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Aww, that bromance had so much promise
Brnovich is none too keen on Ducey’s proposal for an independent inspector general who reports to the governor’s office. Spokeswoman Kristen Keogh said the AG has several issues with the proposal and doesn’t see a need for the new position.
The plan is to wait for the plan
The governor’s office today (March 17) insisted that there’s no immediate need for additional legislation this year to start implementing Ducey’s Access Our Best Public Schools Fund, under which members of a new achievement district have access to $24 million to construct new schools or expand existing facilities.
New legislation not needed for achievement district, Ninth Floor says
Now that the budget includes $24 million for Gov. Doug Ducey’s Arizona Public School Achievement District plan, the Ninth Floor said no additional legislation is needed for the governor to put his marquee education plan into action.
Ducey signs $9.1B Arizona budget plan that cuts spending
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday he intends to approve legislation cutting millions more in taxes even as he signed a budget that cuts millions of dollars from education and social programs.
Classrooms first: School officials say rhetoric doesn’t match budget reality
Many school district officials and education leaders say Gov. Doug Ducey’s “Classrooms First” slogan and the oft-repeated boast that Arizona will spend more than ever on K-12 education next year are misleading and don’t reflect how budget cuts will affect schools in 2016.
Lawmakers talk of fix-all bill for budget errors, unresolved issues
Gov. Doug Ducey noted with pride that less than two months after he took office, legislators approved a budget that he considers 99 percent of what he asked for, passing it out of both chambers in record time.
Ducey to critics: Where’s your alternative plan?
Ducey today (March 12) pushed back against criticisms leveled at the $9.1 billion spending plan he negotiated with lawmakers by digging up an oft-repeated counterclaim Brewer and her allies had deployed against those who had lambasted the 2013 Medicaid expansion.
Ducey dropped as Medicaid expansion defendant
Gov. Doug Ducey will get to keep his name off of the court case over his predecessor’s controversial Medicaid expansion program.
Lawmakers work all night to pass budget
Arizona lawmakers pulled an all-nighter and worked well past sunrise Saturday morning to approve a $9.1 billion budget proposal after Republican leadership spent the day rounding up the votes to get it across the finish line.
Medicaid waiver provides opening for premiums, higher copays
The Obama administration’s willingness to cut deals with Republican states as a way of getting them to cover more people under the Affordable Care Act has given Arizona’s conservative leaders the perfect opening to push for premiums and bigger copays on Medicaid members.
Ducey wants state to lead in solar jobs
Gov. Doug Ducey stressed the importance of solar energy and a diverse mix of energy resources in growing the state’s economy during a speech on March 4.
‘Most conservative’ budget deal hits higher education harder than Ducey proposed
If there’s a unifying theme to the budget proposal introduced on March 4, it’s that education, state agencies and state programs should brace for painful times ahead.
