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Senate Republicans target ‘drag story hour,’ other drag performances
Republican Senators Anthony Kern and Justine Wadsack, the authors of two measures aimed at “drag shows,” confer Thursday on the Senate floor. Republicans in the Arizona...
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US law based on anti-Latino racism fuels immigration fight
Brutal political fight to expand Medicaid was worth it
This year marks the fifth anniversary of Medicaid restoration in Arizona, when we stood among a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers, health care providers and advocates, business leaders and patients to...
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Don’t follow Minnesota’s failed dental therapist experiment
Earlier this decade, Minnesota lawmakers were convinced they had the solution for rural and low-income people not obtaining oral health care. Create a new mid-level provider called a dental therapist,...
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Darcy Olsen: A new generation of justice for foster kids
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Legislator: Don’t allow children to marry
Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times) Saying 18 is plenty young enough, a Scottsdale lawmaker wants to repeal existing Arizona laws that...
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22,000 Arizona children could lose health care
Health care for more than 22,000 Arizona youngsters is in jeopardy because of congressional inaction. The federal budget year expired Sept. 30 without lawmakers taking action to fund the Children’s...
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Darcy Olsen, longtime Goldwater Institute CEO, ousted by board
Goldwater Institute leader stepping down after 16 years
The Goldwater Institute is losing its top staffer. CEO Darcy Olsen spent 16 years leading the conservative think tank, but is leaving the organization effective today, according to spokeswoman Starlee...
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Childhood vaccination exemptions up in state
Kristin Fields holds her 18-month-old daughter Leah as Maricopa County Department of Public Health nurse Pearl Napa administers vaccines at a clinic in Glendale. (Cronkite...
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Indoor tanning for kids? Might as well expose them to plutonium
After four years of hard work on the part of patients, parents, physicians, and legislators, members of the Arizona House of Representatives had their first chance to vote on...
