I am quite surprised, but I seem to be mostly in agreement with Robert Robb’s Substack today. For those who don’t know, Robb is a conservative columnist here in AZ who writes about policy and politics and who I read to keep in touch with mainstream/traditional Republican sentiment. His Substack today concerned this year’s budget … Read more
Twenty-Four hours ago, it seemed a solid possibility that the budget Governor Hobbs would sign for FY 2024 would only receive Republican votes. What a difference a day makes. After a day of uproars, protests, and calls to start the budget process over, the budget for 2023/24, after a series of meetings and phone calls … Read more
Earlier this morning, the Arizona State Senate, in a bipartisan vote, passed the FY2024 state budget. After the passage, Governor Katie Hobbs and her team issued a release, praising the budget package, stating: “Today we showed Arizonans we can reach across the aisle, compromise and make government work. I am glad Democrats and Republicans in … Read more
To several objective political observers, the FY 2024 budget deal between Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona Legislative Republican leadership should not be unexpected. Please click here to view the latest budget documents. In working out a budget deal with the still majority Republican Legislature (several of whom think compromise is a dirty word,) it should … Read more
Democratic and Republican strategists Matt Grodsky and Tyler Montague took time to answer questions about what they feel the state of politics is in Arizona today, how the budget negotiations between the Democrats and Republicans should go, what could be common ground policy priorities the parties can pursue, is there a place for a third … Read more