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Arizona governor declares victory in $3.5-billion education vote [View all]
Source: Reuters
Politics | Thu May 19, 2016 11:47pm EDT
Arizona governor declares victory in $3.5-billion education vote
PHOENIX | BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
Arizona voters have narrowly approved a plan to pump $3.5 billion into education coffers over the next decade and put an end to a long-running legal battle, Republican Governor Doug Ducey said late on Thursday.
The measure, approved by state lawmakers and Ducey last year, provides for Arizona to tap its land trust fund and provide an additional $300 for each student, from kindergarten through 12th grade, in public and charter schools.
Arizona has historically ranked near the bottom of states in funding education.
The latest unofficial results from Tuesday's special election showed the measure garnering 50.82 percent of votes cast throughout the southwestern U.S. state, and while some 30,000 votes remained to be counted, Ducey declared victory.
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Arizona governor declares victory in $3.5-billion education vote
PHOENIX | BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
Arizona voters have narrowly approved a plan to pump $3.5 billion into education coffers over the next decade and put an end to a long-running legal battle, Republican Governor Doug Ducey said late on Thursday.
The measure, approved by state lawmakers and Ducey last year, provides for Arizona to tap its land trust fund and provide an additional $300 for each student, from kindergarten through 12th grade, in public and charter schools.
Arizona has historically ranked near the bottom of states in funding education.
The latest unofficial results from Tuesday's special election showed the measure garnering 50.82 percent of votes cast throughout the southwestern U.S. state, and while some 30,000 votes remained to be counted, Ducey declared victory.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-arizona-education-idUSKCN0YB08C
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