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Stonewalled: Legislature redacts, delays and denies access to messages

Rachel Leingang and Hank Stephenson//November 19, 2015//

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Stonewalled: Legislature redacts, delays and denies access to messages

Stonewalled: Legislature redacts, delays and denies access to messages

Rachel Leingang and Hank Stephenson//November 19, 2015//

Messages turned over to the Capitol Times were heavily redacted. (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times) Four months ago, the Arizona Capitol Times set out...

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