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Gosar eyes primary challenge to Flake
Add Congressman Paul Gosar to the list of potential challengers U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake might face in next year’s Republican primary.
Education advocates say Ducey’s teacher retention plan won’t cut it
According to a study by the National Education Association, the average salary for an Arizona teacher in 2016 was $45,477, lower than all but four other states
GOP picks Yuma County’s Jonathan Lines as next state chairman
In a race that was at times overshadowed by a feud between the state party and one of its most active district organizations, Jonathan Lines of Yuma County emerged as the next chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.
Fiscal reality intrudes on Ducey’s ambitious agenda
After Gov. Doug Ducey’s State of the State address, the most common question among lawmakers of both parties was how the governor would pay for the grand ambitions he laid out. The answer, given a few days later in his executive budget plan, was to put a few drops in a lot of different buckets.
Ducey proposes $176 million in new spending, largely on K-12 education
Gov. Doug Ducey filled in the details of many of the proposals he unveiled in his State of the State address with an executive budget plan that includes $176 million in new spending for fiscal year 2018, with the lion’s share going to K-12 education.
Q&A: Ducey looks forward to new opportunities in third year of term
Gov. Doug Ducey sees new opportunities for Arizona as he enters the second half of his term.
Moderate, Democratic or conservative? Ducey’s State of the State turns heads
Moderate. Centrist. Pragmatic. Even Democratic. The words being used by some observers to describe Doug Ducey’s third State of the State address.
Ducey outlines ambitious and possibly costly agenda, with focus on education
In his third State of the State address, Gov. Doug Ducey laid out an ambitious and potentially pricey agenda that left lawmakers on both sides of the aisle nodding in approval and asking the same question: How is the state going to pay for all this?
Melanie Sturgeon: A career safeguarding Arizona’s incredible history
Melanie Sturgeon, who collected, processed and preserved the oftentimes-rare documents that make up Arizona’s history, retired in November as the director of the state archives.
Goldwater Institute takes aim at occupational licensing that limits competition
The Goldwater Institute wants to make it easier for Arizonans to challenge licensing requirements that the conservative organization views as unnecessary or unduly burdensome and protectionist.
Trump dominated Arizona’s political scene throughout 2016
Donald Trump’s candidacy roiled Arizona’s Republican establishment, just as it did in most other states.
Ducey’s council makes K-12 recommendations, but details are vague
A council empaneled by Gov. Doug Ducey to reform Arizona’s school funding formula released a set of ambitious recommendations. But exactly how they are to be achieved, how they will be funded and what steps the governor will take in the upcoming legislative session remain to be seen.
