Republicans ram through Arizona budget two days after unveiling it, setting up showdown with Hobbs

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 672

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two days after introducing their nearly $18 billion state budget, Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives pushed through a party-line vote to approve it.

The Republican proposal includes about $800 million less in spending than the budget plan that Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, released in January, and would slash spending by 5% for all but a handful of state agencies.

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