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End of road for AZ quest to deny driver's licenses to DREAMers Joseph Garcia March 21, 2018 Arizona’s defiant drive to prohibit legally protected Dreamers from obtaining driver’s licenses has finally run out of gas, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear Arizona’s final appeal in the eight-year battle.
Pima County plans to reduce prison population In an opinion editorial for Arizona Capitol Times, Kurt Altman, Arizona state director for Right on Crime, compares Phoenix to Tucson by size and asking "Isn’t bigger always better?"
The Price of Uncertainty Reports and Publications March 2018 Kathleen Ferris, Sarah Porter, Grady Gammage Jr.
AZ teacher's FB post draws international attention AZCentral.com reported that amid a nationwide debate about teacher salaries, Elisabeth Milich, a Phoenix-area teacher, shared her salary, and her frustration, on social media by posting a photo of her pay stub on Facebook.
Celebrating ASU's iconic landmark ASU's State Press presented a feature on the history of Gammage Auditorium, the iconic ASU landmark that continues to make up the cultural bedrock of Tempe. Grady Gammage, the former ASU president and namesake of the building, had a vision for ASU and enlisted his long-time friend, internationally known architect Frank Lloyd Wright, to bring it to fruition.
State on track for teacher salary raises The Arizona Republic reported that state political leaders say they already are on track to give Arizona teachers raises through the governor’s 2019 budget. The raise would be 1 percent, or about $500 per year. But the growing movement of teachers demanding more could increase pressure at the Capitol to go further.
Affordable Housing in AZ: Does Supply Meet Demand? Reports and Publications March 2018 David Schlinkert Research shows that stable housing provides numerous individual and societal benefits. Arizona, however, faces a low-income housing shortage. So, what can be done to increase the supply of affordable housing for the 1.22 million Arizonans living in poverty?
Verified: AZ teacher pay ranks at bottom The 12 News Verify team reported that when pressed with questions about Arizona’s poor public teacher salaries, Gov. Doug Ducey made two comments that 12 News verified are unsupported or simply false. Speaking to KTAR 92.3 in November 2017, Ducey responded to a question about Arizona’s national ranking being No. 49 or No. 50 for teachers’ salary.
WV strike inspires AZ teachers protest The Arizona Republic reported that Arizona teachers and supporters flooded social media Wednesday with photos wearing red to school in protest of what many described as the state's lethargic response to a teacher crisis that's driven thousands of qualified educators out of the classroom.
Arizona elections to be focus of civil rights commission committee hearing Joseph Garcia March 6, 2018 Arizona and Maricopa County have had their share of self-declared “honest mistakes” in recent times when it comes to voting operations, integrity and access: