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CHICAGO — The most powerful lawmaker in Wisconsin is walking away from his job. The most powerful legislators in North Carolina and Utah lost bids for a new term. Both top lawmakers in Vermont are retiring.

The exodus of state legislative leaders this year is widespread: Nearly a third of the nation’s House speakers, Senate presidents and maj...

After the latest round of political scrutiny threatened to derail its mission, the leader of an important and unique part of Tucson’s economic development wants not just to keep the momentum going, but to expand its scope.

Many people have credited Rio Nuevo as a contributor to revitalizing Tucson’s downtown area in the 21st century by using state dollars and private f...

Key Points: The Arizona Supreme Court has confirmed that information from church confessionals is protected from mandatory reporting laws State lawmakers have made numerous attempts to remove those protections The chair of the House Judiciary Committee says he will block any attempts to remove confessional confidentiality

PHOENIX — A key legislator says a recent

Greg Hardy

When public policies reveal a double standard, it is rarely subtle. In Arizona today, two state decisions operating side by side present a stark moral and financial paradox: we have made it effortless for high-income families to access state subs...

CHICAGO — It’s crunch time for states seeking to take advantage of a once-in-a-generation federal rural health grant program, state health officials and rural health experts said here last week.

States have only a matter of months to award the $200 million, on average, they received in the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, a fund created by Congres...