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Among the many government entities that are created by ObamaCare, one is especially troubling because it is comprised of a group of unelected government bureaucrats who will make critical changes in how the nation’s seniors receive health care.
Forecast for Arizona economy shows gradual gains
A state economic projection for the next two years is favorable but tempered by continued weaknesses in construction, as Arizona makes a gradual pullout from the recession.
AZ’s congressional votes: Week ending April 15, 2011
Here's how Arizona's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending April 15.
Take steps to ensure health care wishes are followed
Hoping for the best but preparing for the worst is a somewhat cynical English proverb. But it can also serve to remind us that we should take steps to ensure our quality of life and provide a clear understanding of our wishes for ourselves during traumatic events.
Arizona House to consider abortion bills Monday
Two bills scheduled to be considered Monday by the Arizona House would impact the state's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Arizona.
AHCCCS kill bill designed to trigger a conversation
Although a bill passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee after midnight the morning of Feb. 23 would repeal Arizona's Medicaid system, its real purpose appears to be to start a discussion on how the state can save money on health care.
Ariz. aide: Ending Medicaid would cripple state
Arizona's Medicaid director says the state's economy would be crippled if the state ends its health care program for low-income people as proposed under a bill advancing in the Senate.
Ariz. Senate panel set to consider Medicaid repeal
An influential legislator says Arizona should eliminate its Medicaid program because neither the cash-short state nor the debt-ridden federal government can afford it.
Evan Wyloge on bills bucking the feds
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Evan Wyloge discusses the way Arizona lawmakers are working to write laws that prohibit federal oversight on a number of fronts.
Interstate compacts — A new tactic for challenging federal authority
Once employed for such mundane issues as inmate transfers, natural resource management and state boundary definitions, interstate compacts have suddenly become the latest tool for legislators looking to buck the federal government on a slew of controversial topics.
Interest group ranks Arizona near the bottom in children’s health care
Arizona ranks among the lowest-performing states in the nation for children’s health coverage, riding the bottom line for access, affordability and equity, according to a national report.
Tucson lawmakers lead effort to require reporting of violent behavior
A bipartisan group led by two Tucson lawmakers wants to make government entities and institutions of higher education report instances of violent behavior by employees or students.
