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Mon May 22, 2017, 11:41 PM May 2017

Ducey signs 27 laws including aid for needy, biz tax credits

PHOENIX — Because of bills signed Monday by Gov. Doug Ducey, some of Arizona’s needy will be able to get an additional year of help.

Big corporations and investors will get increased tax credits.

And cities will get to ask voters to hike taxes only once every two years.

But farmers can forget about growing industrial hemp. And student journalists are not going to get new First Amendment protections from administrative oversight.

Ducey penned his approval to 27 new laws on Monday, the last of what the Legislature approved in its 122-day session. He found six others unacceptable, bringing his veto record this session to 11.

Read more: http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ducey-signs-laws-including-aid-for-needy-biz-tax-credits/article_3667bb33-147f-58af-b0dc-4ef1eb0a99d4.html

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