As the first day of the Legislative session begins in Arizona, the discussion of empowerment scholarship accounts, or ESAs, is top of mind.
Governor Katie Hobbs, during her Jan. 8 State of the State address, says her goal is to make regulations on the program, and Republican lawmakers vow to fight back.
Hobbs is pushing her plan to regulate ESAs, which service over 70,000 Arizona students.
As more families are enrolling, the governor is fending off supporters of the program on several points.