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In the wake of Medicaid expansion, Republicans hope they can all still get along

Ben Giles//July 5, 2013//[read_meter]

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In the wake of Medicaid expansion, Republicans hope they can all still get along

In the wake of Medicaid expansion, Republicans hope they can all still get along

Ben Giles//July 5, 2013//[read_meter]

Lawmakers typically insist that nothing is personal in politics. After all, it’s just policy. But with an issue as contentious as Medicaid expansion in the Arizona Legislature’s rearview mirror, only...

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