Four years after allowing companies to test driverless cars on Arizona streets, Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to make the state the center of testing for the next generation of autonomous automobiles.

The budget allocates $1 million each to the University of Arizona and Arizona State University for their so-called “freedom schools,” which teach conservative values and were started with high-dollar donations from foundations run by the Koch brothers.

In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the Court of Appeals erred last year when it voided a 2012 law which made possession of the drug on campuses a crime.

The fate of Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to boost public universities’ bonding capacity by $1 billion - and perhaps of the state’s budget - rests in the hands of Democrats, according to GOP legislative leaders.

House Speaker J.D. Mesnard said negotiators are close to finalizing a spending plan for Fiscal Year 2018, and while a deal isn’t set yet, there is a 50-50 chance that budget bills will be introduced by the end of the day today.

The case for Governor Doug Ducey’s infrastructure plan for public universities comes down to one word: Jobs. We’re talking about quality, high-paying jobs – the kind provided by employers that demand a trained, educated workforce. The fundamental tie between higher education and the economy is the reason business and community leaders from across Arizona have thrown their support behind the Ducey plan.

Arizona’s business community is doing a poor job of communicating its needs to educators, panelists at an education event, said Tuesday.

I am convinced that Governor Ducey’s proposed plan for higher education provides our best option for creating the future we all want to share.

It is not appropriate to target fellow government entities that rely on tax dollars to fund core government functions.

The Arizona Board of Regents on March 27 heard from students who support the tuition proposals released by Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, as well as from critics who claimed that consultation with students was lacking.