Posted on 06/25/2025 11:45:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed two budget proposals Wednesday, calling them partisan and reckless, as legislators near a deadline to reach a deal and avoid a state government shutdown.
Her action comes after House Republicans indicated last week that a budget negotiated by the state Senate and Hobbs’ office lacked the needed votes in its chamber. The House instead introduced a budget to keep state operations running beyond June 30 and buy more time for negotiations.
The chamber passed a separate budget earlier this month.
“It cuts tuition, raises pay for law enforcement, fixes critical roads, and reins in waste — all without raising taxes,” House Speaker Steve Montenegro said in a statement earlier this month, calling the House GOP-favored budget structurally balanced and conservative. …
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Gov. Hobbs will soon have to do what Gov. Moore of Maryland did today - hiring freeze+early retirement+eliminating unfilled jobs. Just enough to make the Dims angry, but not enough to make the GOP happy.
And he isn’t even close to balancing the budget yet.
Didn’t hobgoblin get her job via vote fraud.
And she’s doing a truly impressive job at screwing up the state.
Just like our idiots here in NY.
Good luck out there.. may God have mercy on us.
Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes.
yes to all
and our taxes are stupid high
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