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Hobbs signs bill extending funding for AZ Schools for the Deaf and Blind

Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to continue funding the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.

But Hobbs’ signature came with a message to lawmakers that their job isn’t done.

The bill continues funding for the schools for the next four years.

In a letter, Hobbs wrote that the school’s community was treated with a lack of respect and not given equal access to participate in the legislative process. 

She called for lawmakers to send her a bill next session that would continue to fund the schools for a full eight years, as originally intended. 

The bill was scaled back after contentious debate. The schools were at risk of closure.

Greg Hahne started as a news intern at KJZZ in 2020 and returned as a field correspondent in 2021. He learned his love for radio by joining Arizona State University's Blaze Radio, where he worked on the production team.