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Arizona may become first state to ban lab-grown meat

Key Points: Arizona lawmaker proposes ban on lab-grown meat sales Violators could face 18 months in state prison Arizona may impose the country’s first outright ban on lab-grown meat You […]

Arizona officials fight DOJ demand for voter data, citing privacy concerns

Arizona Ombudsman Office sees ‘unprecedented increase’ in cases

Arizona may become first state to ban lab-grown meat

Key Points: Arizona lawmaker proposes ban on lab-grown meat sales Violators could face 18 months in state prison Arizona may impose the country’s first outright ban on lab-grown meat You […]

Arizona may become first state to ban lab-grown meat

Key Points: Arizona lawmaker proposes ban on lab-grown meat sales Violators could face 18 months in state prison Arizona may impose the country’s first outright ban on lab-grown meat You […]

Proposition 123 extension triggers competing Republican proposals

Key Points: House Republicans split on extending Prop. 123 Some want school funding measure to include ESA program Democrats favor clean extension of $300 million funding House Republicans started the […]

Governor's Office

Hobbs’ executive budget focuses on federal uncertainty, affordability and efficiency

Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs’ executive budget focuses on House Resolution 1, affordability initiatives and government efficiency The budget hinges on creating new revenue streams and a reimbursement for border […]

courts

Execution protocol under scrutiny after inmate’s autopsy report

Key Points: Autopsy of death row inmate shows IV insertion trouble but no fluid in lungs Concerns linger given history of IV difficulties, possibility of pulmonary edema Procedure and protocol […]

agencies

Arizona Ombudsman Office sees ‘unprecedented increase’ in cases

Key Points: The Arizona Ombudsman Citizens’ Aide 2025 report showed an increase in cases over the last year Cases increased largely due to increased public awareness of the office and […]

economy

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Governor's Office

Employers in Arizona may soon face heat safety requirements

Arizona to hire temporary workers to address food stamp and unemployment delays

Judicial Watch drops lawsuit against Hobbs over immigration records

State budget facing ‘cliff in federal funding’

Arizona governor considers new transparency measures for political gifts

State leaders issue bipartisan call to action on Colorado River negotiations

Hobbs makes the case for reelection

Hobbs seeks $1B federal aid to bolster rural Arizona health care

Hobbs’ executive budget focuses on federal uncertainty, affordability and efficiency

Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in fourth State of the State

Key Points Gov. Katie Hobbs’ fourth State of the State address focused on affordability and bipartisanship Republican leadership indicated most of Hobbs’ proposals would be dead on arrival Hobbs’ address […]

All the bills Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed since taking office in 2023

Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed 390 bills during her first three years in office The Arizona Capitol Times analyzed all 390 and organized them into a database Hobbs […]

Gov. Katie Hobbs: Affordability, education and water in 2026

Gov. Katie Hobbs is entering her fourth and final legislative session of her first term — and an election year that could decide whether she gets another term — with […]

Hobbs’ reelection campaign likely to dominate legislative session

Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign is likely to hang over the legislative session Republicans are expected to obstruct the governor at every turn Consultants say Hobbs should play […]

education

Charli Turner Thorne: A lifelong learner and teacher

Questionable ESA spending soars as AG considers legal action against Horne

Phoenix Union High School District sees enrollment decline during flurry of school closures

School districts plan to sue EVIT over proposed funding cuts to technical programs

Arizona schools face $866M funding risk over DEI training standards

Gov. Hobbs criticizes Trump’s offer to University of Arizona for federal dollars

Tribal schools lose federal Impact Aid amid government shutdown

Outrage in Scottsdale – senator’s insult sparks recall campaign

Proposition 123 extension triggers competing Republican proposals

Pressure mounts at Capitol to extend Proposition 123

Key Points: Proposition 123 is on Legislature’s radar, but no clear details on reaching consensus Democrats seek clean renewal, Republicans still aim to tie in school choice Conversations come amid […]

Supreme Court declines to consider Horne’s English language suit

Key Points: Ruling that state schools chief Tom Horne can’t sue certain school districts stands Issue involves Prop. 203, a 2000 ballot measure on ‘structured English immersion’ AG ruled that […]

Declining student enrollment prompts call to repurpose Arizona schools

Key Points: Arizona has a shortage of affordable rental housing and too many schools Sen. John Kavanagh proposes converting schools into affordable housing for teachers and critical workers Declining student […]

State agency begins process to delete DEI language from English curriculum

Key Points: State board greenlights revisions to teaching, English language learner standards Department of Education to convene stakeholder committee to propose edits Board members urge transparency, preservation of values in […]

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Hobbs’ executive budget focuses on federal uncertainty, affordability and efficiency

Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in fourth State of the State

All the bills Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed since taking office in 2023

Gov. Katie Hobbs: Affordability, education and water in 2026

Hobbs’ reelection campaign likely to dominate legislative session

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Proposition 123 extension triggers competing Republican proposals

Pressure mounts at Capitol to extend Proposition 123

Supreme Court declines to consider Horne’s English language suit

Declining student enrollment prompts call to repurpose Arizona schools

State agency begins process to delete DEI language from English curriculum

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