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Taxpayers picking up tabs for local candidate visits

A visit from a high-profile presidential candidate on the campaign trail is a feat of public safety, even more so when you have a vice president and a former president headlining.

Such was the whirlwind that swept through Arizona in October with multiple visits from Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as well as their surrogates.

But these visits have financial costs, ranging from traffic control and law enforcement to venue rentals.

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