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Arizona Board of Regents

Oct 26, 2019

Regents ask judge to toss lawsuit alleging ‘gift clause’ violation

Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to quash a proposal to create a 330-room Omni hotel and a 30,000-square-foot conference center on land that is owned by Arizona State University.

Oct 16, 2019

State audit blasts regents over property leases

The Arizona Board of Regents is leasing out property for commercial use without proper oversight and with only limited transparency, creating a "risk of inappropriate use of public resources'' according to a new audit.

Sep 18, 2019

Brnovich asks Supreme Court to allow him to sue regents

Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to get the right to sue the Arizona Board of Regents over what he contends is the unconstitutional tuition at the state's three universities.

Aug 21, 2019

Court denies AG’s bid to sue Board of Regents

The state Court of Appeals won't let Attorney General Mark Brnovich sue the university system over what he claims are unconstitutionally high tuition hikes.

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May 1, 2019

Supreme Court refuses to hear AG’s tuition challenge

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the latest bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to have the method of setting tuition at the state's three universities be declared unconstitutional.

Feb 26, 2019

ASU’s Omni project is a win-win for the university and economy

A judge will decide whether this lawsuit has merit. But there is a bigger issue at stake. In the end, either the universities will continue to have the liberty to create new streams of revenue and provide business opportunities to the community that lead to positive outcomes, or they will not. In any case the vibrancy of our new age economy for generations to come depends on it.

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Feb 11, 2019

Senate bills aims for Arizona to pay half of in-state tuition

Without dissent members of the Senate Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development approved legislation to put an extra $102.7 million into universities for the upcoming school year above and beyond what is now allocated.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announces a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents on Sept. 8. The suit alleges ABOR is not adhering to a constitutional requirement that tuition for residents attending state universities be “nearly as free as possible.” (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 10, 2019

Brnovich sues ABOR over land leases to private companies

Attorney General Mark Brnovich is moving to block state universities from leasing out their land to commercial businesses.

Jan 3, 2019

Arizona Chamber seeks to lower tuition for ‘Dreamers’

The head of a major business organization is looking for legal ways to make education more affordable for "dreamers'' who attend state universities and community colleges in Arizona.

Nov 19, 2018

Ducey appoints former foe to Board of Regents

Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Fred DuVal Monday to the Arizona Board of Regents four years after getting himself elected by blasting his Democrat foe for sharp increases he approved in university tuition.

Oct 24, 2018

Brnovich files appeal in tuition dispute with regents

Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the Court of Appeals to rule he has the right to sue the Board of Regents over what he claims is illegally high university tuition, arguing that he has a constitutional right and obligation to protect taxpayer funds.

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Aug 27, 2018

John Arnold: Counting on college attainment to boost economy

John Arnold, the newly appointed executive director of the Arizona Board of Regents, has an affinity for numbers.

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