TUSD, county files $8M lawsuit against state

TUCSON – Tucson Unified School District and Pima County has filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona accusing that the Arizona Department of Revenue withheld more than $8 million in state aid to the local district.
A new law that was passed by the legislature this year reallocates $8 million of TUSD funds from a secondary property tax paid by TUSD homeowners. This funding was previously paid by the state.
The county and school district said under the current phrasing of the law, t