On May 15, Governor Katie Hobbs officially ended her month-long bill signing freeze, creating the first real opportunity in weeks for movement on the four remaining cannabis bills still alive at the Arizona Capitol. While the freeze was intended to force Republican leadership back into budget negotiations, the political standoff effectively trapped dozens of bills …
Update Weeks 18, 19, 20 & 21 Arizona’s four major cannabis bills are basically sitting in legislative cryostasis until at least June 1 while the Capitol hits pause and the budget war drags on behind closed doors. Lawmakers recessed without a budget deal after Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed the Republican spending plan, throwing both sides …
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We now return to our regularly scheduled updates. Although the Republican-led state legislature passed its budget on the House side, the future of the freeze now rests with the Senate. Even if it passes there, we still need to consider that Governor Hobbs issued a fact sheet on Friday, with her office arguing the Republican-led …
