Bipartisan ESA reform fails as lawmakers close out session; Hobbs signs budget bill

Arizona Enacts $18.29 Billion Budget With Tax Cuts, School Funding and Border Security Spending

Arizona’s new state budget is officially in place after Gov. Katie Hobbs approved an $18.29 billion spending plan that reflects months of negotiations between the Democratic governor and the Republican-controlled Legislature. The budget package combines more than $1.4 billion in tax relief with funding for schools, public safety initiatives and water-related legal efforts. Among the tax changes… Source

Hobbs signs $18.3B Arizona budget, calling Trump-conforming tax cuts a ‘historic’ win

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an $18.3 billion state budget into law on Saturday, about two weeks ahead of the deadline to avoid a state government shutdown. The package of budget bills that garnered wide bipartisan support was the result…

Bipartisan ESA reform fails as lawmakers close out session; Hobbs signs budget bill

Governor Katie Hobbs signed a bipartisan budget bill with several approved and about 10 to go into the November ballot.

If an ESA deal doesn’t work, try sabotage

By Kiera Riley | Yellow Sheet An unlikely compromise to reform the Empowerment Scholarship Account program failed in the Senate, prompting Republican lawmakers to pass a last minute sabotage measure to void the Protect Education ESA reform initiative, all under the guise of preserving funds for military families.  Republican lawmakers appeared keen on killing the Protect Education Act, a citizen’s initiative pushed by the Arizona Education Assoc…