Accounting maneuvers, ESA changes, but no tax hikes in Arizona budget - Washington Examiner

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Accounting maneuvers, ESA changes, but no tax hikes in Arizona budget - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – Arizona lawmakers narrowly passed a budget on Saturday after hours of negotiations into the night on Friday. The budget was one that entailed many cuts and fund transfers to combat a $1.4 billion deficit. Cuts were made across agencies, and several amendments were made between the original budget draft and the final one. There are several smaller budget bills that were voted on throughout the day, but the general appropriat…