I don't what's worse: the lies or the temper tantrums.
Either way, the majority Rs in the AZ lege are acting like spoiled toddlers. Instead of, ya know, *governing.*
From Pinal Central, written by Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services, emphasis added by me -
Republicans overstate cost of Hobbs' gender surgery order
If you believe the figures cited publicly by Senate Republicans, there are more than 5,500 state and university employees who want taxpayers to pay for gender reassignment surgery.
That's how many such procedures could be performed using the claims by the GOP that the new "abuse of power'' executive order by Gov. Katie Hobbs means "taxpayers will be shelling out $788 million annually for this coverage.''
But it turns out not to be true.
A copy of the actual report to the Legislature from the Department of Administration obtained by Capitol Media Services pegs the annual cost at a thousand times less -- $788,000.
(The article has lots of information; I recommend reading the entire article)
Then there's the temper tantrum.
From the website of the Senate Republicans (dated 6/26), again, emphasis added by me -
With Hobbs’ Continued Executive Overreach, Senate Nominations Hearing Canceled, Meeting Requested
In the wake of Katie Hobbs' recent unconstitutional executive order on abortions, Senate Committee on Director Nominations Chairman Jake Hoffman is canceling Tuesday's scheduled hearing, with support of the Republican Majority serving on the committee, to determine Hobbs' future intentions to further act beyond her authority.
The concerning executive order issued last week attempts to strip county attorneys of their ability to deal with abortion-related prosecutions and bans state agencies from assisting in those investigations.
(Whoever wrote this one seems to need the bovine equivalent of Ex-Lax; there's a lot of BS here. I DON'T recommend reading this one in its entirety.)
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