The Jeff Oravits Show Podcast

1547: Weekly roundup: Rob Wilson 2nd Amendment update. + Mark Haughwout with tax credits and listener comments.

1547: Weekly roundup: Rob Wilson 2nd Amendment update. + Mark Haughwout with tax credits and listener comments.

#1546: Mark Haughwout, welcome to the $4k mortgage/$3k rent. Want to change our schools…tax credits! Snow removal woes + water in the west and more.

#1546: Mark Haughwout, welcome to the $4k mortgage/$3k rent. Want to change our schools…tax credits! Snow removal woes + water in the west and more.
1546: Thursday, January 12, 2023
 
2:00 Inflation cooling but still very high, if you trust the government numbers. 
6:00 Save some money. Yavapai College now offering 4 year degrees. 
8:00 Weed fire in Camp Verde. How many weed producers are in C.V.? + Verde Valley growing, many projects in white works. 
10:00 Jillian asks if vendors get charged when using a debit card.
13:00 Mark Haughwout of HighWood Construction returns to the show to discuss the housing market, the Ducey shipping container fiasco and more. 
17:00 Welcome to the $4,000 per month mortgage and the $3,000 per month rent. Why are costs so high, Mark gives some insight. 
32:00 Want to change our schools? Tax credits are still an option.
46:00 Imprisoned overseas on trumped up charges! 
57:00 Snow removal woes. 
66:00 Jeff answers listener questions on cash for central bank digital currencies and Debra shares a great “sloppy Joe” story. + the benefits of having you own chickens. 

1545: Zach Ellman discusses new EU ESG regulations, the stupidity of government, the end of the world and the “same old same old”

1545: Zach Ellman discusses new EU ESG regulations, the stupidity of government, the end of the world and the “same old same old”Wednesday, January 11, 2023 
 
Jeff’s top news picks include
$16.2 Trillion in household debt, cashless America, 2/5 America used no cash in 2022, Coconino National Forest may enact camping ban., vax mandate removed for military but 3 year “emergency” extended by NHS. 
 
Zach Ellman returns to the show discussing ESGs in Europe and how it may impact America, the stupidity of our politicians, impacts of inflation and more. 
 
Zach Ellman is the CEO of Just Wireless. 

#1544: It’s gotten so absurd! Biden’s classified docs, Ducey’s $200 million border debacle…Rob Wilson spends the hour with Jeff!

#1544: It’s gotten so absurd! Biden’s classified docs, Ducey’s $200 million border debacle…Rob Wilson spends the hour with Jeff!
 
1:00 It’s all become so absurd! Jeff and Rob hit on the media, including NPR and the cherry picking of news.
5:00 Ponzi schemes, the lottery and how to manage (or not) a billion dollars
7:00 Biden’s been living in a glass house throwing stones. Top secret docs exposed?
14:00 What to believe…an era of not being able to trust anything. + natural gas now bad says a politician + other things that won’t/didn’t happen.
22:00 Stop the Bleed! Call Timberline Firearms and Training to book this important FREE class! 928-526-7900.
32:00 Congress votes to rescind IRS funding, also floating eliminating the IRS and the federal income tax.
44:00 Coming to a state near you? California goes from flush with cash to broke in a year. 
59:00 Ducey’s $200 million border boondoggle needs to be looked into!
68:00 Olivia shares listener comments.

#1543 Regulating drag shows and ordering who you hire. Destroying “dangerous” gas cans and banning “dangerous” gas stoves! + Katie Hobbs delivers Arizona State of the State Address.

#1543 Regulating drag shows and ordering who you hire. Destroying  “dangerous” gas cans and banning “dangerous” gas stoves! + Katie Hobbs delivers Arizona State of the State Address.
#1543: Monday, January 9, 2023
 
1:30 What concessions did the House Freedom Caucus get in trade for their votes for Kevin MacCarthy?
9:00 Another year, another ban? Government agency citing “safety” concerns over gas appliances, like your stove, and may ban them!
11:00 Remember when the politicians fixed the gas can in the name of safety and environmentalism? Getting to work for America? These politicians can’t even fix the gas can, after they ruined it, despite a simple solution being available!
21:00 Governments starting to raise fees, trash up in Flagstaff and Prescott. 
24:00 AZ Senate votes Warren Petersen President and Ben Toma as Speaker of the House.
25:00 AZ Governor Katie Hobbs first executive order creating non discrimination policies for state agencies and subcontractors regarding LGBT hiring. 
30:00 Senator Kern introduces bill to regulate drag shows in Arizona.
43:00 Olivia adds an additional to the monthly giveaway and Angela returns. 
48:00-74:11 Katie Hobbs State of the State Address, Hobbs hits on 7 of her agenda points:
K-12 Education, ESA at risk?
NAU, ASU, UA, tuition for “dreamers”.
Arizona’s “housing crisis” and AZ homeless issue.
Child tax credit and Hobb’s $50,000,000 allocation to counter inflation (more money to fight more money) + exempting diapers and feminine hygiene products from state sales tax.
Immigration and law enforcement.
Abortion.
Water.

#1542: With opening day Monday, Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers gives a legislative preview.

#1542: With opening day Monday, Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers gives a legislative preview.
#1542: Friday, January 6, 2023
Senator Wendy Rogers gives a Legislative Preview 
1:00 Thoughts on kari Lakes election lawsuit and her belief that she may still become governor of Arizona.
8:00 What does she see for the upcoming legislative session and working with a Democrat Governor.
11:00 Are the Republicans united in Arizona and thoughts on Senate President Warren Peterson.
13:00 Arizona’s budget doubled under Ducey, last year it was $18billion. Is this the new baseline? 
16:00 Getting vocal in rural Arizona!
20:00 Where does Senator Rogers see Arizona heading politically?
23:00 Comments on the Speaker of the house controversy and her gratitude to holdouts Biggs, Crane and Gosar.
30:00 What does she hope to get done this legislative session. 
 
37:00 Olivia joins Jeff with listener comments, dinner plans and eviction moratoriums. 
 
43:00 An update on the Speaker of the House voting in DC
52:00 Congressman Elect Eli Crane
64:00 More listener comments and this months giveaway. 

#1541: Uniparty on full display in DC! Congressman Elect Eli Crane EXCLUSIVE interview. Bob Thorpe discusses the passing of SB1070 author Russell Pearce.

#1541: Thursday, January 5, 2023 
 
#1541: Uniparty on full display in DC! Congressman Elect Eli Crane EXCLUSIVE interview. Bob Thorpe discusses the passing of SB1070 author Russell Pearce.
 
1:00 Ten rounds of voting and counting, some are mad at the 20 Republicans, some are mad that McCarthy won’t back out. Jeff just wants the uniparty broken up and doesn’t see the world ending if these DC swamp creatures have to take a little longer to get going. Where do you stand? Email your thoughts talkwithjeff@icloud.com
 
6:00 Jeff goes over the history of Speaker voting controversies including 1855’s vote which took 133 ballots.
 
9:00 History shows that when Republicans know there’s a veto at play they pass great conservative legislation but once they have full control they don’t.
 
10:00 Hobbs inaugural ceremony signals big changes for Arizona. Is Jeff a RINO? Did the Republican Party leave him?
 
13:00 Pinal county admits “human error” on Election Day. “We made mistakes” 
 
18:00 Jeffs EXCLUSIVE interview with Congressman Elect Eli Crane. 
 
29:00 New Year, New Laws…wages, criminal backgrounds, reckless drivers and crypto currencies. 
 
43:00 Former State Representative Bob Thorpe shares info on the passing of former Senator and author of SB 1070 Russell Pearce.
 
63:00 Listeners throughout Arizona react and chime in on Congress and the Speaker of the House Controversy. 

EXCLUSIVE interview: Congressman Elect Eli CRANE chimes in on the Speaker of the House controversy and why he’s standing to make a change.

EXCLUSIVE interview: Congressman Elect Eli CRANE chimes in on the Speaker of the House controversy and why he’s standing to make a change.
 
“Legislation coming out of this town will not change if you keep putting the same people in…that’s what this is about for many of us” Eli Crane
 
“There are hills to die on, and this is one…this town will never change if enough of us aren’t willing to put everything on line” Eli Crane
 
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Eli Crane represents Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, is a small business owner, former Navy Seal and father of 
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#1540: Mark Haughwout…legal weed impact, paying rent in gold, why no one should have carpet, the DC spectacle and the 20 GOP holding the line!

#1540: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 
 
#1540: Mark Haughwout…legal wide impact, paying rent in gold, why no one should have carpet, the DC spectacle and the 20 GOP holding the line!
 
1:00 The D.C. spectacle and the 20 GOP holding the line.
 
11:00 Jeff’s Jeep gas leak journey. 
 
14:00 Will anything ever change in Congress?
 
22:00 Paying rent in gold? Housing tips from Jeff and Mark. Rental woes and pee stained carpet!
 
33:00 Arizona News Update.
 
43:00 Impact of legal weed in AZ. Jeff and Mark talk about the impacts of recreational marijuana in Arizona. 
 
55:00 We’re lucky we didn’t have the EPA millions of years ago...the Grand Canyon would not have been allowed to form.
 
57:00 Houses are way too airtight! Mark Haughwout talks radon, blower door tests and carbon monoxide. 
 
65:00 Arizona needs a shipping container lottery. 

#1538: Biggs, Crane, Gosar of AZ oppose McCarthy Speakership. Border being removed in Southern AZ. Pronouns bill introduced in Az Legislature.

#1538: Tuesday, January 3, 2023 
 
#1538: Biggs, Crane, Gosar of AZ oppose McCarthy Speakership. Border being removed in Southern AZ. Pronouns bill introduced in Az Legislature. 
 
Biggs, Crane and Gosar of Arizona oppose McCarthy in his bid to be Speaker of the House. 
Jeff gives a quick bio of McCarthy, spoiler, he’s been in politics his entire adult life!
Ducey shipping container border fiasco will cost Arizona tax payers $100,000,000 plus…all for nothing!
It pays to be in government! Nancy Pelosi boosts maximum pay for House staffers to $212,000!
McCarthy loses third round after another Republican defects, House adjourns for day.
A “pronouns” permission slip bill has been introduced in the Arizona Senate. 
Olivia shares some listener questions including the possibility of a “grid down” situation, a listener who just read Atlas Shrugged chimes in and a question about what may come with China.
+ Why do you own a car in Flagstaff!!!!????