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Ducey skips over key issues in ‘State of the State’ address
In his State of the State speech January 14, Gov. Doug Ducey said a lot, spending nearly 40 minutes highlighting his policy priorities and wish-list for the legislative session.
Ducey, legislators at odds over doubling of rainy day fund
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to use surplus revenues to boost the state’s rainy-day fund to a historic high of $1 billion, but some Republican lawmakers have other ideas for spending the extra cash.
Ducey delivers ‘State of the State’ address to Legislature
Gov. Doug Ducey kicked off the first “State of the State” speech of his second term Monday with a call to action for lawmakers to act quickly on a multi-state drought plan to stave off declining water levels in the Colorado River
Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
I think that you’ll see a “State of the State” that focuses on things that matter, things that are important inside our state and things that will secure the future for Arizona and put us in a position to continue to grow and prosper.
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.
Ducey’s 2nd centrist State of the State speech no longer stirs Democrats
This time around, Arizona Democratic lawmakers aren’t falling for Gov. Doug Ducey’s centrist approach designed to add more money to schools and attack the opioid crisis.
The Breakdown, Episode 1: Opening day
On the inaugural episode of The Breakdown, our reporters lay out what they're expecting to see this legislative session.
2018 Legislative forecast: Finding money for public schools
Gov. Doug Ducey kicks off the legislative session Monday with a call for more education funding -- but not with the tax hikes that some say are necessary to provide truly adequate funding for schools.
Moderate, Democratic or conservative? Ducey’s State of the State turns heads
Moderate. Centrist. Pragmatic. Even Democratic. The words being used by some observers to describe Doug Ducey’s third State of the State address.
Ducey outlines ambitious and possibly costly agenda, with focus on education
In his third State of the State address, Gov. Doug Ducey laid out an ambitious and potentially pricey agenda that left lawmakers on both sides of the aisle nodding in approval and asking the same question: How is the state going to pay for all this?
Q&A with Speaker of the House David Gowan
When House Speaker David Gowan first came to the Legislature in 2009, the state budget was more than $3 billion in the hole. Seven years later, as Gowan prepares to enter his final year at the Capitol, the budget is nearly balanced and the state has a surplus and money in the rainy day fund.
Advocates hope Ducey is serious about reducing prison population
Gov. Doug Ducey captured the attention of prisoner advocates when he revealed in the days before his Jan. 11 State of the State address that prison reform would be one of his legislative priorities in 2016.
