Douglas refuses to talk following statement about Gov. Ducey

46° Few Clouds Sierra Vista FULL FORECAST HOME News Weather Sports Video TV Community About Us CONTESTS Health Douglas refuses to talk following statement about Gov. Ducey Posted: Feb 13, 2015 5:43 AM Updated: Feb 13, 2015 5:43 AM By Craig Thomas Connect Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Douglas refuses to speak to the media following her statement about Gov. Ducey. Douglas refuses to speak to the media following her statement about Gov. Ducey. Gov. Doug Ducey Gov. Doug Ducey Most Read Every kiss begins with a life insurance policy? NC, Texas, Puerto Rico have winning Powerball tickets Investigation continues into fatal pedestrian accident Fatal pedestrian crash closes NB Kolb Road between 22nd, 29th streets Sexual assault on jogger has Tucson Police searching for the attacker TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas refused to talk about a bombshell statement she released on Thursday, taking aim at Gov. Doug Ducey. On Thursday, Gov. Ducey said it was illegal for Douglas to fire two members of the state's board of education, saying she didn't have the power to do it. That quickly turned into a war of words and deeds between two of the top officials in the state. And it didn't take long for Douglas to fire right back. The title of Douglas' response read, "Arizona Superintendent of Public Schools Diane Douglas did not see Doug Ducey's name on the ballot for state superintendent." She says she does have the power to fire board members and said the governor is trying to "deprive schools of hundreds of millions of dollars to give to his corporate cronies as tax cuts". She was referring to a lawsuit between the schools and the state. She said, "I promised the voters of the state to replace Common Core and will not falter in my best efforts to keep my promise, regardless of whether the governor honors his campaign rhetoric to do the same." Ducey's spokesman responded, saying the governor's trying to be the adult in all this. We will see how this unfolds in the coming days.