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Republicans use Legislature’s first week to make case against Hobbs’ reelection
The first week at the Legislature saw both parties and two branches of government laying out their plans for the 2025 session. But it also saw Republicans lay out their plan to make Gov. Katie Hobbs a one-term governor.
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she wants $7 million to speed up the repatriation of Native American human remains and artifacts.
Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in third State of the State speech
In her annual State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out what she called “the Arizona Promise.”
Uphill battles in store for several agency directors awaiting confirmation
Nineteen state agency directors will need to be confirmed during the 2025 legislative session, and while some are ...
Arizona politics 2024: Divided government brings more legislative scrutiny of state agencies, their directors
For the second year in a row, Republicans flexed all of their legislative muscles to thwart Gov. Katie Hobbs’ agenda by continuing the fight against her director nominees and grilling state agencies during sunset reviews.
Trump draws fire for endorsing Karrin Taylor Robson for governor
Donald Trump's endorsement of Karrin Taylor Robson to be the next governor of Arizona has riled the more conservative elements of the state Republican Party.
Hobbs wants end to abortion questionnaire, needs new law
The governor's call comes as the Department of Health Services on Dec. 18 released its annual report spelling out not just the number of abortions performed but ...
Gov. Hobbs stands by decision to fire expert who reviewed state execution practices
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday there's a good reason she is ignoring the recommendation of her hand-picked expert who said ...
Magistrate: firing squad most humane way to execute prisoners
The former federal magistrate who Gov. Katie Hobbs hired to study the execution process said Wednesday he was dismissed because he was telling the governor something she didn't want to hear: There is no humane way to kill someone with lethal injection.
Tourism director resigns in wake of conflict of interest accusations
The head of the Arizona Office of Tourism resigned abruptly Friday amid questions of a conflict of interest in a $700,000 expenditure for a new logo.
Hobbs not to blame for Dems’ failure to flip Legislature, consultants say
One of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ main priorities this election season was flipping the Legislature, but Republican majorities only grew. Political consultants say the blame for Democrats’ losses doesn’t lie solely […]
Hobbs focused on Arizona issues, declines to join Dem governors opposing Trump
Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t be joining other Democratic governors who are forming a group to actively oppose some of the policies of the new Trump administration. “I don’t think that’s […]
