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Ducey will convene special session to confront opioid crisis
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will call for a special session on Monday to push a spate of changes to prescription and treatment laws in an effort to confront the opioid crisis engulfing the state.
Plaintiffs push ahead with capital funding challenge against state
The Arizona Association of School Business Officials may be out, but the lawsuit over school capital funding needs marches on.
Ducey courts school districts with more K-12 money
Looking for a scapegoat a year ago, Gov. Doug Ducey accused school officials for the woes of the Arizona teacher, whose average salary is among the lowest in the nation. Nearly a year later, the governor sounds like a changed man.
Under Ducey’s budget, hospitals will pay for his education spending
Arizona hospitals will pay more under Gov. Doug Ducey’s $10.1 billion spending plan.
Public education needs a stable, sustainable revenue stream
As superintendent of the Buckeye Elementary School District, the seventh fastest growing city in the United States, I support and thank Gov. Doug Ducey for his efforts to continue to restore K-12 funding cut during the Great Recession.
UofA, state split $2.2M grant for opioid overdose training
University of Arizona and the state health department have been awarded a $2.2 million grant to train rural firefighters and police officers in how to recognize and treat opioid overdoses.
Ducey outraises 2 Dem foes combined in gubernatorial race
Gov. Doug Ducey raised more than $2 million more than his Democratic competitors for the 2018 Arizona governor’s race.
Many legislators still in dark on water policy proposals
Behind closed doors, the Governor’s Office held meetings for six months with water stakeholders to discuss changes to groundwater and Colorado River laws.
Ducey budget proposal makes public school teacher pay raises permanent
One year after claiming local school officials can’t be trusted, Gov. Doug Ducey now has faith that state monies are going to pay teachers higher salaries.
Ducey’s $10.1B spending plan proposes $250M increase for K-12
Gov. Doug Ducey wants the state to add about $250 million in new spending to K-12 education, financed by new cuts and transfers among agencies and rehiring tax auditors who he previously laid off.
Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
The Capitol Times caught up with the governor the Friday before session started to discuss his priorities and preview the next few months.
Advocates for criminal justice changes applaud Ducey’s proposals
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to expand employment centers for soon-to-be-released prisoners and give them identification cards before they leave state custody.
