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By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services
Key Points:
- Gov. Katie Hobbs considers latest legislative session a success
- Budget approved at $17.6 billion, close to requested amount
- Transparency, crypto bills vetoed; development deals approved
The way Gov. Katie Hobbs sees it, the recently completed legislative session was the best that could be hoped for in a divided government.
In a wide-ranging interview with Capitol Media Services, she noted that the approved $17.6 billion budget was close to what she had requested when she made her initial request in January.
There also was the enactment of what could be considered one of the most significant changes in water law in nearly half a decade. It frees up some farmers to sell their rights to pump groundwater to developers, helping them meet their legal requirements to demonstrate an assured water supply for their proposed subdivisions.
