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Water, housing, abortion, teacher pay could be top issues for lawmakers

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//January 6, 2024//

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Water, housing, abortion, teacher pay could be top issues for lawmakers

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//January 6, 2024//

It’s taken four decades, Saudi cows munching on alfalfa grown with Arizona water and national headlines about whether Arizona is finally drying up. But state lawmakers appear to finally be...

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