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Legislative roundup for week ending Feb. 6

All StoriesTerry Wimmer02/05/20150

The Super Bowl and its more than 114 million viewers have put Arizona behind them but the good economic news didn’t stop when the fans left. Apple announced Monday it would add a $2 billion global command center in Mesa at a facility that used to house a glass supplier for the company. Gov. Doug…

Childhood vaccinations decreasing based on personal beliefs

All StoriesCasey Woollard11/06/20141

A decreasing number of children being vaccinated concerns Arizona health officials. The growing rates of childhood immunization exemptions are not due to religious beliefs or medical backgrounds, but the parents’ personal beliefs, according to the state Department of Health Services. The exemption rates were more than twice as high in the 2012-2013 school year (3.9%) compared…