The reaction to the recently passed Arizona State Budget has been, to put it charitably mixed, with some Democrats saying the measure did not protect programs designed to help the most vulnerable and expand the Middle Class. Extreme MAGA Republicans faulted the budget for not going far enough in spending cuts. The Fiscal Year (FY) … Read more
Republican leadership at the Arizona State Legislature adjourned legislative proceedings until this morning (June 15, 2024) without passing any of the 16 budget bills necessary to operate the state government for the next fiscal year. According to reporting from AZ Central, former Speaker Rusty Bowers, who was at the Capitol to work on water legislative … Read more
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
And we are off. Welcome to 2024. The ESA wars in Arizona have begun. In possibly a preview of comments that will be in her upcoming State of the State Address on Monday, January 8, 2023, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs threw the first salvo in what is likely going to be a long dragged-out fight … Read more
In what is not a surprise to the education and political world, enrollment in the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Program (ESA) is surpassing the budget projections put forth in the 2023/24 State Budget. As of today (October 10, 2023,), 68,455 students have received an ESA scholarship, averaging $7300, to the private school or home school … Read more