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Fund sweep illegal; ag groups vindicated

Christian Palmer//July 14, 2009//[read_meter]

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Fund sweep illegal; ag groups vindicated

Fund sweep illegal; ag groups vindicated

Christian Palmer//July 14, 2009//[read_meter]

A consortium of agricultural interests claimed victory July 9 after a judge ruled the Arizona Legislature acted illegally last year when it swept $160,000 from accounts that held voluntary, private...

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