Arizona’s Republican-controlled Senate upheld a decision by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) to oust the chair of the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission, citing “gross misconduct” and Democratic bias.Colleen Coyle Mathis, who is registered as an independent, was voted out by a party line vote of 21-6 on Tuesday. Brewer had needed a two-thirds majority to uphold her decision.
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