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Arizona Edition: Sen. Mark Kelly Dicusses Infrastructure Deal

By Lou Gum • Jul 30, 2021

This week a bipartisan group of 20 United States Senators announced a $1 trillion deal on infrastructure. Though the details are still to be worked out, the framework received the support of 17 Republicans in a procedural vote Wednesday.

Arizona Governor Along With 12 Others Ask Supreme Court To Overturn Roe v. Wade

By Howard Fischer • Jul 29, 2021

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn it's historic decision in Roe v. Wade and leave the question of whether to allow abortion in Arizona to state lawmakers -- and to him as an unapologetic foe of the practice.

Election Audit Report Expected by Mid-August, Arizona Senate President Says

By Howard Fischer • Jul 28, 2021

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX -- Maricopa County supervisors won't say just yet what they intend to do about the latest subpoenas dealing with the audit despite a 1 p.m. Monday deadline.

And Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said she's already preparing a "prebuttal'' of whatever is produced by the Senate's contractors, calling the process so flawed that anything that comes out of the yet-to-be-produced report will be meaningless.

Dr. Cara Christ To leave Position as Arizona’s Health Director

By Howard Fischer • Jul 28, 2021

Capitol Media Services file photo by Howard Fischer

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX -- The state's top health official is quitting.

Cara Christ is leaving as director of the Department of Health Services to become chief medical officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Her last day will be Aug. 27.