Senate Passes Budget, Then Adjourns, without House Input

Senate passes budget, then adjourns, without House input

PHOENIX – With bipartisan support – and bipartisan opposition – state senators gave final approval early Friday to a $17.6 billion spending plan for the coming year.

Political chaos erupts as Arizona Senate passes budget and ends session unilaterally

Photo illustration by Jim Small. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0The Arizona Senate has officially ended its work for this legislative session after passing its budget bills in a marathon of amendments and votes on Thursday, just hours after a tentative agreement with Republicans in the House of Representatives fell apart and that chamber went home.  The day was marked by long-winded speeches and fiery disagreements both b…

Senate Goes Rogue As Budget Chaos Deepens, House Adjourns Until Monday

The Arizona Senate is under fire as it scrambles to pass what insiders are calling “the Governor’s budget” — a proposal advanced without the full support of House leadership or core conservatives. On Thursday, the House recessed and adjourned until Monday, effectively leaving the Senate to push forward alone with a fragile deal and a...

Budget passes in lower chamber

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