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State Representative David Livingston speaking at the 2016 Arizona Manufacturing Summit at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.

Budget Battle Lines Drawn Between Hobbs and Republican Legislature

January 19, 2024 3:17 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

If you believe Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ State-of-the-State (SOTS) speech, 2024 promised to usher in a new spirit of bipartisanship. And then reality set in. Almost immediately, partisan rancor returned, especially on budget issues. As Arizona Globe reported on...

State Senator Mitzi Epstein speaking on the floor of the Arizona State Senate at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

AZ Senate Democrats Refuse Kavanagh’s Request for Budget Input

January 12, 2024 5:00 amJanuary 11, 2024 2:05 pm

Despite attempts by Senate Appropriations Chairman John Kavanagh and Senate President Warren Petersen to elicit statutory participation, Democrats refuse to engage with Republicans on the state budget. Governor Hobbs had expressed some conciliatory remarks regarding budget cuts in her SOTS...