The sponsor of legislation providing an additional funding source for Arizona’s K-12 classrooms, is calling out Governor Katie Hobbs for what he says is her “hypocritical veto” despite her repeated calls for more funding for classrooms.
“Governor Hobbs continuously preaches she wants more money for public schools, but when my bill to provide just that was sent to her desk, her response didn’t match her constant virtue signaling,” said Senator Vince Leach. “Vetoing SB 1050 was a missed opportunity by the Governor, and it was likely driven by partisan motivations.”
Leach’s bill, SB 1050, would have prohibited tax revenues designated for school districts from being abated within the Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET) program. The GPLET program allows cities and towns to lease government-owned property to private parties for commercial, residential rental, or industrial purposes and provide them with certain property tax exemptions. Revenues designated for school districts would have been removed from the exemptions outlined, allowing more dollars to flow into classrooms.
“In her veto letter, Governor Hobbs said the bill ‘has the potential to stunt Arizona’s economic development.’ She would rather pad the bank accounts of rich developers with tax exemptions, instead of prioritizing Arizona’s teachers and students,” said Leach. “Needless to say, I’m baffled by this bizarre veto that goes against her purported priorities of funding our schools.”
Hobbs has accused Republicans of using the crisis her administration created to their advantage.
She wants money allocated to her so she can dole it out to her kickback sources.
Throwing money at schools without fixing the problems never works, Hobbs or no Hobbs. I lived in a county that threw more money per student than any other county in the state and had the second worst system in that state. They were almost tied for first place.
“Governor Hobbs would rather pad the bank accounts of rich developers with tax exemptions, instead of prioritizing Arizona’s teachers and students.” <– Hobbs is blatantly corrupt and a liar. She has no business occupying the office of Governor of the great state of Arizona.
Leach’s bill was ill informed and would have stunted economic progress. Little does he know, most GOLET projects negotiate payments and contributions to school districts.
So, the GOLET projects negotiate how much of our money they will give back to school districts? Maybe the bill wasn’t the best possible bill but, isn’t GOLET negotiating payments and contributions a lot like insider trading in our school funding?
Of course the hobbit vetos bill that would impact
Hers and her cronies pocket. Typical democrap
Who say they are wanting to save democracy
When they actually scamming the system. She said that she wants ensure the economy of the state my
Question is What economy is there for the
Staye? Once away from east LA there are
Little economic opportunities. But if you are a
Democrap there are some as she helps by
Limiting economic growth just look at
Pima county ruled by the hard left for the
Past 5 decades with businesses pushed out
and nothing teplacing them.
Close TUSD – “RED” FOR ED – remember that.. now what ‘underground”