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Biggs calls for First Things First audit after agency opposes sweep
Just one day after the First Things First board formally opposed legislative leadership’s plan to sweep some of its funding for K-12 education, Senate President Andy Biggs called for an audit of the early childhood development and health program.
AZ Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge of First Things First sweep
Whether the Legislature can legally sweep millions of dollars from a program that pays for children's health care may hinge on the fine print of a ballot initiative passed by voters in 2006.
AZ High Court receives arguments on plan to take $7M from First Things First
State attorneys on April 27 filed a response with the Arizona Supreme Court to defend the Legislature's 2009 sweep of millions of dollars in interest from revenue earmarked by voters to pay for health care for children.
