PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has inked her approval to the $17.8 billion budget she negotiated with Republican legislative leaders.
The governor, in a prepared statement Friday, touted the provisions of the plan she demanded be included, like "unprecedented investments in housing, education, tribal communities and healthcare."
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