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Q&A with House Speaker Ben Toma

Editor’s note: This story was published in print in our Aug. 25 Session Wrap edition, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative Session. After 204 days, the longest legislative session...

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AEL faces uncertain future over legitimacy, longevity

The Legislature overrode the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) again this session, prompting some to question whether it is legitimate and sustainable. (File Photo) The Legislature overrode...

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Senate follows House, OKs waiving AEL

Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, listens as the Senate considers a resolution to waive the aggregate expenditure limit. The Senate approved doing so on Feb. 8,...

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House votes to waive AEL with bipartisan support

The House today voted to waive the aggregate expenditure limit (AEL) with bipartisan support, clearing the two-thirds majority needed to send it forward. The resolution, sponsored...

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Republican lawmakers show no signs of appeasing Hobbs

Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered her State of the State address to a joint session of the Arizona Legislature last month. One month into a legislative session...

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It’s time to address school spending limit

The Legislature must take up the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) as soon as possible to ensure our schools have budget certainty. While there was some excitement...

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Six little letters threaten Arizona’s students 

Most of us want the same things for Arizona’s schools: the opportunity for every child to succeed, transparency, accountability and flexible options for the unique needs of families. But two...

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