Tag: Gov. Jan Brewer
A brief Child Protective Services cost-saving measure that was supposed to end after five days in December 2009 has led to the failure to investigate thousands of cases of alleged...
Judge sets date to hear Medicaid expansion lawsuit
Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signs the Medicaid expansion law, June 17, in Phoenix. The law expands the state’s Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives...
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GOP candidates crowd 2014 governor’s race
Next year’s primary is shaping up to be the hottest contest for a Republican gubernatorial nomination in more than 20 years. With the general election one year away, most political...
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Brewer committee expected to help pro-Medicaid Republicans
Gov. Jan Brewer is hitting the fundraising trail again for an independent expenditure committee that is expected to help the Republican lawmakers who backed her Medicaid expansion plan. The governor...
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Republican candidates could benefit from their support of Medicaid
When asked how his vote for Medicaid expansion could threaten his chances at another term in the Arizona Legislature, Senate Majority Leader John McComish points to an Arizona Capitol Times...
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Arizona gets refund for money sent for Grand Canyon
Rail and roads
Coalition hopes to boost Arizona’s status as a transportation hub Business and political leaders are in the early stages of an initiative to address the state’s transportation infrastructure needs. The...
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Judicial imbalance
Relatively few private attorneys want to become judges in Arizona Stagnant salaries and diminished retirement benefits keep private attorneys from joining Arizona’s bench, which is becoming unbalanced by increasing numbers...
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Net metering battle takes center stage
(Photo courtesy Dennis Schroeder, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Statewide political warfare is usually reserved for even-numbered years, targets millions of Arizona voters and follows well-defined partisan...
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Confusion reigns as Court of Appeals blocks campaign finance law
An Arizona Court of Appeals ruling that put the state’s new campaign contribution limits on hold triggered widespread confusion among candidates and election attorneys. The appellate court on Oct....