What’s on metro Phoenix ballots this November?
Many metro Phoenix residents will see ballots arriving in the mail soon. Here are some of the things they'll decide.
Oct
2025
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Education Funding
Oct
2025
2
Trump asks U of A to commit to his agenda and get favorable access to federal money
The White House is asking nine major universities, including the University of Arizona, to commit to President Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.
Sep
2025
2
WATCH: What is going on with Empowerment Scholarship Accounts in AZ?
What’s all the drama over Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) in Arizona? Our political correspondent, Sahara Sajjadi, breaks it down.
Aug
2025
29
‘This Labor Day is different’: Union leaders call for solidarity
Ahead of Labor Day, leaders of Arizona’s largest unions called for working Arizonans to stand together against the Trump administration.
Aug
2025
21
WATCH: Federal cuts to tribal colleges could mean loss of opportunity, history
Students and advocates warn that funding cuts to tribal college would be devastating—not just to education, but to tribal sovereignty, cultural survival, and community development.
Aug
2025
12
Tribal colleges and universities under threat of federal cuts
Federal funding cuts could put tribal colleges and universities like Tohono O’odham Community College in southern Arizona at risk of closing.
Aug
2025
12
WATCH: Are more education funds going to be withheld?
In early July, billions in funding for US public schools were frozen before eventually being returned. Was it a warning that deeper education funding cuts are coming?
Jul
2025
23
Federal voucher plan in Trump megabill is big win for school choice, but critics see threat to public education
A tax credit for private school tuition, tucked into President Donald Trump’s megabill, marks the first such federal subsidy for taxpayers.
Jul
2025
16
Arizona Boys & Girls Clubs under threat as Trump administration withholds federal funding
Educators and lawmakers warn that frozen federal funds will gut after-school programs vital to families across the state.
Jul
2025
7
Trump freezes nearly $120M in Arizona’s K-12 federal funding
The US Department of Education is illegally withholding over $6 billion in federal funding for K-12 public schools across the US, without the approval of Congress.
