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How Gov. Hobbs plans to wipe out over 80% of medical debt for Arizonans like Misty
$30 million in funding from the Biden administration has been allocated to pay off up to $2 billion in medical debt currently held by Arizona residents.
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Hobbs vetoed major housing legislation. Here’s what’s still in the works.
Even though a significant piece of housing legislation was blocked by Hobbs, lawmakers are hopeful other housing affordability bills will become law.
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We mapped out all 400 apartment complexes accused of rent price-fixing in Arizona
The Arizona Attorney General is suing nine real estate conglomerates for conspiring to create a rent monopoly.
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Kari Lake uses campaign donations to pay her family business, financial records show
Campaign finance records show the Lake campaign paid her husband roughly $2,000 during her last campaign. This time around, that number’s already jumped to $8,000.
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AG Kris Mayes joins lawsuit to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger after statewide listening tour
The Federal Trade Commission said the $24.6 billion acquisition would raise prices for consumers and diminish competition in the grocery industry.
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After expanding health care access for Arizonans, Harris has new plan to cut costs further
More than 40,000 Arizonans whose healthcare benefits were set to expire last year got to keep their coverage due to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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BREAKING: AG Kris Mayes sues rental corporations for conspiratorial price-fixing
The lawsuit alleges the landlords secretly shared leasing data in order to create a “rental monopoly” that allowed them to implement massive rent increases and bring in millions of dollars in profit.
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The laws around gig work are changing. Here’s what you need to know
The way workers are classified as independent contractors changed in 2021. Now, the labor department has reversed course.
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Op-ed: Arizona Republicans are failing to make life more affordable for families
While Republicans push shortsighted tax cuts with ill-intended consequences, Democrats are committed to crafting a state budgets that are sound in policy and intention.
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Republicans push to kill agency credited for rebuilding Arizona’s economy after Great Recession
Republicans introduced a bill to close Arizona’s economic development agency, which was created in 2011 in response to the Great Recession.
