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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 in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Obama's health care overhaul. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jun 20, 2013

Roadblocks remain for Medicaid expansion

The protracted fight for Medicaid expansion likely won’t end with Gov. Jan Brewer’s signing of the historic legislation.

Detractors of Gov. Jan Brewer's Medicaid expansion proposal protest at her rally at the state Capitol. (Photo by Jeremy Duda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Apr 9, 2013

Dueling polls reach different results on Medicaid expansion support

Two recent polls on Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion plan reached substantially differing results, with one showing overwhelming public support and the other reflecting more evenly split public opinion with Republicans opposed.

Arizona GOP seeks to retain control of Legislature
Mar 15, 2013

GOP activists vow to kill expansion

Some Arizona lawmakers contemplating the pros and cons of Gov. Jan Brewer’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage in the state must also consider whether a vote for her proposal amounts to political suicide.

Jan 14, 2013

Brewer plan would tie school funding to student achievement

Taking a page from higher education, Gov. Jan Brewer announced today she wants to install a system in which public schools would earn some of their funding based on student achievement.

Mar 8, 2010

Despite wide support, construction of a $187M medical school building still on hold

On the surface, it seemed like a no-brainer to build a new Health Sciences Education Building for Arizona's three state universities.

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