Arizona’s $18.3B budget passes with $1.4B in Trump tax cuts and a data center freeze

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 922

Last Updated: 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

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Legislators from both sides of the aisle tripped over one another on Thursday to take credit for provisions of the new state budget that might be popular with their constituents and to blame the opposition for portions that could cause heartburn.

After a day of patting themselves and other members of their parties on the back and lobbing insults at the opposing party, a bipartisan majority of lawmakers in both the Arizona Senate and …

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