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Arizona Senate Bill Could Cut School Desegregation Funds

A bill that could put more than $200 million for schools at risk is moving through the state Legislature.

Senate Bill 1174 would get rid of automatic property taxes that pay for desegregation and student achievement, which some critics worry could cause the state legal trouble.

Ben Giles of the Arizona Capitol Times has written about this, and he joins me now.

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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.