The Press Room

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This weekly roundtable news program provides deep discussion on the latest headlines from local, trusted, and experienced journalists from around Arizona. The Press Room is hosted by AZPM veteran journalist Tony Perkins.

Episode Date
Rep. Adelita Grijalva on ICE, the water crisis in Arizona, and more
May 29, 2026
ICE arrests DACA recipient, plus UA graduating class boos commencement speaker
May 22, 2026
Pima County Supervisors vote not to remove Chris Nanos from office, plus a pneumonia outbreak in Tucson
May 14, 2026
4-Day school week, AZ state budget talks, and a border wall update
May 08, 2026
Arizona's data center boom, 2026 election preview, and The DeConcini Port of Entry
May 01, 2026
Tucson budget options, Sheriff Nanos update and astrophysicist Erika Hamden
Apr 24, 2026
Budget cuts and fewer students: What's next for schools in Arizona?
Apr 17, 2026
Observers pepper-sprayed by ICE | Tucson facing budget cuts
Apr 10, 2026
The arts scene in Arizona: What's thriving, what's at risk?
Apr 03, 2026
Recall efforts against Sheriff Chris Nanos, plus ICE agents in airports while TSA goes unpaid
Mar 27, 2026
Severe water cuts loom as Colorado River negotiations collapse
Mar 20, 2026
Voters approve RTA Next | RTA Executive Director joins to discuss what to expect
Mar 13, 2026
What are Arizona's chances in March Madness? | Local sports journalists discuss
Mar 06, 2026
South Tucson Mayor Roxanna Valenzuela on taxes, Flock cameras, and more
Feb 27, 2026
The search for Nancy Guthrie continues | Kristi Noem visits the AZ border
Feb 20, 2026
The latest on the Nancy Guthrie disappearance | Plus, more RTA Next
Feb 12, 2026
More RTA Next | Talking with an urban planning expert
Feb 06, 2026
RTA Next Special | Should voters approve Prop 418 and 419?
Jan 29, 2026
Covering the border | Journalists talk about their experiences
Jan 22, 2026
Local reaction to ICE shooting in MN | Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth
Jan 15, 2026
Journalists remember the January 8, 2011 mass shooting
Jan 08, 2026
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero gives her perspective on the year's top stories
Jan 02, 2026
2025 News Wrap-Up
Dec 26, 2025
H-1B visas | Transit Safety Plan | Project Blue Next Steps
Dec 19, 2025
The latest on local ICE Raids | Senator Kelly speaks at Tucson Town Hall
Dec 12, 2025
Mark Kelly not backing down from Trump threats | Project Blue update
Dec 05, 2025
Homelessness in Tucson: What can be done?
Nov 28, 2025
Mayor and Pima County Board of Supervisors meet to discuss crime, homelessness
Nov 21, 2025
Rep. Grijalva sworn in after seven week delay | Law enforcement voices concern over ICE
Nov 14, 2025
Tucson election results reaction | UA students killed by impaired driver
Nov 07, 2025
AZ joins lawsuit over SNAP benefit suspension | Predatory practices around mobile homes
Oct 31, 2025
Arizona AG and Adelita Grijalva take legal action against the US House | UA rejects Trump Compact
Oct 24, 2025
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva still not sworn in | AZ Attorney General threatens to sue
Oct 17, 2025
Trump admin asks University of Arizona to sign 'compact'
Oct 10, 2025
Government shutdown | How will it affect Arizona?
Oct 03, 2025
Adelita Grijalva | Newest U.S. Congresswoman talks priorities and her big election win
Sep 26, 2025
Super STAR backlash | City-sanctioned unhoused encampment gets pushback
Sep 19, 2025
Reactions to the murder of Charlie Kirk | Plus, AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes
Sep 12, 2025
Feeling Blue about NDAs | New govt. transparency policy after Project Blue
Sep 05, 2025
Project Blue is not going away | TEP files a request to provide energy
Aug 29, 2025
20 More Years of the RTA? | Pima County mulls a sales tax extension
Aug 22, 2025
State of Education | What will public education look like in Arizona after funding cuts?
Aug 15, 2025
Bye, Bye, Project Blue | Tucson City Council rejects the controversial data center
Aug 08, 2025
Annexation Plans? | Project Blue and the city of Tucson
Aug 01, 2025
Data Center Dilemma | Project Blue and its potential impact on water, power, and jobs
Jul 25, 2025
Adelita Grijalva beats Deja Foxx in CD7 primary, more on Project Blue
Jul 18, 2025
Massive ICE funding increase, Medicaid cuts, and unexpected drama in the CD7 race
Jul 11, 2025
What federal funding cuts will mean for local non-profit organizations
Jul 03, 2025
Daniel Hernandez incident in Bisbee, the mysterious Project Blue's unknown water use
Jun 27, 2025
Ban on camping in washes, TEP's proposed 14% rate hike, and local No Kings protests
Jun 20, 2025
Who won the CD 7 debates? Plus, protests over ICE policies spread and CPB rescission
Jun 13, 2025
A report that ICE impersonated utility workers, and how divided are we, really?
Jun 06, 2025
First debate by Democratic candidates for CD7, mayor of Tucson's controversial Qatar trip
May 30, 2025
Arrests at Phoenix courthouse by ICE officials, anniversary of border patrol shooting
May 23, 2025
Gallego unveils new plan, bill vetoed requiring hospitals to ask immigration status
May 16, 2025
Juan Ciscomani warns he won't support Medicaid cuts, Oak Flat land swap controversy
May 09, 2025
TEP vs. city-run utility feasibility, new mom in Border Patrol custody at TMC
May 02, 2025
American citizen detained by ICE, Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona ICE Act
Apr 25, 2025
The Press Room trailer
Apr 25, 2025