Arizona GOP in House, Senate Say They Have a Budget Deal
- Earlier this week, Arizona House and Senate Republicans approved a $17.6 billion budget, with Governor Katie Hobbs expected to sign to prevent a government shutdown.
- Following Hobbs' vetoes of two partisan budgets, bipartisan negotiations led to a $17.6 billion deal to prevent a government shutdown in Arizona.
- The bipartisan budget allocates funds for pay raises for first responders, $119 million for transportation, and $281 million for K-12 education, highlighting key funding priorities.
- Lawmakers approve a bipartisan $17.6 billion budget, with Hobbs expected to sign, averting Arizona’s first government shutdown scheduled for Monday.
- The bipartisan budget, the first with Democratic support, funds schools, public safety, and small businesses, setting a precedent for cooperation amid divided government.
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AZ Legislature passes long-delayed $17.6 billion budget
(The Center Square) – The Arizona Legislature Friday passed a budget that Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign, with just days left to keep the government running.
Capitol Coup Sees MAGA Shamp Replaced With Moderate Kavanagh
With Republicans in the State Senate already divided over the state's budget and the manner in which it was negotiated with Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs instead of House Republicans, today was supposed to be the end of a long and difficult process. As expected, the Senate passed the compromise budget that was negotiated over the...
AZ House passes bipartisan budget package, pitches it back to Senate
Key Points: House approved Senate’s bipartisan budget Two previous House budgets have failed Senate and the governor expected to approve the budget proposal The Arizona House of Representatives has finally passed a bipartisan budget that Gov. Katie Hobbs can sign, possibly averting a government shutdown that would have occurred if no deal were struck by June 30. It is the third spending package the chamber has passed and the first with Democ…


Arizona House, Senate finally come to $17.6B budget agreement
Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Illustration by Jim Small | Arizona MirrorJust days ahead of a government shutdown, the Republicans who lead the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate and the Democratic governor finally came to agreement on a bipartisan budget. On Thursday evening, the state House voted for a third time on a package of 15 budget bills, which mostly passed by bipartisan votes of 41-15. The Senate is expected to approve the fi…
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