AZ lawmakers approve bipartisan $18 billion spending plan
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Arizona lawmakers approved a bipartisan $18 billion spending plan on Thursday morning. Funds will go towards public schools, building new highways, and paying down long-term debts.
"This is what our state, where voters are nearly evenly divided by party affiliation, has long asked of us — to work together," said Rep. Reginald Bolding of Laveen, the top Democrat in the House.
The improbable bipartisanship was enabled by an unprecedented surplus topping $5 billion, allowing for a broad array of new spending and savings.
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