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Funding in place for Loop 303 interchange at I-10
Construction on the next multi-level freeway-to-freeway interchange in metro Phoenix is set to begin in November.
It’s high time for school finance redesign
Funding Arizona’s K-12 public schools is on the mind of every educator, most policymakers, and business leaders — those who count on a ready workforce. The Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) presents a set of proposals to redesign the school finance system entirely, to support increasingly higher levels of learning in all public schools.
Court of Appeals blocks Land Department funding scheme
The Arizona State Land Department will have to rely on its backup plan for funding after the Arizona Court of Appeals forbade it from the proceeds from trust land sales for its budget.
State Parks task force recommends $15 surcharge at MVD
A task force appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer recommends adding $14 or $15 to annual vehicle registrations to help sustain Arizona State Parks. The recommendation from the Task Force on Sustainable State Parks Funding includes the ability for vehicle owners to opt out of the fee. Those who pay it would receive free admission to state parks.
Money to pay for Petrified Forest expansion sought
HOLBROOK - When Congress passed a law in 2004 doubling the size of the Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona, lawmakers didn't provide the money to buy private land within the expanded boundaries to make the parcel whole.
University construction projects in jeopardy
Although Arizona's university system got approval to use state Lottery money to pay for $1 billion in construction projects, shovels have yet to hit the dirt and uncertainty about the state budget has caused many delays.
Crow: ASU reaches ‘calming point’
TEMPE -A�Arizona State University President Michael Crow says money from the federal stimulus program and a new tuition surcharge will provide the Tempe-based university with a financial “calming point.” Crow... […]
