{"podcast":{"title":"Mesa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357","podcast_index_feed_id":7559357,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-mesa-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-mesa-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":901,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Mesa News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Mesa—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Mesa News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T14:18:43.264316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357"},"episode":{"title":"Horne’s $300K Grant for Teacher Apprentices","slug":"horne-s-300k-grant-for-teacher-apprentices","published_at":"2026-06-10T13:05:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357/horne-s-300k-grant-for-teacher-apprentices","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0206b28c-8c04-4e72-a939-dd4494b535a0.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0206b28c-8c04-4e72-a939-dd4494b535a0.mp3","summary":"Arizona’s Superintendent Tom Horne just unveiled a $300K grant to train 100 new teachers via his apprenticeship program, aiming to tackle the state’s worsening teacher shortage — a problem he’s warned about since 2003. The initiative lets aspiring educators earn while learning from seasoned teachers, with funding covering wages and coursework. As Horne ramps up his reelection push, he’s pushing for better pay and support to stem teacher departures — citing a colleague who knew 40 teachers who quit due to lack of discipline support. Meanwhile, challenger Kimberly Yee proposes her own mentorship plan, questioning Horne’s current approach as insufficient. The race to retain Arizona’s educators is heating up. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/039324f9fe36b9d2","meta_description":"Arizona’s Superintendent Tom Horne just unveiled a $300K grant to train 100 new teachers via his apprenticeship program, aiming to tackle the state’s wors…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357/episodes/horne-s-300k-grant-for-teacher-apprentices/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mesa-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559357/horne-s-300k-grant-for-teacher-apprentices.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}