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Arizona Considering Ways To Spend Federal Child Care Money That Went Unspent Last Year

Mary Jo Pitzl
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Mary Jo Pitzl in KJZZ's studio in 2018.

Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey say they plan to spend $56 million dollars in federal funds this year that was sent to the state to cover child care costs.

That’s significant because Arizona got the money last year, and did not allocate it.

To talk more about this, The Show reached out to Mary Jo Pitzl of the Arizona Republic, who’s written about this.

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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.