12NEWS.com

Tax hike for Arizona schools could be teachers' goal

Tax hike for Arizona schools could be teachers' goal

If their walkout this week doesn't produce results, Arizona teachers could push for a statewide vote on raising taxes to fund schools.

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF

Play

Ducey bets on 'incredible growth' for teacher raises. Union chief wants it all now.

The state's largest teachers' union is sticking by #RedForEd's original demand for a 20-percent raise this year, warning that teachers will ask voters to approve the raise if Ducey doesn't deliver.

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
Democrat Sinema airing 1st TV ad in U.S. Senate campaign

The three-term Phoenix congresswoman is making the largest ad buy to date in a widely watched race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate next fall.

NEWS
Play

Trump attacking 'delusional' problem on border, Arizona congressman says

Democratic Congressman Ruben Gallego says President Donald Trump is putting troops on the Mexico border to attack a "delusional" problem he heard about on Fox News.

NEWS
Play

Arizona candidates for Franks seat engage in heated debate

Republican Debbie Lesko, a former state legislator, and Democrat Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, a political newcomer, are both vying for the open seat in the heavily Republican Eighth Congressional District.

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
'Sunday Square Off' live stream - Lesko and Tipirneni in CD8

Republican Debbie Lesko, a former state legislator, and Democrat Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, a political newcomer, met in their first debate Friday, March 23, on "Sunday Square Off."

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
Play

Arizona students waiting on Ducey's gun-safety plan

No matter what Ducey does, the pressure from those high school students won't let up.

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
Play

Arizona schools could lose cash with new tax break

Opponents say they've done the math: It adds up to tens of millions of dollars in lost tax revenue for the state, cities and Arizona schools.

NEWS
Play

Arizona lawmakers avoid national gun-safety debate

We hear why some schools and parents question the value of placing a police officer - known as a school resource officer - on Arizona school campuses.

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
Play

'Sunday Square Off' takes on this week's big stories

Our "Left/Right" debate on the big news of the week: the Florida high school massacre, the DACA stalemate in Congress and more.

NEWS
Play

Lesko defends tax vote, explains comments on Trump's wall

Polls show Debbie Lesko and Steve Montenegro, two former state lawmakers, are the front-runners in the 12-person Republican field.

NEWS
Play

Why was 'neutral' Doug Ducey at Martha McSally fund-raiser?

All this might come as a blow to former sheriff and now Senate candidate Joe Arpaio, who can rightly claim that his endorsement helped propel Ducey to victory in the 2014 primary for governor.

NEWS
Play

Montenegro defends Franks' support, bill altering presidential vote

Rachel Leingang, of the Arizona Capitol Times, and political analyst Chris Herstam, take a closer look at why GOP State Rep. Don Shooter was expelled from the House last week and whether his ouster changes what many have described as the Capitol's "culture of harassment."

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
Play

Senate candidate Kelli Ward breaks with Trump over 'amnesty'

We also talked to a DACA recipient about the program ending in five weeks and KJZZ reporter Jimmy Jenkins explains why a federal judge has expressed outrage over the State of Arizona's apparent negligence in treating sick inmates.

SUNDAY-SQUARE-OFF
Play

How GOP candidate for Phoenix mayor would 'shake things up'

Dr. Cara Christ, Arizona's health services director, previews the Legislature's special session this week on dealing with the opioid crisis.

NEWS
Play

Gov. Ducey dismisses 'distortions' of education record

In his first appearance on "Sunday Square Off" after three years in office, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey claims he needed money from Koch Brothers donors to combat "distortions" of his signature education policy by commentators on "Square Off."

NEWS