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Arizona House passes revised budget with $100 million savings after governor's veto
NW Valley Times - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
The Arizona House of Representatives has passed a revised budget package, incorporating significant changes advocated by House Republicans. This development follows the governor's vetoes of both the original House-passed budget and a continuation...
Dem Governor Is Drunk with Veto Power, Government Shutdown Imminent
The Western Journal
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June 26, 2025
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs continued to exercise her veto pen at record speed by tossing out two Republican-passed budgets on Wednesday, setting up a potential government shutdown. “Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed partisan, sham budgets...
Arizona Senate president can’t contain frustration over House budget behavior
KTAR - Arizona
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June 26, 2025
PHOENIX – With the state budget in limbo and a potential government shutdown just days away, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is expressing frustration with his Republican counterparts in the House. “This whole session — I’ve been down...
Arizona to stave off shutdown as House passes budget aligned with Senate, governor
AZ Central - Arizona
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A $17.6 billion budget passed the Arizona House with bipartisan support after initial disagreements and vetoes of prior House budgets. The budget includes funding for public safety pay raises, school repairs, and road projects. The plan also...
As government shutdown looms, AZ governor vetoes House's budgets
Just the News
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June 25, 2025
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Wednesday vetoed both of the House's budget proposals with just five days left to keep the government running. The state Senate, which has worked with the Democratic governor and ended its 2025 session June 20 after...
Don't blame Gov. Hobbs if state government shuts down
AZ Central - Arizona
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Arizona House Republicans passed a 'skinny' budget that Gov. Katie Hobbs is likely to veto. House Speaker Steve Montenegro refused to negotiate with the governor and Senate leaders on a compromise budget. If a budget isn't signed, Arizona faces a...
Gov. Hobbs vetoes 2 Arizona budget plans as government shutdown deadline nears
KTAR - Arizona
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June 25, 2025
PHOENIX – With less than a week to go before a potential state government shutdown, the Arizona budget saga continues to twist and turn. The Republican-led state Senate approved two House budget proposals on Wednesday, but it didn’t take long for...
AZ governor vetoes House’s budgets days before shutdown
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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June 26, 2025
(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Wednesday vetoed both of the House’s budget proposals with just five days left to keep the government running. The state Senate, which has worked with the Democratic governor and ended its 2025...
Defense is the “new priority”? Montenegro convinced there will be surplus
Portugal Pulse
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June 25, 2025
In an interview recorded in Brussels on the same day the NATO Summit concluded in The Hague, Luís Montenegro stated that defense is a “new priority” for his government, emphasizing it does not compromise other areas. “Our expectation—nobody has...
Hobbs vetoes both House GOP budgets as Arizona government shutdown looms
Arizona Mirror
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June 25, 2025
A feud over Arizona’s budget is slogging toward a possible government shutdown, after Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed two budget packages drafted by Republicans in the state House of Representatives. The Arizona Senate returned to the Capitol...
Croatian president at NATO summit: “We must know what we get for every euro”
Croatia Week
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June 25, 2025
by croatiaweek June 25, 2025 in News (Photos: Ured predsjednika Republike Hrvatske / Dario Andrišek/NATO) President Zoran Milanović participated in the NATO summit held in The Hague, where leaders discussed collective security policies and the...
General Calls for Urgently Reinstating Headquarters Building as Cultural Heritage
Beta Briefing
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June 25, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 25.06.25 | access_time 15:49 Former Army Headquarters Complex (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV) Gen. Dragan Paskas, a former chief of staff of the Army of Serbia and Montenegro, has called for the Serbian government to...
Arizona edges closer to government shutdown after House passes budget Hobbs vowed to veto
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 25, 2025
Republicans in the Arizona House passed their own partisan budget on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks despite opposition from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who must give final approval to any budget package. Hobbs and the Republicans who...
Arizona government shutdown looms as GOP split deepens
AZ Central - Arizona
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Arizona House Republicans passed a "skinny" budget on June 24, days ahead of a government shutdown. Gov. Katie Hobbs has vowed to veto the budget, calling it a "farce." She supports a budget plan passed by the Senate last week. Disagreements...
Arizona government gets closer to potential shutdown
The Arizona Daily Star
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PHOENIX — House Republicans are moving to make Katie Hobbs the first Arizona governor to preside over shutting down state government. On a party-line vote Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee approved a stripped-down $17 billion spending...
Arizona House passes continuation budget as deadline looms to avoid government shutdown
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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June 24, 2025
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona lawmakers have just six days to avoid an unprecedented state government shutdown. After six months of work, lawmakers have failed to pass a balanced budget, the only job they’re required to do. In recent days, House...
Arizona budget clash risks historic government shutdown under Hobbs
Arizona Capitol Times
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June 24, 2025
Key Points: House Republicans approve $17B plan, governor opposes Hobbs rejects continuation budget, vows a veto GOP unity frays as deadline looms and negotiations continue House Republicans are moving to make Katie Hobbs the first Arizona...
Western Balkans Reinforce Joint Migration Strategy At Tirana Forum
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, Novica Obradović, participated in the Forum of the Migration, Asylum, and Refugees Regional Initiative (MARRI), held in Tirana as...
Arizona facing government shutdown over budget stalemate
The Gazette - Colorado
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Arizona could be headed toward an unprecedented government shutdown over a stalemate on the state’s budget. The Arizona Senate negotiated its $17.6 billion budget with Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ), approved it, then promptly ended its legislative...
Hungary's Veto Complicates EU Enlargement Aspirations
Oil Price
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June 24, 2025
A day after the NATO summit in The Hague ends, EU leaders will take the short journey south to Brussels for their regular summer European Council. Kicking off on the morning of June 26, this summit may continue into the next day as there are...