Hobbs vetoes first bills under moratorium as Arizona budget standoff drags on

By: Jim Small

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 944

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed three bills on Tuesday, following through with the promise she made a day earlier to veto any bill sent to her desk until legislative Republicans publicly release their budget proposal.

In her veto letters for all three measures, the governor chided GOP lawmakers for failing to engage in “good faith budget negotiations.”

“The legislative majority needs to put forward their budget proposal and then join me at the negotiating …

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