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Shift on gay marriage energizes immigration activists
President Barack Obama’s shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform.
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Naimark, others blast GOP priorities in state budget

Advocates for more funding for social programs today panned Republicans for their priorities in the recently-enacted state budget.
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IRConspiracy?

IRC testimony may shed light on unanswered questions, accusations
Win or lose, a pair of lawsuits seeking to overturn maps drawn by the state’s redistricting commission may shed new light on accusations and unanswered questions that have dogged the panel for much of the past year.
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Brewer signs bill banning abortions after 20 weeks

Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in most cases, making Arizona one of only a handful of states in the country with such a restriction.
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Phoenix bus drivers back on the road after strike
Buses in Phoenix are back on a full schedule for the first time since drivers walked out in a labor dispute last week.
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Court critical of pink underwear for Ariz. inmates
An appeals court has criticized the pink underwear worn by inmates in Arizona’s largest county, as federal judges consider the case of a mentally ill man who mistakenly viewed officers’ efforts to forcibly clothe him as an attempt at rape.
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Committee gives preliminary OK to bill toughening penalties for border tunnels
Citing the high number of cross–border tunnels that pop up in Arizona and California, a House committee Tuesday passed a bill toughening laws against the use of tunnels for smuggling underneath the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Excess money needs to go to ‘rainy day fund’
Just like the Republicans in the state Legislature led us out of our recent state fiscal crisis, the Republican-led Legislature is proposing a responsible budget once again.
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Richard Miranda resigns from House

Rep. Richard Miranda is resigning from the state House of Representatives, claiming health and family issues.
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Arizona Supreme Court refuses to hear Medicaid issue
The Arizona Supreme Court is leaving intact an eligibility reduction expected to deny government-paid health care to more than 100,000 low-income people.







