Expert Says Arizona Budget Aligns with Prior Hobbs Budgets

Arizona Bipartisan Budget Delivers $17.6B Deal - American Faith

Governor Katie Hobbs signed a $17.6 billion Arizona bipartisan budget Friday, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown and marking another year of steady spending increases under her administration. The new fiscal package includes funding increases for K-12 education, Medicaid, border security, and public safety—features that align closely with Hobbs’ original proposal but reflect bipartisan compromises with a Republican-led legislature. Common S…

Art Commission gets $2 million from the state budget for grant awards

WILLCOX — With the signature of Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday, the 2026 fiscal budget was approved and there was a sigh of relief from the Arizona Commission of the Arts as $2 million was earmarked to continue its support…

Expert says Arizona budget aligns with prior Hobbs budgets

(The Center Square) — The bipartisan budget signed by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is “very consistent” with previous budgets passed during her administration, according to Glenn Farley, director of policy and research at Common Sense Institute Arizona.

Reminder: The Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 are the most dangerous sleeper cells in the US.

Your occasional reminder that there is a playbook for all the GOP awfulness included the BIG UGLY BILL. The ninth iteration of the Heritage Foundation's Mandate for Leadership series, Project 2025 is based on a controversial interpretation of the...

Hobbs signed 10 bills modeled from far-right playbooks, including Project 2025

Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at a press conference on July 1, 2025, after a ceremonial signing of the budget she officially signed last week. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorPublic health reform and local control of charter schools both enjoy wide support among Arizona lawmakers. But a series of bills Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law this year addresses those issues by playing into the priorities of far-right organizations which have sh…

Hobbs signed 10 bills modeled from far-right playbooks, including Pro…

Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at a press conference on July 1, 2025, after a ceremonial signing of the budget she officially signed last week. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorPublic health reform and local control of charter schools both enjoy wide support among Arizona lawmakers. But a series of bills Gov. Katie Hobbs signed [...]