As lawmakers are on break, work is going on behind the scenes on an education-related bill that would raise teacher pay and maybe provide constitutional protections for Arizona’s private-school voucher program.

Despite widespread agreement that the funding stream from the trust fund should continue, how to get the plan over the finish line is being hotly debated behind closed doors.

This will leave a new version of what is commonly called Proposition 123 up to the voters, presumably in November 2026. But will that be the most strategic way to handle the situation?

This week on The Gaggle, a politics podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we analyze different ways Prop 123 2.0 could show up.

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Guest: Lorna Romero Ferguson, owner of Elevate Strategies

Host: ⁠⁠⁠Mary Jo Pitzl⁠⁠⁠

Producers: Amanda Luberto, Abby Bessinger

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