PHOENIX -- Calling them "reckless and partisan," Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed not one but two separate Republican-backed spending plans Wednesday, saying the provisions in both would shortchange Arizonans.
The governor's action came just hours after the Senate, on a party-line vote, ratified two separate budgets crafted by the House. One called for a $17.3 billion in spending; a second, dubbed a "contingency budget," had a $17 billion price tag.
kAmqFE E96 $6?2E6 G@E6 7@C E96 w@FD6 >62DFC6D H2D 24EF2==J A@=:E:42= E962E6C[ @44FCC:?8 H:E9 E96 7F== <?@H=6586 E92E w@33D H@F=5 ?:I 3@E9 A=2?D]k^Am
kAm%96 $6?2E6 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 925 2AAC@G65 :ED @H? S`f]e 3:==:@? DA6?5:?8 A=2[ H9:49 925 366? ?68@E:2E65 H:E9 E96 8@G6C?@C] |@C6 E@ E96 A@:?E[ :E 925 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE]k^Am
kAmw@FD6 $A62<6C $E6G6 |@?E6?68C@[ 9@H6G6C[ C67FD65 6G6? E@ 2==@H 2 962C:?8 @? E92E A=2?[ :?DE625 AFCDF:?8 E96:C 2==\v~! A=2?]k^Am
kAmxE H2D H:56=J F?56CDE@@5 E92E @?46 w@33D G6E@65 E96 EH@ w@FD6 AC@A@D2=D E92E H@F=5 7@C46 w@FD6 #6AF3=:42?D E@ H@C< H:E9 ?@E ;FDE E96 $6?2E6 3FE 2=D@ E96 s6>@4C2E:4 8@G6C?@C E@ 4C27E D@>6E9:?8 D96 H@F=5 D:8?]k^Am
kAmx? 724E[ H:E9 E96 A2:C @7 G6E@6D 2 7@C68@?6 4@?4=FD:@?[ E9@D6 4=@D65\5@@C ?68@E:2E:@?D 2=C625J H6C6 E2<:?8 A=246]k^Am
kAm%:>6 :D @7 E96 6DD6?46 8:G6? E92E E96 7:D42= J62C 6?5D yF?6 b_] p?5 H:E9@FE 2 3F586E :? A=246[ >@DE DE2E6 286?4:6D H@F=5 92G6 E@ 4=@D6]k^Am
kAm~? (65?6D52J[ $6?2E6 !C6D:56?E (2CC6? !6E6CD6? >256 :E 4=62C 96 H2D 2?8CJ H:E9 >6>36CD @7 9:D @H? #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ H9@ 925 =6G6=65 244FD2E:@?D E92E 96 H2D 2 #x}~ \\ 2 #6AF3=:42? x? }2>6 ~?=J \\ 3642FD6 96 96=A 4C27E 2?5 G@E65 7@C E96 S`f]e 3:==:@? DA6?5:?8 A=2?] %96 v:=36CE #6AF3=:42? D2:5 9:D 24E:@?D 2C6 2 D:>A=6 C64@8?:E:@? E92E ?@E9:?8 E96 #6AF3=:42?\4@?EC@==65 {68:D=2EFC6 2AAC@G6D 364@>6D =2H H:E9@FE E96 4@?D6?E @7 E96 s6>@4C2E:4 8@G6C?@C[ D@>6E9:?8 96 D2:5 D@>6 @E96C >6>36CD @7 9:D A2CEJ 72:= E@ F?56CDE2?5]k^Am
kAmQxE 5@6D?VE E2<6 4@>A6E6?46 @C 4@FC286 E@ A2DD 2 3F586E E92E @?=J 92D #VD @? :E[ 3642FD6 E92E :D 9@H J@F =:G6 2?5 249:6G6 2?5 D4@C6 D9@CE\E6C> A@=:E:42= A@:?ED[Q !6E6CD6? D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ(:E9 E96 96=A @7 D9@4< ;@4<D 2?5 EC@== 72C>D J@F 42? 7@@= D@>6 @7 E96 A6@A=6 D@>6 @7 E96 E:>6[Q !6E6CD6? D2:5] QxE E2<6D =6256CD9:A[ 4@>A6E6?46 2?5 4@FC286 E@ A2DD 2 3:A2CE:D2? 3F586E :? 5:G:565 8@G6C?>6?E]Qk^Am
kAm$E:==[ !6E6CD6?[ H9@ :D CF??:?8 7@C 2EE@C?6J 86?6C2=[ 4@?46565 E92E @AA@D:E:@? 7C@> D@>6 v~! =2H>2<6CD 2?5 E96:C 2==:6D 92D C@:=65 D@>6 A2CEJ 72:E97F= 2?5 C6DF=E65 :? 2 =@E @7 325 AF3=:4:EJ 7@C 9:> @? D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am
kAmQ!6@A=6 AF3=:D9 E9:?8D E96J H@F=5 ?6G6C 52C6 D2J :? A6CD@?[ 6DA64:2==J H96? 5@?6 H:E9 F?244@F?E23=6 2?@?J>:EJ[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm|@?E6?68C@[ H9@ D96A96C565 3@E9 @7 E96 ?@H\G6E@65 2==\#6AF3=:42? A=2?D E9C@F89 9:D 492>36C 2?5 G@E65 7@C E96>[ 564=:?65 E@ 4@>>6?E @? !6E6CD6?VD 4@>>6?ED]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 v@@5J62C #6AF3=:42? H2D F?2A@=@86E:4 7@C DFAA@CE:?8 E96 A=2?D H:E9 =6DD DA6?5:?8] w6 D2:5 :E C67=64ED 4@?46C?D 3J 76==@H v~! =2H>2<6CD E92E E96 DE2E6 D:>A=J H@?VE 92G6 E96 C6G6?F6D E@ DFAA@CE E96 =2C86C 3F586E ?68@E:2E65 36EH66? E96 $6?2E6 2?5 E96 8@G6C?@C]k^Am
kAmQ(6 42?VE DA6?5 E96 DE2E6 :?E@ @3=:G:@?[Q |@?E6?68C@ D2:5]k^Am
kAm}@H[ 96 D2:5[ H:E9 E96 8@G6C?@CVD G6E@6D 2?5 E96 w@FD6 A=2?D 5625[ E96C6 :D 2 ?665 E@ E2=< \\ 6DA64:2==J H:E9 E96 yF?6 b_ 5625=:?6]k^Am
kAmQ(6 H2?E E@ >2<6 DFC6 E92E 8@G6C?>6?E 5@6D?VE D9FE 5@H?[Q 96 E@=5 r2A:E@= |65:2 $6CG:46D]k^Am
kAmQ(6 H:== 2=H2JD 36 C625J 7@C 4@?G6CD2E:@?D[Q |@?E6?68C@ 4@?E:?F65] Qx H:== 2=H2JD 36 2G2:=23=6 7@C D:EE:?8 5@H? 2?5 7:8FC:?8 E9:?8D @FE]Qk^Am
kAm%96 5625=:?6 :D 6G6? 62C=:6C E92? |@?52Ji p ?F>36C @7 =2H>2<6CD H9@ H@F=5 36 6IA64E65 E@ DFAA@CE H92E6G6C 562= :D C624965 >:89E ?@E 36 2G2:=23=6 27E6C %9FCD52J]k^Am
kAmw@33D[ :? 96C G6E@ >6DD286D[ D2:5 96C 24E:@?D D9@F=5 4@>6 2D ?@ DFCAC:D6]k^Am
kAmx? y2?F2CJ D96 =2:5 @FE 96C @H? S`f]ed 3:==:@? DA6?5:?8 A=2?]k^Am
kAmQuC@> s2J ` @7 E96 3F586E AC@46DD[ x 92G6 H@C<65 H:E9 =6256CD @7 3@E9 A2CE:6D :? 3@E9 492>36CD E@ 4C27E 2 3:A2CE:D2?[ 32=2?465 2?5 7:D42==J C6DA@?D:3=6 3F586E[Q D96 HC@E6] Q&?7@CEF?2E6=J[ w@FD6 #6AF3=:42?D 235:42E65 E96:C C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ 2?5 C67FD65 E@ >62?:?87F==J A2CE:4:A2E6 :? E96 3F586E AC@46DD]Qk^Am
kAm%92E C67FD2=[ D2:5 w@33D[ H2D ?@ 244:56?E]k^Am
kAmQ}@H E96J 2C6 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ =6G6C286 E96 E9C62E @7 2 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H? E@ 7@C46 E9C@F89 2 C64<=6DD 2?5 A2CE:D2? 3F586E E92E C2:D6D 4@DED[ 92C>D 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 >2<6D @FC DE2E6 =6DD D64FC6[Q D96 HC@E6]k^Am
kAmp?5 D96 E@@< 2 A2CE:4F=2C D=2A 2E w@FD6 #6AF3=:42?D 7@C :ED S`f 3:==:@? 4@?E:?86?4J 3F586E[ @?6 E92E 6DD6?E:2==J H@F=5 92G6 <6AE DE2E6 DA6?5:?8 2E 4FCC6?E =6G6=D H:E9 >:?@C 25;FDE>6?ED[ @?6 E92E |@?E6?68C@ D2:5 H2D 56D:8?65 E@ 8:G6 >@C6 E:>6 7@C ?68@E:2E:@?D]k^Am
