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Veterans Services director resigns over hiring of former lawmaker

Jeremy Duda and Hank Stephenson//April 3, 2013//

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Veterans Services director resigns over hiring of former lawmaker

Veterans Services director resigns over hiring of former lawmaker

Jeremy Duda and Hank Stephenson//April 3, 2013//

Joey Strickland
The director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services resigned after a former lawmaker he tried to hire against the governor’s wishes made comments...

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