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Gov. Hobbs neutral on legal dispute over route of future highway
Gov. Katie Hobbs won't use her power to direct the state Department of Transportation to scrap a proposal that could put a new interstate highway next to Tucson Mountain Park and through a special corridor set up to ensure wildlife migration.
Gov. Hobbs signs bills regulating ‘deep fakes’
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed four bills and vetoed one on Wednesday, including two bills related to “deep fake” images and videos.
Gov. Hobbs has no immediate plan to address problems from short-term rentals
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Thursday she has no solution to the problem of available housing being converted into vacation rentals.
Judge considers whether governor broke the law by pulling nominations
The attorney for Gov. Katie Hobbs told a judge if he orders her to submit the names of those she wants to head state agencies to the Senate for confirmation she will do it – and then promptly withdraw them, meaning nothing will change.
Gov. Hobbs getting pressure to veto housing bills
Cities and neighborhood groups are urging Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bipartisan measure that pre-empts city authority to regulate construction of backyard casitas.
Gov. Hobbs won’t take sides on justices’ elections
Gov. Katie Hobbs says she'd sure like to have the chance to put two people of her choice on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Here’s what is delaying the end of the legislative session
The failure of state lawmakers to wrap up their business by now is going to hit them in the pockets – some harder than others.
Gov. Hobbs vetoes bills to curb AG’s groundwater plan
Gov. Katie Hobbs won't let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the wells of their neighbors.
Shadow of uncertainty hangs over abortion ban enforcement
The chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Arizona said Thursday that abortions could soon become unavailable - at least for some period of time - even if state lawmakers repeal the territorial-era restrictions.
Hobbs vetoes 10 more Republican bills
Gov. Katie Hobbs has quashed legislation that could have barred students from other states attending college in Arizona from voting in elections here.
Hobbs orders hiring freeze, wants agencies to propose spending cuts
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered what is essentially a hiring freeze for new state employees and instructed her department heads to send her a plan this week to cut $1.2 billion in spending out of their current and coming year budgets.
State to get stricter with assisted living homes
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed sweeping legislation Monday designed to give state health officials more authority to monitor, fine and put assisted living facilities that endanger patients out of business.
