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PHOENIX \u2014 A coalition of progressive groups are calling on the Arizona Legislature to leave funding for corporate tax breaks and immigration enforcement out of the state budget.<\/p>\n

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Republican lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, have been negotiating for weeks on a budget. A deal could come next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur message tonight is simple: Arizona isn\u2019t broke, it\u2019s being robbed,\u201d said Amber Rivera, Our Voice Our Vote Arizona\u2019s political director.<\/p>\n

The People First Economy Arizona, a coalition of community groups, gathered outside the Arizona Senate on Thursday night, projecting \u201cArizona isn\u2019t broke, it\u2019s being robbed,\u201d and other phrases on the Senate building. They say lawmakers need to pass a budget that prioritizes families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means protecting housing, health care, education, food assistance, heat relief, water and basic services families need to survive,\u201d said Stephanie Maldonado, Arizona Center for Empowerment political director.<\/p>\n

Members of the groups say Arizona must repeal state tax incentives for data centers. Yolanda Landeros told ABC15 the $40 million in tax breaks angers her.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor so long, I always hear there’s no funding, not enough money for things that we actually want in the community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Landeros, who lives in Buckeye, said she wants more of a say in whether the projects should be built in her community.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBuckeye used to be a quiet natural environment,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, when I first moved there, it was all desert. Now they’re building data centers, and they’re building an airport next to the data center.\u201d<\/p>\n

Javena Gittens, of Tempe, helps people find rental assistance. A bipartisan proposal to create a state rental assistance program failed to advance earlier this legislative session.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got to start prioritizing where our money is going,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd these people that are making these decisions, they need to start thinking of the people, not just them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republicans say they are addressing affordability by cutting taxes for Arizona families, putting more money in their pockets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been a permanent placement of tax cuts to middle-class families,\u201d said Jonathan Soto of the LIBRE Initiative, a conservative group that works with Latino communities.<\/p>\n

Republican lawmakers have proposed adding President Donald Trump\u2019s tax credits for individuals and businesses in the state tax code. Hobbs vetoed two tax-conformity bills earlier this year, and also nixed a Republican budget proposal that included full conformity.<\/p>\n

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Lawmakers must pass a budget by June 30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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