Speculation on lieutenant governor candidates has begun
Arizona will elect its first lieutenant governor in 2026, and whoever takes the job will have the opportunity to chart a new course and set a precedent. Proposition 131, passed […]
Arizona voters to decide on new limits to Gov’s emergency powers
PHOENIX – Arizona voters will have the chance to decide whether to put even more curbs on the emergency powers of whoever is governor. Proposition 135 would not restrict the […]
Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfire in West
WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years. […]
Mayes eyes further fight over opioid settlement funds
PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is weighing a new legal fight with Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature over how they spend money the state got from an opioid […]
Hobbs agrees to withhold 3 agency heads from Senate confirmation
Gov. Katie Hobbs will send only 16 of her 19 “executive deputy directors” to the Senate to be nominated again after making an agreement with Senate leadership earlier this week to end a lawsuit over the dispute.
Gov. Hobbs, Senate agreement on director nominations finalized
Gov. Katie Hobbs finally agreed Tuesday to once again start sending nominations for her picks to head state agencies to the Senate for confirmation.
Gov. Hobbs touts NCAA Final Four economic haul
Arizona generated $429 million in economic impact from hosting the Men's Final Four in April according to a new report released Tuesday.
Mayes, Hobbs at odds over uranium mine safety
Attorney General Kris Mayes is asking the U.S. Forest Service to conduct an environmental impact study on the Pinyon Plain Mine in northern Arizona, despite reassurances from Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office that the mine is safe and regularly inspected by state officials.
Senate, Hobbs agree on submitting nominations – somewhat
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Aug. 14 she got a commitment from Senate President Warren Petersen to treat her nominees to direct state agencies differently than last year even though the Senate won the lawsuit against her.
Hobbs folds, agrees to send nominees to Senate for confirmation
Gov. Katie Hobbs has given up on her bid to force the Senate to confirm her nominees to head state agencies.
Hobbs ‘thrilled’ Walz picked as Harris running mate
Gov. Katie Hobbs pronounced herself "absolutely thrilled'' Tuesday that Kamala Harris had chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate over Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly.
Governor calls for end to inflammatory rhetoric – has used it herself
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday that people must "stop inflaming this kind of rhetoric'' to avoid future situations that lead to politicians and public officials being threatened and attacked.