The clock is ticking at the state Capitol as the June 30 deadline for a state budget nears. Temperatures − and tempers − are rising. The House and the Senate are at an impasse with competing ...

After months of GOP infighting between the House and Senate, the House has passed a bipartisan budget deal negotiated between the Senate and Governor Katie Hobbs.

However, with the state’s budget impasse, the state funding is no longer being distributed to the counties, and Crawford County is now faced with trying to reallocate funds to pay its providers.

This year's budget debate has been one of the most chaotic, shutdown-risking budget processes in years. Late-hour negotiations among the House, Senate and Governor's Office broke the impasse.

ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS Gov. Hobbs vetoes 2 Arizona budget plans as government shutdown deadline nears Jun 25, 2025, 2:03 PM | Updated: Jun 26, 2025, 11:56 am ... 0 of 13 minutes, 19 secondsVolume 0 ...

A letter from the state's congressional Democrats comes as Republicans have asked and Democrats have sued over the matter.