Arizona legislators are not holding back their thoughts on dueling budget bills.
As The Center Square has reported, Republican majorities in the Arizona Senate and House claim their plans help the state without raising taxes. But Senate leaders say their version, which is going before the full Senate Wednesday, has more bipartisan support and is more likely to be signed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Republicans lack enough seats to override her vetoes.
If approved, the Senate's budget bill would then go to the House, which passed 15 bills on Friday that make up its version of the budget on a 31-0 vote.
It may not be easy to get a budget through the Senate. During a Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on Tuesday, state Sen. Mitzi Epstein, D-District 12, said, “Most of our budgets here in Arizona are fiasco budgets,” due in part to the Legislature-decimated revenue.
