PHOENIX – More than a month ago, 19 Arizona agencies were given simple public record requests seeking data on the numbers of those requests those agencies received in 2015 and 2016. Less than half responded. Of the 19 agencies requested, nine responded, three on the same day it was sent. Only one agency — Arizona Attorney General’s…
PHOENIX – This marks the last week the Arizona state legislature was supposed to meet. Instead, there will be additional special sessions to review the rest of the bills out there and go over the long awaited budget from Gov. Doug Ducey. No bail for accused rapists Appellate Judge Jon Thompson ruled that people who…
PHOENIX – The legislature passed its 100 day mark this week with still no budget – or solution to budget issues – in sight. The legislative session was scheduled to come to a close at the end of April, but an extra special session or two looks to be on the horizon if the budget…
PHOENIX – Another $8 million will be combined with Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed $5 million to give rural schools access to high-speed internet – but even including the state funds by the corporation commission, around half of the schools in Arizona won’t be served. Utilizing data from the census and the Arizona Department of Education, of the 222…
PHOENIX – This week was mostly playing catchup for last weeks marathon session. Last week, legislators pulled a total of eight hours for a single new bill that would bill that expands Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to allow students to take 90 percent of the state’s per-pupil funding and apply it private school costs. This week, the capitol…
