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Reaction to Tom Horne Announcing a Recommended Twenty Percent Cut to Title One Public School Funding

April 3, 2024 by David Gordon

When his own Empowerment Scholarship Account Director recommended common-sense reforms to the ESA handbook that included greater regulations like increased oversight of potential “luxury items” purchase requests, Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction Tom Horne persuaded the State Board of Education to defer revisions to the handbook until next year to allow for greater community feedback. … Read more

Tom Horne Overrules His Own ESA Director, Persuading the Arizona Department of Education to Put Off Changes to the Private School Voucher Handbook

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 by David Gordon

Perhaps feeling the pressure from election denier Jake Hoffman and the semi-rally he was holding at the State Capitol along with private school voucher zealots, protesting proposed changes to the Empowerment Scholarship Account handbook, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne overruled the efforts of his ESA Executive Director John Ward and persuaded the state … Read more

Governor Hobbs Releases Her Budget Proposal; Democrats Rejoice; Republicans Whine

January 14, 2024 by David Gordon

Let the budget games begin. On Friday afternoon, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs released her Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024/25. Among the highlights of the budget are: Please click here to view the full proposed budget from the Governor’s office. With the state showing, thanks in part to decreased revenues from Ducey era tax … Read more

Governor Hobbs Hit the High Notes in her Second State of the State Address

January 21, 2024January 8, 2024 by David Gordon

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs touched on many subjects affecting Arizonans and the Grand Canyon State in her second State of the State Address. Please view the Governor’s address below. The topics the Governor addressed included border security, the state’s financial condition, Arizona’s Ascension in the high-tech industry, expanding post-secondary opportunities including apprenticeships, infrastructure such as … Read more

Omissions, Science Denialism, Fear Mongering, Hedging, and Evasions from Tom Horne

September 22, 2022September 15, 2022 by David Gordon

Last night, voters had a chance to see which of the two candidates for Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction (current Superintendent Kathy Hoffman or former one Tom Horne) would best serve children in the next four years. Please click below to watch the debate. After the close to half-hour exchange, it was very apparent that … Read more