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Junelle Cavero's House campaign made Brianna Westbrook its top payee. In July, Phoenix police charged Westbrook after an alleged knife-and-duct-tape break-in. Cavero still has not explained the money or the judgment.
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NY Times star scolds state for SNAP reductions with no context only heartstrings
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Republican legislative leaders deny that a measure they proposed was aimed at heading off a rival measure to regulate the state’s school voucher system – but say it would be constitutional even if it did. Voucher opponents are preoccupied with a clause in Proposition 145 that they say will nullify Proposition 212,...
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Open deskHHS plans a $150 million legal-services award to a small Texas firm with no immigration specialty. Advocates warn the move could harm unaccompanied minors, including hundreds in Arizona, and demand transparency on capacity and outcomes.