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No Labels nominee Teri Ann Hourihan named Angela Harrolle Mohan as her preferred lieutenant governor, pairing a public-safety nonprofit resume with a third-party ticket while taking swings at Hobbs on affordability and an APS-backed energy law and...
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A Tucson grandson's blistering testimony ties early release and plea deals to deadly consequences and rising private security costs, putting Hobbs and City Hall on the fiscal and political hook.
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Elevated oil prices are driving up tax collections in states such as Alaska, New Mexico and Texas, delivering a windfall that will help lawmakers fund state services. The post Volatile oil prices deliver windfall to energy-producing states first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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BLS figures show U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July and earlier months were revised down by 103,000. Arizona's answer should be steadiness, not spin: fewer new costs, faster permits, and a laser focus on getting people into durable work.
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GOP leaders insist Prop 145 is legally sound even if it undercuts a rival voucher initiative, while critics say a key clause would erase Prop 212. The stakes are clarity, stability, and honest ballot language for Arizona families and schools.
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The Daily spotlights Arizona's SNAP cuts, but the math points to verification rules, staffing losses, and incentives, not cartoon villainy, as the drivers of a roughly 50% caseload drop versus an 11% national average.
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Sen. Mark Kelly's state-sponsored visa pilot promises a "third option" on immigration. If Arizona joins, cities and counties will need hard guardrails on wages, mobility, geography and due process to protect local workers and keep the program honest.
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NY Times star scolds state for SNAP reductions with no context only heartstrings
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After a 51-44 vote described as a divisive fight over vaccine policy, Dr. Erica Schwartz takes the CDC helm. The test for Arizona now is not the rhetoric but whether guidance arrives on time, in plain English, and with receipts.
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U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and the employment count for earlier months was revised downward by 103,000 jobs as labor shortages begin to weigh on hiring, according to new statistics released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. “There’s no sugarcoating the overarching message in the July...
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WASHINGTON — Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Wednesday. The Senate confirmed, 51-44, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the national public health agency within the Department of Health and Human...
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I spent years in the Arizona Legislature fighting for the people who too often get left out of the conversation. The post The health system Arizona’s working families can count on first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Public-school budgets rose after universal ESAs. The scholarship moves state formula aid with the child, not local taxes, not federal dollars, and not the Classroom Site Fund.
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