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ADE says cuts to charter schools higher than previously estimated
Cuts to one component of charter schools’ funding are higher than what lawmakers had assumed when they phased out additional support for small schools, the Arizona Education Department announced today.
Ducey says he fired agency head over sting; director denies it
Gov. Doug Ducey said he fired the head of the Department of Weights and Measures because he planned a pre-Super Bowl sting against Uber and Lyft with the intention of shutting down the popular ride-sharing companies, the first time the governor has publicly discussed the reasons he did not retain the interim director.
Nest eggs: Governor, Legislature sat on millions during budget cuts
Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers like to talk about the hard decisions they had to make regarding where to cut the state budget. But when it comes to their own portions of the state budget, they didn’t cut a dime.
CCEC rule goes forward, but with willingness to change
The Clean Elections Commission voted today to open up nearly a dozen proposed rule changes for public comment, including a contentious proposed rule change that would impose new criteria in determining whether a group’s primary purpose is electioneering.
Poll: 53% say Arizona is in water crisis, but experts disagree
A new poll of 400 Arizonans shows a slight majority, 53 percent, believe the state is in a water crisis, and an even higher percentage say politicians and the media aren’t giving the crisis enough attention.
Authorities forecast big changes to school funding formula
School officials and lawmakers on a panel discussion May 11 predicted the Legislature will soon be making big changes to the funding formula for K-12 education.
Jeb Bush changes Iraq invasion answer to ‘no’ in speech to Arizona Chamber
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Thursday he would not have invaded Iraq, as his brother did more than a decade ago, had he been president at the time and had he known then what he knows now.
Federal records show ASU has lobbied for DREAM Act
Republican lawmakers are troubled that Arizona State University and University of Arizona have been lobbying Congress to help “dreamers” gain citizenship.
Gov. Ducey names new Department of Health Services director
Gov. Doug Ducey has named a new director to lead the state's Department of Health Services.
Gov. Doug Ducey calls business, education leaders to summit
Gov. Doug Ducey is calling economic development, business, education and political leaders from across the state to Glendale for a summit.
Reagan: CCEC making ‘brazen power grab’
Reagan lambasted the Clean Elections Commission in response to its proposed rule change aimed at cracking down on dark-money-funded “convenience corporations.” The secretary of state was acerbic in accusing the commission of overstepping its boundaries.
It’s important to get the facts right about university funding
It has become fashionable in certain political circles to try to minimize the ramifications of the $99 million cut to the public higher education budget by presenting some misleading “facts.”
