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		<title>Redistricting was hijacked by Democrats — give voters a chance to fix the process</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/10/redistricting-was-hijacked-by-democrats-%e2%80%94-give-voters-a-chance-to-fix-the-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Tobin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In ordinary circumstances, the most politically safe and easy course of action is to do nothing. On the other hand, it’s especially risky to foment actions that would alter the outcomes of voter initiatives.
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In the case of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, it’s important to conclude one way or another whether the intent and desires of the voters have been violated. If they have been, we should provide voters the mechanism with which to fix the situation. It’s obvious to me the process was hijacked.]]></description>
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		<title>Cities and towns are vital to Arizona’s economic recovery</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/10/cities-and-towns-are-vital-to-arizona%e2%80%99s-economic-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andy Tobin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clarkdale Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jan Brewer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Arizona has endured one of longest and deepest recessions in American history, the League of Arizona Cities and Towns has stepped forward to be a strong partner with Gov. Jan Brewer and state lawmakers as they sought solutions to reverse our fiscal crisis.
<br /><br />
Arizona’s 91 cities and towns cut their spending by nearly 30 percent on average. We have responded to this crisis by doing more with less.
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		<title>Tribes celebrate 10 years of sharing gaming revenue with Arizonans</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/06/tribes-celebrate-10-years-of-sharing-gaming-revenue-with-arizonans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaming & Gambling Feb 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Gaming Regulatory Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native American gaming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year marks 10 years since Arizona tribes signed new gaming compacts with the state of Arizona. These compacts provide an avenue for tribes to share gaming revenues with all Arizonans. As of September 2011, tribes have contributed more than $640 million to benefit education, trauma and emergency care, wildlife conservation and business development through tourism. These are real, hard dollars that have flowed to the state in good times and bad. In addition, tribal contributions fully fund the Arizona Department of Gaming, which is one of three entities that regulate tribal gaming, along with funding programs that work to prevent problem gambling.
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		<title>Essential need for immigrant labor</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/06/essential-need-for-immigrant-labor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Farm Bureau Federation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anti-Immigration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wonder how long it will be before we can have a discussion of immigration and labor issues without it being closed off with the phrases of “border security” and “open border and cheap labor?”
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		<title>Stop insurance industry war on patients who rely on chiropractic care</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/03/stop-insurance-industry-war-on-patients-who-rely-on-chiropractic-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jan Brewer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chiropractic patients in Arizona are being denied benefits and chiropractors are being forced out of business because a law designed to hold the insurance industry accountable is not being enforced.
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		<title>Let communities make decision on nuclear waste storage</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/03/let-communities-make-decision-on-nuclear-waste-storage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Melvin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent articles about my proposed education fund and related spent nuclear fuel recycling program have produced some uninformed and negative reactionary responses.  I urge everyone in the media, political arena and the voting public to educate themselves about this important subject.
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		<title>AIMS test standards don’t aim high enough to prepare students</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/01/aims-test-standards-don%e2%80%99t-aim-high-enough-to-prepare-students/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/01/aims-test-standards-don%e2%80%99t-aim-high-enough-to-prepare-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education Jan. 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACT Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona business & education coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Department of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core Standards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s celebrate those Arizona K-12 public schools — both traditional and charter — that are advancing their students more quickly than their peers toward college and career readiness. Let’s study their strategies and share those strategies so that similar schools might use them.]]></description>
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		<title>Time to fight to keep public notices in Arizona newspapers</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/30/time-to-fight-to-keep-public-notices-in-arizona-newspapers/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/30/time-to-fight-to-keep-public-notices-in-arizona-newspapers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Opinion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home news]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hb2403]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long before transparency was the catch phrase of government watchdogs, Arizona newspapers have been the primary fighters in the battle to keep government records open to citizens. In the last few years, the transparency fight has moved to protecting the public’s right to know by keeping public notices in newspapers.
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		<title>Minimum wage increase will help Arizona’s working families</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/30/minimum-wage-increase-will-help-arizona%e2%80%99s-working-families/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost of living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Policy Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minimum wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum wage increase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While working families struggle to make ends meet in this sluggish economy, there is a bright spot on the horizon for Arizona’s lowest-paid workers: On Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage increased 30 cents to $7.65, raising wages for more than 130,000 low-wage workers. 
<br /><br />
The increase not only helps hard-working Arizonans provide for their families, but also boosts the overall economy.]]></description>
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		<title>The truth behind SB1061 — the school lunch opt-out bill</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/27/the-truth-behind-sb1061-%e2%80%94-the-school-lunch-opt-out-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National School Lunch Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Harvey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rich Crandall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If ever I needed to channel Paul Harvey, now is the time. Since SB1070, I don’t think I have ever witnessed more false statements, misunderstandings and outright lies than I have with the school lunch opt-out bill. So with great respect for a radio legend, here is the rest of the story.]]></description>
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