The Latest: Arizona budget deal sidesteps teacher demands
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on teacher protests in Arizona and Colorado (all times local):
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says he's reached a deal with Republican leaders of the state Legislature that includes a 20 percent teacher raise by 2020, but the plan does not doesn't address other demands of striking educators.
The Republican governor's office announced the deal Friday afternoon, after striking teachers left the Capitol for the day.
Ducey spokesman Daniel Scarpinato says the budget will fund the raise and an extra $100 million for schools districts the governor proposed in January as start to restoring recession-era cuts.
House Speaker J.D.