Senate Appropriation passes budget proposal, full Senate vote this week

Bipartisan Senate budget clears first hurdle, leaves both parties wanting more

Photo via Getty ImagesArizona senators from both parties expressed displeasure with the Senate’s budget proposal, but the chamber’s Appropriations Committee chairman told them that was a sign of a well-negotiated bipartisan plan.  “Things that are particularly offensive to either side are not in there,” Sen. John Kavanagh said during a lengthy Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on Tuesday. “This is a bipartisan budget, and one of the charac…

Senate Appropriation passes budget proposal, full Senate vote this week

Key Points: The Senate Appropriations Committee passed the budget proposal on June 17 The budget received bipartisan support despite some disagreements  A full Senate vote is expected on June 18 The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $17.6 billion state budget proposal on June 17, which received more support from Democrats than the version the House passed last week. Senate Republicans released the budget the night prior after spending …