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Hobbs' plan to deal with immigration has ideas, but …

5/8/2023
PHOENIX — A five-point plan by Gov. Katie Hobbs to deal with what happens Friday when Border Patrol loses its ability to immediately deport those who enter this country to seek asylum includes lots of ideas but is short on specifics.

Legislative committee denies Fontes' request for …

5/4/2023
PHOENIX — A Legislative committee on Thursday denied a request from Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to use $250,000 already in his office budget to pay for a private security detail to protect him and his family from “credible security threats,” a move that comes after Gov. Katie Hobbs also denied a request to assign state troopers to protect Fontes.

Arizona state senators approve funding for Medicaid

5/3/2023
PHOENIX — State lawmakers on Wednesday finally approved the funding that the state’s Medicaid program needs to pay its current bills.

Arizona Supreme Court upholds ruling on halting …

5/3/2023
PHOENIX — About 100,000 Arizonans who got their extra federal unemployment benefits cut off early during COVID by then-Gov. Doug Ducey because he instead wanted to get them to go to work at restaurants and hotels are not going to get the funds they lost.

Arizona AG accuses agency of not properly regulating …

4/23/2023
PHOENIX — State Attorney General Kris Mayes is accusing the Department of Water Resources of not doing its job.

Chandler Council OKs rental licenses, other new …

4/13/2023
Managing problems related to short-term rentals is back in the hands of City of Chandler staff — sort of. Thursday night, the Chandler City Council unanimously gave second and final approval …

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’s $58 billion in manufacturing investments …

4/4/2023
WASHINGTON – Arizona has attracted more than $58 billion in private investments for manufacturing since 2021, one of the highest levels in the country, according to the White House, which calls it proof that the president’s economic agenda is working.

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.

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.

Anti-abortion law firm asks Arizona Supreme Court to …

3/2/2023
PHOENIX — An anti-abortion law firm is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling and once again make virtually all abortions illegal in Arizona.

Hobbs plans to reform education voucher

1/17/2023
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs in her executive budget proposal released on Feb. 13 revealed she seeks to reform an education voucher program successfully passed by her predecessor, Republican former Gov. Doug Ducey.