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Q&A with House Minority Leader Lupe Contreras
House Minority Leader Lupe Contreras talked about the biggest accomplishments, as well as challenges in the 2023 legislative session.
Republicans celebrate new anti-Hobbs committee
This session, a new committee designed to vet Gov. Katie Hobbs’ nominees to lead various offices drew outrage from Democrats and was applauded as an effective strategy by Republicans.
Hobbs vetoes record 143 GOP bills
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a record number of bills this year – all from Republican lawmakers.
Under Hobbs, Dems struggle to get bills advanced, signed
The 2023 legislative session was comprised similarly to the previous two, with all three having narrow Republican majorities in the House and Senate.
Q&A with Governor Katie Hobbs
In her first legislative session as governor, Katie Hobbs had to navigate a sharply divided Legislature, at times working closely with Republican leadership while also facing attempts by GOP lawmakers to thwart her agenda.
House panel to examine Hobbs’ social media conduct as Secretary of State
A legislative panel is meeting next month to investigate the social media conduct of executive officials including Gov. Katie Hobbs before she was elected as governor.
Fontes rejects extending election manual comment period
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes doesn’t plan to agree to a request from Republican lawmakers to extend a public comment period for a draft of the state’s election’s procedure guide.
Hobbs announces new worker safety partnership with TSMC
Gov. Katie Hobbs visited the site of Taiwan Semiconductor’s new facility in north Phoenix to announce a new worker safety partnership for construction workers following reports of accidents and alleged safety violations at the site.
Why proposed rural groundwater control bills are bad
There has been a lot of talk recently about rural groundwater bills not getting a hearing at the Arizona Legislature. Over the years, proposed legislation has gone by many names, including “Groundwater Conservation Areas,” “Special Management Areas,” “Rural Management Areas,” and “Local Groundwater Stewardship Areas.” Regardless of the name, the concept is the same, and all are bad[...]
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.
Hobbs signs legislation to eliminate right of cities, towns to set local rental tax
Arizona renters are going to get some small relief in their bills. But not just yet.
Hobbs demands utilities tell her how they’re prepared for record heat
Gov. Katie Hobbs is demanding utilities tell her how they're prepared for record heat even though she has no legal authority to do so.
