3 Ariz. senators backtrack on service refusal bill

USA TODAY: Three Republican senators who voted for Senate Bill 1062 said Monday they made a bad decision in a rushed process and are now asking Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the right-to-refuse-service bill…

Pierce and Worsley said the bill was moved along very quickly, not giving them enough time to convince fellow lawmakers to vote against it. Besides, Pierce said, they didn’t want to “tear apart” the GOP caucus, which was sharply divided last year over Brewer’s push for Medicaid expansion.

But the reaction from constituents to the business community reinforced their discomfort with their “yes” votes, they said, leading to the call for a veto… (more)

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