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		<title>BODY ARMOR ALERT!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 26, 2011, Phoenix Police Department Officer Anthony Daley #9190, was shot and seriously wounded while on-duty. Although Officer Daley was wearing a ballistic vest, a .40 caliber round penetrated the full thickness of the Kevlar material approximately 3/8 of an inch (20mm) above the lower left front panel edge of the vest. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/body-armor-alert</link>
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		<title>Personnel Reform Update 2/19/12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HB2571 was heard in the House Employment and Regulatory Affairs committee Thursday night.  During my testimony opposing the bill, I emphasized to the committee members that the current Law Enforcement Merit System Council (LEMSC) is no broken and splitting up the employees of DPS creates issues that are in no way addressed in the bill.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/personnel-reform-update-21912</link>
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		<title>Personnel Reform: Members get active! &#8220;We are DPS&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A striker amendment to HB 2571 was introduced in efforts to reform due process within the various personnel systems within the state, including the Law Enforcement Merit System Council (LEMCS).  The proposed language would remove DPS civilian employees from LEMCS and put them into the newly modified state personnel system.  AHPA and its members are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/personnel-reform-law-enforcement-should-not-be-generalized-with-all-professions</link>
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		<title>Order Your Centennial Badge TODAY!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1912 &#8211; 2012 ARIZONA CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL On February 14, 1912, Arizona became the 48th and last of the contiguous states to enter the Union of the United States of America.  During 2012, we celebrate our states 100th Anniversary. The Arizona Highway Patrol Association and the Fraternal Order of Police have teamed up together with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/order-your-centennial-badge-today</link>
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		<title>Personnel Reform: Law enforcement civilians want same standards as officers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Personnel reform bill impacts police employees &#38; services Law enforcement civilians want same standards as sworn officers Arizona – Per Governor Brewer, the legislature will be hearing a striker amendment to House Bill 2571 on Thursday in efforts to reform due process for state employees.  The members of the Arizona Highway Patrol Association (AHPA) oppose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/personnel-reform-law-enforcement-civilians-want-same-standards-as-officers</link>
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		<title>ACT NOW! Oppose Senate Bills 1484, 1485, 1486 &amp; 1487</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four bills were introduced specifically targeting all public employees and their representation.  SB 1484 (http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1484&#38;Session_Id=107), 1485 (http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1485&#38;Session_Id=107), 1486 (http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1486&#38;Session_Id=107) and 1487 (http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1487&#38;Session_Id=107) are broad anti-union bills, generalizing that the law enforcement profession is comparable to the private sector.  These bills do not recognize that police services require specialized needs.  They impede your current rights and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/act-now-oppose-senate-bills-1484-1485-1486-1487</link>
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		<title>Take Advantage of Your PSPRS Cancer Benefit!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cancer is a disease that has touched many lives, especially those in the law enforcement community.  From radar guns to Arizona’s scorching sun, police officers are faced with hazardous duty and the continued likelihood of encountering cancer.  The Arizona Police Association (APA) and the Arizona Highway Patrol Association (AHPA) worked hard in helping pass legislation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/take-advantage-of-your-psprs-cancer-benefit</link>
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		<title>AHPA endorses Kyrsten Sinema for Congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Kyrsten, As an elected official who has always had an open door policy for the frontline police officers and civilians that serve the public, the Arizona Highway Patrol Association understands the importance of that longstanding relationship.  When our nation is losing police officers at record rates, law enforcement needs to speak one-on-one with our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/ahpa-endorses-krysten-sinema-for-congress</link>
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		<title>AZ Republic: Let us now praise an exceptional man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE by E.J. Montini, Arizona Republic Columnist (Column for Jan. 13, 2012 Arizona Republic) Maricopa County Deputy Sheriff William Coleman was an exceptional man. But he was not the exception. At his funeral today there will be hundreds of men and women in uniform who would do (and perhaps have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/news-issues/az-republic-let-us-now-praise-an-exceptional-man</link>
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		<title>AHPA members deliver Christmas bears to Arizona Hospitals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read more and see pictures from the 2011 visits HERE]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ahpa.com/youtube/ahpa-members-deliver-christmas-bears-to-arizona-hospitals</link>
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