Arizona
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Arizona Governor
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Brewer rallies for Medicaid expansion at TMCTUCSON - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer visited Tucson Medical Center Wednesday rallying support for her plan to expand Medicaid coverage to thousands of Arizonans.
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Arizona gov. appoints 5 new members to ASDB boardGovernor Jan Brewer appointed five new members Wednesday to the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind board of directors.
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Tribal Leaders Support Governor Brewer On Medicaid ExpansionPHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribal leaders passed a resolution supporting Governor Jan Brewer's Medicaid Expansion Effort at the May 17, 2013 meeting of...
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Governor Brewer in Tucson, rallying support for expanding Medica - Tucson News NowIn just a few hours, Governor Brewer will be in Tucson, she is in town rallying support for her plan to expand Medicaid in Arizona....
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Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion banA federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeksBy Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it...
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Gov. Brewer talks Medicaid, drivers' licenses, and running againArizona Governor Jan Brewer has a lot of balls in the air -- expanding Medicaid, drivers' licenses for people here illegally. And the possibility she...
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Bill calls for expanding boundary of Saguaro parkLegislation introduced this week by Rep. Raul Grijalva calls for expanding the boundary of the Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona.
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AZ House speaker angry at university tuition hikesHouse Speaker Andy Tobin wants to cut $15 million promised to the state's universities because he's angry the Arizona Board of Regents voted to raise...
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Arizona governor vetoes bill making gold, silver legal tenderBy Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a measure on Thursday that would have made gold and silver legal tender in...
Arizona Senator
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McCain's popularity drops in latest pollPHOENIX - A new poll suggests the state's senior senator may have worn out his welcome with Arizona voters.
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Tribal Leaders Support Governor Brewer On Medicaid ExpansionPHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribal leaders passed a resolution supporting Governor Jan Brewer's Medicaid Expansion Effort at the May 17, 2013 meeting of...
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McCain Asks Apple to Stop Making Him Update His AppsThe Arizona senator gets feisty with CEO Tim Cook during a Senate panel's grilling of top Apple brass over the company's offshore tax avoidance practices.
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John McCain Hates All Those iPhone App Updates TooArizona Senator John McCain gave Apple CEO Tim Cook a customer satisfaction review at Tuesday's senate hearing on corporate tax reform. "What I really want...
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John McCain Bill Pushes A La Carte Cable PricingJohn McCain thinks people shouldn’t have to pay for cable television channels they don’t want and won’t watch, so the Arizona senator is introducing a...
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Republican Senator targets NFL’s tax-exempt statusThe many NFL owners who are staunch Republicans may need to re-think their affiliations. From Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, who derailed the effort to...
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Mccain Calls For "Unbundling" Cable ChannelsArizona Senator John McCain on Thursday introduced a bill, the Television Consumer Freedom Act, aimed at allowing consumers to buy cable and...
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Senator John McCain Pushing Legislation to End Cable BundlesJohn McCain is currently working on legislation that would allow consumers to buy only the TV programs they’d like to watch. The Arizona senator’s proposed...
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Senator John McCain pushes to end the cable bundleThe Arizona senator introduces new legislation that would kill the cable bundle and repeal blackout restrictions for local sports teams using publicly funded stadiums.
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Senator Flakeâs staff to hold office hours in DouglasDouglas Dispatch In order to make his staff more available to citizens of southern Arizona, Senator Jeff Flake will send a member of his staff...
Arizona Congressional District
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Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-doAn atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from Christian lawmaker who said the previous...
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Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groupsThe Arizona Senate has passed a trio of bills that seek to lower taxes for religious institutions and make it easier for people to sue...
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Horne is OK with new Bisbee civil unions measureA spokeswoman says Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne won't sue Bisbee to try to block final approval of the southern Arizona city's revised ordinance on...
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Arizona redistricting commission member resignsA member of the commission that redrew Arizona's congressional and legislative district maps after the 2010 U.S. Census has resigned.
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Arizona land swap measure gets committee approvalFederal legislation that would allow plans for a copper mine in southern Arizona to move forward has cleared one of its congressional hurdles.
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Walter announces run in Arizona's 9th DistrictFormer football player Andrew Walter has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Phoenix-area 9th Congressional District seat now held by first-term Democrat...
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Former Ariz. congressman to marry partner in DCFormer Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe says he and his partner of eight years plan to get married this weekend in Washington, D.C.
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House OKs bill barring OHV enforcement on fed landThe Arizona House has passed a bill that bars state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing off-highway vehicle laws on closed federal lands.
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GOP's Saucedo Mercer to run again in CD3Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer says she's going to challenge Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva again for his 3rd Congressional District seat.
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Former Arizona Rep. Renzi's corruption trial beginsBy Brad Poole TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - The trial of former Arizona congressman Richard Renzi, who faces public corruption charges stemming from his involvement in...
Arizona State Government
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Brewer is sent bills on religious freedomPHOENIX - State senators gave final approval Wednesday to legislation supporters say enhance religious freedom while foes contend it will let people use their beliefs...
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Arizona digs in to defend sovereigntyPHOENIX — If the federal government wants to lock up U.S. citizens without trial, the state House announced Thursday that it should not count on...
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen birthsNEW YORK (AP) — The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States...
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AZ lawmaker opens session with atheist 'prayer'It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with...
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State officials fight for trial in casino casePHOENIX (AP) -- A ruling that allows the Tohono O'odham Nation to build a sprawling, Las Vegas-style casino in suburban Phoenix is improper because it...
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Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-doFILE - This March 30, 2011 file photo shows Arizona state Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, left, and Rep. Russ Jones, R-Yuma.
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Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groupsThe Arizona Senate passed a trio of bills Wednesday that seek to lower property taxes for religious institutions.
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With civil unions, Bisbee, Ariz., joins gay-rights revolt against red statesUntil recent weeks, this old mining town tucked in the mountains of southeast Arizona was known as a mecca for artists, retirees, and tourists who...
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Marana voters approve budget-boosting 'home rule option'In its all-mail 2013 general election today, Marana voters authorized the town to spend more money than the state constitution dictates.
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Arizona State ditches new Sparky for newer oneTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona State's initial unveiling of its upgraded mascot was part news conference, part show, Sparky stalking around and pumping his fists...
Arizona Politics
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AZ House debate: Did lawmaker deliver a nonprayer?PHOENIX - When is a prayer not a prayer?
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen birthsNEW YORK (AP) — The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States...
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Teen birth rates dip in all but 2 states, national figure at record low, CDC...NEW YORK, N.Y. - The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States...
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Second local student awarded Baird scholarshipWith aspirations that eventually lead to running for Congress, Cibola High School senior Michael Woodson, 18, was recently awarded the Baird scholarship for $40,000 to...
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NH marks presidential primary's 100th anniversaryDefenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics paid tribute to the past Tuesday while warning other states not to interfere with its future...
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Bob Schieffer to receive Cronkite AwardBob Schieffer is an award-winning CBS News correspondent and longtime anchor of “Face of the Nation.” He will be honored with the 30th Walter Cronkite...
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Newspaper staffers fare well in contestStaff members of Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. won four first-place awards and 10 total awards Saturday night in the Arizona Press Club’s Best Journalism...
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Ash pumps up local RepublicansSIERRA VISTA — International, national, state and local politics came into play Friday night when Arizona’s National Republican Committeeman Bruce Ash discussed the past, present...
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Star journalists take multiple honors in Arizona Press Club contestArizona Daily Star journalists won 10 first-place awards and several other awards in this year's Arizona Press Club contest.
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Republicans Risk Razing Arizona Edge by Losing HispanicsAllan Lira has walked more miles on the streets of Phoenix (AZ04PHOE) than he can count, knocked on hundreds of doors, and, with the polish...
Arizona Republican
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Arizona House member's atheist nod at prayer time sparks do-over from Christian lawmakerPHOENIX - An atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who...
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Arizona House Non-Prayer Sparks Christian Re-DoArizona House member's atheist nod at prayer time sparks do-over from Christian lawmaker
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Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groupsThe Arizona Senate passed a trio of bills Wednesday that seek to lower property taxes for religious institutions.
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Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion banA federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
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Arizona abortion ban struck downA panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says Arizona's ban on abortion after 20 weeks violates a woman's constitutional right. SAN FRANCISCO...
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Appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions at 20 weeksBy Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it...
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Sen. McCain Attends Rally For Senate Hopeful GomezThe Arizona Republican told a rally in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood that Gomez represents the "the next generation of leadership in this country."
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Sen. McCain to attend rally for Mass. GOP's GomezRepublican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is hoping to get a needed boost of cash and enthusiasm when U.S. Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican...
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Arizona senators add millions to budget plan; CPS, universities, gene researchers among beneficiariesPHOENIX - State senators approved their version of a new $8.8 billion budget Thursday - but not before adding millions of dollars in spending to...
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Judge refuses to stop Arizona from denying driver's licenses to immigrantsPHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona's Republican governor, who has long clashed with Washington over immigration reform, from...
Arizona Democrat
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AZ lawmaker opens session with atheist 'prayer'It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with...
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Federal appeals court strikes down Arizona ban on abortions after 18 weeks of pregnancyA federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law Tuesday that bans most abortions in that state after 18 weeks of pregnancy. The three-judge panel...
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5 things you should know about immigration reformAdvocates for comprehensive immigration reform won their first major legislative victory this week when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 to approve the bipartisan "Gang...
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‘Don’t Bow Your Heads’: Lawmaker Gives Atheist Talk While Leading Opening Prayer For House SessionWhen tasked with leading the Arizona House of Representative's opening prayer on Tuesday morning, State Rep. Juan Mendez (D-Tempe) asked members not to bow their...
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U.S. court rejects Arizona law imposing new curbs on abortionA roundup of national news.
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Sen. McCain to attend rally for Mass. GOP’s GomezThe Monday rally is planned for a Boston VFW post in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. Tickets to the fundraiser range from $2,600 for lunch to...
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Obama taps Giffords for Fulbright boardObama taps Giffords for Fulbright board The Arizona Democrat resigned from Congress in 2012, a year after a gunman shot her at close range while...
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Republicans Risk Razing Arizona Edge by Losing HispanicsAllan Lira has walked more miles on the streets of Phoenix (AZ04PHOE) than he can count, knocked on hundreds of doors, and, with the polish...
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Arizona law forces cities to resell guns from buy-back programsBy David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Monday signed legislation forcing municipalities to resell firearms from gun buy-back programs rather than...
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Fred DuVal first Arizona Democrat to announce run for governorFormer Clinton White House staffer Fred DuVal has become the first Democrat to officially jump into next years wide open race for governor.
Arizona Tea Party
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Tea Party meet this eveningThe next meeting of Fountain Hills AZ Tea Party will be held today, Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Learning Center. Guest speakers...
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Colangelo out as Raptors GM, still presidentBryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager.
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France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deathsThe makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled...
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Israeli peace negotiator: Stalemate bad for IsraelIsrael's chief peace negotiator said Tuesday that the current stalemate with the Palestinians is harmful for Israel, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
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Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration billWASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to the Senate’s bipartisan immigration...
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The IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?Today marks the one-week anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service's disclosure that it improperly scrutinized certain conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. As an inspector...
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Tea Party Maui targeted for IRS scrutinyTea Party Maui was among hundreds of groups targeted by the Internal Revenue Service for extra scrutiny when it applied for tax-exempt status in May...
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Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea partyThe Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney...
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Key Arizona Tea Party groups say IRS did not give them additional reviewThe decision by the IRS to take a closer look at Tea Party finances apparently did not affect some key organizations in Arizona.
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IRS tea party scandal is 'un-American' and a 'travesty,' lawmakers fumeCapitol Hill is awash with bipartisan condemnation of the Internal Revenue Service’s acknowledged targeting of conservative advocacy groups, as lawmakers in both chambers gear up...
