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Gilbert will ask voters to increase expenditure limit

3/18/2024
Gilbert stands to soon bump up against a state law that limits how much money the town can spend if it goes through with plans to fund its priority capital projects.   That is why the town …

Bauders: Find permanent solution to school district …

2/17/2023
A few weeks ago, the Arizona Legislature voted to override the K-12 Aggregate Expenditure Limit, before the March 1 deadline. If they had missed this deadline and failed to override the AEL, the Apache Junction Unified School District, along with every other school district in the state, would have been forced to make devastating budget cuts in the last quarter of the school year.

Peoria district breathes sigh of relief after AEL vote

2/9/2023
Peoria Unified School District and the many public schools in Arizona again have dodged a bullet with a state legislature vote to lift the Aggregate Expenditure Limit for this school year.

Higley district will use carryover as contingency …

1/18/2023
Higley USD proposes to use more its more than $26 million in budget balance carryforward as a contingency against substantial budget cuts that could be required of it under the state …

Deer Valley Unified could see ‘significant’ salary …

12/14/2022
Deer Valley Unified School District is planning “significant salary increases” for its staff if the Arizona Legislature takes action on approving the aggregate expenditure limit that continues to keep district budgets in limbo.

Peoria Unified urges legislature to act swiftly on …

11/14/2022
The Peoria Unified School District is making its voice heard about a looming spending crisis that could occur if the Arizona legislature does not take action on an archaic state constitution amendment.

Peoria Unified may urge governor, legislature to act …

11/9/2022
The Peoria Unified School District could make its voice heard about a looming spending crisis that could occur if the Arizona legislature does not take action on an archaic state constitution amendment.

School expenditure limit remains a concern at Peoria …

5/10/2022
Earlier this spring, Arizona public school educators breathed a sigh of relief when the state Legislature approved the aggregate expenditure limit allowing schools to spend money legislators already budgeted for public education.

Pingerelli votes against disbursement of $43M to …

2/21/2022
A Peoria Unified School District board member who also is an Arizona state legislator voted against a measure at the Capitol that would disburse a previously budgeted $43 million to the district.

House waives K-12 spending cap

2/15/2022
PHOENIX — The Arizona House voted 45-14 Tuesday to waive the expenditure cap that is in the way of Arizona public schools being able to spend all the money they already have for this fiscal …

Lawmakers address $1.1B school funding deadline

2/15/2022
PHOENIX — Top legislative leaders took the first steps Monday to ensure that Arizona public schools don’t have to slash more than $1.1 billion from their budgets in just two …

Arizona schools chief: Cap is ‘ticking time bomb’

2/8/2022
PHOENIX — Calling it a “ticking time bomb,” state schools chief Kathy Hoffman called out Republican lawmakers Tuesday for failing so far to ensure that Arizona schools across the …