Hobbs gives ousted agency director new job at same salary
An unsuccessful legislative candidate who was then hired by Katie Hobbs to direct the Department of Veterans' Services and later replaced has been given a newly created $170,000-a-year position with the Department of Economic Security.
Hobbs keeps promise – vetoes GOP election bill
Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered her promised veto Tuesday of a Republican bill to revamp the deadline to turn in early ballots.
Republican Karrin Taylor Robson announces run for governor
The field of who wants to take on Katie Hobbs in 2026 just doubled in size.
Republicans, Democrats cheer Hobbs’ homeless vets proposal
When Gov. Katie Hobbs introduced a plan during her State of the State Address to reduce the number of homeless veterans in the state, many veterans advocates and lawmakers met the proposal with ...
Republicans use Legislature’s first week to make case against Hobbs’ reelection
The first week at the Legislature saw both parties and two branches of government laying out their plans for the 2025 session. But it also saw Republicans lay out their plan to make Gov. Katie Hobbs a one-term governor.
Gov. Hobbs pitches funds for return of Native American remains, artifacts
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she wants $7 million to speed up the repatriation of Native American human remains and artifacts.
Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in third State of the State speech
In her annual State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out what she called “the Arizona Promise.”
Uphill battles in store for several agency directors awaiting confirmation
Nineteen state agency directors will need to be confirmed during the 2025 legislative session, and while some are ...
Arizona politics 2024: Divided government brings more legislative scrutiny of state agencies, their directors
For the second year in a row, Republicans flexed all of their legislative muscles to thwart Gov. Katie Hobbs’ agenda by continuing the fight against her director nominees and grilling state agencies during sunset reviews.
Trump draws fire for endorsing Karrin Taylor Robson for governor
Donald Trump's endorsement of Karrin Taylor Robson to be the next governor of Arizona has riled the more conservative elements of the state Republican Party.
Hobbs wants end to abortion questionnaire, needs new law
The governor's call comes as the Department of Health Services on Dec. 18 released its annual report spelling out not just the number of abortions performed but ...
Gov. Hobbs stands by decision to fire expert who reviewed state execution practices
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday there's a good reason she is ignoring the recommendation of her hand-picked expert who said ...