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Arizona Senate approves 2025-26 budget package after hours of debate
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The Arizona Senate passed the 2025-26 budget package and related appropriations bills on June 27 after lengthy floor debate and multiple explanations of vote. Legislators offered competing views on immigration funding, education vouchers and program priorities before sending the measures to the governor.
The Arizona Senate on June 27 passed the state’s 2025-26 budget package, including the General Appropriations Act and a suite of related appropriations and capital bills, after several hours of floor debate and multiple recorded roll-call votes.
Supporters said the compromise preserved funding for key programs including Medicaid, SNAP, K–12 funding and higher education initiatives while adding targeted items such as $3,000,000 for civil legal aid and $15,500,000 for services for people experiencing homelessness. Opponents criticized language they said…
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