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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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Hillsborough courts left with chaos after state’s juvenile detention center closure

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Bethany Barnes is the deputy investigations editor. She can be reached at bbarnes@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in above or subscribe here. Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the Community Guidelines.
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Hillsborough courts left with chaos after state’s juvenile detention center closure

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The 16-year-old stepped to the courtroom lectern, ready to take responsibility. If she agreed to follow a diversion plan drawn up by prosecutors, she could go home. At least that was how it was supposed to work. But the 11th grader, charged with battery, found herself on the sharp end of a justice system thrust into chaos. No one in the Hillsborough County courtroom knew how to do something as simple as get her back to her parents.
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Rays stadium project ‘displaced’ Hillsborough juvenile detention center, email shows

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By Bethany Barnes Verified, Lizzy Alspach, Nicolas Villamil Verified
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The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice announced the closure of Hillsborough County's only juvenile detention center earlier this month. | Join the Conversation Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in above or subscribe here. Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the Community Guidelines.
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