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#AZ Republican Budget Cuts Taxes by $386 Mil & Shortchanges K-12 (video)

May 23, 2019 by Pamela Powers

One of the prevailing messages from the grassroots in 2018 was: no more tax giveaways until the schools are fully funded. Republicans didn’t get that message. They also didn’t get the Invest In Ed message that we — the people– think the rich could pay more in taxes to help fund education. The Republican budget … Read more

What about Schools? #AZ Republicans Wrangle Over How to Give Away Your Taxes (video)

March 25, 2019 by Pamela Powers

In January, the Arizona Legislature went back to work with roughly $1 billion in extra cash: $900 million in one-time funds, $200 million in the structural budget, and ~$150 million if Arizona complies with the federal tax changes. This was in sharp contrast to the past decade when many Legislative sessions faced multi-million-dollar budget cuts … Read more