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Wednesday afternoon, the Arizona House of Representatives via a party-line vote advanced the GOP majority’s spending plan for fiscal year 2027. The proposal was introduced earlier this week.

State budget cuts are coming. Big ones. Thursday, the Finance Advisory Committee announced that Arizona State government finances have deteriorated markedly in recent months. In January, the 4-sector forecast projected $577 million in available resources. That estimate was slashed to $377 million as part of the April outlook released this week.

Nearly 2,000 bills were introduced to begin the Arizona legislative session. Most have now reached their eternal resting place. Today was the last chance for House and Senate committees to meet (except for Appropriations committees, which have one more week of work). That means, for the vast majority of bills, this was the deadline to clear committee and move to the full House or Senate for consideration.

Today, Governor Katie Hobbs released her fiscal 2027 Executive Budget, a $17.7 billion General Fund spending plan that prioritizes her affordability agenda - including a $236 million tax cuts package.

This evening, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a GOP-led tax cuts package - forcing legislators back to the negotiating table to discuss to what degree Arizona will conform to federal tax code changes.

Today, the 57th Arizona Legislature assembled for the 2nd regular session at the Arizona State Capitol as Governor Katie Hobbs delivered her fourth State of the State address.

The 2nd Regular Session of the 57th Arizona Legislature convenes Monday at the State Capitol, with Governor Katie Hobbs set to deliver her fourth State of the State address as the headliner of Opening Day.

Call it, Arizona’s Mostly Beautiful Bill. This week, Governor Katie Hobbs unveiled plans for a “Middle Class Tax Cuts Package,” which involves adopting some - but not all - of the federal tax changes created by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Got budget requests? Good luck.

It wouldn’t be a high stakes Republican Primary in Arizona without serious melodrama.

Lean days are here. In terms of the Arizona State budget, anyway.

That was … a lot. The Arizona Legislature adjourned Sine Die on Friday, thus concluding a marathon, 165-day session that nearly spilled into the next fiscal year. Only 48 hours ago, a State government shutdown appeared imminent as budget talks were deadlocked and two consecutive spending plans lay vetoed on Governor Katie Hobbs’ desk.

The First Regular Session of the 57th Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die at 12:57 PM. Over the course of the session, 1,724 bills were introduced, 225 were signed into law and 169 were vetoed.

The Arizona Senate adjourned sine die early Friday, immediately following its approval of a $17.5 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2026. The upper chamber abruptly ended its work for the year … in apparent frustration at House legislators who had already adjourned Thursday afternoon.

Dear Clients, Early Friday morning, the Arizona Senate approved a $17.5 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2026. Unlike the...

Tonight, Arizona House Republicans passed a $17.3 billion spending plan for FY 2026. The vote was party-line but approved without...

On Wednesday evening, Republican leaders of the Arizona House of Representatives introduced a 14-bill budget package for fiscal 2026.

It’s Memorial Day Weekend - do you know where your Arizona Legislature is?

Governor Katie Hobbs’ bill moratorium has ended, so surely the Legislature and Governor are locked in budget talks and flying toward Sine Die?

Welcome to the endgame in the battle between Governor Katie Hobbs and the GOP-led Arizona Legislature over the future of the Division of Developmental Disabilities.