Governor Katie Hobbs has released her proposal to extend Proposition 123, a Ducey-led measure from 2016 to use contributions from the State Land Trust to increase aid to Arizona Public Schools. In the current version of Prop 123, the plan trust currently contributes 6.9 percent of its revenues, to help public schools. This fiscal year, … Read more
For the last two legislative sessions in the Arizona State Capitol, Republicans have enjoyed razor-thin majorities of 16 to 14 in the Senate and 31 to 29 in the State House. With those narrow majorities, did they team up with Democrats to find solutions to move the state forward and lift people up? On some … Read more
Last month, Arizona Superintendent of Public instruction Tom Horne launched an attack on the Arizona State Board of Education approved Dual Language Program. Passed by the Board in 2020, the Dual Language Program, which, according to AZ Central was taught to 941 students last year and administered in 110 schools during the 2021/22 year, was … Read more
Proposition 400, a half-cent sales tax that funds transportation infrastructure improvements in Maricopa County should be a no-brainer to pass. First started in 1985 and extended in 2004, this measure has helped fund projects such as: Expanding and building freeways. Improving and expanding roadways. Building and maintaining existing light rail transportation systems. Maintaining and expanding … Read more
Well, the proof is out. The financial disaster that the ill-advised and unaccountable Empowerment Scholarship Account (E.S.A.) expansion that public school educator advocates, sane policy experts, and informed media outlets predicted would drain state coffers and benefit (by a great margin) rich families has become a reality. In reporting from Mary Jo Pitzel at AZ Central, … Read more