{"id":2452636,"date":"2025-06-26T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-arizona-governor-is-drunk-with-veto-power-government-shutdown-imminent\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T19:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:35:54","slug":"democratic-arizona-governor-is-drunk-with-veto-power-government-shutdown-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-arizona-governor-is-drunk-with-veto-power-government-shutdown-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Arizona Governor Is Drunk with Veto Power, Government Shutdown Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-arizona-governor-is-drunk-with-veto-power-government-shutdown-imminent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2452636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs recently vetoed two budget proposals passed by Republican lawmakers,which has raised concerns about a potential government shutdown. In her statement, she criticized the budgets as &#8220;partisan&#8221; and &#8220;sham,&#8221; highlighting their inadequacies in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >supporting essential services<\/a> like public safety and childcare. Hobbs, who has a history of using her veto power extensively, urged House Republicans to collaborate more constructively to avoid disruptions in state governance.The vetoes left lawmakers with limited time to negotiate a workable budget, and with Republicans lacking the votes to override her decisions, tensions continue to rise. Governor Hobbs has been noted for her record number of vetoes since taking office, which has drawn significant scrutiny, notably in a state were she holds a narrow electoral victory. The situation reflects ongoing partisan strife in Arizona&#8217;s politics as both sides prepare for future elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed partisan, sham budgets passed by House Republicans after the majority caucus wasted days bringing the State to the brink of a government shutdown,&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/office-arizona-governor\/news\/2025\/06\/governor-katie-hobbs-vetoes-partisan-sham-budgets-calls-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on her office website read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In her veto letters, she highlighted the shortfalls of their reckless and partisan budgets and called on the House Republicans to end the political games,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The vetoes come after Governor Hobbs repeatedly made it clear she would not sign the sham budgets that shortchange public safety, childcare, and the state&rsquo;s Veterans,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>After Hobbs vetoed the 28 bills that made up the budget proposals, lawmakers now have only a few days left to pass a budget and avoid a shutdown, The Center Square <a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/nation\/states\/center-square\/az-governor-vetoes-houses-budgets-days-shutdown?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=offthepress&amp;utm_campaign=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>She insisted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-house-gop-kneecaps-trumps-deportation-plans-5-mind-blowing-changes-dhs-funding-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> consider a specific budget passed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-parliamentarian-deals-another-big-blow-big-beautiful-bill-something-trump-can\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate<\/a> that she prefers and offered no further compromise.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For months, I worked with leaders of both parties, in both chambers, to craft a bipartisan, balanced, and fiscally responsible budget that the majority of Senate Republicans support,&rdquo; she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have long made clear that both of the partisan and reckless House Republican budgets are unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs added, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s time for House Republican leadership to move past their political stunts and work productively with their colleagues before they force an unnecessary state government shutdown of their own creation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her use of the terminology &ldquo;political stunts&rdquo; is ironic given how often she&rsquo;s used her veto pen. A <a href=\"https:\/\/restoration-news.com\/katie-hobbs-desk-is-where-bills-go-to-die\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by Restoration News in 2023 found that the George Soros-backed governor had &ldquo;vetoed a record 140 bills&rdquo; in her first six months in office.<\/p>\n<p>By June of that year, her vetoes had shot up to a legislative session record of 142. Her decision to dismiss the Republican-led legislature weakened state election security, protected fentanyl abuse, bolstered critical race theory in schools, and declared war on parents.<\/p>\n<p>Her veto pen also revealed her radical stances on abortion, illegal immigration, and the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>She broke the Arizona veto record again in 2025, sending 168 bills back to the state houses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/politics\/2025-06-25\/hobbs-breaks-arizona-veto-record-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to KJZZ.<\/p>\n<p>This is somewhat surprising given that she serves within a divided government of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-gets-caught-georgia-ballots-were-printed-differently-for-gop-counties-vs-dem-counties-election-was-rigged\/\" title=\"RAFFENSPERGER GETS CAUGHT: Georgia Ballots Were Printed DIFFERENTLY for GOP Counties vs. DEM Counties \u2014 Election Was Rigged!\">historically red state<\/a>. She also won her election against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-announces-mass-terminations-agency-bid-shrink-control-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Lake<\/a> by a razor-thin margin of only 0.67 percent.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not exactly a mandate. Yet President Donald Trump recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2024\/results\/president?admin1=04&amp;election-data-id=2024-PG&amp;selected-election-data-id=2024-PG-AZ&amp;election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&amp;filter-key-races=false&amp;filter-flipped=false&amp;filter-remaining=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> former Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona by 5.5 percent. Hobbs is up for reelection in 2026 and this could come back to haunt her.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona&rsquo;s Republican House Speaker Steve Montenegro responded to her decision to kill the budgets, saying that the House &ldquo;has done its job, twice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;We passed a balanced budget that prioritized responsible spending and core needs. When that plan was rejected, we advanced a continuation budget to avoid disruption and allow time for further negotiations. Both were rejected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite having majorities in both the House and Senate, Republicans do not have enough lawmakers to override the vetoes from Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona GOP must continue fighting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-soros-bankrolling-mysterious-institution-in-texas-to-help-dems-records-show\/\" title=\"George Soros funds undisclosed Texas institution to support Democrats, documents reveal.\">win statewide elections<\/a> so they can either retake the governor&rsquo;s mansion or expand their majority and begin enacting reforms that will turn the state around.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Her office stated, &#8220;Governor Katie Hobbs rejected the partisan budgets from House Republicans after they wasted time pushing the State toward a shutdown.&#8221; In her veto letters, she pointed out the flaws in their reckless budgets and urged House Republicans to stop playing political games. The vetoes followed her clear stance against signing budgets that undermine public safety, childcare, and support for veterans. With only days left for lawmakers to pass a budget and avert a shutdown after rejecting 28 budget-related bills, pressure is mounting. Hobbs insisted that the House consider a specific Senate-passed budget she favors without offering further compromises. She emphasized her efforts to collaborate with leaders from both parties to create a balanced budget supported by many Senate Republicans while labeling the Republican proposals as unacceptable. Despite being in a divided government in a traditionally red state and winning her election by just 0.67 percent against Kari Lake, Hobbs has set records with her use of vetoes-140 within six months of taking office-and continued this trend into 2025 with 168 bills rejected. Arizona&#8217;s Republican House Speaker Steve Montenegro criticized her actions, stating that they had fulfilled their responsibilities by passing balanced budgets which were ultimately dismissed by Hobbs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2452637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hobbs-Party.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36739,45978,39629,32171,57997],"class_list":["post-2452636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arizona-politics","tag-democratic-governor","tag-government-shutdown","tag-political-commentary","tag-veto-power"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hobbs-Party.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2452636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452640,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452636\/revisions\/2452640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2452637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}