Earlier today (May 12, 2023,) Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed the FY 2023-24 budget approved in bipartisan votes in the Arizona State Legislature earlier in the week. In signing the measure, the Governor, in an official press release, noted: “Today, we showed what happens when pragmatic leaders come together and compromise to get things done … Read more
To several objective political observers, the FY 2024 budget deal between Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona Legislative Republican leadership should not be unexpected. Please click here to view the latest budget documents. In working out a budget deal with the still majority Republican Legislature (several of whom think compromise is a dirty word,) it should … Read more
A coalition of organizations that support increased funding for Arizona Public Schools has written a letter to Republican leaders in the State Legislature asking them to work with Governor Katie Hobbs and Democrats in a bipartisan fashion to erase the $4.5 billion deficit in K-12 education funding. Coalition Letter AZ’s Classroom Crisis The organizations comprising … Read more
As writers on the Blog for Arizona and others in the mainstream media have noted over the years, you can tell a lot of what a person is for by what they propose in their budget and single pieces of legislation. The MAGA reactionary Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature are no exception. Read what … Read more
In dueling developments affecting public school instructors, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs used her veto pen to protect teachers from harassment while Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne set up a hotline to do just that. The common denominator: The teaching of accurate history which the right masquerades as conveying critical race theory. Today, Governor Hobbs … Read more