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More rain expected as Arizona monsoon begins today
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (238+ words) Arizona's monsoon opens today and the expectation for this year is an atypical pattern with more rain expected toward the middle to the end of the season, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix. The season typically runs from…...
School voucher fight ramps up over ballot measures to alter Arizona's $1 B ESA program
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (249+ words) WASHINGTON " Supporters of dueling ballot measures to either drastically scale back Arizona's ballooning school voucher program or tweak it are intensifying efforts ahead of a July 3 petition deadline." So are the defenders of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, which cost state taxpayers…...
Arizona population increasing, but nothing like years past
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) About two decades ago, Surprise was the fastest growing city in the entire nation for a couple years in a row. And while Arizona is not experiencing rapid growth at quite that explosive level, data indicates the state's population is…...
Arizona voters could have two choices to reform state's voucher program - Fountain Hills Times
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) PHOENIX " Arizonans may have at least two choices in deciding what reforms " if any " to put on the state's voucher program. A group called Fortify AZ has filed the paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office to collect signatures to…...
Arizona Senate approves plan to double legislators' pay, give annual raises - Fountain Hills Times
3+ mon, 6+ hour ago (127+ words) PHOENIX " A majority of state senators want to ask voters to double their pay. The claim is Arizonans may get a better " or, at least, a broader " choice of people to represent them if they raise their salaries. The 20-9 vote…...