Feb 23, 2015

House kills STO expansion bill, cancels votes on other school choice bills

Republicans and Democrats joined forces in the Arizona House of Representatives today to kill a bill that would have expanded School Tuition Organization tax credits. That led Republican leadership to unexpectedly cancel another vote on two other “school choice” bills.

Apr 30, 2013

Brewer signs bill creating new teacher evaluations

Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that makes it easier to fire some low-performing teachers.

Apr 26, 2013

Money without merit

Bonuses given to state workers who didn’t surrender protections

Raises for rank-and-file state employees came with a choice last year: Become an at-will employee in exchange for a 5-percent pay bump, or keep those protections and receive the same salaries they’d had since 2007.

The amount of money the deal directed toward political appointees and top staff, who are among t[...]

Apr 18, 2013

Senate bill would provide tax revenue to tribes

Republicans and Democrats in the Arizona Legislature are working together to earmark sales tax revenue for Native American tribes.