State 48 News Exposes Lavish School Travel Amid Tax Hikes & How Lawmakers Plan to Tackle the Issue

School districts cry broke while racking up luxury travel bills—on your dime. A new bill floating through the Arizona legislature seeks to stop it.

While pleading with voters for more money through overrides, Arizona school districts have been quietly burning hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on luxury travel to out-of-state conferences and retreats. State 48 News has led the charge in uncovering these unchecked expenses—from five-figure convention trips to catered board retreats—all while claiming they need more funding.

No other outlet has tracked these taxpayer-funded expenses like State 48 News—and now, lawmakers are stepping in to demand reforms and protect taxpayers from unchecked school district spending.