Governor Doug Ducey and his office have released his last proposed budget. Like previous budget proposals, there are good components to it. There are increases (some paid for by American Rescue Plan dollars: the funds Mr. Ducey calls Socialist) in K-12 funding, water augmentation, road infrastructure, and kinship care. Veterans and their spouses could receive … Read more
Flagstaff Unified: $12,221,169.00 Peoria Unified: $43,129,178.00 Gilbert Unified: $39,916,655.00 Chandler Unified: $54,431,647.00 Washington Elementary: $25,185,300.00 Kyrene Elementary District: $17,570,323.00 Phoenix Union High School District: $45,668,003.00 Tucson Unified District: $58,180,470.00 Yuma Union High School District: $13,997,589.00 Mesa Unified District: $73,826,670.00 These are not the numbers showcasing what these school districts will receive in the latest round … Read more
Electing local candidates or passing propositions like the Minimum Wage increase in Tucson were not the only measures on the 2021 ballot on November 2, 2021, in the Grand Canyon State. Thirty-three public school districts in Arizona asked residents to approve either a budget override or an increase to their coffers to pay for items … Read more
In the 2020 elections, Joe Biden won five of Arizona’s 15 counties. Three of those counties — Coconino, Maricopa, and Pima — contained virtually all of the Grand Canyon state’s major cities and suburbs. Another (Apache County) is populated by a substantial portion of the Navajo Nation. The fifth one (Santa Cruz County) borders heavily … Read more
Cash-starved school districts across Arizona need the voter’s help this November. With the fate of Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 unclear, schools transitioning to normalcy from the Coronavirus Pandemic, and a continuing teacher shortage that plagues consistent quality instruction, these districts have no choice but to ask residents for additional support by either asking for a … Read more