Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ‘confident’ about progress on budget talks with Republicans

PHOENIX — With the budget clock ticking, Gov. Katie Hobbs says she and Republicans in the Arizona Legislature are close to a deal.

Just three weeks ago, Hobbs vetoed a Republican budget proposal she called “unbalanced and reckless.” But now, five weeks before the new fiscal year begins, the Democratic governor said she’s confident a deal is near.

“We’ve done this for the past three years,” she said Monday. “I’m confident we’ll get to a bipartisan balanced budget that works for Arizona.”

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen agreed, telling ABC15 in a text message Friday: “We have closed out most of the line items. But the last details can be the hardest.”

Hobbs and Republicans have been at odds for months on how to enact state versions of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. She vetoed two tax-conformity bills, and Republicans have vowed to pass full conformity so taxpayers won’t have to file amended returns.

Read the full story from ABC15 Arizona here.

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