By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Gov. Hobbs has rejected 87 measures sent to her by state lawmakers
- One now dead proposal would have limited the amount of time people could receive unemployment benefits
- Another would have mandated a link to adoption services on the websites of abortion providers
Arizonans who are laid off won’t have to worry about their unemployment benefits being cut off sooner.
And the state won’t add additional requirements for those who get food stamps.
Republican-sponsored bills with those mandates were among 12 vetoed late May 6 by Gov. Katie Hobbs. That means she has now rejected 87 measures sent to her by state lawmakers.
The common thread? Almost all of the vetoed bills proposed alterations to benefits and access to state aid.
Under Arizona law, those who lose a job through no fault of their own are entitled to payments from a special account financed by a tax on employers.
