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Arizona GOP advances wish list on race, taxes, elections

The Arizona Senate has passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year that contains massive income tax cuts
by Associated Press

360 state senate sign File image of the Arizona State Senate building in Phoenix.
AZPM Staff

The Arizona Senate has passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year that contains massive income tax cuts after majority Republicans packed the package with a conservative policy wish list.

The Senate finished voting on the 11 budget bills about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The House had planned to vote Tuesday, but minority Democrats boycotted the session and Republicans now plan to vote Thursday.

The new Senate provisions include a big expansion of the school voucher program, bans on teaching critical race theory in schools, and a host of bans on COVID-19 rules like mask and vaccine requirements.

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