Panel approves bigger school tax breaks









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By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services

PHOENIX — A House panel refused Monday to limit who can get scholarships for private and parochial schools that are paid for with money that otherwise would go to the state.

 

On a party-line vote, Republicans who control the Ways and Means Committee said they see no reason to limit these scholarships to families that meet certain income criteria. Rep. Rick Murphy, R-Glendale, said the Legislature should not be deciding who benefits and who does not.

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