By Laura Gómez| Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror
The Arizona Senate passed a so-called “skinny budget” that includes a $50 million aid package to assist victims of the coronavirus and others harmed by the pandemic, but the House ended its work for the week before voting on a handful of the bills, leaving a bipartisan Senate budget deal in limbo.
The legislature had aimed to pass a baseline budget by the end of the week. The spending plan was intended to fund state government at current levels before the legislature stopped working due to the coronavirus, with the hopes that they would come back at a later date to approve a more robust budget.
Lawmakers will reconvene next week even as public health officials advise against gatherings of over 10 people to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
Senate President Karen Fann thanked members for putting aside their proposals they had worked to get through the finish line and instead working together on a “skinny budget.”
