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May 20, 2005

Update: Might there be a veto after all?

Remember the deal brokered between Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) and the GOP-controlled legislature? She got more money for full-day kindergarten, one of her top priorities. They got a corporate tuition tax credit program to send kids to private schools. A voucher proposal was shelved. Lawmakers of both parties who opposed any kind of voucher were stunned and angry the governor had agreed even to the tax credit voucher plan. Well, now there's word that Napolitano may veto the bill anyway because, her staff says, she had agreed the tax credit provision would sunset after five years but that language was left out. Republican leaders say the governor's staff reviewed the language before the legislature voted on it. The governor has until May 25 to sign or veto, but insiders say the decision could come sooner.

Posted May 20, 2005 12:00 AM