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Outpouring of criticism puts voucher expansion on life support
Legislation to let every child attend private and parochial schools on the public dime is on life support, and possibly dead -- at least in its current form.
Legislature approves vouchers for all reservation students
Senate Bill 1332 is designed to give children on reservations more school choice. It is backed by the Center for Arizona Policy, a social-conservative group that is a powerful lobbying voice at the Capitol.
Flagstaff introduces vouchers for panhandlers
Ever since a federal judge in Arizona ruled that a law criminalizing panhandling in public places is unconstitutional, Flagstaff police say the mountain city has been saturated with people turning to begging as their main source of income. Authorities are hoping a new program announced this week will help people with genuine needs and push out panhandlers who rely on charity to pay for substance-a[...]
Supreme Court deems voucher-like program legal
Arizona’s controversial system of vouchers for private and parochial schools is legal, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today.
