PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is being pulled one way by major business groups and another by fellow conservatives as she faces a fast-approaching deadline to decide whether to implement a key part of the federal health care law.

The decision, due Friday, will determine if Arizona creates a state-run, online marketplace for consumers to use when choosing health plans, or lets the federal government create and run a so-called "exchange" for the state.

Brewer is among the Republican governors who oppose the law, but she has yet to indicate what course she'll take.

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