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In this photo taken Friday, March 14, 2014, Jerad Bernard hands out cards to passersby offering one free ride through the Lyft ridesharing service in Seattle. In a fight pitting upstart technology and traditional business, app-based car share companies and traditional taxis are fighting for supremacy in Seattle. The taxi industry say companies like Uber and Lyft undercut their businesses because they are not regulated. Uber and Lyft say they provide services and convenience that taxis sorely lack. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Jan 29, 2015

Uber, Lyft drivers get go-ahead from Ducey

Gov. Doug Ducey and Andy Tobin, his new director of the Department of Weights and Measures, announced late Wednesday the state is suspending all investigations into individuals who drive for Uber and Lyft.

Former House Speaker Kirk Adams announces his run for Congress outside the Arizona House of Representatives shortly after resigning his post in the Legislature April 28, 2011. (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Dec 2, 2014

Ducey’s choice of Adams as chief of staff met with acclaim

The biggest question in the Capitol parlor game of guessing who will serve in Doug Ducey’s administration was answered today as the governor-elect announced that former House Speaker Kirk Adams will serve as his chief of staff.

May 29, 2014

Report: 1,700 vets left off VA hospital wait list

Navy veteran Ken Senft turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care in 2011 after his private insurance grew too costly. It could have been a fatal mistake, he now says.

May 6, 2014

Brewer axes bill allowing insurers to drop drivers

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed insurance companies to drop drivers from their coverage if their car was driven mostly out of the state.

Nov 19, 2013

GOP outlines strategy to unseat freshmen Arizona Democrats in Congress

The midterm congressional elections are still a year off, but the Republican Party started ratcheting up its campaign this week against three freshman Arizona Democrats it has targeted in the race.

Nov 15, 2013

Obamacare enrollment underwhelming in Arizona, nation

WASHINGTON – Only 739 Arizona residents signed up for health insurance in the first month after the troubled health insurance marketplace went online, according to numbers released this week on the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act.

Nov 13, 2013

Report: 739 Arizonans sign up for ‘Obamacare’ coverage

According to the federal government, fewer than 750 Arizonans have signed up for health insurance under the federal marketplace created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

Nov 11, 2013

Ex-US Rep. Rick Renzi appeals corruption verdict

Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi is appealing his conviction on public corruption, money laundering and other charges.

Nov 6, 2013

Study: 313,000 in AZ can get insurance subsidies

A new study says nearly 60 percent of Arizonans who can buy health insurance through the federal marketplace will qualify for a tax subsidy.

Nov 5, 2013

Arizona Democrats tout Obamacare benefits, despite problems with rollout

Despite the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act, Arizona Democrats touted the law’s “many, many positive aspects” and showcased one woman Monday who successfully got health insurance through healthcare.gov.

In this March 5, 2008 file photo shows Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., right, facing a 35 count indictment, listens to his lead attorney Reid Weingarten after his arraignment, during a news conference at U.S. District Court in Tucson, Ariz. Renzi pleaded not guilty in his initial court appearance. A jury has begun hearing testimony in the trial of former Congressman Rick Renzi in federal court in Tucson. The Arizona Republican is accused of siphoning money from clients of his insurance agency to pay for personal and political expenses. He's also accused of trying to engineer a land swap for personal gain. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Oct 28, 2013

Ex-AZ congressman Rick Renzi gets 3-year prison term for corruption

A federal judge on Monday sentenced former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi to three years in prison for convictions on public corruption, money laundering and other charges, capping a corruption case prosecutors said began more than a decade ago.

Oct 25, 2013

Sebelius visits Phoenix call center, offers few solutions to ‘Obamacare’ website problems

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill grilled contractors responsible for HealthCare.gov, the failing website allowing access to a new federal health-insurance marketplace, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was thousands of miles away in Arizona.

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