Each week The Show checks in with the Editorial Board at The Arizona Republic. The segment focuses on the big issues facing the state and the region — featured in the newspaper’s Viewpoints section.
The biggest political news Arizona has seen in a long time happened last week when U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake announced he wouldn’t run for re-election.
An Arizona Republic editorial expressed disappointment in Flake’s decision but did find reason for optimism.
For more on this topic, we talked to Phil Boas is director of The Arizona Republic’s Editorial Department.