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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...

Toma, Petersen React to Hobbs’ SOTS Address

January 10, 2024 10:53 amNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

Arizona Governor Katie Hobb’s sophomore SOTS (State-of-the-State) address was a marked departure from her first speech, which read like a big-government laundry list designed for a DNC rally. One year later, it appears that she’s starting to understand the intricacies...