Gov. Hobbs proposes plan to cut child care costs by two-thirds

Gov. Hobbs proposes plan to cut child care costs by two-thirds

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs wants to dramatically bring down the cost of child care by borrowing a framework popularized by the state of Michigan.

Hobbs’ Budget Called “Burdensome” And Concerning

On Friday, Governor Katie Hobbs released her FY2026 Executive Budget, raising concerns about its failure to invest in critical efforts to secure the border, support working families, and help Arizonans thrive. Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Steve Montenegro called the proposed budget burdensome when it comes to taxpayers. “While we share a commitment...

Hobbs budget proposes eliminating school vouchers for affluent families

Unable to convince Republican lawmakers to repeal universal vouchers, Gov. Katie Hobbs now is trying to get them to at least scale back eligibility. In unveiling her $17.65 billion spending plan for next fiscal year, Hobbs said that allowing the program that funds tuition for private and parochial schools as well as home schooling to continue as is would cost nearly $964 million. So Hobbs proposes to put some income restrictions on families. As …

Hobbs targets 'entitlement' vouchers in $17.7B budget plan

Image via Getty ImagesGov. Katie Hobbs’ budget proposal aims to reduce spending on private school vouchers — which her staff described as an “entitlement” for wealthy Arizonans.  However, her 2026 fiscal year budget, with a proposed nearly $17.7 billion in spending, takes a different approach than she’s taken in prior years to reform school vouchers, formally called the Empower Scholarship Account program.  Hobbs has abandoned her initial call t…

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' best budget idea is, sadly, DOA

Gov. Katie Hobbs' proposed ESA reform plan is logical and fiscally sensible. So, naturally, it's going nowhere with Arizona lawmakers.

Hobbs targets ‘entitlement’ vouchers in $17.7B budget plan

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ budget proposal aims to reduce spending on private school vouchers — which her staff described as an “entitlement” for wealthy Arizonans.  However, her 2026 fiscal year budget, with a proposed nearly $17.7 billion in spending, takes a different approach than she’s taken in prior years to reform school vouchers, formally called... Source [...]