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Legislature to refer three bills to voters in 2026
Key Points: Ballot referrals include food tax, drug cartel classification, monitoring vehicle mileage Prop. 123 extensions and Florida-style election referrals likely to reappear in 2026 GOP lawmakers blame problems within […]
Failure to extend Prop. 123 linked to GOP school choice push
Key Points: Republicans added school choice protection to funding proposal Limiting funds only for full-time teachers caused opposition Key GOP lawmaker says proposal need to be simplified Another legislative session […]
Dispute over school choice funding means ballot measure for teacher pay unlikely
Key Points: Teacher pay hike stalled over GOP demand for school vouchers Governor Hobbs rejects tying voucher expansion to education funding plan Special election unlikely as attention shifts to budget […]
No progress on state budget amid Prop. 123 hangup
Key Points: Hobbs won’t talk about budget yet Governor wants Prop. 123 extension settled Lawmakers remain on mid-session break Republicans at the Legislature have addressed most of the bills they […]
Education groups vow to campaign against school choice on Prop. 123
Key Points: Republicans likely to unveil final Proposition 123 language on May 19 Democrats, education groups oppose tying school choice to teacher pay proposal Opponents warn of lawsuits, campaigns if […]
Education groups announce opposition campaign against school choice on Proposition 123
Key Points: Democrats, education groups oppose tying school choice to teacher pay proposal Republicans still finalizing bill language to protect existing choice options Opponents warn of lawsuits, campaigns if such […]
Lawmakers aim to renew teacher funding by end of session
A lawmaker leading the charge on Proposition 123 said stakeholders are moving closer to cohesion on the specifics of continuing a state land trust funding mechanism to increase teacher pay. […]
Ducey’s office paid $695,000 in losing legal battle
Gov. Doug Ducey’s office paid nearly $700,000 to private law firms in a losing effort to defend an embattled ballot initiative that increased school funding disbursements from the state land trust.
Recent series of political plights plague governor
The bad news started when a pedestrian was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber SUV in Tempe. Some blame was directed at Gov. Doug Ducey for welcoming the technology company to test autonomous vehicles in Arizona with little-to-no oversight.
Prop 123 illegal, federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that the funding scheme used by Gov. Doug Ducey to increase aid to schools is unconstitutional.
Tim Hogan: ‘Trial lawyer’ who shaped education and health care in Arizona
Attorney Tim Hogan has held elected officials accountable for education funding and health care issues for decades, much to the chagrin of those he has opposed. Hogan, executive director of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, said this week that he is leaving the center after 26 years.
School officials threaten lawsuit over proposal forcing them to raise teacher pay
The lobbying arm of Arizona’s school boards is threatening to sue over a proposed amendment that would require 50 percent of inflationary funding increases for K-12 education to be used for teacher pay raises.
