…health clinics and emergency rooms. http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/03/18/20100318brewer-signs-budget-bills-arizona.html Programs benefiting low income individuals and families, such as Medicaid and CHIP, are politically vulnerable to the whims of conservatives wielding budget cleavers. Gov….
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