Ex-Arizona education department employees stole voucher program money using ‘ghost children’
Three former Arizona Department of Education employees have been charged with conspiracy and money laundering in what prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud more than $600,000 from an education voucher program that has drawn criticism for soaring costs and the state’s lax regulations. It is claimed that it was. Prosecutors announced Thursday that three […]
NYC Council wants to Eric Adams to court in bitter feud over housing voucher reforms
The New York City Council hopes to take its bitter feud with Mayor Eric Adams over housing vouchers to court, the latest clash in a volatile power struggle with Mr. Hizuner. Lawmakers on Wednesday asked to join a class action lawsuit aimed at forcing the mayor to comply with controversial housing reforms that the administration […]
AZ governor wants to protect groundwater and tackle school voucher costs in 2024
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has introduced legislation that would impose accountability on a school voucher system expected to exceed $900 million this year and allow near-free access to groundwater in the state's drought-stricken rural areas. vowed to revise it. The Democratic governor delivered his second annual State of the State address Monday as the regular […]