school vouchers
Posted Feb 9, 2022, 7:37 pm
Jeremy Duda
/Arizona Mirror
An ambitious expansion of Arizona’s voucher-style program for K-12 schools passed its first test in the state Senate — but it’s likely destined for defeat in the House of Representatives, where a trio of Republican lawmakers have serious concerns. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 1, 2021, 11:35 pm
Jeremy Duda
/Arizona Mirror
Members of the Maricopa County Republican Party are moving to censure three GOP lawmakers for their vote against a massive expansion of Arizona’s voucher-style program for K-12 education.... Read more»
Posted Jul 1, 2021, 1:33 pm
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
/Arizona Mirror
Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday ended the third-longest legislative session in state history after approving the final components of a state spending plan for the fiscal year that begins Thursday and taking final votes on several other outstanding measures. ... Read more»
Posted Jun 28, 2021, 10:41 am
Laura Gómez
/Arizona Mirror
The Arizona House of Representatives wrapped up work Friday on a $12.8 billion budget that dramatically overhauls the state’s income tax code, shields some wealthy Arizonans from paying a voter-approved tax to boost teacher pay and mandates new civics curriculum in public schools while rejecting expansion of the school voucher program.... Read more»
Posted Jun 25, 2021, 10:41 am
Laura Gómez & Jeremy Duda/Arizona Mirror
The Arizona House of Representatives passed large swaths of the state budget package Thursday, including a sweeping tax plan, a prohibition on COVID-19 vaccination requirements in public universities and rules for printing ballots with watermarks and holographic foil as "anti-fraud measures." .... Read more»
Posted Feb 21, 2021, 11:53 pm
Samantha Molina & Reed Harmon/Cronkite News
Public education advocates gathered at the Arizona Capitol to protest a proposed voucher expansion that they say would further defund public schools. Arizona voters rejected similar legislation two years ago.... Read more»
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Posted Feb 3, 2020, 4:56 pm
Chris Herstam
/Arizona Mirror
An often-asked political question by State Capitol observers these days: what will Gov. Doug Ducey do when his current, final term in office is over? What's his next dream job?... Read more»
Posted Nov 6, 2018, 10:35 pm
Andre Simms
/Cronkite News
Proposition 305, which would have vastly expanded a program that allows parents and guardians to use tax dollars to pay for private school tuition, was rejected by voters. The measure was failing by a 2-1 margin Tuesday night.... Read more»
Posted Jul 7, 2017, 1:40 pm
Noelle D. Lilley
/Cronkite News
When Arizona students return to school in August, a new law could make the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts available to all 1.1 million of them. Unless a grassroots group of opponents has its way.... Read more»
Posted Jun 14, 2013, 5:00 pm
John C. Scott Show
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Hank Stephenson, GOP state Rep. Ethan Orr, Democratic state Sen. Linda Lopez, former state Sen. Frank Antenori, plus Tucson Padres GM Mike Feder, and AEA President Andrew Morrill.... Read more»