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Governor's Office

Nov 14, 2024

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 […]

Nov 12, 2024

Women have led other democracies, but US voters rejected the two who tried – what will it take to elect a female president?

While nearly a third of countries have had female leaders, Donald Trump’s recent victory ensures the US won’t join that list for at least four years. “It absolutely will happen,” […]

Nov 7, 2024

Restaurant owner gets to prove state regs make eggs too expensive

A Tucson restaurant owner is legally entitled to challenge new state regulations that require the more humane treatment of laying hens. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney ruled Nov. […]

Oct 25, 2024

Chad Campbell: The Governor’s chief of staff on service, learning and going fast

After stints in the Legislature and the private sector, Chad Campbell joined Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration in 2023 as chief of staff, where he says he continues to learn more […]

Oct 23, 2024

A man accused of threatening to kill Democratic election officials will likely plead guilty

A man accused of repeatedly threatening to kill the top elections officials in Colorado and Arizona as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents is expected to plead guilty […]

Oct 14, 2024

Limited growth and increased spending needs pose tough choices for Hobbs

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t have much room for new spending on education, water or just about anything else in the remaining two years of her initial term as Arizona’s […]

Oct 3, 2024

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 […]

Emergency Powers
Sep 23, 2024

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 […]

wildfire
Sep 11, 2024

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. […]

Opioid
Sep 9, 2024

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 […]

Aug 30, 2024

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.

Hobbs
Aug 27, 2024

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.

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