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		<title>Brewer ends quest for pro-life language in Medicaid plan&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/17/az-gov-jan-brewer-ends-quest-for-pro-life-language-in-medicaid-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After weeks of discussions on possible pro-life language for her Medicaid expansion plan, Gov. Jan Brewer is through trying to find a way to bar abortion providers from participating in AHCCCS.
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		<title>Bipartisan Senate passes budget, AHCCCS expansion</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/16/bipartisan-senate-passes-budget-ahcccs-expansion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A debate that lasted nearly 12 hours ended late Thursday night, when the Arizona state Senate approved a budget proposal that includes a plan to expand Medicaid coverage as desired by Gov. Jan Brewer.

<br /></br>Six Republican senators joined forces with Senate Democrats to wrest control of the chamber from Sen. President Andy Biggs and provided momentum to Brewer’s proposal by giving preliminary approval to the bills during floor debate.]]></description>
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		<title>Senate gives preliminary approval to Medicaid expansion&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/16/last-minute-additions-threaten-state-budget-medicaid-negotiations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto and Ben Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A block of five Republican senators joined forces with Senate Democrats on May 16 to wrest control of the chamber from Sen. President Andy Biggs and provide momentum to Gov. Brewer’s proposal to expand Medicaid in Arizona.
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		<title>McComish becomes key player in Medicaid expansion drama</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/15/mccomish-becomes-key-player-in-medicaid-expansion-drama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senators are prepped for a lengthy floor debate on the GOP-led budget plan and a wildly anticipated fight to add Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion proposal to the mix against the objection of most Senate Republicans.<br /><br />Ten budget bills cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee, many by 6-3 party line votes, and the Rules Committee on Wednesday afternoon. That paves the way for lawmakers to take a final round of votes on the $8.89 billion spending plan Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Brewer: Senate budget means end is near&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/14/arizona-gov-jan-brewer-senate-budget-means-session-end-is-near/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jan Brewer said the budget introduced today by Senate President Andy Biggs is fairly close to her own and that she has few problems with the proposal, except for one major exception – it doesn’t include the expansion of Arizona’s Medicaid program.
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		<title>House speaker proposes ballot measure on Medicaid expansion&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/14/house-speaker-proposes-ballot-measure-on-medicaid-expansion/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/14/house-speaker-proposes-ballot-measure-on-medicaid-expansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 22:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Stephenson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unable or unwilling to take on Medicaid expansion at the Capitol, House speaker Andy Tobin wants to ask voters in the state whether they want to expand Medicaid coverage. He is working on a resolution to send the question to the ballot in a special election this year.]]></description>
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		<title>Biggs’ budget plan does not include Brewer’s Medicaid expansion&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/14/biggs-budget-plan-does-not-include-brewers-medicaid-expansion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Giles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate President Andy Biggs stepped forward Tuesday with a budget proposal similar to the one offered by Gov. Jan Brewer in January, but it defiantly does not include her Medicaid expansion plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Young Supreme Court could shape Arizona law for years to come&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/13/young-supreme-court-could-shape-arizona-law-for-years-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/13/young-supreme-court-could-shape-arizona-law-for-years-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current Arizona Supreme Court has the potential to become the longest sitting court since the state stopped electing justices.

The crop of justices averages 56 years old. The earliest any of them reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 will be 2021.]]></description>
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		<title>Biggs, Brewer, Tobin have options on Medicaid issue&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/06/biggs-brewer-tobin-have-options-on-medicaid-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/06/biggs-brewer-tobin-have-options-on-medicaid-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arizona Capitol Times Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jan Brewer is determined to expand Arizona’s Medicaid plan, Senate President Andy Biggs has vowed to prevent it, and House Speaker Andy Tobin is somewhere in the middle.]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid opponents see their bills vetoed, but differ on reasons&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/05/06/medicaid-opponents-see-their-bills-vetoed-but-differ-on-reasons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hank Stephenson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservative lawmakers rallied against Medicaid expansion at a press conference on the Capitol lawn last month. But some expansion opponents warned that publicly staking out their position and standing up against Gov. Jan Brewer can come with political repercussions.]]></description>
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