Arizona’s $18.3B budget deal sets up Thursday vote — and leaves little room for changes

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,132

Last Updated: 1 day, 2 hours ago

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Now that legislative leaders from both parties have reached a budget agreement with Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, they’ve entered the annual sprint to pass the package of proposed bills before anyone changes their mind.

That doesn’t leave much time for state and local government agencies, much less voters, to point out problems or advocate for changes. One of the chief architects of the budget package, Rep. David Livingston, a Peoria Republican, said on Wednesday …

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