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Hobbs proposes $16.2B spending plan with cuts to …

1/12/2024
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs proposed a $16.2 billion spending plan built on cuts to vouchers that are unlikely to survive the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Republican leaders face first Arizona budget crunch in …

10/16/2023
PHOENIX — Republican leaders in the Arizona Legislature are facing their first budget crunch in nearly a decade and minority Democrats are pointing the finger right at the GOP, saying the pain that will be felt by state residents is a self-inflicted wound.

School voucher program examined for accountability

7/17/2023
Questions are cropping up around Arizona’s education voucher program, which is reportedly estimated to cost taxpayers around $900 million by 2024, significantly more than was projected. …

Phoenix-area public schools wait for impact of voucher …

10/19/2022
After an effort to block a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher law failed, some public school advocates fear a financial hit to schools, especially those already struggling with overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages.

Arizona taxpayers’ expense for school vouchers may …

9/1/2022
PHOENIX — Nearly 6,500 Arizona children have applied for the new universal vouchers to attend private and parochial schools at taxpayer expense. And it appears the vast majority are …