Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed the FY25 budget on Tuesday, which includes a $16.1 billion spending plan approved by state lawmakers over the weekend. Senate President Warren Petersen noted that the budget shrinks spending more than any budget in recent years. However, the budget has faced criticism, with the Arizona Attorney General calling some funding sweeps 'unlawful.' Additionally, Governor Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have licensed clinics to use psychedelic mushrooms for mental health treatment, citing a lack of evidence to support widespread clinical expansion. Despite the veto, the new state budget extends $5 million in research funding for mushrooms, which was set to expire on June 30.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a series of budget bills into law on Tuesday. State lawmakers approved the spending plan over the weekend. https://t.co/VXHjH7fZQS
UPDATE @GovernorHobbs vetoes bill that would have licensed clinics to use magic mushrooms for mental health treatment. But she notes new state budget extends $5 million in research funding for mushrooms that was set to expire June 30. #SB1570 https://t.co/aOtZYwobPT #SB1570
Hobbs *vetoes* psychedelic mushrooms bill that passed legislature overwhelmingly, saying “we do not yet have the evidence needed to support widespread clinical expansion.” https://t.co/8kXHKmCU8C
.@GovernorHobbs has signed the FY25 budget, along with a handful of other bills
Arizona lawmakers pass $16.1 billion budget; AG calls some funding sweeps ‘unlawful’ https://t.co/IpMbB2eRoH https://t.co/3vxKny8bGJ
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen said Monday the state budget approved over the weekend shrinks spending more than any budget in years. @BroomheadShow https://t.co/sGAwfy5tRq
The New Jersey Assembly Health Committee amended a psilocybin bill to remove provisions that would have more broadly legalized the psychedelic for adults in order to instead focus exclusively on therapeutic access. https://t.co/4kmtuufrmr https://t.co/Ib3V82zJG5