Julia Shumway and Nathan Brown Arizona Capitol Times//May 25, 2021//

Budget bills cleared their first hurdle Tuesday after a day of arm-twisting and political maneuvering, but problems getting it passed persist. One Republican in the House voted against every budget bill, while a fiscal hawk...

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