Wendy Rogers om KJZZ s studio in 2018.
A former legislative assistant to Republican Wendy Rogers filed complaints against the newly-elected state senator, alleging she verbally abused him before he was forced out of the job.
The Arizona Capitol Times first reported Michael Polloni filed an ethics complaint on Jan. 21, less than two weeks after Rogers was sworn into office.
He alleges that Rogers made derogatory comments about his weight and appearance, his sister’s sexual orientation, his family’s political beliefs and his own religious beliefs.
Rogers also asked Polloni repeatedly to work on her campaign while in the state Senate, a violation of Arizona law, and harassed Polloni while he was on medical leave for COVID-19, according to a copy of the complaint.
Published January 12, 2021 at 6:17 PM MST
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Capitol Coverage
Today on Colorado Edition: As state lawmakers return to the Capitol for the start of the 2021 session, we’ll explore how the pandemic, and last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol, will impact opening day. We’ll also get a preview of education-related bills lawmakers are expected to take up in the coming year. We’ll learn how large wildfires may impact water supplies. And finally, we check in with folks in Colorado’s restaurant industry to hear how the recently relaxed pandemic restrictions have affected business.
Our guests include: KUNC’s state capitol reporter Scott Franz;
Weather extremes have become more common in recent years from bitter cold temperatures that may have led to a huge number of migrant bird deaths to a level of pressure reported at London’s Heathrow Airport that was the highest official value for that area in three centuries of record-keeping.
Now, Mongolia may enter the climate record books for the highest surface air pressure ever recorded.
Arizona State University professor and climatologist Randy Cerveny coordinates the World Meteorological Organization’s evaluation of climate extremes. He’s looking into the Mongolia numbers, and The Show spoke with him for more about what this high pressure means.
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This wetland along the Green River in eastern Utah is managed to help juvenile endangered fish avoid predation.
Today on Colorado Edition: Larimer County is working to help restaurants and businesses that meet COVID-19 safety guidelines open safely. We learn more about the county’s application for a special “Level Up” status with the state. We hear about efforts to save fish species on the brink of extinction in the Colorado River. And we delve into an investigation of serious bicycle crashes, and how communities can take action to help reduce them.
Today’s guests include Laura Levy, pandemic recovery manager with the Larimer Recovery Collaborative, and Luke Runyon, KUNC’s Colorado River Basin reporter. Today’s episode also features KUNC’s investigative reporter Michael de Yoanna.
Published December 17, 2020 at 5:31 PM MST
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Bill Ingalls
Saturn, top, and Jupiter, below, are seen after sunset from Shenandoah National Park, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Luray, Virginia. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they head towards a “great conjunction” on December 21, where the two giant planets will appear a tenth of a degree apart.
Today on Colorado Edition: As the first COVID-19 vaccines are distributed, we examine the logistics of inoculating staff and residents of long-term care facilities. We learn more about how lithium-ion batteries can help power a renewable energy future – but mining for the metal may be cause for environmental concern across the Mountain West. As more people than ever are choosing national parks to recharge during the pandemic, we look at the noisy toll that’s taking on those resources. And we’ll explore a rare celestial conjunction that will be at its peak on Dec. 21.