Opinion from Laurie Roberts: Republicans like to say that Gov. Katie Hobbs campaigned from her basement, but her budget clearly signals that she doesn't intend to govern from there.
The whole thing was both delusional and comical .“We see this as a starting point and we want to work with the Legislature,” Hobbs’ chief of staff, Allie Bones, said on Friday, while briefing reporters on the spending plan.Republican lawmakers nearly had a heart attackand supplying state-funded scholarships to undocumented immigrants.
She proposes cutting funds used to provide services to homeless pregnant women and reallocating the money “for pregnancy services that are inclusive of all options and support personal choice.”Republicans’ Twitter accounts were fairly soaked with spittle. “We already knew Hobbs was radically out of touch with everyday Arizonans, now the world can see,” raged Rep. Austin Smith of the West Valley. “Sorry Arizonans, no secure border for you! Hobbs needs that money for abortions paid for by you and to investigate your police!”“Based on the left-wing wish list of spending details disclosed so far,” announced House Speaker Ben Toma of Peoria, “I’m confident to say that it will be dead on arrival.
Hobbs knows she can’t kill the universal voucher program that was supposed to cost us $33 million and
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