Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called on Americans to turn the tide on political violence and build a culture that embraces dialogue and differences in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination.

The small but growing non-profit called Arizona Talks is pursuing that ideal, hosting public events on controversial topics but with an eye toward civility and unity. Experts who track and collect data on what issues Arizonans care about say the group and others like it could be a model for civil discourse and societal problem-solving.

Cox on Sept. 12 said Kirk's slaying, which occurred as he debated college students on campus in Orem, Utah, with his organization Turning Point USA, represented an attack on core American values, making it "more difficult for people to feel like th

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