PHOENIX - State lawmakers are preparing to give final approval Thursday to a new state budget that some find excessive and others say short-change needed services.
The heart of the package is conforming Arizona's income tax code to what the Republican-controlled Congress approved last year. That includes an increase in the standard deduction, no tax on tips or overtime and an extra $6,000 deduction for seniors, something that both Gov. Katie Hobbs and state GOP leaders sought.
But there also are some tax breaks for business that the governor opposed like a new deprecation allowance for some property.
