carries dangerous real-world consequences. Media outlets and commentators have subsequently linked the Tucson shooting to figures like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, specifically citing a map with crosshair graphics released by Palin's PAC. The hosts argue this rhetoric is being used to justify future restrictions on dissent and free expression.
