Hobbs vetoes ‘unbalanced and reckless’ Republican budget, calls for negotiations to resume

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 6, 2026

Words: 857

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Arizona’s Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a Republican budget plan after it passed both chambers of the state legislature on party line votes, saying it would bring “chaos and dysfunction” to the Grand Canyon State.

Republicans, who have a majority in both chambers, introduced their $17.9 billion budget plan on April 23 and quickly put it up for a vote. It passed the Arizona House of Representatives April 29 and the

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