$97 Million Surplus at the AZ Ed. Dept.?

by David Safier

According to The Skinny in the current Tucson Weekly:

State agencies didn’t spend all the money they anticipated, so there’s an extra $189 million still left in those bank accounts. That includes $97 million from the Department of Education and $54 million from AHCCCS, the state’s health-insurance program.

$97 million Tom Horne & Co. couldn’t find a way to spend in Arizona’s schools? Aren’t our schools a wee bit underfunded?

There must be more to this story.