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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.

Hobbs wants to impose new restrictions on private, …

1/2/2024
PHOENIX — Unable to get the Republican-controlled Legislature to roll back a universal voucher program, Gov. Katie Hobbs now wants the lawmakers who approved the expansion to now impose some new restrictions on the private and parochial schools that accept them.

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.

Hobbs: Cost of universal vouchers will be about $319M …

7/26/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is citing new cost estimates for universal vouchers in her latest bid to convince lawmakers to scale back the new program.

Parents who pull kids out of public schools to take …

7/25/2023
PHOENIX — The state’s top prosecutor is warning parents that pulling their children out of public schools to take advantage of the new universal voucher program could make them the victims of bias, with no legal recourse.

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. …

Hobbs gives up demand to curb ESA program in budget

5/8/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has given up on her demand to curb a program that allows any parent already sending their child to private or parochial schools to now get the bill picked up by taxpayers.

Arizona state senators approve funding for Medicaid

5/3/2023
PHOENIX — State lawmakers on Wednesday finally approved the funding that the state’s Medicaid program needs to pay its current bills.

Arizona school voucher program expands to $350M

4/7/2023
What happens to Arizona’s education voucher program is a toss-up as it shoots past even optimistic efforts of how much it would cost the state annually. The program, expanded last year to …

Scottsdale shares updates on new transportation plan 

12/1/2022
The internal combustion engine has dominated the transportation landscape in the Valley for as long as anyone can remember — but things are slowly changing. 

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 …