By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times
Key Points:
- House Republicans approve $17B plan, governor opposes
- Hobbs rejects continuation budget, vows a veto
- GOP unity frays as deadline looms and negotiations continue
House Republicans are moving to make Katie Hobbs the first Arizona governor to preside over a shutdown state government.
On a party-line vote, the House Appropriations Committee approved a stripped-down $17 billion spending plan on June 24. That is not only less than the nearly $17.6 billion plan that the Democratic governor negotiated with the Senate, but also less than a $17.3 billion plan House Republicans approved a week ago.
Hobbs, however, remains unmoved.
