Watch: Spotlight co-founder Schmidt on AZPM's The Press Room

Caitlin Schmidt joined AZPM’s The Press Room panel to discuss UA’s cultural center consolidation, the CD7 Democratic debate, the Oak Flat Supreme Court decision, and Tucson Mayor Romero’s Qatar trip.

Watch: Spotlight co-founder Schmidt on AZPM's The Press Room

Tucson Spotlight editor and publisher Caitlin Schmidt appeared on Arizona Public Media’s "The Press Room" with host Steve Goldstein and guests Paul Ingram of the Tucson Sentinel, Tim Steller of the Arizona Daily Star, and Hannah Cree of AZPM.

The panel discussed the University of Arizona’s response to Trump executive orders through the consolidation of cultural centers, the first debate among Democratic candidates for Congressional District 7 featuring newcomer Deja Foxx, the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the Oak Flat tribal religious rights case paving the way for copper mining, and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s controversial trip to Qatar.


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