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Senate confirms Erica Schwartz to lead CDC after vaccine-policy fight; Arizona waits for the playbook

After a 51-44 vote described as a divisive fight over vaccine policy, Dr. Erica Schwartz takes the CDC helm. The test for Arizona now is not the rhetoric but whether guidance arrives on time, in plain English, and with receipts.

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July jobs report shows hiring at a ‘virtual standstill’ as businesses shed 23K jobs

U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and the employment count for earlier months was revised downward by 103,000 jobs as labor shortages begin to weigh on hiring, according to new statistics released Friday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. “There’s no sugarcoating the overarching message in the July...

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Senate installs new CDC chief after divisive confirmation fight over vaccine policy

WASHINGTON — Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Wednesday. The Senate confirmed, 51-44, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the national public health agency within the Department of Health and Human...

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The health system Arizona’s working families can count on

I spent years in the Arizona Legislature fighting for the people who too often get left out of the conversation. The post The health system Arizona’s working families can count on first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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No, ESAs Are Not Defunding Public Schools. The Lies, the Myths, and the Truth.

Public-school budgets rose after universal ESAs. The scholarship moves state formula aid with the child, not local taxes, not federal dollars, and not the Classroom Site Fund.

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Hobbs Possible Lieutenant Governor Picks Raise Questions

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Mayes And Fellow Democrat AGs Planned To Sue Trump Nearly 7 Months Before He Was Reelected

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Bronx Man Sentenced for Role in Bank Fraud Ring Targeting Arizonans

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No Labels’ Hourihan names running mate

Angela Harrolle Mohan, a registered independent, spent more than a decade as CEO of The 100 Club, a nonprofit. The post No Labels’ Hourihan names running mate first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Hobbs veto leaves kids alone with chatbots. Bring HB 2311 back.

The Legislature sent a bipartisan, tailored kids-and-AI bill to the Ninth Floor. Hobbs swatted it away at the buzzer, and Arizona's families pay the price.

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A deadly rendezvous, a minor suspect, and Arizona's upside-down priorities

A Phoenix killing tied to a paid-sex rendezvous is a reminder that the illegal sex market bleeds into our neighborhoods. Arizona can fund reentry and still reassert the boring but vital work of order.

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Stopgap skips $38.6B in extra road money. Arizona should plan for leaner years now.

The Senate's stopgap keeps the lights on but lets $38.6 billion a year in extra transportation cash expire Oct. 1.

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Career paths key to Arizona post-incarceration success

Advocates, experts and lawmakers say Arizonans leaving incarceration need more than just a job to create a stable life — they need an actual career path. The post Career paths key to Arizona post-incarceration success first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Mayes promises pre-election end to Hobbs 'pay-to-play' probe. Hobbs still dodges interview.

Mayes promises a pre-election finish to the Hobbs pay-to-play probe as the governor avoids committing to an interview, Sunshine's rates surge, and disclosure gets vetoed twice.

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Trump administration pushing to gut Head Start early education program for neediest children

The Trump administration appears poised to gut the central policies that shape Head Start, a popular and long-established early childhood education program that serves the country’s neediest children. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the changes Thursday. The federal Office of Information and...

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Governors and lawmakers say they’re getting serious about states’ rights

OKLAHOMA CITY — State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. Bipartisan groups of governors and state lawmakers held major gatherings in recent days where issues of state authority became a...

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Trade Gap Contracted in June, Ends 18 Percent Above 12-Month Average

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Federal funding fog meets Hobbs' Giles trial balloon as Arizona tests for governing adults

A U.S. Senate stopgap that leaves expiring transportation dollars unrenewed collides with Arizona's lieutenant governor sweepstakes, testing the state's appetite for governing partners over campaign vibes.

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US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding

WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, which authorized highway and transit...

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Hobbs Rules Out Debates as Arizona Organizers Finalize Invitations

Her winning 2022 strategy may prove riskier against Rep. Andy Biggs

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Phoenix Man Killed By Woman He Paid in Advance for Sexual Services

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Hobbs, Biggs launch attack-filled Arizona governor’s race

The race between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Congressman Andy Biggs took no time turning negative. The post Hobbs, Biggs launch attack-filled Arizona governor’s race first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Arizona missed an opportunity to take a leap forward on kids online safety

As an elementary school counselor, I have the opportunity every day to work with kids who are still learning about social interaction. The post Arizona missed an opportunity to take a leap forward on kids online safety first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .