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Conflict defined the 2025 legislative session, will it set the stage for 2026?
Key Points: House left adrift by loss of chief of staff Conflicts followed, but likely won’t stick Election cycle to flare tensions next session Conflict — whether between lawmakers, caucuses […]
Affordable housing: An issue yet unsolved
Key Points: Lawmakers had ambitious goals for housing in 2025 Very little consequential legislation passed on the issue Certain initiatives set to expire in 2026 Gov. Katie Hobbs outlined ambitious […]
Hobbs’ appointee gets new $170K contract at DES amid staff layoffs
Key Points: Dana Allmond to receive $170,000-a-year contract renewal at DES The agency recently eliminated 5% of staff due to federal grant reductions An opponent of Hobbs calls the contract […]
Hobbs breaks state veto record thanks to budget bills
Key Points: Hobbs broke her own veto record on June 25 The new record is 169 bills in one session Veto number could climb amid ongoing budget negotiations Gov. Katie […]
House releases independent budget, stuns Senate and governor
Key Points: House Republicans proposed their own version of the budget Senate and governor disapprove of the plan Democrats say a bipartisan package will be revealed next week The House […]
Rep. Biggs promises to eliminate income tax and create speedy elections as governor
Key Points: Rep. Andy Biggs wants to eliminate income taxes, create his own border task force and focus on election integrity if elected governor Biggs vowed to sign bills within […]
Arizona’s disability services are funded for now, but that could change
Gov. Katie Hobbs said on April 30 that the new deal to continue funding for disability services still leaves a fight ahead to continue the dollars after June 30. At […]
Candidates for key 2026 races have begun fundraising
Key Points:Â Candidates for the 2026 elections have begun reporting their campaign finances Gov. Katie Hobbs leads the fundraising pack for governor Candidates for attorney general and secretary of state […]
President Trump endorses Andy Biggs and Karrin Taylor Robson for Arizona governor
Key Points:Â Andy Biggs received an endorsement for governor from President Trump Trump now supports both Biggs and his opponent Karrin Taylor Robson Both candidates poll lower than Gov. Hobbs […]
Republicans go on the offensive against Hobbs for $122M disabilities budget shortfall, Dems skip meeting
Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to reflect Rep. Quantá Crews did not attend the April 3 House ad hoc Committee on Executive Budget Mismanagement meeting instead of Rep. […]
Hobbs: state not ‘bailing out’ Trump on Grand Canyon staff shortage
Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t use state resources to help out at the Grand Canyon even if there is a ripple effect on the Arizona economy. The governor on Friday lashed […]
Voters say ‘no’ to legislative power grab
Voters rejected two legislative ballot referrals aimed at curtailing the power of Arizona’s executive branch, leaving gubernatorial emergency powers and state agency rulemaking untouched. Proposition 135 would have required the […]
