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Phoenix council adopts 2025–26 budget 8‑1 after debate over policing, housing and services
Summary
The Phoenix City Council adopted the tentative 2025–26 annual budget by ordinance S‑51960 on June 4 by an 8‑1 vote. Councilwoman Ann Hernandez cast the lone no vote, saying the proposal invests too heavily in policing instead of housing and social services.
The Phoenix City Council adopted the city’s tentative 2025–26 annual budget (ordinance S‑51960) on June 4, passing the ordinance by an 8‑1 roll call vote.
Councilwoman Ann Hernandez explained her no vote in a prolonged floor speech, saying she could not "in good conscience support a budget that continues to invest more in policing our residents rather than investing in our communities and the solutions that will address the root…
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