Arizona governor proposes $11.4 billion spending plan

PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing an $11.4 billion budget for Arizona that focuses much of the new spending on schools and universities while depositing more than a half-billion dollars in the state’s rainy day fund.
Ducey’s proposal released Friday would increase state spending by 9.2 percent and would be the largest single-year increase since he took office.
The proposed budget would implement the next wave of teacher raises Ducey promised last year, when teachers w