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THIS MORNING: @azcentral endorses @dougducey for #AZGOV

“He has earned the confidence of the people. And so, in this general election for governor, The Arizona Republic recommends voters re-elect Doug Ducey.”

Full write up: arizonarepublic.az.newsmemory.com/publink.php?sh…

MORE: "@dougducey’s #Prop123... won the support of virtually all the public-school leadership in the state & ultimately won at the ballot box. By the time the sea of red showed up on West Washington 2 years later, teachers had already enjoyed roughly a 5% pay hike."

"@dougducey soldiered on, getting his #20x2020 budget through the GOP Legislature and boasting he had raised teacher pay without raising taxes. It was a brilliant political stroke that, while raising hackles on the left and right, effectively defused the public school crisis."

"Had #RedforEd and David Garcia gotten their way and killed the Ducey #20x2020 proposal, the teachers would have gotten nothing from their red rebellion."

"The office of governor is a supermagnet for grievance and criticism, but Ducey stayed focused on putting Arizona’s fiscal house in order.

Today the state budget stands on solid footing. Business is strong. Tax revenues are growing. And Arizonans are feeling it." -@azcentral

Key point:

"@dougducey refused to raise taxes. But he also understood that a cash-poor state like AZ could not afford drastic cuts in revenues. While he promised to cut taxes every year, he did so in nominal & responsible ways so that he did not bleed state coffers." -@azcentral

BTW -- This illustration is super awesome! Love it