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The Medicaid Battle Gets Theological

The Medicaid Battle Gets Theological

If the first public hearing on Medicaid expansion is any indication, the debate is only going to get more unc…

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Arizona Could Lose $137 Million or Gain $19 Million in Sales Tax Change

Arizona Could Lose $137 Million or Gain $19 Million in Sales Tax Change

Simplifying Arizona's sales tax just got a whole lot more complicated. While lawmakers worked on sealing the …

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Lawmakers Are Taking a Stance on Tucson's Mail

Lawmakers Are Taking a Stance on Tucson's Mail

Remember when we told you that Tucson mail was going to hell in hand basket? Well, Arizona lawmakers are tryi…

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Tucson Lawmakers' Bill to Boost Mental Health Services Dies

Tucson Lawmakers' Bill to Boost Mental Health Services Dies

A bill that aimed to give Tucson a sense of closure after the January 2011 shooting died last week and there …

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Tucson heat the killer of 2 hikers, autopsies show

Tucson heat the killer of 2 hikers, autopsies show

Autopsy reports confirm that the Sonoran Desert's punishing heat killed two healthy hikers last month. Mechan…

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Previous Session's Promise Could Hurt Clean Elections Referendum

Previous Session's Promise Could Hurt Clean Elections Referendum

The referendum to reroute Clean Elections funding to education passed through the Senate Elections Committee …

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Pinellas rape exams in flux as county pulls funding Original

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Pinellas County hospitals are scrambling to figure out how they can provide rape kits to sexual assault survivors after the nonprofit Suncoast Center declared it is ending the service next year and county commissioners pulled funding. The forensic exams are critical for victims who seek treatment and for investigators who collect evidence after assaults. Suncoast has had trouble offering rape kits consistently.
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Problems easing after Hillsborough juvenile detention center’s abrupt closure, officials say

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The chaos caused by the state's sudden closure of Hillsborough County's only juvenile detention center has lessened substantially, according to a Wednesday meeting of members from the area's juvenile justice advisory board. The board — which includes a prosecutor, judge and county and school officials — was blindsided by the shutdown and in response created a subcommittee to handle what it said amounted to a local emergency.
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Problems easing after Hillsborough juvenile detention center’s abrupt closure, officials say

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Florida recently closed the only juvenile detention center in Hillsborough County. The sudden shift caused chaos in juvenile courtrooms in the 13th Judicial Circuit, but lawyers say disruptions have eased in the last two weeks. ©Dirk Shadd The chaos caused by the state’s sudden closure of Hillsborough County’s only juvenile detention center has lessened substantially, according to a Wednesday meeting of members from the area’s juvenile justice advisory board.
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