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In early August, The Show heard from Arizona Republic investigative reporter Craig Harris about concerns that about 100 charter schools in our state — and many more around the country — were double-dipping.

They had applied for — and received — funds from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. But at the same time, they hadn’t had a penny cut from their state funding.