Arizona Budget

Yuma County arts and cultural groups will receive more than $56,000 in state funding as part of a one-time $2 million legislative appropriation to support Arizona’s arts and culture sector.

State senators gave final approval early Friday morning for what essentially amounts to a Goldilocks budget: one considered too big by some and too small by others.

Rep. Alexander Kolodin crafted a law designed to prevent public officials from using the courts to punish and prevent speech on political issues.

Republicans who control the Arizona Senate said Monday they have reached a deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs for the upcoming state budget year that includes $300 million more in spending than the stand-alone plan passed by GOP House members last week.

Arizona’s wobbly budget picture just got a lot bleaker as the impact of recent moves by the Trump Administration throws a monkey wrench into the state and national economies.

Running out of time and money, Gov. Katie Hobbs is upping the stakes in her bid to get more dollars for programs for the developmentally disabled.

The Arizona Legislature is wrangling with how to craft a plan to actually get the money to the rodeo despite differing opinions on how to legally do it.

Gov. Katie Hobbs lashed out Wednesday at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of using families with children with developmental disabilities as "pawns'' in the fight over the budget.

Economists in Arizona and around the country said tariffs, cracking down on immigration, tax cuts and reduced energy credits will likely have a direct effect on the economy, and with President-elect Donald Trump soon to take office and having promised policy reform in many areas, change is likely on the way.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t have much room for new spending on education, water -- or just about anything else -- in the remaining two years of her initial term as Arizona's chief executive.