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Rural Career Education Officials Worried About Ducey's Budget Proposal

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
(Photo courtesy of the Office of the Arizona State Treasurer)
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

Arizona’s career and technical education programs have seen millions of dollars in cuts over the past few years. In his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, Governor Doug Ducey set aside some money for these Joint Technical Education Districts,  but not as much as has been cut and not in the same form as before.

Jeramy Plumb is the superintendent of Mountain Institute JTED in Prescott.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.