Log in
Keyword: Katie Hobbs

Press aide for Hobbs forced to resign after …

3/29/2023
PHOENIX — The press aide for Gov. Katie Hobbs was forced out after a Twitter post, made hours after the Nashville school shooting, that some people said supported violence against those who oppose rights for transgender people.

Hobbs vetoes bill aimed to force banks to do business …

3/28/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Tuesday designed to bribe or blackmail Arizona banks into doing business with gun manufacturers and dealers.

House Republicans approve pay raises for public school …

3/28/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona House Republicans on Monday gave preliminary approval to $10,000 per year raises for public school teachers over the objections of Democrats who say the plan is a fake effort they know GOP lawmakers can’t fund in the long term.

State being cautious for upcoming wildfire season

3/28/2023
PHOENIX — That bumper crop of flowers and grasses from all that rain are going to turn from beautiful to deadly this coming wildfire season.

Hobbs to veto food tax legislation

3/24/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is going to veto legislation to block cities and towns from taxing groceries.

LG Energy Solution will build $5.5B battery …

3/24/2023
South Korean company LG Energy Solution, a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, today announced it will invest a total of $5.5 billion to build a battery manufacturing complex …

Grocery tax measure passes the House, now goes to the …

3/22/2023
PHOENIX — The question of whether Arizonans will have to continue to pay sales taxes on groceries is now in the hands of Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Hobbs, Fontes attorneys ask court to end Lake's bid to …

3/14/2023
PHOENIX — Attorneys for Katie Hobbs, Adrian Fontes and Maricopa County are urging the justices of the Arizona Supreme Court to send Kari Lake packing in her latest — and possibly last — bid to overturn the results of the 2022 gubernatorial race.

Hobbs vetoes bill seeking to ban 'critical race …

3/9/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona won’t be banning what has been called “critical race theory” in public schools.

Finchem, attorney ordered to pay legal fees for …

3/6/2023
PHOENIX — Calling his 2022 election challenge “groundless and not brought in good faith,” a judge has ordered Mark Finchem and his attorney to pay the legal fees of successful secretary of state candidate Adrian Fontes. In an order made public Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa Julian said that Finchem and Daniel McCauley also have to pick up the tab for Katie Hobbs.

Arizona Senate votes to withhold personal information …

3/1/2023
PHOENIX — Every single member of the Arizona Senate voted Tuesday for a measure that will shield their addresses and other personal information from the public as elected officials are increasingly subjected to threats and protests at their homes.

Hobbs refuses to say if she will approve elimination …

3/1/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs refused to say Tuesday whether she will approve Republican legislation to eliminate the ability of cities to tax groceries and save affected Arizonans more than $161 million a year.