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Ducey signs $1 billion university loan bill
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation allowing the state's three public universities to borrow up to $1 billion to build new research facilities and tackle a maintenance backlog.
The bill Ducey signed Monday provides $27 million a year to help cover payments plus annual inflation increases.
The bonding package was one of the most contentious of the session. Many majority Republicans opposed it until cutting deals at the last minute.
No House Democrats backed the bill but many Senate Democrats ended up voting for it.
Read more: http://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/the-latest-ducey-signs-billion-university-loan-bill/article_78337c26-a738-5eca-aa5c-e67139ab95da.html