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New Analysis Shows Same Trend For Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

Rob O'Dell
KJZZ News
Rob O'Dell.

In November, Arizona voters shot down — by a 2-1 margin — Proposition 305, blocking a law that would’ve expanded the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, also referred to as vouchers.

But the issue isn’t quite dead, as The Show's guest, Rob O’Dell, tells us.

Two bills filed in the state House have ESA opponents on watch and O'Dell, an investigative reporter at the Arizona Republic, explained why.

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