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Phoenix business group wants to change laws to help lure jobs - AZCentral.com

The mission of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council is to attract jobs to the region. Most importantly, higher-paying jobs. But as the recession deepened, wiping out about one-tenth of Arizona's existing jobs, economic growth stalled. Arizona fell to ...

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Tea Party activists coming up short in Texas Legislature races - Dallas Morning News

For all the recent Tea Party talk, moderate Republicans were on their way toward carrying a number of closely watched contests for the Texas Legislature. The battle to represent West Plano’s House District 66 was advancing to an April 13 runoff ...

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Lyle Larson captures GOP nomination for House District 122 - MySanAntonio

Former Bexar County Commissioner Lyle Larson was the runaway winner in his bid to replace longtime incumbent Frank Corte Jr., as the Republican nominee for Texas House District 122. Larson trounced Denise Barnhill, a Realtor, and will face biotech ...

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Governor’s race decided: Perry vs. White - Star Community Newspapers

Republican ballot propositions received voter approval: Photo ID: The Texas legislature should make it a priority to protect the integrity of our election process by enacting legislation that requires voters to provide valid photo identification in ...

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Margo to face Moody for House District 78 seat - El Paso Times

EL PASO -- Businessman Dee Margo will get another chance to become a state legislator. He won a tight Republican primary Tuesday, holding off newcomer Jay Kleberg for the nomination for the House District 78 seat. A third candidate, Luis Rene Diaz ...

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La. not part of education alliance - News-Star

BATON ROUGE — Louisiana is not included in a 17-state alliance pledging to improve college graduation rates, even though the organization that formed the group has repeatedly applauded the state's efforts. Stan Jones, president of Complete College ...

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Chávez, Gonzalez in runoff for House 76 - El Paso Times

She could not defeat challenger Naomi Gonzalez in the primary Tuesday, so the two are now ... April 13 in a runoff that will determine who will win a two-year term in the Texas Legislature. No Republican is running. "We are energized and ready to be ...

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Dallas County may create toll agency - Dallas Morning News

Dallas County commissioners are considering eying a plan that would give them the same legal powers as the North Texas Tollway Authority, including the right to issue bonds guaranteed by future toll traffic and to enter into long-term contracts with ...

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From farm to politics, Perry follows in family's footsteps - Austin American-Statesman

If he wasn't your governor, chances are that Rick Perry would be spending his days in the left seat of a Boeing 737 cockpit as a Southwest Airlines pilot. Before he was a politician, Perry worked on the family farm. And in 1978, life on the farm wasn ...

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Perry to face showdown against White in November - Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN — Republican Gov. Rick Perry and Democratic former Houston Mayor Bill White clinched their parties' nominations for governor Tuesday, setting up a fight over whether the problems in Washington or Austin are more relevant to Texans' everyday ...

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