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Campaign to tax rich for schools turns in signatures for ballot
The vast majority of Arizonans may get a chance to decide whether the top 4 percent of wage earners should be paying more to support education. Petitions filed Thursday would...
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Schools gear up for next year, budgeting federal aid
Education groups not satisfied with Ducey’s budget increases
Education groups are luke-warm to Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed spending on public education for the 2021 fiscal-year. More than half of Ducey’s proposed $12.3 billion budget, which he unveiled January...
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GOP state senator to propose $300M in tax cuts
Education groups consider measure to tax rich – and poor
Student Tuition Organizations scaled back
Ducey continues claim Garcia tried to ‘rig’ education tax proposal
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, left, and Democratic challenger David Garcia debate in the Arizona Public Media studios in Tucson on Sept. 25, 2018. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona...
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Budget calls for school districts to divvy up pay increase
Rebuffing last-minute protests by educators picketing the Capitol, Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to providing a 9 percent raise this coming year for teachers. But not necessarily all...
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Ballot measure to tax the rich for K-12 funding launched
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Phoenix adopts LGBT anti-discrimination measure
The Phoenix City Council approved a proposal Tuesday to expand the city’s anti-discrimination law to include protections for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in city contracts, housing, employment and...
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GOP seeks to rein in state spending with myriad proposals
The Republican-controlled Legislature is advancing a slew of measures that ultimately aim to limit spending by state government. Efforts to cap spending aren’t novel, but the economic downturn and the...
