A not-so-fun but all-too-common thread of Republicans shutting down Democratic voices speaking truth to power against their destructive #AZBudget. HT @arizonapolitics on TikTok. #azleg
House Republicans were furious when they couldn't move the extremist budget they dropped out of the sky Tuesday because they didn't want you to know what's in it. Here's what their plan and 13 new amendments – including 200 pages of attacks on K-12 education -- will do: #AZBudget
The GOP budget squanders a 1-time $2 billion surplus built largely on federal COVID relief to give Arizona's wealthiest residents a permanent, unsustainable tax cut. This welfare for the wealthy is designed to thwart voters who passed Invest in Ed to fund our schools. #AZbudget
As wildfires raged across our state we came together with $100m to immediately address the crisis. Future legislatures' hands will be tied, especially if the economy slows, with $1.7b off the top going back to the rich & shared revenues w/cities rising from 15% to 18%. #AZBudget