GOP lawmakers mull special session for school voucher deal with teachers union

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 1,156

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago


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Republican lawmakers are contemplating trying to call a special session of the Arizona Legislature as they attempt to negotiate a deal that would likely kill a Republican ballot initiative as well as one headed by public school advocates, both aimed at reforms to the state’s school voucher program.

In the final hours of the annual legislative session just two weeks ago, Republican lawmakers pushed through a ballot referral that, if approved by voters, …

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