Hobbs signs $18.3B Arizona budget, calling Trump-conforming tax cuts a ‘historic’ win

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: June 14, 2026

Words: 631

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an $18.3 billion state budget into law on Saturday, about two weeks ahead of the deadline to avoid a state government shutdown.

The package of budget bills that garnered wide bipartisan support was the result of weeks of negotiations between the Republicans who control both chambers of the Arizona Legislature, Democratic lawmakers and Hobbs, also a Democrat.

“I’m thrilled to sign the bipartisan Arizona First budget into law,” …

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