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		<title>New CPS investigative unit unanimously approved in committee</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/10/new-cps-investigative-unit-unanimously-approved-in-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Grado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House Judiciary Committee took the first steps Thursday in creating a new unit of investigators dedicated to high-priority child abuse and neglect cases, a cornerstone measure recommended by the Child Safety Task Force.]]></description>
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		<title>Goldwater Institute branded as ‘lobbyist’ for anti-union bills</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/10/goldwater-institute-branded-as-%e2%80%98lobbyist%e2%80%99-for-anti-union-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behind an array of proposals to weaken unions is a small but influential conservative group that is partly responsible for moving Arizona’s needle to the right of the political spectrum.
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The Goldwater Institute developed and drafted legislation that is now the focal point of what could be the biggest political fight at the state Capitol this year.
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But now the group itself, not just its ideas, is under close scrutiny from opponents.
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		<title>Board of Regents appointee&#8217;s remarks on gays stir controversy in Senate</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/08/board-of-regents-appointees-remarks-on-gays-stir-controversy-in-senate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Davenport, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state Senate has voted to confirm Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's appointment of Jay Heiler to the Arizona Board of Regents, with Democrats saying they're troubled by his past remarks about gays.]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona bill targets police in polygamist enclave</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/08/arizona-bill-targets-police-in-polygamist-enclave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Davenport, Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill advancing in the Arizona Legislature would abolish the police department in Colorado City, a northern Arizona community where state Attorney General Tom Horne says officers who are followers of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs flout the law.
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		<title>Anti-union measures advancing quickly</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/07/anti-union-measures-advancing-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luige del Puerto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An array of proposals that would significantly weaken public unions is advancing quickly and is now a step closer to getting the nod of the full Senate.
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		<title>Democratic lawmakers offer bills addressing foreclosure crisis</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/07/democratic-lawmakers-offer-bills-addressing-foreclosure-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devin McIntyre, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allowing owners of foreclosed homes to remain as renters for at least a year would stabilize neighborhoods and minimize the fallout for families, a state lawmaker contends.
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		<title>Ariz. House passes reporting of missing kids bill</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/07/ariz-house-passes-reporting-of-missing-kids-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House has approved so-called "Caylee's Law" bill inspired by the Casey Anthony case in Florida.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP lawmakers seeking strict spending caps</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/06/gop-lawmakers-seeking-strict-spending-caps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley Beckner and Jim Small</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican legislators are striving to mark Arizona’s centennial with a fundamental change to how the state spends its money that would effectively shackle future Legislatures from creating any new government program unless they found a corresponding place to cut spending.]]></description>
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		<title>House Democrats pushing renewable energy bills</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/02/house-democrats-pushing-renewable-energy-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Testa, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Give money to schools to install solar panels on their roofs. Eliminate extra paperwork for homeowners seeking to install panels on their roofs. Endorse a plan that encourages utilities to invest in the state’s renewable energy industry.
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		<title>Bill to ban children from truck beds resurfaces after three deaths in past months</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/02/bill-to-ban-children-from-truck-beds-resurfaces-after-three-deaths-in-past-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Smith, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While attempts to bar minors from riding unrestrained in pickup truck beds have failed for years at the Legislature, state leaders have three new reasons to act, a lawmaker said Thursday.]]></description>
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