The Jeff Oravits Show Podcast

#1555: Joe Galli talking term limits + Walt Blackman announces LD7 run, talks state of politics in AZ

#1555: Joe Galli talking term limits + Walt Blackman announces LD7 run, talks state of politics in AZ
#1545: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
 
Ski day = starting off with Joe Galli talking term limits + Walt Blackman announces LD7 run (44:00), talks state of politics in AZ + Olivia with comments (67:00)
 
Tomorrow, Congressman Andy Biggs!

#1554: Time for term limits! They’ll tax the rain! Joe Galli discusses Flagstaff push to increase fees on stormwater runoff.

#1544: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 
 
#1554: Time for term limits! They’ll tax the rain! Joe Galli discusses Flagstaff push to increase fees on stormwater runoff. 
 
A busy show starting with Jeff’s Top News picks including a push for term limits, solar panel requirements and more!
 
Joe Galli of the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce returns (44:00) to discuss a push to increase fees massively in Flagstaff for stormwater runoff. 
 
Olivia and Owen discuss first time skiing + listener comments!

#1553: Near record January snow! Traffic calming = traffic misery. Jeff and Mark discuss making panhandling illegal.

#1553: Near record January snow! Traffic calming = traffic misery. Jeff and Mark discuss making panhandling illegal. 
1553: Monday, January 23, 2023
 
Near record snow in January. The cost of all that removal. Traffic calming equals traffic misery. 
 
Navajo Nation finally ends indoor mask mandate. 
 
Is it Constitutional? A bill to criminalize panhandling. 
 
Arizona 2024 Senate race already heating up. Congressman Rubin Gallego in for the Democrats. 
 
Food tax update. 
 
Sleeping in the public right of way? Another proposed bill may make that illegal. 
 
Another 2nd Amendment infringement by the ATF? How many years will Americans have to wait for this to be ruled unconstitutional?
 
Mud flaps law in Arizona. 
 
BONUS: Podcast only, Mark Haughwout stays late, starting at 73:00…

#1552: ESA under assault, abortion ruling in AZ, lots of snow, Bruce Sidlinger, great comments and more on Jeff’s Weekly Roundup!

#1552: ESA under assault, abortion ruling in AZ, lots of snow, Bruce Sidlinger, great comments and more on Jeff’s Weekly Roundup!

1551: Jeff Knorr on electrification, affordable housing, unicorns and other myths, selling snow to Phoenicians, filling up lakes in NAZ! + “Jesus Saves”, but not at Mall of America, Jeff’s got clips!

1551: Jeff Knorr on electrification, affordable housing, unicorns and other myths, selling snow to Phoenicians, filling up lakes in NAZ! + “Jesus Saves”, but not at Mall of America, Jeff’s got clips!
1551: Thursday, January 19, 2023
 
Jeff and Jeff Knorr of JKC Construction (1:00) start off with housing and the forever quest of central planners to “create” affordable housing in a city with $200k-$500k lots, $4,000 historical studies, $400 per square foot building costs and $10k water meters. 
 
Chickens, chicken wings, eggs (10:00) and other “new normal” high cost luxury items. 
 
Will Lake Powell ever fill up again (15:00)?
 
Where can you dump your excess snow? (22:00). How about trucking some snow to Phoenix and selling it?
 
What’s Jeff got in his emergency pack in his truck? (26:00)
 
Electrification! (33:00) Where’s all the electricity coming from? Plus, idiots are everywhere...banning electric cars in Wyoming? Why everyone in NAZ should have a wood stove. 
 
Jeff’s dishwasher woes (45:00) and please don’t call Jeff when the power goes out or the signal goes down!
 
Must be nice! BofA get’s billions in bailouts, (55:00) banks CEO wants to rewrite capitalism and start ESG standards to determine who’s in and who’s out. 
 
Not at Mall of America! “Jesus Saves” (65:00). Man asked to leave Mall of America because his “Jesus Saves” shirt offends people. Jeff has commentary and clips!

#1550: Ending the grocery tax in Arizona? + Cathi Herrod of CAP pushes back against Gov. Hobbs trying to end school choice!

#1550: Ending the grocery tax in Arizona? + Cathi Herrod of CAP pushes back against Gov. Hobbs trying to end school choice!
1550: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
 
Jeff’s TOP News Picks include (1:00) fentanyl bust in Happy Jack, stranded in Tucson, Hobbs deep pocket donors and more on the push to repeal Arizona’s municipal grocery tax.
 
Olivia shares some more listener comments(22:00) including one on Biden’s classified document stash. 
 
Cathi Herrod* discusses the risk SCHOOL choice (44:00), ESA Expansion, is facing in Arizona by Governor Katie Hobbs! Cathi also gives details on the state of abortion in Arizona.
 
A listener from Cottonwood chimes in on grocery taxes (65:00) and Jeff shares a couple more legislative bills including Democrats push for same day voter registration.
 
 
* Cathi Herrod is president of Center for Arizona Policy (CAP), a nonprofit advocacy organization committed to promoting and defending the foundational principles of life, marriage and family, and religious freedom. https://www.azpolicy.org

#1549: STUPID things not to do during a snowstorm + Bruce Sidlinger on lazy kids and “Jesus saves” just as long as it’s not at the Mall of America!

1549: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 
 
#1549: STUPID things not to do during a snowstorm + Bruce Sidlinger on lazy kids and “Jesus saves” just as long as it’s not at the Mall of America!
 
The Oravits Family presents…STUPID THINGS NOT TO DO DURING A SNOWSTORM. Jeff, Angela, Olivia and Owen bring you some really stupid things they observed during Northern Arizona’s recent snow storm. Seriously STOP jogging!!!
 
+ Some BIG additions to our month long giveaway.  
 
Bruce Sidlinger returns to the show (about 43:00) and wants the young people to get out there and remove snow for older people. Bruce is concerned about the anti-property/anti-work ethic in many youth of America. Bruce would hire Biden’s press secretary to lure the auditors away through an over abundance of platitudes. Is buying a home the best idea? Talk of the trillion dollar coin (again) and the impending debt ceiling apocalypse (again).
 
“Jesus saves” just as long as it’s not at the Mall of America. Everyone’s offended in America so let’s pass laws to make you feel better! (65:00)

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.