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Lawmakers tackle $9.8 billion budget filled with Ducey’s priorities
The fiscal year 2018 budget proposed a small boost in pay for Arizona teachers, allowed the state’s universities to take on more debt to construct new buildings, and instituted a performance-pay program for high-achieving schools.
Childhood vaccination exemptions up in state
More Arizona parents are opting out of vaccinations for their kids. The number of children who got personal or religious exemptions from vaccinations in the state increased this year after falling for the past two years.
$11M sought to fix, replace old, inoperable fire alarms in state buildings, prisons
More than $11 million in the governor’s budget proposal would address fire alarm systems in the state’s buildings and prisons that are getting old, outdated and in various stages of failure.
Early bird candidates take flight for 2018 election
The 2018 election is more than 18 months away, but candidates for statewide seats are starting campaigns earlier than usual.
Governor distancing himself from education ballot initiatives
Gov. Doug Ducey doesn’t support efforts by one of his allies to cap pay for public school administrators and mandate a higher level of direct classroom spending.
Pragmatism, not ideology or party, guides Sen. Sean Bowie
Sen. Sean Bowie, D-Phoenix, the only true freshman in the Senate, beat out a Republican in moderate Legislative District 18 last year, and his victory, he said, has helped to defeat some bad bills this year.
School advocates express skepticism over Ducey’s results-based funding
One of the largest chunks of funding in Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget proposal would send additional dollars to high-performing schools, a plan that critics say is counterintuitive.
Terry Goddard accuses ADWR of ‘sneak attack’ blindsiding CAP
Former Attorney General Terry Goddard accused attorneys for Arizona’s water department of ethical lapses and of blindsiding the Central Arizona Project over their filing of a legal brief in an employment lawsuit involving the water district.
National GOP figures cheer Ducey’s approval of universal school vouchers
Expanding school vouchers boosted Gov. Doug Ducey’s profile in national Republican circles, with praise coming from major GOP figures and an editorial in The Wall Street Journal commending the state.... […]
Educators, Ducey at odds as public school issues reach critical stage
Gov. Doug Ducey’s push for a universal school-voucher program has fractured his relationship with advocates and groups he needed in the past and will need in the future as he tries to secure his legacy on K-12 education.
College professor making bid for governor’s office
David Garcia, an Arizona State University professor who ran for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2014, announced today that he’s challenging Gov. Doug Ducey for the state’s highest office in 2018.
Top teachers vent over Ducey signing voucher bill
Five current and former Arizona teachers of the year told Gov. Doug Ducey today that they feel betrayed after he signed an expansion of vouchers last week.
