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New legislative faces, same politics
Challengers ousted two Republican Senate incumbents in the July 30 primary election, but they are unlikely to shift the political makeup of the chamber if they win their general elections contests, Arizona GOP consultants said.
Hobbs aims to make it easier for convicted felons to vote
Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to make it easier for convicted felons to get a chance to register to vote.
Task force approves elections policy recommendations despite Bennett’s criticism of Hobbs’ absence
A bipartisan task force headed by Gov. Katie Hobbs approved 16 policy and legislative recommendations Tuesday related to the controversial topic of elections policy.
Hobbs nominates Tovar for state Board of Education seat
Gov. Katie Hobbs tapped political colleague Anna Tovar for the state Board of Education. And Tovar won't be quitting her post on the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Hobbs says state officials don’t have unilateral right to keep Trump off ballot
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said neither she -- nor any other state official -- has the unilateral right to keep Donald Trump off the ballot for the state's presidential preference primary based on the 14th Amendment.
Prescott Valley takes water reform into its own hands
The town of Prescott Valley adopted a policy that is not strictly legal: requiring all types of housing developments to provide proof their projects will have water.
Hobbs vetoes record 143 GOP bills
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a record number of bills this year – all from Republican lawmakers.
Longest session didn’t yield much – lawmakers eye 2024
Arizona lawmakers wrapped up the longest session in state history last month, but little changed by way of new legislation.
Finchem drops bid to overturn election results for SOS
Concluding there's probably no legal path to victory, Mark Finchem is dropping his bid to overturn the 2022 race for secretary of state.
Finchem aims to get reelected to Legislature after losing SOS election
Rebuffed in his bid to become secretary of state, Mark Finchem now wants to go back to the Legislature.
Republicans want to reach deal with Hobbs and others over extension of transportation tax
Republicans who hold the majority in the Arizona Legislature are working to strike a final deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and leaders of cities, counties and tribes in metro Phoenix over an extension of a transportation tax that has funded massive expansions of the region's freeway and roads system, bus routes and the light rail over nearly four decades.
Legislature to consider off-highway vehicle issues and regulation
The state Legislature is turning its attention to what many ranchers and law enforcement officials say is a growing problem in the state – the use of off-road vehicles destroying private and public land.
