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An Arizona State Senate panel advanced four spending bills that, among other measures, will allow the state to hire 192 new child welfare workers and fund the legal defense of...

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Senate panel advances spending bills, including $6.86 million for child welfare

Senate panel advances spending bills, including $6.86 million for child welfare

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