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Scottsdale governing board candidates discuss pressing …

9/23/2022
Independent Newsmedia hosted an online public forum Sept. 22 for the Scottsdale Unified School District board candidates to share their thoughts about education and specific issues facing the …

Q&A: What do Scottsdale Unified’s candidates think …

9/13/2022
Along with electing two new governing board members in the November election, Scottsdale Unified School District will also be voting to approve another additional assistance override.

Bowers, House speaker, quashes election override …

2/2/2022
PHOENIX — The top House Republican is unilaterally quashing legislation which would have given lawmakers the power to reject election returns. Strictly speaking, Speaker Rusty Bowers told …

2 West Valley school district overrides defeated by …

11/5/2021
Thirty years of continuous budget overrides in two West Valley school districts came to an abrupt end Nov. 2 when residents voted down override measures that provide Agua Fria Union High School …

Unofficial results: West Valley residents vote …

11/3/2021
West Valley voters have opted to end school district budget overrides that have been in place for nearly three decades, meaning two area school districts will lose funding of close to $10 million …

West Valley voters to decide funding fate for 2 school …

11/2/2021
Tuesday is election day, and while it may not be as exciting as last year’s presidential election, there are still some very important local issues on the ballot for West Valley school …

Two West Valley school districts asking voters to keep …

10/16/2021
Two West Valley school districts are asking voters this November to continue their 15% maintenance and operations budget overrides, which provides millions every year in funding.  Both …

Peoria Unified struggles to hire, retain bus drivers

9/27/2021
Although they receive benefits, Peoria Unified drivers are among the worst paid at $13.99 an hour compared with surrounding districts where the average pay is about $17.50.

Staffing shortages pummel Peoria Unified

9/21/2021
Employers across the nation are increasingly having a difficult time hiring and retaining qualified workers, and this has certainly hit home in the Peoria Unified School District, which has seen resignations and terminations increase by 23% since before the pandemic.

Arizona House backs off threat to override Ducey veto

6/30/2021
PHOENIX — It looks like Bruce Babbitt is going to remain the last Arizona governor to have a veto overridden, at least for the time being. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, told Capitol …

Arizona Legislature preps to override Ducey veto

6/24/2021
PHOENIX — State senators did something Thursday they haven’t done in four decades: voted to override a gubernatorial veto and set the stage for the House to do the same. And now …

Peoria sees highest voter turnout in 2020 election

11/30/2020
More voters participated in the 2020 November general election than ever before in Maricopa County and in the city of Peoria, where participation was slightly higher.