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Ken Bennett’s challenge to Gov. Doug Ducey drew criticism from Republicans, who are desperate to unite behind strong candidates to stave off Democratic momentum that’s building across the country.

Saying he won't be offering anything more, Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday the teacher strike will end when they realize he's made them a good offer and they all go back to work.

Ducey, playing hardball with state lawmakers to get his teacher-pay raise plan passed, vetoed 10 Republican-sponsored House bills in an attempt to force the legislature to finish the state budget.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly to walk out beginning April 26. Nearly 80 percent of the 57,000 votes case were in favor of a strike.

Gov. Doug Ducey hopes to fund part of his teacher pay package through a new form of gambling that may be illegal, is opposed by a key backer of the governor -- and also could blow up the deal Arizona negotiated nearly two decades ago with Indian tribes.

Empowered by successful walkouts in other states, Arizona teachers began three days of voting Tuesday on whether to follow suit here.

Lack of details of where the money is coming from and what the governor's plan does not include has Arizona educators panning his offer of a big hike in teacher pay.

Women who want to terminate a pregnancy are going to be asked some questions first.

Gov. Doug Ducey’s office paid nearly $700,000 to private law firms in a losing effort to defend an embattled ballot initiative that increased school funding disbursements from the state land trust.

As Arizona teachers threaten to strike over low wages, Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled a revised budget proposal today that offers educators a 9-percent pay bump in the next school year.