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Rapidly expanding school voucher programs pinch state budgets

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at the Arizona Democratic Election Night Watch Party on Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix.

In submitting her updated budget proposal in March, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs lamented the rising costs of the state’s school vouchers program that directs public dollars to pay private school tuition.

Characterizing vouchers as an “entitlement program,� Hobbs said the state could spend more than $1 billion subsidizing private education in the upcoming fiscal year. The Democratic governor said those expenses could crowd out other budget priorities, including disability programs and pay raises for firefighters and state troopers.





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