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A Chat With The City of Yuma Mayor About the Border, the City Budget and Upcoming Elections

KAWC | By Chris McDaniel
Published June 13, 2024 at 5:39 PM MST
City of Yuma Mayor, Doug Nicholls (center) delivered the annual State of the City address during a luncheon April 17th at the Pivot Point Conference Center in Downtown Yuma. He led the speech by remembering the late Councilmember, Gary Knight (second from left), who passed away April 14th. Pictured from left to right are Arturo Morales, Knight, Carol Smith, Nicholls, Ema Lea Shoop, Michael Shelton, and Chris Morris.
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City of Yuma Mayor, Doug Nicholls (center), stopped by KAWC recently to dicuss issues facing the city. Pictured from left to right are Arturo Morales, the late Councilmember Gary Knight, Carol Smith, Nicholls, Ema Lea Shoop, Michael Shelton, and Chris Morris.

BY CHRIS McDANIEL
KAWC NEWS

YUMA — It is a busy time of year for city of Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls, as he works with councilmembers to finalize the annual budget and tackles state and federal issues that impact city residents.

Last week, I sat down with Mayor Nichols to discuss President Joe Biden's recent executive order to secure the southern border, HCR 2060, the city budget, and the upcoming election.

Here is our conversation...
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Chris McDaniel
Chris McDaniel is a Yuma native and fourth generation graduate of Yuma High School. He began his print journalism career at the Yuma Sun as a reporter in 2009. He later worked in the Pacific Northwest as an editor for Peninsula Daily News, as arts editor for The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader, and as publisher for a small weekly newspaper in the badlands of Montana. He is a graduate of Peninsula College, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree. He has served as host for KAWC's Morning Edition and All Things Considered and spends much of his time gathering reports from the field in Yuma and La Paz Counties.
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