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Hobbs vetoes two bills involving guns, students and …

4/17/2023
PHOENIX — Parents won’t be able to bring their loaded weapons onto school campuses, at least not while Katie Hobbs is governor. Nor will students get training on gun safety.

State budget negotiations said to be close as Arizona …

4/14/2023
Three months into Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ stint as Arizona’s 24th head of state, negotiations with GOP leaders in the Legislature on a budget are close to completion, Hobbs said Wednesday at a news conference to celebrate the first 100 days of her term.

Hobbs completes 100 days as governor with …

4/11/2023
PHOENIX — Katie Hobbs completes her first 100 days Wednesday with various controversies, criticism and the liberal use of her veto stamp.

Gilbert Public Schools examines budget, plans to …

4/10/2023
While Gilbert Public Schools awaits word from the Capitol on what its funding will be in fiscal year 2023-24, the district is prepared to close an anticipated $12.26 million deficit in a key …

Maricopa County judge refuses to extend death warrant

4/7/2023
PHOENIX — A judge in Phoenix said Thursday afternoon he was helpless to provide any immediate relief to the family of a murder victim who wanted the state to go ahead with the scheduled execution that day of his killer because a death warrant issued by the Arizona Supreme Court was expiring.

Two Cochise County supervisors to pay legal fees in …

4/6/2023
PHOENIX — A judge has ordered two Cochise County supervisors to pay more than $34,000 in legal fees in their losing bid to keep from certifying the results of the 2022 general election.

Attorneys: Lake shouldn’t pay some legal fees

4/6/2023
PHOENIX — Kari Lake shouldn’t be required to pay legal fees of Katie Hobbs and others in connection with her appeal of the election results to the Arizona Supreme Court, at least in part because she “honestly believes that electoral misconduct and illegal votes determined the outcome of the 2022 gubernatorial election,” her attorneys are arguing.

House approves bill allowing parents with permits to …

4/5/2023
PHOENIX — It’s billed as a method of protecting parents from being charged with a crime if they forgot they were carrying a loaded weapon onto school grounds. But a measure given preliminary House approval Wednesday would make it legal for any parent who has a child at a school to bring that firearm onto the campus and into the school itself if they possess a state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Hobbs vetoes four measures, brings total to 29

4/5/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs refused Wednesday to limit those digital signs above and adjacent to state roads to only traffic safety messages. The governor also vetoed three other measures on Wednesday, bringing her total this session to 29.

Arizona House gives preliminary approval to cut …

4/5/2023
PHOENIX — Insisting there are plenty of jobs out there, the state House gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a measure to cut the length of time that Arizonans who are laid off can collect jobless benefits.

Arizona Senate votes to remove Secretary of State from …

4/4/2023
PHOENIX — The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot — leaving the proposal one vote away from heading to Democratic governor and former secretary of state Katie Hobbs’ desk.

Lawmakers approve 'reasonable care' legislation for …

3/30/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to legislation requiring doctors to provide “medically appropriate and reasonable care and treatment” to any infant born alive, regardless of whether it is likely to survive.