Legislator, superintendent at odds over vouchers backlog

PHOENIX (AP) — A Republican state representative and Arizona’s Democratic superintendent of public instruction are sparring over a backlog of pending applications from families for private school tuition vouchers.
Rep. Mark Finchem of Oro Valley accuses the state Department of Education overseen by Superintendent Kathy Hoffman of failing to process numerous applications for vouchers within a 45-day period required under state law, while Hoffman says the Republican-led Legislature has