Gilbert Davidson, the new chief operating officer for Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration, still hasn’t decorated his office on the Ninth Floor, but he has already challenged state agencies to find ways to cut money from their budgets.
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State Department or Revenue lays off 52 workers
The Arizona Department of Revenue has laid off 52 employees this week, citing budget cuts.
Read More »JTED restoration advances, but unexpected snags pop up
Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to sign a bill restoring funding to Joint Technical Education Districts, if a bill ever reaches his desk.
Read More »House panel votes to restore technical education money
A House panel moved quickly Monday to restore funding for Joint Technical Education Districts ahead of a $30 million cut to the programs that, without action, will kick in this coming school year.
Read More »Cuts endangering JTEDs make no sense, need to be reversed
Last year, the state budget cut CTE programs at students’ home campuses and specialized career campuses known as JTEDS, or joint technical education districts.
Read More »Brnovich spares small charter schools from big cuts 
Small charter school networks were saved from massive spending cuts today by a formal opinion of Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
Read More »Critics protest money allocated for prison expansion 
Groups that advocate for sentencing reform and human services said today the prime example of the misplaced spending priorities of lawmakers is putting the planned expansion of up to 2,000 prison beds up for bid to private prison companies.
Read More »UofA planning layoffs
Officials at the University of Arizona are planning layoffs to help deal with budget cuts. The Arizona Daily Star reports the Arizona Board of Regents' finance committee Wednesday approved a $1.9 billion operating budget for the university and its two medical schools.
Read More »JLBC says Education Department erred in calculating charter school funding cuts 
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee on Friday revised its estimate for cuts to funding for small charter schools and said the Department of Education is wrong in its interpretation of legislation establishing the reduction.
Read More »Education Department to seek guidance on cuts affecting smaller schools
The Department of Education will ask the attorney general this week to issue a formal opinion on cuts to funds that support smaller schools.
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