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Senate pulls the plug on Pinal rebate plan, leaves millions of illegal tax revenue in limbo
Key Points: Pinal County residents won’t receive $300 check for illegally collected taxes Plan to issue rebates stalled in the Senate before lawmakers adjourned Lawmakers may revisit the issue next […]
Arizona exoneration fund to go belly up under new state budget
Key Points: Arizona’s Erroneous Convictions Fund has lost funding in the new state budget The fund’s $3 million allocation has been depleted by its 11 initial applicants The fund was […]
Mayes weighs challenge against allegedly misspent opioid settlement
Key Points: Judge initially refused to block transfer of opioid settlement funds to state prison AG cites new auditor general report supporting her position Governor’s Office insists transfer of funds […]
House Republicans pass budget plan — Hobbs is ready to negotiate
Key Points: House GOP pass $17.9B budget using agency cuts to fund tax conformity Governor supports some provisions, opposes Medicaid and SNAP eligibility changes Both sides say they’re ready to […]
Development projects, tax credits and agency budgets face hard cuts in new GOP proposal
Key Points: Republican lawmakers unveil plan to balance state budget amid tight financial forecast Nearly $100 million in economic development funding is cut They also propose a 5% reduction in […]
GOP budget close: Kavanagh claims party is less than two weeks from proposal
Key Points: Republicans say they are close to a state budget proposal Negotiations occurring amid ongoing bill moratorium by Gov. Katie Hobbs A Prop.123 extension hangs in the balance Republican […]
Proposal would require Legislature to end sessions by April 30
Key points: A measure that would constitutionally require the Legislature to adjourn by April 30 passed a House committee Lawmakers haven’t adjourned by April in more than a decade Voters […]
Ringing in the new hot topics for the legislative session
Key Points: The 2026 legislative session will feature both new and returning topics Senate leaders in both parties say crafting the state budget will be a challenge Senate GOP leader […]
Hobbs’ reelection campaign likely to dominate legislative session
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign is likely to hang over the legislative session Republicans are expected to obstruct the governor at every turn Consultants say Hobbs should play […]
State budget analysts give bleak forecast ahead of federal H.R. 1 changes
Key Points: State budget analysts warns of increasing costs and insufficient funds New federal Medicaid requirements and tax law changes will impact state budget significantly Budget analysts project the state […]
Legislators now considering 2 bills to increase their own pay
Arizona lawmakers gave approval Monday to two different ways to raise their own pay, adding a plan to give a major increase in daily expense payments to legislators who live […]
Hobbs orders hiring freeze, wants agencies to propose spending cuts
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered what is essentially a hiring freeze for new state employees and instructed her department heads to send her a plan this week to cut $1.2 billion in spending out of their current and coming year budgets.
