If the reaction from Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ first budget proposal is any indication, she and lawmakers are likely in for a long spring. Hobbs announced her $17.1 billion spending proposal Friday afternoon, saying it lowers costs, invests in public education, secures the state’s water future and addresses the affordable housing crisis. “We have an
U.S. VETS announced it will receive $2.4 million in new funding for its supportive housing project at Fort Whipple to assist homeless veterans. Sponsored by Rep. Quang Nguyen, the appropriation is part of Governor Ducey’s new state budget. “This investment demonstrates that Representative Nguyen recognizes the urgency of our need to help our veterans, who have
Photo: Sen. David Gowan, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, prepares for a hearing at the Arizona Senate in Phoenix Members of the Arizona Education Association gathered Tuesday at the state Capitol to again ask lawmakers to funnel a bigger chunk of the state’s $5 billion budget surplus into public schools. Marisol Garcia, president-elect of the
The Citizen’s Tax Committee (CTC) has released a statement announcing that their June 13th Candidate Forum for LD1 House candidates has been cancelled. The Arizona State Legislature remains in session, gridlocked over budget and election integrity bills. LD1’s two incumbent Representatives, Judy Burges and Quang Nguyen, have been told by House leadership to expect floor votes on
‘Investment in our state parks system is an investment in rural Arizona’ Arizona could soon make the largest single investment into its parks and trails in state history, under a budget proposal released recently by Governor Doug Ducey. The $176.7 million spending proposal is aimed at making sure Arizona’s more than 30 parks and more
The Arizona Budget Roadshow came to town yesterday, hosted by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce. Top state officials including Representative Regina Cobb (R-Kingman), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Senator David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista), Senate Appropriations Chair, and Matt Gress, Director of the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting– three of the most knowledgeable state level officials on the
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